florence's knitting podcast 33: summer holiday knits and yarn!

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patterns and yarns mentioned:

(knitting for olive merino in navy and marzipan)

(sponsored) (novita moomin house in various colours)

(rosa pomar vivo in 20, a568, 01, a573, a583)

(cardiff cashmere classic in baby)

(tukuwool sock in 39)

yarn shops I mentioned:

yarn I bought:
- erika knight british blue in 600
- rico make it tweed
- wits end flock poll dorset
- pure welsh bfl gotland 4ply
- tukuwool sock in 39 and 03
- tukuwool dk in 01 and 03
- vuonue tilta in tummanharmaa

[jingjingyu]

"I might not win the best christmas jumper but I know in my heart I DESERVE to win the best christmas jumper" We all agree you DESERVE TO WINNNN!

[Dodo-_-.]

I use my tablet for colour work charts. I zoom in and highlight the row I'm at, it works well for me. I basically never printed out a pattern😅

[MidrinaTheSerene]

Great to see another video of you, I saw it and immediately clicked on it with an 'yes, I missed Florence's video's'

Btw, if you need a sign to knit with more bright colours, this very bright red of your top looks amazing on you!

[megm]

Hello! Wraps per inch is used in spinning to denote how thick a yarn is, it is measured by wrapping yarn around a card and using a ruler to measure how many strands fit within 1 inch. It can be converted into a yarn weight (like fingering, sport, dk etc). It's a bit more accurate way to measure consistency while handspinning but rarely used elsewhere in my experience. 12 WPI is roughly a DK weight yarn. I like knowing WPI when using a worsted spun yarn because the amount of air in the yarn means you get a thicker strand, but lots of yardage at the same time (I have a 13 WPI/DK weight yarn that weighs 100 grams but is measures over 500 meters, which you would normally expect out of a lace weight yarn). Hope this helps :D

[ourdailyyarn]

Using the Make it Tweed yarn to knit the step by step cardigan. It's working up so great! Looking forward to the tombo sweater too :)

[lindacornelius]

Thank you I really enjoyed. I’m trying to get through my first pair of socks and I loved that sock. That was quite interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[Meredith]

What beautiful knits and those socks are adorable. Also, your wool haul is amazing. Happy knitting 💚🧶💚

[leonivandestraat]

omg your tip on the bond off in the lined loop top is something I will for sure use together with the folded hem instead of the double knitting.!! thank you!!

[karyncook]

Your Moomin sock is adorable! I bought the book after you spoke about it in a previous episode. I haven’t knit any of the socks yet, but since they’re “house socks”, I thought I’d knit a pair or two this winter.

[amgarchitecture]

Got to agree, frantically finishing a cotton camisole and cannot wait to get back to 'winter' knitting... Just realised I also have to finish a silk/cotton/wool combo twisted loop top too. DOH!

[sharonmerton]

Great to have you back Florence. Fabulous yarn haul there. Good on you! SO looking forward to seeing what you turn them into 🥰. Loved your initial striped top - beautifully knit as usual. YES Helsinki for the 20% off! 😝

[kathrynd]

Your colour work sweaters are so beautiful that I’m really tempted to give it a try. I’ve been hesitant up till now but maybe this winter I’ll dive in. I really love your first one.

[JenniferRoughOut]

The tukuwool dk is fabulous— I think you’re going to love it. I knit a cardigan with it and after blocking it feels positively luxurious! RE your Olympic sweater, I know this sounds a bit over the top but truly: go to a print shop and treat yourself to printed charts. I am a devoted pdf knitter but it is so relaxed to have printed charts for color work 😅 thanks for another great podcast! Welcome back 💜

[thesunandtheforest]

Your Moomin house sock is so beautiful 💖💖💖 And I'm so glad you like Helsinki. Finland is a magical place.

[ajborthwick]

lol I’m sitting here knitting on a wool and mohair jumper as I watch you, with my fan pointing right at me!

[chairenn]

I'm so glad you enjoyed Helsinki! Snurre is a gem. We do indeed have quite a bit of wool here, but it tends to be more of the rustic variety and I feel like nobody ever talks about Finnish yarn haha. (And you're pronouncing Vuonue perfectly!)

If you ever end up in Finland again, I'd recommend you also visit Tampere! It's a really lovely city by a lake, less than 2hr train ride away from Helsinki, and they have yarn shops in the central area too 💕

[nyxian_grid]

Yes, the yarn Vovó is a shortened and cutesy form of "avó" which means, grandmother in Portuguese.

[Stitchesinstem]

Your lined loop top looks like it was bought in a shop, in the best way possible! I’m also a big fan of yucca’s socks 😊

[EricaGeurts]

Really enjoy your podcasts. Love your opinions on yarn too. Thank you.

[nikitinaknits]

I really want to knit with Erika yarns, I am just afraid how my skin would take it, since I m so sensititve to wool. Loving your podcast, beautiful projects, and the olympic sweater is on my list for 3 years already!