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Learning continental knitting was a game changer for me. With English I knit hardly anything in 10 years, once I switched I now knit constantly with barely any pain. I hope you love it!

Your Tee No. 1 looks so good on you! You did such a great job, it looks so polished and professional. I love the neckline!

Yay I'm not the only left handed English knitter!! I am learning to spin as well and I ordered Wool of the Andes roving from knit picks to learn with since it is more cost effective!

It's so cute seeing you being so happy about spinning! Good luck with that, I see you are a fast learner.

I’ve made the Louvre Sweater by Petite Knit in PeerGynt about two years ago and it holds up soooo well. Its my most worn handmade sweater and I’ve maximally depilled it twice because of minimal pilling. And for me I feel that it softens up with wear.

can you unravel your fibers to be used again

You look great all the the time but you look really pretty in that color sweater you wore in this video 😊

I have 2 different colours of Peer Gynt. The lighter neutral heather works up pretty well to suggested gauge. However the light blue heather is very different. Knits up to a much tighter gauge on same 4 mm needle . Much denser more course feel. Need at least 1 size larger needle. Very disappointed with the difference in gauge with same yarn in 2 different colours. Just beware colour can made a huge difference in gauge and fabric feel

If you want to invest a little more- an e-spinner let’s you just focus on drafting in the way you would with a wheel

Using that Sewrella yarn I bought at Flock in a pale aqua. I am knitting Hi Bandana by Ozetta - will go more repeats.

I have to say, you look so fabulous in that Tee No 1! The colour 💙

So glad I came across your video. I really like the Oslo hat so that’s gonna be next. I’m currently making the Musselburgh hat for my son. Can’t wait to get started on the Oslo hat!

I love the gift knitting ideas you have!

Such a good job with your first attempts at spinning! Can't wait for your plans for autumn to be revealed to steal ideas from them😁

Really really enjoyed this type of video. Thanks for sharing your process 💕💕💕

I’m looking forward to the spinning content! It’s something I’ve been gaining interest in and want to try at some point.

Congratulations on your first handspun yarn! Spinning is a wonderful hobby and I love knitting with yarn that I’ve created. ❤

Fellow left-handed English style knitter here! Love your videos, and you've given me the confidence to tackle more complicated charts. Looking at charts can be intimidating, and then as a lefty it can be straight 🤯. Your gorgeous FO's and advice about just mirroring the chart have inspired me. I'm also jumping in to drop spindle spinning, so super fun to see your first spins!

I have made the Chestnut Sweater by Petite Knit in Peer Gynt and it doesn't bother me at all! I love the structure and squishiness the Peer Gynt has. I hope you love it!

Did you end up flipping the charts for the Ingrid sweater to make it left handed friendly??

Thank you for sharing your experience with making all your beanies 😊They all look lovely! I already have knitted several Oslo and Weekend hats, but you now made me want to try to knit the Musselburgh hat🤩. Really appreciate your video👍

I made a Louvre Sweater out of Peer Gynt last year and at first I was a little irritated by the yarn on my neck, but it really gets softer with wear and I wore this sweater so much in the winter at home, it is really warm and feels nice! I don't think I would knit a rolled neck sweater with it though. But that's just a personal preference😊

When I first started spinning (and I am definitely still a beginner), I used my very first yarn I made to make a little toy for my cat. He is always obsessed with wool when I use it so it has become one of his favorite toys (along with the ones I make from the leftover wool of most of my projects).

Absolutely gorgeous garment! Its inspired me to do this as well.

The blue Ingrid sweater looks so good.

Check out Respect the Spindle by Abby Franquemont for more spindle spinning awesomeness!

My Paloma sweater has the bulge at the front. I knit it several years ago and it was one of my first sweaters so I didn’t know any better

I would love to know if the color of the money sweater is a warm ivory (yellow based cream)…

I love how productive and informative you are. Thank you also for mentioning the neck shaping info. I never got started on Boyland knits Zweig because that neck is so messed up in everyone’s pictures.

I am also making an Ingrid sweater and I'm at the same point you are! I love how yours is turning out, the blue is STUNNING with the texture pattern!

The peer Gynt softens up quite a bit after blocking on my experience. Thank you for sharing all your goodies with us! ❤

I love the color of the Ingrid Sweater! I’m not a spinner, but I enjoy watching what people create.

Wow! Such beautiful colors!!

I wonder why a lot of people are saying that knitting continental is a faster. It's not. the fastest knitter in the world is knitting english style. And I believe that fastest way is the way you are the most confortable. It may be better for your wrist ? I'm not sure if I'm convinced about that though... Why so many english style knitter then ? and I've heard continental knitter complaining about wrist pain too.

The spinning section is so exciting! I have a Siberian Husky and I've been keeping all his shed fur, in the hopes of washing and spinning it one day (may take me a few more years). I saw Knitpicks has roving that is a lot more affordable, but I have zero experience with spinning so no idea if it's any good. Looking forward to the Autumn planning and colour analysis vids!

Welcome to the club!! I was so excited when she announced the Maggie cardigan, I have never purchased a pattern so quick in my LIFE haha, can't wait to see it!!

Congratulations on moving in! Your wips are all so classic and classy!

Please keep us updated on the drop spindle trials! I still have some raw wool from former pets, also bought hand carders... so spinning is in my cards! And spinning with a drop spindle (or Turkish spindle?) seems to be the easiest and most affordable starting point. <- Please enlighten me, everyone! ^^

Hii! I'm from Spain and I am so excited with this episode! I'm making the ingrid sweater too and I'm going to make the same modification you will make. Also, the paloma sweater is one of my favorite sweaters I've made! This is amazing! 🥰🥰

I'm so impressed with your spinning - GO Amy!

Paradise fibers is one to check out online.

The stars have aligned for your Amy sweater - you have had the right yarn in stash for a year and it's named after you!

Have you heard of art yarn? Consider your first spinning attempts as art yarn and out them on display. Go with spinning fibers that make you happy or that you may like seeing how they spin up. Inexpensive fibers usually frustrate beginners. Have fun spinning!

I didn't become a "good" knitter till I tried knitting continental, the throwing just never really clicked for me especially coming from mostly crocheting. BUT the point of this comment is that I found that I had significantly less wrist pain knitting continental style, if any at all!

Regarding spinning, congratulations on your first skeins! First thing first, I'm also a beginner but I don't use a drop spindle, mine is a spindle I (mostly) hold in my hand, so the process is different. What came to mind when you mentioned the thinner overspun parts: the main thing is to have a consistent thickness (I've been told and never mastered), otherwise the spin is going mostly to the thinner parts (which I can confirm from personal experience). The other thing is, so far I've used some extremely cheap wool meant for felting, and some of it was partially felted to begin with, which made consistent drafting quite challenging (if not impossible). My reasoning was, I will use this extremely cheap fiber to practice until I manage even thickness. What I was later told is, this extremely cheap fiber I was using was not suitable for spinning and I would never achieve even thickness with it, and that I would need better quality fiber. When I was told this I was, like, facepalm, this should have been obvious - but it wasn't when I was making my decisions. So yeah, no need to practice with hand dyed fiber but do stick to fiber that is prepared for spinning. (I have some fiber now, gearing up the courage to start with it.) Best of luck and I'm quite sure you'll master it :) Regarding your Paloma sweater. I don't know the pattern but there is one thing I would check for and potentially adjust for if I'm modifying the short rows stretch. Do ALL the short rows in both patterns engage the same number of raglan seams and have the same rate of increases? If yes, nothing to be worried about. If not, you might need to do some recalculations in your initial position of the raglans in order to end up with the intended numbers of stitches for front, back and sleeves.

For the Ingrid sweater I just skipped the decreases in the diamonds pattern on the sleeves to avoid the weird things that were happening on other people’s sweaters where the repeat gets messed up. I’m really happy with how it turned out!

Thanks Amy for a love podcast.

Any chance of an Amy Sweater KAL? Kinda feels appropriate… I would use it as an excuse to buy more Plein Air. 😊

Amy Sweater…Peer Gynt Cocoa Nibs…perfect!

Where did you get the tag that you put in the back of your blouse? That’s such a great idea!