I’m so glad it was helpful! 💙 Isn’t it funny how some things just don’t make sense until it does? Crochet was like that for me.

Thank you so much! 💙

Haha, I figured that’s how I’d wear it, so... 🤷‍♀️

Thank you! I was really lucky to always have people willing to teach me, and tried to learn as much as I could. 💙

I do have a simple crochet shawl video too, if that helps! 💙 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8qbpdKkvpmvYok.html

Absolutely! I always remind myself I need to start using stitch markers, but always forget!

@@katieb043 Lol! That's okay! I think I'd be lost without the stitch markers! My shawl would be messed up! You seem to be on top, knitting without the stitch marker--that's amazing!

Thanks! Is it warm, shawls are way underrated. :)

It’s so worth knowing both! I definitely prefer one over the other, depending on the project.

It’s so easy once you get going, you just gotta have patience! 😆

Hey Kasia! I don’t have the crochet one yet, but it’s one of the next projects on my list! I’ll probably just do single crochet, since I want to make it as simple as possible for beginners, but that also means it should be really easy to switch to whatever kind of stitch you want. :)

I’ve only ever heard about English style once, Nana told me that’s what we do, but I couldn’t tell you at ALL what it means! :p

@@katieb043 it is also known as throwing style. Continental style knitting is also known as picking style. Some useless information as my husband would say. I’m an oracle for things you don’t need to know! 🤓🤣

Well see, I can’t really read patterns, so sometimes I have to just make things up, and that’s where the starting with three came from! 😆 I’m glad you enjoyed it! It was really relaxing to make.

@@katieb043 A lot of people have trouble with patterns. I think it's cool that you don't let that stop you!

Aw thanks! That’s actually part of why I like doing this. I don’t want people to be afraid of trying just because patterns can look scary!

@@katieb043 I think most knitting innovations come from people who aren't afraid to keep going and figure things out! Check out Elizabeth Zimmerman, that was her whole philosophy of knitting. She was a great innovator and tremendously influential on the craft. She died in 1999 but her books are all still in print - some of my faves are "Knitting Without Tears" and "Knitter's Almanac".

(I’m so sorry, I thought I had answered you 😅) That’s so cool! I’ll definitely be on the lookout for those books, thanks!

Yay, I’m so excited for you! I don’t remember exactly, but I think it was around two hundred rows? You can make it however big you want to. I like really big ones, long enough to hold the two ends in my hands, my Nana used to like small ones that she could just throw over her shoulders when she was sitting. :) So don’t worry too much about the size, I’m sure it’ll be awesome! 💙

Unless your left handed then it is great. I do understand though

I did a small sample piece, and I think you’d actually want to increase less. Instead of doing both yarn overs in the center, you could alternate between them, (before the center stitch on the first increase row, after the center stitch on the next increase row.) That would make the center point an obtuse angle rather than a right angle, so it should get wider, faster.

Haha, I had to go back and see if I did something I didn’t remember. 😂 The edging is just from doing the yarn over! Two stitches from the end of the row. It does come out really pretty, I think it’s used in lacey patterns a lot!

Unfortunately I don’t know for sure, it was given to me and didn’t have the labels. It was a single ply wool, and it was the same thickness as standard size 4 worsted weight, so you could use something similar.

Hey Dakota! Sorry it took me so long. I’ve been trying to picture what that would look like, but I really can’t say without actually doing it. My advice would be start a shawl with some waste yarn, and try it out. Maybe just make a doll size one? I’m so sorry I couldn’t give you a better answer!

Hey Andrea! So I actually just looked into this for someone else too. :) The tie in the back shawls seem to be knitted from top to bottom, whereas mine is worked side to side. That would allow you to make it longer, and it would have more stretch that way. You can find lots of patterns if you search for outlander shawl. Hope this helps! :)

tie some elastic bands (like the ones for money, not for hair) at the top of your needles. your stitches won't go anywhere

I really can’t remember for sure, I’m sorry! I want to say it was between 180 and 200? You can make it however big or small you want to though!

Haha, you’re welcome? :p I haven’t seen much outlander so it wasn’t intentional, but I know a lot of their knits are pretty simple, and historically would have been made with similar yarn. I do have plans for a crochet shawl, I’m going to do single crochet, since I want to make it as beginner friendly as I can. That does mean you should be able to change your stitch though, without much trouble. :)

@@katieb043 Ill like a notificatin then :) which chrochet stitch would look like the Jocasta shawl I liked it very much

Hey! So I can’t find my tape measure right now, but I believe 80 cm should be fine. The stitches actually squish a lot more on circular needles and you can fit a lot more than you’d think. If not, it’s very easy to switch to a longer one. As far as tying it in the back, From what I can find those are knit top to bottom, where mine is side to side. So you would have to find a different pattern, but it still looks like something you could do as a beginner. I hope this helps, and good luck! 💙

@@katieb043 Thank you so much!

I really couldn’t say how much I used, it was all rewound into cakes when it was given to me. I think generally shawls use 3-5 hundred yards of worsted weight.

I had to read that a few times and really think it through. 😂 But yes, I believe you have it all right. Increase rows are always the same. You can change the edge from two stitches to another number, as long as it’s always the same.

@@katieb043 🤣 Katie! I'm sure I didnt write that exactly clear...but so glad you understood me!👍🤣 Thank you for the reply. I started on the project and it's really looking great! (Increasing correctly😊) I'm also adding a leaf edge! (Which I've never done before😱😂) wish me good luck!

@@roseannb2683 oooo pretty! I love the way knit leaves look, that’s a great idea! 💙

Size 8! Sorry, I can’t believe I left that out. 😄

Hey Anne! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I had to sit down and watch it back. :) I think you mean right at the first row when it’s knit one, yarn over, correct? I only did that on the first row, just because there’s not enough stitches yet to do two. Once you have that first row done and have five stitches, it’s knit two yarn over, for the rest of the rows. Does that help? 💙

Is it knit 2 yo for all stitches? So not just 4 each row but it depends on the stitch #

Unfortunately I don’t know what exactly the yarn is. I’m sorry! All I can tell you is that it’s single ply, worsted weight, wool. It was given to me so I don’t have the labels.

@@katieb043 ok, thanks anyway. I love the colour. I’ll look for something similar. You’ve given me enough info. Single ply is nice to work with.

Sorry Terry, there isn’t. Written patterns are something I’ve just never been able to wrap my head around, let alone try to write them out.

Nope! I literally just went till the yarn was almost gone, and used a crochet hook to bind off. I think you could use whatever cast off you want, really.

Thanks. I'm using the I - cord bind off.

Oh goodness. I used yarn that was given to me and had been rewound, so I had no labels. I’d guess about 600 yards? I’m sorry I can’t tell you more accurately.

Haha, I’m sorry! :p I struggle with finding the right angle to film from. It’s not something I can go back and change, but I promise I’m trying to fix it going forward!

Hi Katie, I forwarded the video a little bit, and you had changed it. 😀 I was too quick to reply. Apologies.💜

@@JACHandmade haha, no problem! 😁 I’m glad it got easier to watch!

Sorry about that! This is an older video, I’ve since figured out how to film it the right way, you can see it in my newer ones. I know I can still do better, but I’m always learning, and trying to do my best for you guys!

@@katieb043 I will do that thank you