I think you might like the Danish Musings podcast. She mostly has knitting podcasts but she also does some about life in Denmark and some about trips she takes with her family. She’s a fantastic knitter and is very soothing to watch.

Another podcast I love is Finish Knitting Stories. She is very funny and a great knitter.

Yes to sewing! Yes, you can totally learn it. My advice is, set time limited goals, not outcome goals - so ‘I will work on this skirt for 90 minutes’ not ‘I will cut this out and put in the darts and sew up the side seams today.’ The reason being, if you get hyper focussed on an outcome and power ahead to reach it, you get tired, you make mistakes, you have to unpick, you get mad, you make more mistakes because you’re mad and it all goes south. So make an oasis of sewing time in the day and what gets done, gets done. The rest can wait for the next heart-jumping instalment 🤗

My three cents: You may be overthinking the sewing! Just go for it. One option is to use el cheapo fabric and make a "muslin" first (a test run). The Yume is such a great summer pattern! I made one in Remix Light Eggplant and love it. It stretches some, so I pop it in the washer and dryer. I homeschooled 2 boys for 12 years. When that was done, I had a little identity crisis. I tried volunteering too much, going to grad school, and going back to work. Then I realized that my identity wasn't new, it was just changed a bit. It's still ok for me to be a home maker, I am still the "Mom" of my empty nest. I guess what I'm saying is to give yourself time and grace, and to not be surprised if you're not right where you need and want to be already. Or maybe God has other plans, but either way, it's ok. You're still you, just in a new season.

I love Sarah so much and am learning how to knit. That is probably how I found your podcast. I am a crocheter that has falling in love with knitted patterns. Wish me luck and success in learning this beautiful craft. Than you so much for sharing your work. 😊

YAY on getting monetized! I don’t mind watching commercials at all. I love watching Sarah’s podcast, it looks like she lives in such a beautiful area. I also enjoy her minimalist way of life, seems so much more calm. I’ve seen Ashley of Paper Crane Yarns from Marquita Makes (I don’t think Marquita is doing much podcasting any more). Ashley dyes gorgeous yarns! YAY on getting monetized finally (sorry, had to say it again)!!! 🌸🌺🌼🌻

When you held up the Berroco Pool color way, it really made your eyes pop. That will be gorgeous on you!

You have experience knitting gorgeous garments Amber, which will lend its insight to fabric creations, I'm sure! As for gardening, it's so dry here in Maryland also. Many of my seeds failed to germinate with daily watering, and my rain barrels are dry. But my frog pool is almost full, and my sunflower garden will be strewn with tomato plants! Congratulations to Miss Lily on her graduation, such an exciting season of life. Peace and Blessings to you and your family Amber! 🌻🧶🌱

Congratulations on being compensated!You deserve it for all the time and effort you put into your videos ❤ I always love seeing all of your projects and upcoming cast ons. I just added the summer stroll to my queue! Also I can’t stop thinking about the Pascuali yarn you showed that green is amazing

The Berroco Pepper looks lovely on you, especially with your ear rings that add a pop of lovely colour. The good thing about charcoal is you can just about combine it with any other colour. I agree, go with you knitting instinct and knit the JST pattern using the lovely terracotta colour yarn. I am a beginner and knit her Riptide Vest, her pattern was so easy to follow with great clear instruction and helpful tutorials. I also have limited sewing experience, I have a pattern and fabric that I purchased months ago but have felt to intimidated to start. Not sure why? What is the worse that can happen 🙂 All the best, if you decide to work through the sewing fears. Congratulations on the support from advertisements. Your time is certainly appreciated by us. Thank you

The Estuary is on y list for this summer, too. What most intimidates me about sewing is cutting into precious fabric--unlike knitting there are no do-overs! You can definitely do it, though! I agree with another commenter about taking it slow and doing a little each day. The Emerson pants pattern is a good one to start with. Congratulations on finishing your homeschool career! I have two years left, and am not sure what's next for me either. All the best to you as you figure out our next step!

I was actually admiring the color of the Yume sweater on you. Its very flattering and great with your eyes. I’ll definitely look for the remix. Very pretty

Hi Amber, hey I love your bright colored remix light colors. I’ve knitted with it and remix too and I really like it and feel it is super comfortable. And yes you should wear those bright colors! I used to sew a lot more than I do now. Sewing clothing has gotten very expensive and I just don’t want to do it anymore, but still a simple skirt pattern you just almost can’t mess up. So totally easy. If you do an elastized waist it just can’t be beat, and fits different sizes so easily. Go to it girl! 😊

Ihh i love your corner off KZfaq , thanks!! 🫶🏻🇩🇰

Yes‼️ The deep rose pink is great on your, such a good choice 👍🏻

GM Amber Your T you are wearing looks fabulous on you and the colour also It’s good to have a good staple colour to wear with anything’s and love that the neck is not to high !!! And you got a tank out of the wool also Good for you ! Love the new colours you got also 🎉🎉🎉great that you are coming out of comfort zone girl ❤ That strawberry wool 😋 All your knits are great Have a great weekend coming soon 😊🥰

Loved this podcast. Such fun colors of yarn you have. There are so many sweaters to knit. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week.

I made the Hinterland Dress with minimal issues and I’m a very beginner sewist!!! I’m sure you can do the skirt no problem and then on to the dress! I got free fabric (our library had a craft exchange) to do my first version of the dress so if I messed up I wouldn’t feel like I wasted money. You can sometimes use a sheet or something from a thrift store for cheap practice fabric too! I love seeing everything you’re making. I might need a Thea Top too. Thanks for sharing your projects and new yarn and congrats on being monetized finally!

You look wonderful in those brighter colours. Great podcast thank you

Congrats to Lily! Way to go Mom too! 💕🧶

Congratulations on Lily's graduation. I encourage you to start sewing. Yes, you will have to unsew, (rip) sometimes. Just invest in a good seam ripper. You will learn as you go as you did with your knitting.

I am so glad you have gotten monetized. KZfaq channels are far too much work not to get paid for it. I get most of my entertainment from KZfaq so I pay for premium and so don’t have any ads so I didn’t notice the difference. Your work is gorgeous and I love learning about new patterns to try. Regarding the sewing, I know that independent sewing machine stores often have sewing classes that are reasonably priced. Might be worth looking into.

You can totally learn to sew. Just take it a step at a time and read the instructions for each step multiple times😊. The is a podcast that I just found that includes sewn garments with the knitting. Twins who knit. Thanks for a great episode.

❤❤amber ,,,!!!you are in a roll,..,.🎉🎉🎉 Love ur top on you,,,, ❤️ Great chats about summer tops,,,, That peachy is so pretty All those books!!!🎉🎉 Elaine 🏠💕

I’m always so pleased when I see you’ve released a new video Amber. Congratulations on getting monetisation! I also enjoy watching Sarah who I original found through your recommendation. I have an allotment and here in the UK a lot of us are also noticing that due to the unpredictable weather we’ve had so far this year our crops are unfortunately not doing as well as usual. I love your bargain book haul; I noticed you had one by Anita Shreeve who is one of my favourite authors.

Love all your patterns. I bought Zinnia plants and the insects are eating them like crazy! I went to my nursery and they told me to use “Seven”. Usually my Zinnias are gorgeous. I love to sew and quilt. You can do it! Actually Sarah is making that skirt. I love It’s a Sarah, go back and watch all of her podcasts.

I believe the hinterland dress has good instructions. Tilly and the buttons patterns are extremely well explained. Good luck the estuary skirt is a good starting point ❤

I do like a pattern with some positive ease. No one needs a top that shows all their nooks n crannies. Amber yours came out very nice. The positive ease looks nice on you.

Hi Amber. I'm the same with books. That's a great deal on those books! Love all your summer tops. Remix is lovely. When you did the ranunculus along I made mine in the strawberry color. I love zinnias, too. So do the deer. 😂

Look at the Magna Flora. My new favorite like the Ranunculus. Super fast knit and cute.

The Red Tent is a great read. I almost bought some of the Berroco Remix just now after seeing your work!!! I'm with you re: wanting to cast on multiple projects. The list of patterns I want to do continues to grow 😊 I would love to see a part 2 of summer tops you like. (Hang in there with the garden. If you have more seeds, sow them. Even if they don't come up this year, they might next. I had a number of volunteer zinnias this year so it's sometimes a matter of waiting.)

Yes to sewing I have sewn this it is good for beginners but the hinterland dress I found easier. I am sure you can do it your knitting is beautiful and I find knitting harder good luck.

Congratulations, Lily! My youngest is now going to be a senior in high school. I haven't worked since my oldest was born 19 yrs ago so I'm in the same boat.

I’m right there with you! I quilt and I want to sew my own clothes so bad! Those twins who knit mentioned Janelle to me from Rosary Apparel. Her KZfaq videos are really good. Beautiful yarn purchases and I would love to see another summer tee episode! Btw I love your earrings ❤

Congratulations on the monetisation 🎉 I know lots of people feel the same as you about buying new fiction, and I love buying used books myself, but I also buy several new books a year because authors are no different to any other indie maker, if you don't buy from them they won't be there tomorrow. 😢 Oh my goodness you can totally sew, it's really nowhere near as difficult as we convince ourselves, and there's quite often something on KZfaq of course. I've found some pattern designers even do a step by step tutorial on here , which is incredible.

Love the summer knitting and the summer yarns for non summer knitting, I’m in Texas and I’m having the same revelations. Also don’t finish the books if they’re bad, I’ve been on goodreads since 2013 and I get the book count, but Sarah MacKenzie said something recently that really resonated with me. She said the problem with setting a goal for books is you read to get it done instead of reading to read which is the point! I think when you find a good book it finishes itself anyways rather quickly.

If I remember correctly there are very well written instructions for both the estuary skirt and the hinterland dress. I found both very easy to sew up even without them. I’m sure you can do it too!! And you know - this is personal for everyone so please do as you feel comfortable - you are probably going to struggle with your first sewing project anyway, even if it’s the easiest pattern around. But with a little patience you will surely get there and I have found that just starting on that project you really love (well ok not immediately a wedding dress or a fitted coat perhaps) is much more encouraging than starting something simpler that you might not like quite so much. So I would at least consider just starting that hinterland dress, you look so happy when you talk about making dresses. And I’m looking forward to some sewing content mixed in with the knitting.

The Yume top looks very nice and the color suits you really well.

The colour charcoal looks great on you! 😍

I'm starting to sew myself a hinterland dress as my first garment! I feel the same about the style, it's something I feel like will be attractive while both pregnant and nursing. I've only cut out the fabric so far, I'm looking forward to pinning and sewing now!

P.S. Do it! Start making that skirt! If you're really concerned about making lots of mistakes, make a practice piece with some random inexpensive material; get the hesitation and uncertainties out of your system. What's the worst that can happen? You can do it!!! (I'd love to sew my own clothes ...but I have a lot of clothes already and can't imagine needing more anytime soon. Except for my knits! 😊) Congrats on the homeschooling finale 🎉

All the great tops!! Don't doubt yourself, the grey top is gorgeous on you! The tank will also be a perfect lightweight vest. The blue is going to be perfect too!! I originally thought this was going to be my summer of one skein wonders, (hats, cowls, bandanas) but I've already finished 2 & over half with #3.... I think I need something larger. 😂 I used to sew a lot!! In highschool I made a yolked western shirt, french seams, pearl snap buttons, the whole 9 yards!! (My freshman year no less!!!) AND one of those popular in the '70's gingham tiered dresses....the teacher wanted to flunk me because I didn't want to make what I called an "immovable tank top".... heavy cotton material with NO stretch or give, not something a busty girl could wear & she was trying to claim I didn't do alll my work in class. Luckily the dean of students shut her down, because the entire class witnessed my work & I helped others pass. 4H & a my mother and grandmother taught me!! I only stopped because the price of material skyrocketed. I KNOW you can do it!!! Your knowledge of how to fit garments in knitting will help. 😊 Congratulations on monetization! Well deserved!!!

I love your Yume top, I have one and tempted to start another, I have worked with Remix and think it’s a great bang for your buck! I am making the no frills with Sandnes Garn Line, but had to do a bit of math, but I think it will be the perfect ’lighter’ winter sweater…if you’re interested in a blend between spring-winter garment. The green yarn you bought will go beautifully with your green earrings! Congratulations on being financially compensated for your effort! 👏👏👏

Love to see you trying the berry and aqua for your tops. Both colors will be lovely on you!

I just purchased some of that Berrocco yarn, I am really starting to like Berrocco yarns. I recently made something (can't recall what at the moment) but I know I enjoyed working with it. I've been sewing since I was 10, just take the plunge! You have to start somewhere!

I love to wear my Salty Air Tee, Tolsta Tee and short sleeve Ranunculus over a long sleeved tight T shirt in the winter.

Love the Berroco Remix colors! I’m so glad you are finally getting paid for all you do. I pay for UTube so I don’t see the ads YEAH! I agree wholeheartedly- Sarah is fantastic! I learn so much about life from her. Such a great podcast ❤ Don’t be intimidated by sewing. If I can sew, you can sew. You are so talented and I’m sure you will pick it up easily. You can take it to a print shop and have it printed on big paper. Sarah suggests using cheaper material when you start so it’s not expensive. Don’t keep Miss perfect on your shoulder. Also, what Sarah says, she always thought it was too difficult but once she started it was easier than she thought. You can do this - I’m sure of it ❤ Every mother goes through the very hard job of letting go of their children. It was terribly hard for me - love you dear❤

2nd hand book stores usually have great sewing books. One thing about sewing , skill’s don’t change a lot over the years. Also a lot of sewing patterns have demos on KZfaq. Do a search!

The Yume you are wearing is so lovely. Great color and fit.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read Calico Palace buy Gwen Bristow. I read the Dutch House last year

Sorry if I am repeating ,but Sarah is in The Netherlands, she's Dutch. . She is such a lovely person to watch and her handiwork is amazing.!

Watching Young Folk Knits, It's a Sarah and Those twins who knit branch out into garment sewing, I have also been inspired to sew. I just got a pattern and some linen fabric to make cropped pants or capris. We shall see how it goes. Hinterland dress is on my wish list, too.

I think that Drops Saffran would look beautiful in the Seashore Stroll top! If you do end up doing that and need an idea for the Farnam Tee, I think the Berroco Remix in Buttercup would look wonderful paired with the White Drops Saffran you have. The texture difference would give the tee an interesting look too with the stripes!

We are in the same season of life and sewing is on my list of things to tackle as well. We can do it!

Dear Amber, thank you for another lovely podcast! I always trust my gut, at least with knitting - if you have a good feeling about the pattern and a matching yarn, you will be right. I‘m knitting currently the „Trellis Sweater“ from Pia Trans because it was love on first sight when she showed it in her podcast ( Traveling Misknits) - I had the perfect yarn for this sweater in my stash and knit happily away, although it‘s not a sweater for summer. Greetings from Switzerland, Hanna

If you can knit socks, well and do color work and read charts!…. You can definitely sew.. most patterns will explain what you need to know. After you cut out the pattern, you will be pinning it to your material. Just don’t cut until you’re absolutely sure! Starting with a skirt is a good idea. You could do this and now you have the extra time just don’t stress this is a hobby.!!❤

Yarn Mugs channel has some videos showing her making dresses. Sarah does short Friday vlogs as well as monthly podcasts on knitting, crochet and sewing progress but she also has a few videos dedicated to her sewing.

Go for it with sewing! What’s the worst that could happen? I love sew liberated patterns. They are very cool and the instructions very clear. Id also like to recommend a sewing pattern designer called Twig and Tale. She has the meadow skirt, fern way culottes and fable dress that I have sewn all three and love love love. The instructions are super beginner friendly, there are video tutorials, and pictures of other people finished projects for inspiration. Good luck x

Definitely the Drops Safran for the Seashore Stroll Top

You absolutely CAN sew garments! A skirt is a great way to start. It's not so different from knitting - if you mess up knitting, you unravel, if you mess up sewing you use a seam ripper and and pull out the stitches. Lots of KZfaq videos to help you figure out the terminology and construction parts. The Hinterland is a wonderful pattern - I've made 4 that are all different, so lots of options. And YES - make the lovely patterned top with the coral colored yarn! 😉

Beautiful combination of pattern with the Remix. I’m glad you decided to change it up rather than keep pushing on the top you weren’t happy with before. :)

Your Yume looks like you have enough room to wear it over a dress, too. Very pretty. 😊

Your new yarns are gorgeous! I'm also enjoying your finished projects. So quickly done and all beautiful. Also a big fan of It's a Sarah and I agree with your comments about her. Very calming to listen to her, and she's a humble person. I look forward to her dailies.

Love all your summer tops. Sorry to hear about your hot flashes. The no. 1 book right now is The New menopause by Mary Claire Haver MD. She talks all about symptoms and HRT aka Hormone Replacement Therapy. No need to suffer. A must read. She has a website to find Dr’s in your area that supports HRT. Good luck. 🍀

I have 5 projects and yarn ready to go and my daughter-in-law ordered yarn so I can crochet her a beach bag. That will get my crochet fix with the 2 knitted and 1 Tunisian crochet I’m working on right now. But other than the bag the other ones will have to wait. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I like the grey (and I’m not big on black either). I appreciate you listening patterns separately, some people just list 1 ravelry project page and, since I don’t have a ravelry account, I usually can’t access project pages. I usually CAN access a link to a specific pattern. I’m so glad you like the remix yarn. I have some I also got on a store closing sale and I want to use it this year. Funnily enough, I also have it in the pool color and I also wonder if I went too bold/bright 😄 I also got a bold red 😳 seemed like a good idea at the time. At some point I was told red is my “power color” 😂

Living in Texas it does get cold but for a blink. So I've come to terms with knitting fingering or sport only and mostly short sleeves. It hardly stays cold enough in the winter (especially in peri..) to make thick sweaters worth it. But I keep pushing to vacation in cold places to get my time and money's worth out of the ones I knit or will knit that are heavier.

If you haven't sewn much before, I would suggest you buy a paper pattern from one of the big companies like Simplicity. I have sewn for 60 years but used one of those pdf patterns for the first time last year and I really struggled. Buy some large metal washers from a hardware shop to hold paper and fabric down as well as the normal pins. Good scissors,good light and a large cutting area . Your knitting is so good that I am sure you will become a good seamstress as well.

Wow, you are on a summer top roll, Amber. So many beautiful tops and great ideas. So nice to hear reviews on different (and affordable) yarns. ❤

Always happy to see a podcast from you!! Congrats on getting some support and I’m always inspired by what you are working on! Love Ann Patchett!! Have you heard of Ariel Lawhon?? Such a good author. Her latest is called ‘the frozen river’ and I really enjoyed it!

Love thrifting books and the craft section is close to the books. I’ve found some decent yarn.

If I remember correctly Sew Liberated offers tutorials with their patterns. If you sign in to the account you made when you bought the pattern you should find a link to it. And lots of tutorials for taping the pattern together. Tip: Try to only use tape on the pattern pieces, not outside the pattern that you will have to discard. I have made 3 Hinterlands. Each one is better than the last.

Sorry for the third post, I just finished law school after 18 years of homeschooling. Whatever you decide will be exciting.

Love watching your podcast. You always have wonderful projects & inspiration for new projects. I have Yume in my queue & you persuaded me to purchase Berrocco Remix Light to use for this sweater. I purchased the Buttercup colorway, completely not in my color wheel but I’m looking forward to knitting it. My usual colors are blues, teals, reds (blue base tones). I don’t know when I’ll cast on as I’ll be having hand surgery on 7/19 😢. I’m going to encourage to follow your instincts & use the terra cotta colorway for the lovely seashore stroll top! ❤.

I like knitting the Remix light. Nice summer weight.

Gray makes other colors pop. Your top makes you shine!

Amber if you like the Hinterland dress,Sarah from Yarnmugs podcast has been making the Hinterland skirt on the Lotta bodice and it looks lovely she has made many so she could give you some advice to get you started. I enjoyed the podcast, I am thinking of making this combo dress also

Congratulations to you & Lilly for completing high school! I think you have the right approach: your next step will come, from my perspective, through God’s will. While you don’t want to work as a RN, I see you as someone who has great empathy for others. I could see you in a support role in medicine or in a caring role. Thanks for the review of the Remix yarn as well as the podcasts and books. I am on the other side of menopause (praise God!). I was working in an office with poor HVAC to the extent one side of the building was palpably warmer than the other. I found shawls (light weight for summer and heavier for winter) a great help with temperature control. I could remove them without too much hassle when I was on the warm side of the building and wrap up in them when I was on the cold side of the building. I sewed through high school and college. I stopped when I needed tailored suits for work; then when business casual arrived, the cheap imported clothing was a deterrent to sewing again, particularly while I was working full time and did not have a lot of free time. I liked the idea another viewer submitted re: setting time limits for sewing as you build your skills. I took a class from Craftsy on drapery sewing, and, it was a game changer for me, even though I had sewn all the drapes and window covers for 2 homes. I learned so much. I remember they had dress making classes on the site. That may help unless you can take in person sewing classes near you. Anyway, best of luck with the garden and the rest of your projects!

Awesome podcast. I love your summer top knits made as well as ones in progress and planned. The colors you are going to use are gorgeous and very nice to stray out of the usual comfort zone. I haven’t used the Remix Light but I must. That is very weird about your zinnia’s not coming up. If they hadn’t already sprouted, I cannot imagine it had to do with the warm days and very cool nights. I would think that would be more once they were above ground growing. I like to grow from seed too and sometimes have to wonder if it was really worth buying the more expensive seeds. You would think you would get better results but not always. I also save seeds from my plants so try to do that from the ones that actually grew and add them to next years seeds and maybe you’ll get even more eventually. Oh yes, you mentioned about more tops appearing to tease you. Because everything we look at or search online is kind of tracked, more appears all the time, which isn’t a bad thing. I’m sure another video of more tops would be incredible, if you’re up for it. Thank you for all you do for us.

I think sewing is easier than knitting . The hard part in sewing is understanding the patterns. Once you learn that it is easy. You can do this. Watch some sewing videos. I’m a very beginner knitter so I’m struggling with learning how to read patterns. There are symbols on the sewing pattern that are important so make sure you are aware of those. You will pick up on it in no time. Good luck and plug along. You will have that skirt made before you know it! Love your videos!

This was super helpful!! I'm so glad you monetized so you can review yarn and patterns. It's so great!!❤

"paralysis of analysis" is what I always have called this!! Great name for a podcast. I adore Paper Crane Yarns podcast. She is darling, talented and so wholesome (is that even a thing these days?!?) Glad to hear your review of Berocco Remix. I tried it once but it was absolutely not the right yarn for the project so I returned it. I'm going to reorder some and knit a summer knit, likely the Ingrid Summer Sweater by Gregoria Fibers. The pink raspberry smoothie color is lovely and the Pool color is amazing with your eyes!! Congrats on graduating home schooling -- both to you and your beautiful daughter.

I sew! I have not sewn that skirt, but Sarah did well on it, so you will too. Yes, the lines are the sizing. Find the page with the sizes and measurements. Then follow the line (dashed, dotted, etc) which corresponds to your size. Make your first one with inexpensive fabric, and if you make mistakes or it doesn't work out you don't have too much $$ into it. You can always make smaller items out of the fabric. Tape the pattern pieces together according to whatever marking match them up. If I want to save all the sizes of the pattern for the future or to make one for someone else, instead of cutting the pattern I trace my size onto parchment (taped together). Trust the pattern. If you have questions I'm sure any number of people would be willing to help. You can always ask me and I'll be as helpful as I can. Congrats to Lily! (and you for getting her through)

As you are a beginning sewist I would recommend picking up a sheet at the thrift store to start with before investing in expensive fabric. You've got this.

Do you find Drops yarn in the USA? You will find that sewing human sized clothing is waaay easier than doll clothes. This from a long time sewer of Barbie clothes! Enjoy the journey!

Thanks for the review of the remix light. I have debated buying that yarn as m LYS carries it and there are beautiful colors. Interesting that your yume is a little big in the upper bust arm pit area. I just finished my yume and have the same issue. It is a fantastic sweater though. Pool will be a gorgeous color on you.

I sew. I have just restarted sewing clothing and am struggling to get the right fit. 😢 I would recommend shopping Joann’s clearance for some cheap fabric or Hobby Lobby. I find fabric I like, but don’t pay a lot for it. Then, if it flops, I’m not financially bummed. That’s my recommendation for an unstressful start.

Also if a pattern is good you can do it. I made a zelda dress for my daughter with a bodice and lining and I've never made anything past using a straight line. I did get a little help from a friend so maybe track down a quilt shop to visit to get help kinda like knitting stores.

I've been wanting to try the Berocco Remix for the Pyramid Light, which is the recommended yarn. I look forward to your opinion on Drops Safron, I've been curious about it. As for the sudden interest in wearing colour. I am 63....always wore earth tones. Went through menopause and now I'm into bright colours, especially pink! I say I went through the "colour change of life"😅. Maybe it's a change in our complexion, etc?

Drops Safran is a lovely summer weight yarn. Stitch definition is great. I did a cardigan using that yarn last year and it's lovely, although you need to watch for stitch splitting.

Yes it has good drape.

Congratulations on your youngest finishing home education! If the finances are going OK, then take some time to re-adjust. Perhaps think about volunteering in a similar capacity to potential employment, to see how it goes. I graduated from home education half my lifetime ago. Now my youngest will officially start in January 2025. The state where I live in Australia requires registration of children who are 5 by January. My older 2 have always been home educated, so it's not a huge deal. It felt like a bigger deal when he weened last year. My last breastfed baby. 😢

Hello from Swansea, Illinois.

Good afternoon and blessings 💞 awesome ❤❤❤❤❤

Sarah is not Danish, she is in The Netherlands, so she is Dutch, like me 😉. You are correct about riding a bike, we all do 😊

Just wanted to say that I really do enjoy your podcast Amber. Just one thing….. and I do hear other people make this mistake, but the past tense of the verb ‘to cast ‘ is actually ‘cast’ not casted. So sorry to be a pedantic knit picker (pun intended)!

I’m binding off my first garment…a casual short sleeved circular yoke design using a cotton yarn that I really liked. It’s K+C cotton. It’s not super heavy, the garment, but it’s not super light. I’m wondering about the Remix once it’s in a garment. And how did it block? Any substantial difference? I’m so glad you’re showing the Strawberry Remix! I had my eye on it. Yay!

I had to laugh at your mustard and ketchup comment. I would not have thought of that. Wishing you well with the changes in your life. Try sewing. There are numerous KZfaq channels to guide you. Is there a fabric shop near you where you could take lessons?

The next step for Amber is to learn to sew!

Evelyn Wood is a sewing teacher and KZfaqr. She has loads of tips and tricks on her channel. You might find her content helpful. 😊