https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:25:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2201411 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:49:20 +0000 JAileen 2201411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Robin, please use good yarn. &nbsp;Your time is worth something, you know. &nbsp;I forgot to say, you sew on either side of the cut stitch <i><b>before</b></i> you cut it. &nbsp;</p> <p> <div><br /></div><div>Christel, thank you. &nbsp;Years ago I was in a weekly knitting group, and learned from the other knitters. &nbsp;If not for that, I would still be a mediocre knitter, wedded to patterns.&nbsp;<br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2201398 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:21:29 +0000 ChristelJ 2201398@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You are such an accomplished knitter! I have read on steeks but don't think I will ever have the nerve. Love your outfit so much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2201392 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:58:06 +0000 RobinF 2201392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am tempted to give steeking a try but definitely with inexpensive yarn. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2201165 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:24:41 +0000 JAileen 2201165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Zaeobi, it’s funny how I like my mysteries to be cold and bleak. &nbsp;One of my favorites was Bordertown. &nbsp;It was set in Finland, and was in Finnish with subtitles. &nbsp;The first season was in winter. It was always cold, dark, snowy, and of course, bleak. The next season was in summer and what a contrast!</p> <p>Robin, the baking on the show is far fancier than anything I’ve ever made. Yesterday I wanted to make a rhubarb upside down cake. &nbsp;We’ve had a heat wave, but it’s finally passed, so I’m okay with turning on the oven. &nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>Re steeks: read up on them, plan your project, and you won’t be so afraid. &nbsp;On the vest, I sewed on either side of the cut stitch with my sewing machine, so there was no chance for the stitches to run. &nbsp;I knit it pre internet, and talked to an expert in my knitting group, but now, there’s probably lots of information online.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2201148 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 12:21:49 +0000 RobinF 2201148@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the British Baking Show! I'm pretty sure we saw that season and I didn't even notice the sweaters - and I am a knitter too! The show always makes me want to bake so I must have been distracted.</p> <p>I have done color work but never dared to try steeking. No going back after that!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2201131 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:36:06 +0000 Zaeobi 2201131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sweater vest looks lovely on you :)</p> <p> I like how James' red jumper coordinates with his apron especially! </p> <p>Lol @ BritBox for mystery - no one does bleak, grey &amp; dreary quite like we do </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200943 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:04:12 +0000 JAileen 2200943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shevia, thank you.</p> <p>Joy, I’ll have to look into the other shows. &nbsp;Thanks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200872 Mon, 07 Jun 2021 01:54:23 +0000 Anonymous 2200872@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had not known that The Great British Baking Show is done. We have been watching Grand Designs in which Brits build fabulous one-of-a-kind homes and Gardener’s World which is so soothing </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200709 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 02:02:05 +0000 Jaime 2200709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>He's a snappy dresser and you look fantastic in your husband's sweater and white boots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200702 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 00:21:45 +0000 JAileen 2200702@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, but I’ll keep it in mind. &nbsp;Thanks. &nbsp;Right now we’re watching Waking the Dead. It’s about police cold cases. &nbsp;I think it’s very good except for the opening music which is overly dramatic but also immaterial. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200700 Sun, 06 Jun 2021 00:08:25 +0000 Angie 2200700@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! :)</p> <p>Have you seen C.B. Strike? We really enjoyed it. Currently watching Killing Eve. Very good, and both British.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200698 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 23:55:06 +0000 JAileen 2200698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, thank you! &nbsp; I don’t wear my husband’s vest very often. &nbsp;I loved Shetland, too. &nbsp;That’s why we ended up subscribing to BritBox. &nbsp;There are a lot of bleak mysteries streaming there. &nbsp;:)<div></p> <p></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200691 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 23:44:25 +0000 Angie 2200691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun post! I loved the TV show Shetland.&nbsp;</p> <p>You look KILLER fab! The white bookended boots are sublime </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200677 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 21:30:41 +0000 JAileen 2200677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nikki, that’s a lovely sweater your MIL knit. &nbsp;It fits your Bohemian style very well.<div><br /></div><div>Irina, thank you. &nbsp;I loved all of his sweaters. &nbsp;When I find sweaters like this at the thrift store, I buy them. &nbsp;Mostly I find the Scandinavian kind. &nbsp;They’re lovely, too, and often have reindeer knitted into them. &nbsp;The hand knitted ones are knit in the round, and use steeks, too.</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200648 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:11:22 +0000 Irina 2200648@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, what a beautiful vest you knitted! Amazing!<br />I’m not into patterns but I would wear any of these sweaters in a heartbeat! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200626 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 14:53:17 +0000 Anonymous 2200626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>JAileen, here’s a pic of a sweater that my MIL knitted. The photo is from February. I also had sweaters made by my grandmother and aunt. Those sweaters I gave to my boys </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200621 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 14:14:58 +0000 JAileen 2200621@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>Okay, another interesting thing about these Fair Isle sweaters, is that Fair Isle is part of the Shetland Islands, where he is from. &nbsp;So he was an advertisement for Shetland.</div><div><br /></div>Bijou, thank you. &nbsp;We’re also watching Waking The Dead, about a British cold case team. &nbsp;We started watching an episode of GBBS &nbsp;after the other. &nbsp;They’re kind of the opposite.<div><br /></div><div>Rachy, ChewySpaghetti, you really need your nerve to cut steeks. &nbsp;I made another vest, of Noro, a Japanese self striping yarn of wool and silk. &nbsp;I used steeks rather than knitting back and forth so the stripes would match up in the front by the button band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tanya, it took us awhile to get around to it - it originally aired nine years ago! &nbsp;I&nbsp;like the show because the contestants are nice to each other. &nbsp;One said they thought it was because they’re competing for the honor, rather than money. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Staysfit, years ago I was in a knitting group with several knitters who knit Kaffe Fassett sweaters. &nbsp;Gorgeous. </p> <p>Helena, thank you. &nbsp;I wear the vest from time to time, I love the white boots which are Lucky Brand.</p> <p>Nikki, thank you. &nbsp;</p> <p> </div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200609 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 13:05:05 +0000 Anonymous 2200609@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your vest is beautiful! I have a soft spot for hand knit items. The Bake Off show is a fun series! Paul Hollywood is a cutie </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200608 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:57:58 +0000 Helena 2200608@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well he's as cute as a button in his sweaters, and you are so talented! Love how you've styled yours with the white boots; make it feel modern classic. YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200604 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:21:01 +0000 chewyspaghetti 2200604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of my favorite shows!<br /> Love your vest- and am impressed you were brave enough to cut it. I knit a simple fair isle vest years ago, but only did the pattern on the front, so no steeking necessary. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200595 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 11:03:29 +0000 Staysfit 2200595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have attempted to knit using multiple colors before but not a Shetland sweater. &nbsp;When I was in college I liked Kaffe Fassett’s patterns. &nbsp;I have never heard of skeets or corrugated ribbing! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200590 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:15:17 +0000 Tanya 2200590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those are great sweaters. I keep meaning to start watching that show, but somehow never get around to it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200575 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 08:36:49 +0000 rachylou 2200575@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right. Now I have to read up on steeks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200572 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:59:09 +0000 Bijou 2200572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, you are a woman of many talents. Your knit is absolutely beautiful. I am not really into cooking shows, but wow, James has great style and who could resist a man that can cook a strawberry shortcake like that! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/the-intersection-of-food-fashion-and-entertainment#post-2200570 Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:27:51 +0000 JAileen 2200570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We’re watching The Great British Bake Off 2012, on PBS’s streaming app. &nbsp;I noticed one contestant, James Morton, who is from Shetland. &nbsp;He has worn beautiful Fair Isle sweaters every episode. &nbsp;I noticed, I guess, because I’m a knitter. &nbsp;The one in #1 is very similar to one I knit about 25 years ago for my husband, in #6. &nbsp;My husband never wears it because it’s too warm. &nbsp;I designed it, knit it with steeks, and corrugated ribbing. &nbsp;I think his vest in #1 is probably not hand knit. &nbsp; I think someone in Shetland hand knitting a Fair Isle sweater would almost certainly knit corrugated ribbing. &nbsp;Steeks are when you cut your in the round knitted fabric to make openings for arms and neck, and corrugated ribbing uses two colors in each row. &nbsp;</p> <p>ETA: &nbsp;After I found these various pictures, I found a Buzzfeed article showing them!</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/scottybryan/sexy-jumpers-sexy-jumpers-sexy-jumpers">https://www.buzzfeed.com/scott.....xy-jumpers</a></p> <p></p> <p> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div></p>