Tiny Desk Knitting: Episode 1
Show Notes

Hi! I’m Emma. I’m a live-in nanny on Capitol Hill (which is why my desk is so tiny). Welcome to my YouTube channel about fair isle knitting! You can find me on Instagram at @barnaby_knits and on Ravelry at @ebarnaby93. I do all my YouTube videos in one take (because I’m terrible at editing) so forgive me if I stutter or laugh at myself. When the pandemic started, I was a graduate student instructor at a university and I had to make video lectures, so I like to think I’m okay at doing these in one take!

What I’m wearing: the Afmæli Sweater by Vedis Jonsdottir (free on Ravelry), knit in Istex Lettlopi. Here’s my project page with the link to the pattern! https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/afmli—20-year-anniversary-sweater-4

Things I plan to include on this channel

-Knitting my way through Fair Isle Weekend by MJ Mucklestone (released fall 2020). Get it here: https://thewoollythistle.com/products/fair-isle-weekend-by-mj-mucklestone

-How to edit a knitting pattern to your preferences

-Print and online resources

            -Sheila MacGregor complete book of fair isle knitting

            -Shetland Wool Week anuals

            -Shetland Wool Adventures Journal

            -Marie Wallin’s Shetland

-Ideas for scrap yarn

-Color talk

-Info about Shetland wool producers

            -J&S 2-ply jumper weight

            -Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift

-Yarn substituting

-What am I wearing?

Pieces I show in this video:

-Radiant Star Cowl: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/radiant-star-cowl

-Nighthawk Skull Cap: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/nighthawk-skull-cap

-Katie’s Kep Variation: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/ebarnaby93/katies-kep-2

Questions? Comments? You can comment here or email me at barnabyknits@gmail.com