The Meaningful Stitch

The Meaningful Stitch - Episode 51

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5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, my loves, for checking out my 51st episode of The Meaningful Stitch - my digital home from home where I get to share with you my knitting practice and projects.
You can also find me on Instagram as @amypalko and on Ravelry as amypalko. And you’ll find me on my Patreon: / amypalko
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In this episode I share a card from Kim Kran’s Wild Unknown Archetypes Deck and we close with the poem The Symbolism of Ancient Sweaters by Gweneth Lewis: www.wildandwoollyshop.co.uk/s...
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** What I'm Wearing **
Starting Point - Joji Locatelli in yarn hand-dyed by me & my friend Jen
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Sugar - Julie Wilkens in Rauma Lamullgarn and a cone found in a local charity sop
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
** What’s Off My Needles **
Stick Season Sweater - Rebecca Clow in Drops Daisy in Light Grey
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Thegither Cowl - Amy Palko in Scottish Yarn Festival 4ply in Wallace, Duncan and Tait and in Anderson, Bruce & Christie
Pattern Launch: 23rd March
Also Mentioned
The Scottish Wool Producer’s Showcase: thescottishyarnfestival.com/s...
** What’s On My Needles **
Thegither Cowl - Amy Palko in Scottish Yarn Festival 4ply in Baird, Gordon & Duncan.
Pattern Launch: 23rd March 2024
Color Dipped Hat - Purl Soho in Linen Quill in Dark Denim and Blue Blue
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Garter Goodness - Stephen West in Yin Yang Fingering by Loop Fibre Studio (mill ends)
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Birl - Me! in Ginger Twist Studio Sweet Flax in Gorblimey
Pattern Launch: 26th April
Also Mentioned
The Cocoon Tree - Etsy: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheCocoo...
Cross and Woods: crossandwoods.com/
The Blue Rabbit House: www.thebluerabbithouse.com/
GingerTwist Studio: gingertwiststudio.com/
Soho Square - Jackie Rose in Purl Soho Linen Quill in Pink Pop, Dark Denim, Blue Blue and Clover Green
Rav Pattern: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
CadyJax Knits Soho Square Episode: • Cady Jax Knits: SoHo S...
** What’s Next On My Needles **
Snow Crocus - Midori Hirose in Orkney Angora in Natural held with Holst Titicaca in Ecru
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Artus - Natasja Hornby
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Pressed Flowers - Amy Christoffers
Rav Link: www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Also Mentioned
Jax and Rose
KZfaq Channel: / @jdominirose
Patreon: www.patreon.com/user/posts?u=...
** What’s New To Me **
Pom Pom Issue 48: pompommag.com/collections/mag...
Fibre Mood Issue 26: www.fibremood.com/en/sewing-m...
Della Q Needle Case: gingertwiststudio.com/collect...
Millie Muse Yarns - Crystal Energy Collection: www.millimuseyarn.com/
** What’s Bringing Me Joy **
The Witcher - Netflix (trailer): • THE WITCHER | MAIN TRA...
The Good Ancestor - Roman Krznaric: www.romankrznaric.com/good-an...
Faculty of Astrological Studies: www.astrology.org.uk/
The Scottish Yarn Festival: thescottishyarnfestival.com/
The Woolly Good Gathering: www.woollygood.co.uk/home

Пікірлер: 83

@alaynawatson3312 5 ай бұрын

My little 2 year old loves it when I watch you and has started to say “Maymie!” (His way of saying Amy) when he sees you on my phone 😂

@rebeccajourney3183 4 ай бұрын

I'm tickled you are designing! You are so talented❤ and we are so fortunate to have you in our lives❤ The Coverlet pattern is so lovely! I think it's one of the most beautiful knits I've ever seen. The colorway is also very appealing!! And that dress is Gorgeous and the drape, WOW!!!

@evabevans2442 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful episode! Today's was my favorite poem in your podcasts so far! Thanks for sharing so much inspiration. ❤

@kitkat6878 5 ай бұрын

IKR??If space is made out of superstrings, then God's a knitter. How brilliant !!!

@grwhryrpltd 5 ай бұрын

Amy, I so enjoy your podcast - such new things to see and learn about, from your latest designs to new yarns and stones (yes to LABRADORITE!) and poetry... thank you so very much. 💜

@rebeccajourney3183 4 ай бұрын

Golly, that is beautiful yarn in the variegated, and the amethyst is stunning as are the greens!

@novelknits8762 4 ай бұрын

What a lovely podcast. I really enjoyed seeing your projects and listening to your calming voice. Thank you for sharing!

@theknittystew 5 ай бұрын

I’m on to the final section of Thegither .. what a joy it is to knit. Speaking of joy: I love hearing about your knitworthy sons and their loved to death jumpers! Can’t wait for the Birl!

@leannastoufer6333 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this wonderful chance to knit and hear your latest knitting adventures too! I also love a good garter stitch project. I just returned from volunteering in Ukraine. I had a couple of projects to keep my hands busy while we were moving from one location to another. Knitting is such a balm for the spirit, and such a wonderful way to create beauty!

@WoolensandWoods 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for another episode! It was so nice to see your new pattern in action 🙂 That orange and blue one is heavenly! Always a pleasure to spend time with you.

@michellelambton3636 5 ай бұрын

I would love to see your sewing makes here too! I’m obsessed with Thegither, can’t wait to knit that🧶❤️🌈

@patmorgan8692 5 ай бұрын

Such a lovely podcast, Amy. Congrats on all of your designs...they are all lovely. I just love the colors in your starting point shawl..so, so beautiful and that yarn dyed by milli muse is spectacular. I have just finished knitting the Poetria sweater by Sari Nordlund...love her designs! Thank you for sharing all of your makes with us.

@1karenoliver 5 ай бұрын

What a lovely podcast and a joyful way for me to spend my Friday evening! Thank you Amy! I'm a crystal healer and I loved the crystal inspired yarn you showed. Citrine is a stone of sunshine and joy, lifts depression and anxiety and attracts abundance. Labradorite brings light into your aura and deflects negative energies. Amethyst calms the mind and clears dark thoughts. I use these crystals and many more in my crystal jewellery. I'm looking forward to seeing your new lace shawl design too ❤

@lsdev4229 5 ай бұрын

Great episode Amy...LOVE the Gither cowl. Always enjoy what you are up to. I have lost my mojo and am just getting rid of some wool by making multiple toques"the Brunswick Beanie. Trying my hand at embroidery on knitting to spruce them up and having fun 😁Thank you🥰🇨🇦 Sharon.

@kathykeller3430 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love thegither cowl and can’t wait until you launch it. I’ve never made a twisted cowl but it does sit beautifully around your neck. I can see making your pattern in all three variations of the pattern. Thank you!

@Andracrafts 5 ай бұрын

The stick season sweater for your son made me giggle. As I watch this episode, I am currently binding off the same sweater for MY youngest son in a lovely heathered green, and he is also all arms and torso! I used up every bit of my yarn save 2 yards. 😅 I felt like I was knitting for an orangutan!

@edytheneumann4656 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Amy! So much inspiration and possibility! So looking forward to the tartan cowl design - I have some Sonder Yarn 4 ply in my stash which will work perfectly so I can hardly wait. I'm also waiting for my Artus kit from Lichen and Lace - it seems we're on the same wavelength. And the Pressed Flower shawl and your upcoming lacey shawl design - I'm definitely in the mood for all of these. I think spring is in the air

@meredithanne 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your beautiful content as usual❤If you love linen quill now, just wait until it’s washed🥰you’ll be heard over heels

@cindyg.8425 5 ай бұрын

What a great podcast. So enjoyed today. Love the garter Stephen West shawl. The Gither is nice. Think the shawl version is tempting. I am on my 5 th round of ribbing on the Coorie In Poncho. Really an enjoyable knit. Thank you.

@margofey9402 5 ай бұрын

I love your over dyed shawl! Beautiful

@jamiethrogmorton2540 5 ай бұрын

I’m planning to knit the Artus during an upcoming Hurtegruten cruise in Norway! Love it so much. The pressed flowers patterns look extra-great when the flowers are in a varied color or fade yarn, FYI. Like those gifted crystal yarns you showed at the end, for example! 🌞

@lisaflorkowski22 5 ай бұрын

The crystal yarns might make a beautiful palette for the Pressed Flowers! You could stripe the three colors amongst the flowers.

@ruthlee2752 5 ай бұрын

All amazing ideas. Remember if you deeply into sewing, it uses up knitting time 😢. I know because I do both. Wonderful fun and love your inspirations. I am thinking king of the pressed flowers again but maybe the cardigan. So many ideas and running out of time. 🧶🇨🇦

@renatagulljord6067 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the episode. I love to knit with you. At the moment I am knitting socks.

@evacsipes3531 5 ай бұрын

Really loved this episode Amy ❤

@slowstitches 5 ай бұрын

I'm really looking forward to the debut of the Thegither Cowl, Amy. It is gorgeous! Also your Soho Square inspired me to finally order yarn for my own version. Lucky me, because there's a sale on Linen Quill. Thanks for your podcast.

@elainekidd5442 5 ай бұрын

Lovely podcast…always flies by as I sit knitting. The Crocus sweater will be lovely 🥰 I am presently knitting the Artus which is a wonderful pattern and so clever…. Natasja writes a great pattern. I have just finished Helix cardigan with Lamana yarn which is very soft. Knit a cardi for my husband in Lettlopi but not too keen on that yarn and found it very rough on the hands. Started Lumme by Sari Norlund…. With Sonder Yarn which is just beautiful Masham and BFL Annnd since you mentioned Garter Goodness again 😂 and it was in my favourites…well I’ve just pulled out some yarn from my stash to do that…oh and I’m also half-way through a baby blanket… love my knitting life! See you next time 👋

@maggieanderson592 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, another hour and a half of inspiration and enjoyment. I too did Joji’s Starting Point mystery KAL and it was indeed 2017. Seems a world away now. I think Thegither is destined to be a colossal success: so many colour possibilities, just as there are so many tartans, and each one beautiful.

@jamiethrogmorton2540 5 ай бұрын

Midori He-row-say 😊 What a bubbly and fun episode!

@notaclue822 5 ай бұрын

Hello Amy, I enjoyed your podcast. I think your the gither cowl is gorgeous. It's very wearable, especially if you're wearing a monochrome coat and need to liven it up. Perfect. Right now, I'm knitting a colourwork Shetland sweater by Gudrun Johnson called Yokey Dokey. I'm really enjoying knitting it. It's in Jamieson and Smith yarn.

@patricialoux5193 5 ай бұрын

Your new cowl design is lovely and I really look forward to its release Amy! I’m still loving my Coorie In Poncho, it fills a need I didn’t know I had 😊 perfect over pajamas on cold winter mornings or evenings with a mug of coffee and some knitting! And how beautiful your son's pullover (jumper) is. I’d love to knit for my sons but they are not sweater people. Thank you also for that poem you read at the end, it struck a cord. Best wishes to you as we send our way through February toward spring!

@themanicafe5072 5 ай бұрын

Lovely episode as always, thanks Amy. On my needles currently I have a Cheche en Bois (You Knit To Learn) and the Eclair Raglan by Laura Penrose. Enjoying both. Those crystal yarns you showed are gorgeous !

@Designs.Madebyjo 5 ай бұрын

Amy, I am obsessed with the Thegither, it’s GORGEOUS! ❤

@woollyneedle 5 ай бұрын

Loved seeing all your new projects. I am descended from the Finlayson, Fraser and Forsyth clans so I will try and figure out my clan colors for your new cowl design.

@seaweedeater3104 5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to Thegither coming out👏 First one of yours I’ve been drawn to. Excited to make it and actually quite frustrated I can’t cast it on now!😬😂

@tinafletcher1145 5 ай бұрын

OMG I LOVE THOSE CRYSTAL YARNS. I WANT THOSE YARNS LIKE YESTURDAY

@Kristelle396 5 ай бұрын

Don't make us wait so long for Thegither! It is truly wonderful and I can't wait to knit it up for the Australian winter. Beautiful design, Amy.

@kimmyk3640 5 ай бұрын

I love The Gither! I would love to knit this by combining colors from family clan tarta colors. Do you have a suggestion on how to choose colors from different tartans? My family names are Ramsay, Henderson, and Christie.

@anneliolaussonholmstrom6616 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your knitting, poems and thoughts about all. I've been knitting on an Islender sweater in dark brown and peach as the cc. It's a bit tricky though, because I try to make it top down in stead of bottom up. We will se if it's doable. I just love to listen to your voice especially when you read poems 🥰

@Meredith36 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful! It so sweet how much your son wears the sweaters you knit for him. I love your color palette. Happy knitting 💚🧶💚

@Sassycanuckknitter 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for another great podcast Amy. I like your yarn choices, they are brighter than the ones I generally choose and that is refreshing. I like neutrals, and rich vibrant tones of red, purple, blue, dark green too. Your card reading at the beginning to set the stage for the episode and the what you are reading and watching at the end are very engaging. I am working on three projects right now, the tessellated vest by Andrea Mowry, the basic socks by Tin Can Knits, and a nordic sweater by Kristin Drysdale...these will keep me busy for a while yet. Cheers to you.

@Hellen-pf7ts 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Amy for another beautifully relaxing podcast. The crystal yarn was gorgeous, such perfect matches to the crystals themselves, makes me want to explore both now. Loved all your projects and hearing your knitting/sewing plans. I very recently got my sewing machine out and made a small project bag (this took a whole week but I'm so proud of it!). Your son's jumper is an amazing amount of love, so funny that you're already planning future repair jobs on it😅. Thanks for aways being there as a peaceful companion whilst I knit. If I get to Edinburgh this year I will be making a beeline for GingerTwist.

@doloresvandenberg1643 5 ай бұрын

I enjoy everything, every time. I can’t wait to see your newest design. Big hugs ❤ Dolores

@daretoblossom 5 ай бұрын

Love the crystals

@addy5335 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the lovely podcast. Lots of fab projects. So inspiring!

@A_knitters_suitcase 5 ай бұрын

So much inspiration again in this episode! your tartan inspired cowl is fabulous and I can't wait to see the lime green shawl...thanks for sharing x

@lisanakao1043 5 ай бұрын

Amy the crystal yarns are absolutely beautiful😍 I definitely need all of them. Enjoyed the episode as always.

@WinterKnits 5 ай бұрын

I thought of the new Stephen West shawl as soon as you showed your crystal inspired yarns. I think that would be gorgeous! 💕💫

@jessicaolney4900 5 ай бұрын

So good to see you again Amy. Your colors today are extra gorgeous! I also love the texture of that jumper. Your stories about your sons and their jumpers had me giggling! Ah, kids. My eldest is a fan of IRN BRU (fortunately we can get it here in Florida, though single bottles...he misses our holiday in the Cairngorms where he could get it in packs )...I may have to knit him that colorway of Thegither. I think in a scarf I might add either pom poms or tassels on the corners...I can't help adding those whenever the possibility arises 😂. What a great imagination and the work to make a (another) pattern!

@janisnixon8127 5 ай бұрын

Looking forward to the release of the Gither! I’m currently working on my Artus shawl as I was watching your podcast! It’s a beautiful and addictive pattern!

@sheila-13 5 ай бұрын

Wow- those crystal yarns are beautiful. I love your videos and your laugh is contagious.

@j_filippo 5 ай бұрын

Lovely episode as always. I love everything you’ve shown tonight.

@maureenklettl4865 5 ай бұрын

I love the latest colors of your Thegither Cowl. So striking!! Thank you for another wonderful episode!

@rinievangerwen2371 5 ай бұрын

Thank you again Amy, for this lovely podcast. As always so inspiring, just recently started with the Coorie in poncho in thin blood red Portugese wool together with some purplish mohair (Jitterbug” from Scheepjes)to get gauge and the color a little more “alive”. So far I love the result 💜 Also finishing my third Midlothian shawl, as we are 3 sisters 😊 Thanks for a wonderful time with you! 👏🙏

@sleepydrJ 5 ай бұрын

As usual, spectacular color choices on everything.

@ediemullally 5 ай бұрын

My Nordic knit is the Louvre sweater by Petite Knit. I am using a strand of fingering weight yarn I dyed with indigo and a strand of lace Suri silk.

@jamiethrogmorton2540 5 ай бұрын

The cowl is stunning! So smart to rotate the 3 clan colors, and I always prefer the infinity.

@glendabathgate4036 5 ай бұрын

Most enjoyable love ur new cowl s

@lynettewykes9923 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for a wonderfully full and interesting podcast. X

@auntylinda7640 5 ай бұрын

Amy, I should know better than to start watching your fabulous podcast gefore work.😂 Love your knitting xxx

@katespin99 5 ай бұрын

Lovely spending some time with you this evening Amy. Couple things that resonated with me was that Crysta inspired Yarn oh my goodness it’s gorgeous. The other thing was the book The good ancestor decided to go download it myself on audible. Thanks for that suggestion. I am currently knitting a Sophie scarf, a pair of socks, a baby sweater and your Coorie in poncho. Till next time - Kate

@KnitMyWayHome 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the upcoming launch of another pattern! Thegither is so inspiring. I am imagining also making legwarmers, which I think would be really cool. And I can see how it could become rather addictive quite quickly to play with different colours with those cowls. I think about a bright turquoise and a kind of deep loden with a rust. That would be so fun!

@juffrouwooievaar6396 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Amy for your lovely vlog 😘 Til next time, Anita

@holliegiampietro7030 5 ай бұрын

TU for a for a very enjoyable podcast❤❤❤

@whiskyandwool 5 ай бұрын

The plaid you designed would be so adorable as a vest! Maybe with a ribbing back to give it some fit. No pressure tho 😅❤❤❤

@judithburke3637 5 ай бұрын

Love all of your patterns Amy in particular the single cowl in those colours magic thankyou again for such a lovely podcast x do you have to be a patreon to be a test knitter bye for now

@user-nb5dr9zd7u 4 ай бұрын

Dear Amy. Love your works. Wrote you a full letter on your email on the 14th of feb. Hope you'v got it. All best Shilhav Kest

@iloveharrold 5 ай бұрын

I know exactly what you mean with the repair having done the same thing with a precious but worn Aran jumper.

@ccritacc 5 ай бұрын

So nice to see your making your own designs. Have you always experimented or is this a new phase of your knitting?

@jamiethrogmorton2540 5 ай бұрын

What was the name of the lavender shawl? Such a pretty shape and drape!! EDIT: ok I realize now it’s a modified Garter Goodness. Which reminds me that you’re the knitter who helped me appreciate Stephen West’s (OTT) designs, in colors I like, when you showed us all your shawls on their new display pegs. Thanks for that!🎉

@catblues8645 5 ай бұрын

Hi Amy, the Stick Season jumper looks great! I would love to know how many balls of Drops Daisy you used, and which size / chest circumference you knit for your son, as I seem to have similar dimensions, at least lengthwise 😅

@thewoollycloset 5 ай бұрын

Wow that’s a lot of repair on the sweater for your son! What did he do with it, climb trees?! I

@TheSablelou 5 ай бұрын

Amy, Amy, Amy! I have to knit your new cowl! But I will need your assistance . . .my dear father’s ancestor’s came to the US from Scotland! I have been able to trace back to my Great-Great Grandfather who was the first one here. My question to you after watching your beautiful video where you went to the Tartan Show is . . .how do I learn about my family Tartan?

@tinafletcher1145 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love irn bru

@nicolelafontaine1720 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this great episode. I have just finished a lovely Stick Season Sweater by Rebbeca Clow, in sky blue,, I love it so much I can barely take it off to go to bed. I am now knitting (for the second time) a Traveler's Cowl by Andrea Mowry with yarn hand spun by a friend, at first I lost at yarn chicken, balled back the whole project, knitted a smaller size. I sure hope Vicki likes the cowl I knit for her in her own hand spun. Yes, Vicki is a spinner who doesn't knit, I am a knitter who doesn't spin, so I get the joy to knit for her, in her lovely hand spun. WE both have a blast !!! Amy, you probably would like the flat finess 3 needles bind off as explained by certified TKGA Master Hand Knitter Roxanne Richardson in her video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLV0qMxesbqnon0.html It would particularly suit your Thegither scarf pattern.

@shamszakhour6076 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Amy, for this really juicy episode! I have a couple questions. Can you talk about the sizing of the Fiber Mood magazine? How inclusive is it? Second, you mentioned a local (to you) crafter who makes stitch markers. I've gone through the show notes a couple times but can't find her link. Can you provide that? thx! I am SUPER EAGER to knit your tartan-inspired cowl.

@AmyPalko 5 ай бұрын

www.etsy.com/shop/songbead/?etsrc=sdt&load_webview=1&bid=NPt4hlOgIQwnVmZ2bt-HwkvDIdNV

@susansatchwell8482 5 ай бұрын

I am interested in the garter goodness shawl. I did note on many picture of shawls made that it has a weird looking hump or point when they hold it up. You have a much smaller hump . How did avoid the sharp hump that I am seeing. I assume it is a cast on area. Thanks for any advice.

@susansatchwell8482 5 ай бұрын

Ok I see what you have done with the pointed tip by folding it away.

@happyeveryarn 5 ай бұрын

Hello. If all goes well and if I can finish the Carlisle sweater before 14 Feb, I would like to cast on the Pressed flowers cardigan....don't you want to be mt accountability partner and knit i with me? I love the "check" patterns that you showed from the book,

@user-dx7xl6ve5x 5 ай бұрын

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@sloveneopinionfirst1059 5 ай бұрын

You have been always beautiful, but looks like you have a new, profesional photographer now

@knittingindenivonne 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this lovely podcast, i am curently knitting on your gallus shawl, an a vertice unite, and i have always socks on my needles... love to see the garter shawls from stephen west maybe i will knit one too in the future Greetings from holland Ivonne ❤🧶😘 i have a youtube channel about knitting 😊🧶 maybe you like to see it...