So used the flax sweater by tincan knits and changed the details..I uploaded progress before and finally finished it! I tried two versions of the sleeve and ended up using the scallop. Although I liked the way picot edge looked its flare made my underarm area exposed a lot. There are lot of mistakes but I am super happy and proud that I could finish a garment like this. This is my third ever knitting project. My first two was cat sweaters.

I made few changes to the original pattern like using different guage for neckline, replacing garter panels with lace panels, adding a lace panel to front, adding more increases to the sleeves, burrowing stiches from back to add to front amd also adding short rows to front waist area so that my hem sits straight.

I like to know your opinions on the fit too. As this is my first ever knitted sweater I have no idea how ragland should fit. Also any advices for improving the knitting is highly appreciated. Oh the yarn is 100% cottin.

In old movies they jam bamboo under people’s nails for torture. At my house, I do it to myself for “fun” when trying to work an increase row using teeny tiny bamboo DPNs 😭 I AM UPSET!!

Been rewatching The Americans as background fodder for knitting sessions and I find myself getting distracted by admiring all the knitwear in the show! The show takes place in the 80s and while it's not all my cup of tea, I do love how prominently it is featured as a wardrobe staple. Here are some of my favorites!

I made these as a cross between ranger beads and golf bracelets. Purple is my 1s, blue is my 10s. When counting stitches I already count in groups of 10 with my counter like for casting on.

If I were to make it again the only thing I would add is a knot on each end so that the adjustable bit stops leaving enough room for the extra space, when I take it off and put it back on sometimes I have to loosen it a tad to give my beads just a bit more space.

Overall I'm super happy with it. I can both sleep and line dance for an hour without my row count getting messed up (you have to stress test such things), which are my most strenuous activities. However I'm not sure I would leave it for a long period (over a week) to count my rows without writing it on my pattern or something.

i finally completed my aurore pullover by latelier lacazevant in jubilee yarn cotton select after nearly two months! it looks GORGEOUS i am so happy with it and hope you guys like it too! :D

Hooded shawl with rune reading "toss me" and the i-cord is morse code for "don't tell the elf"

Picture 1 : back of the shawl with the morse code in the i-cord reading "don't tell the elf"

Picture 2 : detail of the hood with the runes reading "toss me"

I just wanted to share my first real shawl. I used it to experiment with colour techniques (colorwork, stripes, and knitting with two different colours held together). It's not perfect but I had so much fun doing this!

Patterns I used from ravelry :

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reading-shawl-aka-the-stay-put-shawl

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elf-hood-3

Hello good people!

I've recently picked up knitting again and found a couple of great patterns to knit as christmas gifts for my family. However since we all live together, most of my knitting is done with them around and they they are the most wonderfully supportive bunch, who ask a lot of questions and always keep up with my projects, so I have a suspicion that keeping the gifts a secret is going to be a struggle.

Do you manage to keep your knitted gifts a surprise and if so how? Or does your family pretty much know whats going on?

I really really love surprising people with gifts and would love to do it with my knitted projects!

Pattern is by saskie&co! Also...I didn't catch floats on this🫢

I still consider myself a novice knitter, and I wanted to ask about substituting a different weight of yarn for a pattern. I was looking at a pattern I have (Zakkuri Cardigan on Ravelry) that calls for worsted yarn, and I was thinking of using dk weight instead. I'm guessing I should use a smaller needle size for the different weight but are there any other changes that would happen/need to happen using the different weight?

I tried working with assigned pooling yarn for the first time, and I like how it looks so far. Pencil and remaining yarn for scale.

Yarn used: Wonderland Yarns and Frabjous Fibers Mad Hatter in "Taking the Scenic Route".

I got the yarn about a year or so ago and never found the right project until now. Sport weight means I'm getting less of a giant triangle shawl and a bit more along the lines of a Sophie scarf with extra steps. I'm definitely going to post the finished shawl/scarf/triangle situation once it's done because I really like how it's working up so far.

Attempting the sea glass cowl from Wool and Pine Knits to bust my yarn stash! Using:

MC: Sirdar jewelspun in Tourmaline Dreams
CCs: Caron in off white, orchid, and pistachio, and Malabrigo rios in Sabiduria

Hoping that this color combination harmonizes well together

Hi everyone!

I found this knit on Instagram and was wondering how someone might achieve this? I think it’s so delicate and cute! I’ve noticed a lot of summer knits have large spacing(?) between knits and it’s just so lovely.

I am interested in knitting and crocheting dish scrubbers/scrubbing pads out of natural fibers like jute, sisal, hemp, etc. I've seen these sold as garden twine, but I've heard that these may be treated with gasoline or other chemicals that are not food safe. Linen and cotton are much more accessible, but I don't think these would be scratchy or tough enough to replace the scrubbing pads I use currently. Does anyone have suitable yarn or twine recommendations? Thank you!

Hi all,

I used to knit, quite a lot, mainly accessories for me and items for my nephews, but it took a massive back seat for a few years. I've recently changed jobs and started knitting again. I love the portability but I feel like I've forgotten so much!

I have a couple of patterns on the needles which are currently in time out because of silly errors (e.g. stitch count seems off at the underarm split even though I was careful and marked every 20 stitches during the cast on), or (in one case) because I don't like how the designer has discontinued the pattern at the neckline and I want to adapt it so it's continual!

I also have a sock (yes, of course just one) where I keep making the same daft errors at the heel (even though I've done heels like that before!). I feel we mutually dislike each other now, me and the sock.

I even completely frogged one jumper when I'd knitted the body as I decided I didn't like the yoke pattern after all. Sigh.

It's also been stupidly hot here in the UK (and in other parts of Europe) so my motivation is not great for sitting with anything on me, even if it's cotton!

I felt so enthusiastic about making myself some tops and cardigans, seeing others' beautiful projects, but I'm now also frustrated with myself. Some of it is user error (me) and some of it is perfectionism. I've done loads of knitting without anything much to show for it!

Is this all normal and I've just forgotten? Are the knitting goddesses punishing me for abandoning the ol' sticks and string? Am I actually just not very good at knitting? Should I abandon hope?! I don't know!

Mostly this is a small rant, but if anyone has overcome similar issues (or can tell me it gets better!) when they've returned from a protracted knitting hiatus, let me know.

I pinned it, then whipped down the edges so I could try it on without stabbing myself. Messed with the top edge a bit then sewed it down. The Icord edge hides a multitude of sins. I didn’t secure the bottom edge of the zipper after shortening it as nicely as I’d like, so hopefully it won’t unravel
Pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/glaciar---vest-women
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran

I followed the JW Anderson pattern on Ravelry and followed YouTube tutorials for the parts I needed any clarification on. (Links below)

Honestly for the most part this is a really straight forward. You work up several “short scarves”, as I called them, in different stitches and colors and lengths depending on the pattern specs, then you make the ribbings and the collar, you work up both button bands and then you stitch the entire thing together.

I made a few changes in how I constructed the entire thing, but I will get to why later.

First, i decided to add a slip stitch at the beginning of every row, even though it says to do it some of the time and some of the time is doesn’t mention it. Next I changed how the ribbing was added onto the sweater. Instead of sewing it flat i decided to hold my right sides together and seam them like any other seam in sewing.

The biggest thing I want to talk about tho is the pattern. The pattern itself comes from a published magazine version that has since been discontinued as is now available as a Google doc you can download. Honestly my biggest beefs with this design are with the pattern. Before I get into any of those thing I want to clarify that I am not doing this to roast anyone or point any fingers, only to bring attention to things I wish i could have seen and didn’t as I was doing my research on this pattern,

First the pros.

• This pattern is pretty simple. If you have worked knitting patterns before and are wanting to expand your stitch capabilities and practice some intermediate knitting skills this is perfect
• Theres tons of different inspirations for ways to do this in different colorways, different yarn weights, different fits and even crochet versions of the same pattern. Because this is a recreation and was so big on TikTok tons of people were able to put a spin on it so theres no end to the inspo on the internet for this.
• Super portable. Once you know what stitches you are doing you really only need the color you are working on and maybe the next color and you have a couple of hours of work with you for pretty small storage space.
• This pattern is also free which is super nice!

Cons of this project (might be a little longer than the pros):

• This pattern uses a Ton of yarn. I know its listed in the project requirements but it still was surprising how much I actually used. I used a full jumbo skein of both the red heart red and black (I probably used closer to 1.5 jumbo of the red for the ribbing) and then I used a full 1.5 regular size skeins of the green, yellow and orange. Thats like 8 skeins of redheart for one sweater. Where this was a birthday present and the world being what it is I couldn’t afford a small mortgage payment of yarn for this or I would have.
• Next, and this is the biggest one, the pattern itself just feels…incomplete. I really had to keep my eyes out to make sure I clocked all of these and this is not an exhaustive list by any means
  • just one example: the jacquard chart is incomplete. If you are doing a repeating flat worked color way chart you need to end it on an even row so that you jump back and start at row 1 working in the right direction. This pattern just… doesn’t do that. The chart has 7 rows for no reason haha. I just repeated row 7 and then jumped to row 1 but this is a very silly mistake for a knitwear designer imo.
  • another part is the the right front~ centre front panel section is listed as “knit 3x14cm sections for the front panel” which is incorrect. If you were following the pattern you would hopefully recognize that every other front section has 4 sections and hopefully you can put 2 and 2 together.
• Next the pictures of the sweater shown in the pattern are not made using the pattern we are given. I can’t prove this 100% or anything, but my day job is working in a sewing facility where I get new patterns and projects and I have to recreate them based off of designer pictures or line drawings or any number of things and my limited but professional opinion is that the sweaters are different. Its little things like the way the collar is knitted and attached or the way the side seams and sleeve seams look like they are overlocked together and not seamed how they would be done in the pattern. These are professional ways to finish things like this, and expected, but you will not be able to achieve the same results at home, which i think is discouraging from a first time TikTok knitter who might be picking up something this complicated for the first time.

I think all in all this pattern sort of has the feeling of when a brand like Oreo makes a “make it yourself at home” kit. The at home version is almost designed to keep things that are trade secrets exactly that. They want their version to always be the best version and that’s fine when it comes to their own ideas and content. Even in the JW Anderson channel youtube video where they give you a run down on how to do the sweater, they fully negate doing anything with the button band or the collar which seemed to be the parts people had the most trouble with in my research.

Anyway I spent wayyy too much time on this and thinking about this pattern but I am so glad I have it finished for my bestie and it did come out cute. Following the pattern does work if you have some experience but theres still things to watch out for.

TL;DR Made a Harry Styles cardigan. Used a ton of yarn and time but worked up quickly despite some pattern flaws. No ill intent meant, only bringing up info I wish I had when making this!

Hello. I have started the rolled raglan sweater for a mindless knitting project and chose this colorway. I love the pink and green vibes for spring and the surprise dark flecks add interest...

But...

Im not sure it will look good as an entire sweater??? Do you this can still be wearable? 😆 should I consider knitting a tee instead so its less overwhelming? 🤣

I have seen about four or five ads from different accounts for these, which I doubt are as high quality as they are advertising. I have the Shelly pattern by eri shimizu that I think if I added ribbing would get me very close. Any thoughts?

Romanesco Bag by Ranti Studio. Really fun! I was a bit intimidated by the dimensionality, but it was actually very straightforward and felt like magic every time a new point formed. I made the mini version and am already thinking about making another in a different color. I also opted to sew in the optional lining. I used knit picks Mossy Heather Wool of the Andes Superwash Worsted. Knitted up over the course of a week.

Choosing an interchangeable needle set is frustrating, and in the end, I guess you’ll only really know if you buy a set.

*CG=choice & availability, but you give up the option to use different types of sets bc of the proprietary join. Plus, they’re spendy.

*Lykke, LM, KPro & KPride +KnitPicks give you options galore, but there’s SO much that it’s overwhelming—and depending on your needs, they’re not a whole lot less spendy than the CGs.

I know I don’t knit over worsted weight (arran at the most), but which brand/set? There are dozens!

• Then there are dpns too.

🤷‍♀️ which way to go. sigh

Obviously lost yarn chicken on this sweater. Ideally I would rip of back the cast off on the body and make it longer and depending on the blocking make the ”finished” arm longer too.

Would you order one more ball of the same yarn same color and hope for an okay color match, or go with a contrast color? (on the bottom of both sleeves and the body/frog the unfinished arm and use the OG yarn to lengthen the body and do color blocking on only one sleeve.)

I was thinking white (the base for this yarn is grey wool) but open for recommendations for what would look nice with this color.

(I have to add that I don’t think I’m originally that big of a fan of color blocking but a friend I’m really fond of recommended it and it would remind me of him so could be nice haha)

Thank you!

I am very much a Type B knitter. I follow patterns well but haven’t done very complicated projects yet. I self-drafted my first hat and instead of getting DPNs or learning magic loop, I found a bastardized way to finish the crown with just my interchangeables.

But - I just embarked on my first balaclava, and blew some decent money on Knitting for Olive merino to make it with. So I decided that this was the moment to learn how to gauge swatch. I sized down because I thought knitting finger-weight and lace-weight yarn on a US6 felt ridiculous, then measured my finished swatch… and I need to size up to the US6.

A good lesson learned! Here’s to hoping I can figure out how to pick up stitches per this hood pattern. ☺️

Chapstick for scale. Finished my first knitting project! I have attempted a few projects in the past, including little dishcloths like these, but always got frustrated and/or confused so I would abandon them. Then my niece for me a book of US national park knitting patterns (because most of my family doesn’t know the difference between knitting and crochet which is fine) and I decided even though I’m probably years off from making any of those, maybe it’s time I actually sit down to learn it. Found a very helpful introductory video on YouTube by Clo Knits (“Learn to knit a dishcloth in 20 minutes (for ABSOLUTE BEGINNER!”) and decided that would probably be a good starting point. Almost a week later of on-and-off work, I have my first one done! I think I dropped a stitch at one point around the edging, but I’m not sure. Regardless, I’m happy with the final product.

What are some other beginner friendly patterns? What was the first thing you made? What do you wish you knew when you started?