Knitting Traditions Podcast Ep.66- My many travel knits and planned wips
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What im wearing:
Alasuc polar bu linka neumann knit in alafosslopi and lettlopi(held double) also wearing a hat in 2*2 ribbing in eco highland wool using the free watch cap hat pattern for decreases. 76 sts and 5,5 mm needles used.
Finished objects:
Socks knit in zakami merino alpaca silk blend
Wips:
-Blanket using zakami advents
-blanket/shawl in some malabrigo yarn on 3.25 mm needles, 350 sts, garter with icord sides
-sock tubes in isalloni merilin and fabel knitwear yarns in butterbear
- petite knit kjmilus tee in viking bambino size M 3 mm needles
- packed the vildnid in G-uld no3 and the amy schur coloring book raglan tee in putl soho linen quill
Hi Inga, please stay in your country right now.. Here in Paris we have a lots of problems and It's no safe at the moment .. for everyone ..
Praying for you in our world today, hello from Rhide Island, 🇺🇸 🌎
I've had to use my string on my swift, it's an oldie but a goodie!
She wont
Please look at this beautiful sock pattern- reminds me of where you live. “For the love of Poppies” by Fru Bloms Atelje of Sweden. In Ravelry. Would look great in your low boots.
I'm a cabin crew member and I always have my knitting with me, metal or wood circular needles. I'd never had any issues with the needles in security controls, not even in Israel, China or USA. By the way, I looove your podcasts. Enjoy your holidays!!!
Yes, i recently travelled from uk to australia and malaysia, and also maldives with my wooden needles on my knitting and had no problems at all.
Be careful in Cancun Mexico airport-they don’t tolerate anything. They wanted to take my metal circulars and I had to beg them to keep them since my half and half wrap was on them. They finally had mercy on me and let me keep them 🙏🏼
Ingrid, I love you so much, and I can't live without you any longer in my life right now, especially while you are wearing this UNGODLIEST OF ALL UNGODLY ICELANDIC TURTLENECK SWEATER OF ALL-TIME!!!
Ingrid, I love you so much, and I miss you more than anything in this entire world right now!!!❤❤❤ 40:39
That yarn looks like the malabrigo mechita in dried orange I think!
100% some sort of sheep's wool, made me chuckle. Love it !
You must enjoy your travels. Oh a yarn shop in Paris. You have been busy at The Cabin. Love your knits Inga
Everything is gorgious. Your knitting and the footage 😍 I'll so sorry you came to Paris to see such an horrible view with the garbage and all. It's usually much nicer. I hope you still had a great time in our beautifull city.
Loved it😁
NEW ZEALAND!!!! the way that i perked up when you mentioned new zealand 😆 i believe it was about a yarn that you packed for the journey
I've never had a problem with my metal chiagoo's in may US, Canadian & European airports :-) Thankfully!!
lolol i have also realized - listening to you say "watcha gonna do" - i have watched this episode before 🤣
Istex Lettlopi farve 1703 = perfect mango 🥭🥭🥭 Also I love the shade of your lipstick 😍😍😍
What constitutes “really old stash” is obviously a matter of perspective. I got a good laugh out of your 6 year old stash as I am currently knitting with yarn I have owned for over 41 years and I have 2 other sweater quantities of yarn that were purchased in 1979 and 1981. All 3 were purchased either for something special or in a special location and didn’t not work for the first project so have been waiting for their correct design. One is finally on the needles and I have plans for one of the others.
I guess its all relative hehe as your stash is older then me🤭
I enjoy watching your videos. And, you have great scenery at the end. Ery peaceful. Thank you.
Rachel Smith/Welford Purls is who I learned the most from. Go back to her early years. Hope this helps with spinning 😊Have a wonderful trip!
Hello from Maryland USA 😊 I am a retired obstetric nurse. I am indulging in my love of knitting after retiring ....I want to knit the Alasuq Pollar sweater, I have Linka Neumans book with the pattern but I want to knit in your colors. Your sweater us so beautiful. Can you give me the colors and how much of each color ( weights) of the Alafosslopi and the Lettlopi yarns ...im so suited to make this sweater❤ Ty Noelle 😊
I do follow school of sweet georgia for spinning and many other crafts , they have a lot of information, it is paid though but I did find everything I was looking for there!!
I have traveled quite a lot around the world and have always taken my metal ChiaoGoo needles on the flight with me and never had a problem.Thanks for your podcasts and enjoy your time away.
Wow! Inga you look So Beautiful in Your knitted Sweater & Hat, The Hat colour is Stunning on you 🧡 Have A Wonderful Time 🧡
Thank you so much 🤗
good flying tip: put the knitting needles tips inside a BIC pen after you have removed the inner ink tube. all hidden inside and still looks like a pen :-)
I’m so glad you are enjoy time with your father. Please have safe travels. Keep knitting prolifically!!!! I love ❤️ your finished objects!!! You continue the inspire so many
Chantimanou, queen of spinning in germany😊
Jillian Eve! Has great spinning videos. So does Fiber Love Diary.
Look how beautiful you look in all your hand knits! I can’t imagine how excited you are for your trip! As I’m watching you I am working in my Half and Half Wrap! I love the color of your yarn!
Thank you so much!
At this time i would not Go to Paris! Stay Save, Hello from switzerland 🇨🇭
I too like watching The Republic of Me. It is always nice to watch what Ivana is creating. I also love watching what you create because your knitting is lovely. By the way, the color of your vanilla socks looks like mint chocolate chip ice cream to me.🧦 Thanks for podcasting. Enjoy your vacation!
Thank you so much!
I think you should add a golden colored yarn to the mystery malabrigo yarn, maybe stripes?! ❤
I make haps instead of so many shawls and blankets. There is a huge square in the center and then many borders to make it colorful and keeps my interest. Check out The Shetland Trader Hansel Hap. It's lovely and has lots of history as being a daily uniform for Shetland woman. It's folded as a triangle and worn like a shawl and brought to the front, criss crosses over the chest and the tales are tied in the back. What a functional pieces of clothing!!!
I’m so glad you made another podcast before you leave for your trip. You give me so much inspiration to knit more. My daughter just got her first job as a pediatrician and I want to make her a sweater. She’s blonde and beautiful just like you. Now all I need to do is teach her to knit. Bon voyage. I hope you have a wonderful time❤
I am so happy you enjoy the yarn. The pronunciation is perfect. The color is Antique :) and Corriedale non-Superwash is ideal for comfy socks. Enjoy your trip to Paris!
Oh thank you!
The clamp on my swift broke ages ago. So I cut off the remaining structure and attached a metal table clamp/ one-hand clamp. Doesn't look chic, but works and it now fits to all kinds of table top thicknesses 😅 does that make sense? I have no idea how to explain that in English 😂 When traveling by plane I used to have sock projects with me. I always knit on metal needles . I put those into an umbrella, when it's in my hand bags. They never got noticed and during the flight I made do with wooden needles. Thank you for another wonderful episode! Already saw a pic of you in Paris. Have fun and stay safe!
Norway is so beautiful! It looks so fresh ❤
Hi Inga! Love your sweater that you are wearing perfect hat to match and lipstick 💄 ha! Ha! Enjoy your travels have fun and happy knitting 🧶 xx thank you for you podcast! Xx 😘
Thank you! 🤗
I travel from usa to uk and have had metal dpn's taken away, she obviously wasn't a knitter as she only took the ones on the yarn and not the others in my bag! Now I only take wooden needles and I try and put them in a bag with pens even with yarn so it disguises them. Have a great trip.
You should make a ranunculus with your malabrigo!
Hi Inga, I am late watching your vlog . Andrea Mowry recommended Craftsy for spinning videos, I think if you are signing up for the first time it’s relatively cheap, or keep an eye out on individual classes for sale , Bridget
The video of your skiing look spectacular. I love spring skiing when you can peel off the woolly layers and enjoy the sunshine. Lovely knits, as always. I love your scrappy blanket and like you I generally am not a fan of scrappy projects and how they look. I have the pattern for the lovely slippers from Laerke - you have inspired me to get out my Letlopi and make them. Enjoy your vacation!
Thank you for this podcast before you go on holiday! I’ve never had issues with my needles traveling. Enjoy your content! Inspiring!
Hi, I think that the Malabrigo could be Silkpaca: 70% Baby Alpaca, 30% Mulberry Silk. Approximately 400 - 450 meters. Hope this helps. 🙂
Thank you for recording another episode before your travels! All those spring-y colours are a real mood booster. :) Save travels 🥰
You did such a great job on the handspun beautiful, and don't worry about it not being even... that is what makes it so interesting to work with. You are going to make some lovely woven fabrics. "I need simple things in my life" ..... I love that and I get you... same here. Your job must be so stressful, and I know for my self that after a day of trading (I trade financial markets).... all I want is just a simple knit that goes on and on in the simplest stitch. Have a lovely time in Paris. Ivana ❤
Thank you so much! Your job sounds like its stressfull aswell🤭 heres to the beauty of simple things💕
I am LOVING your color choices, Inga!! Suggestion: why don’t you stop on the orange sock, knit another exactly like it, and turn them into wrist warmers. Then use the rest of the yarn to knit and endless tube for socks. Orange wrist warmers would look so great with your amazing sweater! Also, never an issue with my steel knitting needles (Chiaogoo) and I fly a lot. Have a great vacation!!!
Wonderful to hear from you! I am wishing you fantastic trips and much joy!! Be safe ❤
I travel in the states with my knitting all the time and never have a problem. They are metal needles too. Good luck!!!!
I love the cheating about needles in the plane :'D
Try Jillian Eve for spinning. she has many tutorials and they're really good.
You are so lucky to ski with a lot of snow. I am jealous..... ... have a nice holiday xoxoxo Paulette from Saint Constant Québec Canada
The yellow hat is so cute and spring-y! Enjoy your trip
Thank you!!
I think the colorway for the Malabrigo you have is Vulcan. I have a hank of it in Arroyo for a colorwork sweater I have on the needles. Not sure what the yarn base name is but they do still make Vulcan in other weights. Arroyo is a sport/light DK weight. Hope you have a wonderful time in Paris!
Hi Inga! As I am watching your excellent episode, I am working away on a Twinkle Twinkle Baby blanket, which I have made before. It uses 2 skeins of malabrigo (or any) sock yarn and I was thinking it would be perfect for your mystery yarn. It is worked center out and I have used less than the amount called for to make a 32” square. A smaller blanket but perfect for a gift baby blanket. Perfect plane knitting as well! I have had no issues with metal needles flying in the US and to Europe! ❤
You look so pretty in your Alasuq Polar! I knit one as my new year’s project, this January and I love it. I must have gotten the idea from you. Have a wonderful trip! 🥐☕️✈️🇫🇷❤
Love your cozy knits…cold here in Canada too! I am also making a cumulus tee for summer and am planning a second. Thanks for the yarn tips for that pattern!
Somehow felt like forever waiting for your new video 😂
Hi Inga, just watch the latest epidosde from Andrea Mowrey she mentioned about spinning class this lady, Jillian Moreno’s Ply Class. Maybe this is helpfull ;-) love your sweater and hat a lot. Happy traveling! love from the netherlands x
Been looooving all of your videos recently! You’ve been on a roll 🥰 I hope you have fun and safe travels!
Thank you so much!!
That color might be Tosh Merino Light in Oxblood, I had some years ago. Love the sweater you're wearing!
Did I mention La Droguerie (yarn store) in Paris? It's gorgeous!
I’ve never had any issue with my wooden needles which I take on the plane with my knitting on them in a project bag. I made 2 round trips last summer from USA to Scotland and another time to Switzerland! No worries-have the best time and ENJOY!! Higs❤
Safe travels Inga and thank you for the travel tips
That sweater you're wearing reminds me of Yoshi's Woolly World
Thank you so much for the needle travel tips. I am always so worried about having my needles and work taken from me. I appreciate your experiences. Have fun in Paris!
You are so welcome!
Have fun in Paris and stay safe! We were there at Christmas and it was awesome! I also visited lil weasel! It’s a beautiful shop! Beautiful knits and inspiration as always! ❤
Wishing you a wonderful two trips. I hope you hit yarn stores, and maybe La Bien Aimee too.
Hi Inga, love seeing all your knits. Not sure if anyone has mentioned the Craftsy classes: drafting from worsted to woolen (jacey Boggs Faulkner) and ply to knit (Jillian Moreno) are excellent if you can get it there.
You gave me your tips for travelling with needles by putting them among pens and it definitely worked! On my flight back though I forgot to take the needles off and my bag got flagged but they looked for 10 seconds and just let me go. But it's a great method (if you remember to do it!)
I love seeing your garments and the yarn that you use. Your sweater is stunning! And thank you for the beautiful video at the end. I live near Washington DC and we had no snow this winter. So I do not make a lot of very heavy, warm sweaters because I just can’t wear them here.
The young folks knit podcast has a podcast (about a month or two ago) that she discusses some online classes she took to learn about spinning on craftsy
What a treat!! I live for your podcasts....they are so relaxing and chill
Oh thank you!
If you knit the first half of the triangles wrap with the rust brown lace, could you maybe wash it a few times before you pick up with the white to mitigate bleeding?
Have a good trip !
So excited to see you get into spinning! I have the Ashford e-spinner 3 also and love it!
Great hat! I would wear that hat. Also! You mention at the 28:20 mark that you do not like to make decisions just knit. I totally get that! 😂
Safe travels and see you soon!
HappyTravels, Inga! Beautiful podcast!!! 🐑♥️🐑♥️🐑
Tak for et hyggeligt afsnit, hvor er din taske bare fine og de giver mange mange gode ideer ked af måske at lave dem lidt mindre. Og så lave dem i nedre i forskellige farver. Du giver godt nok mange gode ideer endnu en gang tak
Takk for en inspirerende episode 🥰
I always have a project on my needles, I take cheaper bamboo needles and have travelled to Indonesia- Lombok-bali, Italy recently no problem, even used cable ties to hold arm holes of my project.
Oh Paris, maybe not the best time to go there right now
Thank you so much for this episode! I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your travel knitting selections, and your WIP's! I have been starting to think of a couple of travel projects for some upcoming travels too, so I really appreciate your timing for this. The only airport that has had an issue with my knitting needles is Bucharest. I wish you a wonderful time with your travels!!
Hi, you probably already had someone reach out about your yarn you are looking for information on, but it looks like Malabrigo Yarn Merinocash, which is Lace 80% Merino, 20% Cashmere goat, 860 yards/100 grams, in Stonechat. I did see an Alpaca/silk blend, but nothing in the colorway you have. Hopefully someone else might be able to find it for you. Have a great vacation.
yea for spinning! i sent you some resources in Rav since i don’t IG.
Thank you :D
In love ripe mango color... It's totally my jam❤ i think your mystery yarn is MECHITA
Rachel smith of wool and spinning has a series of technique videos I have found helpful , I have the same spinner and just bought a wheel
Hopefully you found out that flights to and from Paris are ok with knitting. I went in February with the same trepidation and tricks you mentioned and am happy to say I was able to knit to my heart's content 🎉 Hope you had a lovely time there. Liz
I am going to Paris later in the year and look forward to seeing what yarn stores and yarn you find in Paris.
TERRIFIC! I've been looking forward to watching you head down the spinning rabbit hole. It's sooooo much fun. Jillian Moreno has an on line spinning class that I hear is great. Her book "Yarn i tec ture" is one of the most valued of my "go to" references. Rachel Smith, of Wool 'n Spinning Podcast, teaches for the school of Sweet Georgia.She is and excellent spinner and I would expect excellent teacher. Here are some Podcasters who do earmark tutorials in addition to their more chattier Podcasts....J.K. fiber arts, The Soulful Spinner, Rachel (above), Jillian Eves. Good luck and have fun digging your fingers into those fleeces:)
You have to subscribe, but the school of sweet Georgia has a great series of instructional videos on spinning. Very useful. That’s how I learned
This is crazy but a few days ago I also went deep stash diving and pulled the same yarn out for a tank top I'm knitting. It is also malabrigo, but I don't think it's the same weight/ fiber content... either way, it's in colorway 999 Paprika. My yarn is Mechita and 100% Superwash Merino in fingering weight.
You are so right about spinning videos! I am learning to spin too and I just need a simple video of a serious person showing me how to move my hands to get that fiber onto the bobbin without it being a twisty mess. I don’t need a tour of the wheel or a bunch of giddy chatting- which all spinning videos seem to have. I just need some direction of what the heck to do 😂. Maybe I will make a video if I ever figure out how to do it!
Please do!!
Hi Inga! I don't know if ppl have already answered on the Malabrigo mystery yarn... it could be either the Baby Alpaca (laceweight), Lace or the Mechita. If it's a single ply, it's one of the last two options. The colourway in my opinion is Archangel :) Enjoy your trips!
Viking Bambino is 50 % bambus and 50% bomull. I knit with it at the moment.
I just love your lopi sweater❤️ Do you think your mystery yarn could be Mano de Uruguay Silk Alpaca lace weight? I taught myself to spin using fleece from my daughters 3 Alpacas. The tip I was given was to spin for a short time almost every day, it does really help. And a little bit of trial and error 😂 Have a great trip away.
😮 Wow your first spins are wonderful! I'd be very proud if I created that my first time. ❤ I hope you have a safe trip if you do go to France.
Thanks so much!!
There's nothing as odd as a strapless sweater! 😂 I knit top down. I am too chicken to play yarn 🐔🐔
Your first spinning turned out very nice, as for not knowing what the wool is, I have made that mistake before, but have found that when I bought the wool, at least from some on-line shops, they list the name of the wool, which has allowed me to identify what breed sheep it was I spun from, perhaps this might help you too. Have a wonderful vacation. As a side note, have you seen any of JillianEve's spinning videos yet, she has many that you might find helpful with your spinning.
Thanks for the tip! Yes i have seen some but they were longer ones
No problem flying in the US buuuut I had my Clover crochet hook confiscated leaving Mexico. I put my needles in my check luggage because they don't allow knitting needles. Nothing online about crochet hooks
Hi Inga, I have slowly started down the spinning rabbit hole….have you watched Soulful Spinning? Sarah from Fibertrek here in Maine is another good source. You are a huge inspiration, thank you for sharing all you beautiful projects
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I’ve had good luck using silicone needle tip covers/protectors getting knitting needles through airport security! It hides the pointy bits from visual inspections from security officers and they haven’t noticed them yet
I've definitely heard that knitting needles are 100% not allowed in French airports (so I haven't risked it) but I'm curious to see how it went for you! Have taken them to Denmark/Sweden/the US without any issue though. Have a lovely trip, hope you love Paris ❤
Never had an issue :)
Have a good trip. God tur og kos deg.
Ой цвет маникюра подходит к носочкам😊