One Wild Designs

Casting on a sweater but want to love the final product? Step one is choosing the right size. We recommend that you get familiar with the schematic and your own measurements, and walk you through the process in this episode!

Want to meet IRL? Catch us at String Theory in Chicago June 20th - tickets available here.

Jen is working with sumptuous yarn from Wool & Palette.

Articles: Evaluating patterns Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Article: What does it mean for a garment to "fit?"

Check out a size chart - here is Ysolda Teague's free size chart for women

Article: Using upper bust to choose a size

The good, the bad, the way it hurts your hands - we're breaking down gauge. Knit the perfect swatch, know what your choices are if you can't get the pattern gauge, and get clear on when you can cut corners.

Catch us at String Theory in Chicago June 20th - tickets available here.

Bess is wearing the Carol Bralette and the Renard Silk Dress.

Article: What to do when you can't get gauge.

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Let's talk about planning for your dream knit photoshoot! We're talking about what it takes to create the photos we use for social media, pattern layout, newsletters, marketing and more! We hope you'll find some helpful tips whether you're a "professional knitter" or just someone who wants to share your finished objects with the world!

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Jen's photographer: Keylimehi

Bess's makeup pro: ShopWillBeauty

Bess is wearing the Anna tee

Jen is wearing the Classic LBD - available May 4!

In this episode, Bess walks us through the construction and fit of the Carol bralette, a pattern that will be live in Spring '23.

This week we're tackling four questions about handknit sweater fit from watchers/listeners:

Next episode we'll be talking even more about fitting breasts, and digging into Bess' bralette pattern.

We'd love to invite you to chime in on the comments section - do you think you'll try any of these strategies? Do you have follow up questions? Let us know!

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www.knitfixandchill.com, or email at [email protected]

Bess's website & newsletter: https://elizabethmargaretdesigns.com/

Jen's website & newsletter: https://www.jpknitsthings.com/

Or find us on IG at @elizabeth.margaret.knits and @JP_Knits_Things

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Bess is wearing Local Meadow, and she used organic fingering merino from Knitting Niqabi

Want to see what the fuss is about? Peep Bess's Bralette here

Jen refers to a blog post about raglan shaping - you can read more here and if you want a deep dive on why you need front neck shaping, you can read that here.

Today we’re joined by Harper Bee, who’s distinctive style includes multiple stitch textures, delicate details, and a commitment to size and price inclusion. We’re talking about slow design, the smushy conflict between business and art, and the ways we bring our values for our work as real life humans.

Looking for links?

A Sweater for Usagi (Harper’s newest sweater pattern)

Postscript - Jen’s sweater is out on March 9

Bess’s yet-unnamed bralette - sneak peek!

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Bess's website & newsletter: https://elizabethmargaretdesigns.com/

Jen's website & newsletter: https://www.jpknitsthings.com/

Or find us on IG at @elizabeth.margaret.knits, @JP_Knits_Things, and @Disyarning

In today's episode, Bess and Jen talk about how to use variegated yarn in your knitting projects, tips for including multiple colors in your knitting projects, and choosing yarns that fit into your wardrobe. We share all of our favorite resources, and explain how we choose colors for our design projects. Whether you prefer trendy colors or timeless neutrals, we hope that you'll find something informative!  

Next episode, we'll be talking with Harper Bee (@Disyarning) about Slow Design - make sure to hit subscribe & notify to get an alert when that episode is available!

Sherwin Williams Color ID Collections

Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn, by Carol Sulkoski

Color Confident Stitching, Karen Barbé

Wool and Palette - Sign up for Emily's newsletter and get a PDF of her "Going Beyond the Rainbow" color guide.

A note on microns, from Hannah (thanks for sharing, Hannah!):

Micron count is a measurement about the fineness of the fiber. Lots of things affect it, including what the sheep encounters in a certain season, but especially including the age of the sheep. By encouraging people to look at micron count, we are driving market pressure towards younger sheep, and may encourage the culling of older animals. You can definitely use micron count to predict whether or not you can wear a fiber against your skin.

You can find merino in commercially spun yarn in a range of fineness. But if you want to experiment with variety in breed specific yarns, you’re going to need to start spinning. There are two reasons for this - first, the mill machines are able to work on yarn within a certain range. Super low micron count fibers cannot go through the same process that mid-range fibers can. There are very few mills domestically who can handle super low micron count fibers like cashmere, so if a low carbon footprint is important to you, that might be another factor to weigh.

Second, farmers can get a much better price selling those fibers directly to spinners than they can selling it through a mill. So if you want to get your paws on some of those breed specific yarns in lower - or higher! - micron counts, consider spinning some up.

Also, we'd like to note - Farmers growing very small batch fibers have written to share concerns about the conversation around micron counts and the calls for including that information. It’s not practical for farmers at that scale to be constantly measuring micron counts. Personally, we consider farm yarn to be it's very own thing, and would rarely be evaluating it for against-the-skin wear.

Overall, tl;dr, we'd love to encourage listeners & watchers to make room in the wardrobe for all types of fibers. For more info on using yarns that you might find scratchy, check out Jen's article here.

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Bess's website & newsletter: https://elizabethmargaretdesigns.com/ 

Jen's website & newsletter: https://www.jpknitsthings.com/ 

Or find us on IG at @elizabeth.margaret.knits and @JP_Knits_Things

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Bess & I have been designing patterns professionally for a few years now, and thought we'd share some of our early mistakes, lessons learned, and tips for new designers and the design curious. We'll talk about working with a tech editor, design as a business, and feuding with your projects.  Let us know your thoughts!

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