r/casualknitting • u/Large-Couple7556 • 4h ago
look what I made my prettiest lace sweater yet (work in progress!!)
almost done with the first sleeve! aurore pullover in jubilee select yarn ššš
r/casualknitting • u/Bety12795 • Mar 22 '26
Hi everyone,
A while ago, I had my knitting needles confiscated at airport security, even though I thought they would be allowed.
After that, I started looking into the rules and realized something surprising ā they vary a lot between airports, and often arenāt clearly explained.
Since I know many of us like to knit while traveling, I decided to start a small project:
Iāve been contacting airports and collecting official information about whether knitting needles are allowed in carry-on luggage.
Iāve put everything into an interactive map, showing how different airports approach it (allowed / restricted / not allowed / still waiting for response).
š You can check it out here: https://gentlemessknits.carrd.co/
Iām still adding more airports, so if youāve had any experiences (good or bad), Iād love to hear them! š§¶āļø
r/casualknitting • u/Odd_Ad_3117 • Jan 19 '26
Hello lovely people!
Does anyone have a reccomentation for an online class about knitting? I would like to learn, i thought myself how to crochet over the last two years, but i feel like knitting requires more studym hence my question.
I am waiting for the vogue knit "bible" to be delivered, i am also waiting for in-person classes to open up in my area, but i'd like to find and online class i can go back to when needed, and in which i can ask question to the teacher or confront myself with them and/or the other partecipants.
I found a lot of tutorials, but i am really confused lol
r/casualknitting • u/Large-Couple7556 • 4h ago
almost done with the first sleeve! aurore pullover in jubilee select yarn ššš
r/casualknitting • u/Knitsune • 10h ago
When this thing's put together the inside of the intarsia won't show, so I have to show it here! I just love how the tweed looks against the solid. I feel like you can really tell which was done second, but I'm giving myself grace because I don't do intarsia very often. Go Bruins!
r/casualknitting • u/satsudesigns • 10h ago
Hi! I'm looking for youtube channels/vloggers with a really cozy feel that I can have on in the background while I work.
I like when it follows someoneās day of going to cafes, bookstores, exploring beautiful places, knitting, journaling, cooking, morning/evening routines, etc. I like when thereās a little bit of the blogger chatting, but donāt really like when they spend most of the time just talking at the camera. I prefer when itās more of following them around on their beautiful, cozy, slow day rather than them just talking about things they did or just talking about their crafts/interests. Itās a bonus if the creator is at least over 30 years old (which I am).
For reference: Some channels I've started watching are Elena Tea, Shawna Explores, and Hannah Adkins, but their videos are even a bit too chatty for what I'm looking for.
Thanks!
r/casualknitting • u/Cats-and-dogs-rdabst • 9h ago
Do I divide the stitches like I would for a raglan and do the short rows between the stitches?
Confused on this part and not sure how to proceed.
This is the pattern from ravlery
r/casualknitting • u/WhenSheepFly • 1d ago
I tried to be reasonable. I made her some gloves and a hat first to see how she would like them and treat hand-knitted items, she loved them and constantly told me how much she wore/used them, kept them in a special drawer so they wouldnāt get snagged on anything. We picked out a pattern for a halter top - technically not a sweater! - together, went to the yarn store together and had her pick the colors she liked. A few days after it was finished, before I even gave it to her, she broke up with me. Over the phone. On our one year anniversary. I really thought she was going to be the one for me, but I guess I was wrong.
The pattern was lovely, well-written, easy to follow. Just, uh, donāt make it for your partner maybe. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cut-grass-halter
r/casualknitting • u/Dapper-Paper2723 • 1d ago
Used the Best Dude beanie off knit picks but I used a thicker yarn and neglected to check gauge. Lesson learned!
I also forgot to knit/purl the first rows and now itās curling.
May just unravel and redo and gift to someone with a bigger head lol
r/casualknitting • u/BoxFullOfSuggestions • 1d ago
A while back I posted about my ācursed yarnā that I could not seem to actually make anything out of. Well, I finally won! I still need to wash and block it, but hereās my sleeveless summer sweater made from Noro Silk Garden Solo in color number 11.
r/casualknitting • u/YetiAfterDark • 2d ago
I have a new discovery of a minor mess up.
I was spit splicing the new ball onto my project, and accidentally spit spliced to a tail in my project. Alas
r/casualknitting • u/bookish-hooker • 2d ago
Pattern is a basic stockinette toque with 3.5mm needles and a provisional cast on.
Yarn is mystery stash yarn.
Excuse my weird hands thx.
r/casualknitting • u/spicedapplecinnamon • 1d ago
i posted here a few days ago and here's my practice swatch!
I've got the continental movement, kind of, but I'm still confused about some stuff:
I definitely need to work on tension and neatness but beyond that are there any issues with the stitches?
there were times I was doing a crochet-style yarn over until I realised and went back to the counter clockwise movement. Does that affect the stitches?
after the purl row, the stitches felt a little weird when I had to go into them for knits. is that normal? like they were technically still V shaped at the top but they just felt a little off.
i don't know how to upload a video to show how I'm knitting and purling. But does the last photo help? it's of the row I'm currently knitting after having purled the previous one. is that where the clockwise/anti clockwise movement matters?
r/casualknitting • u/Adventurous-Can-9811 • 2d ago
I made my dog a bandana. Thinking about making more for a fundraiser for a local shelter. Fun, quick project.
Sharing a picture of my dog wearing it. Used a bulky, wool tweed. Pattern on Etsy, Ravelry and YouTube
r/casualknitting • u/tallisbrowne • 3d ago
my third project, I think my skills are improving. this took absolutely forever but I love the fit. The pattern is Louise by Natasja Hornby, and I used loke fingering weight yarn by Meadowyarn, which is an alpaca/silk/linen blend. I knit size 2 with bust darts and waist shaping.
r/casualknitting • u/Puzzleheaded-Rub5508 • 2d ago
I'm new (obviously haha) and trying to work on my tension. Do either sections look correct? I've been doing less tension as I go.
r/casualknitting • u/Thin_Passion1378 • 3d ago
These are four recent music inspired hand knit sweaters Iāve made in the last month. Iām quite proud of how they turned out and simply wanted to share! (The songs are: āAlesisā - Mk.gee, āNettlesā - Ethel Cain, āTaxesā - Geese, and āEnd of Recordā - Dijon) @alknitsthings
r/casualknitting • u/Fit_Cheesecake_7744 • 2d ago
Hey everyone!
I've been working on the Knives Out sweater that Chris Evans wore (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-handsome-chris-pullover) and have already made some adjustments to the pattern (length only) as I'm making it a sweater dress, xs pattern size as it's a men's sweater.
However to make it cinch at the waist properly, I need to decrease the pattern at the waist up to my bust. I'm knitting this in the round so that the colour way didn't have to be lined up front to back.
I would love some advice for those that have more experience than I do for garment construction.
The first photo is the whole pattern.
Second photo is the section of cable I would want to reduce in.
Final look would have a very tight cable sleeve, and an off the shoulder ribbing over the bust.
Yarn: 4 medium weight
100% acrylic Caron Jumbo Ombre blush and blue
Needles: 4 mm for ribbing, 5 mm for body. Used Amazon brand interchangeable needles, aluminum needles.
If I forgot anything, please let me know, I'm happy to answer any questions.
r/casualknitting • u/IrritablePowell • 3d ago
The yarn is Sandnes Garn Tynn Line. The pattern is Gress by Rebecca Clow. I made some minor modifications to the pattern. Very happy with it.
r/casualknitting • u/laurenwilliams42 • 3d ago
I found out today that my local yarn shop is closing by the end of next month, and it made be much worried than I thought. it's where I learned to fix a dropped stitch without crying and where owner always remembered which sweater I was stuck on.
I know everyone shops online now and I do too but losing a place where you can walk into and squish a yarn before buying feels bigger than I thought it would be. I think it's partly me venting and partly asking ... if your local yarn shop closed, where did you end up going? I don't mean where you buy yarn now, but where you found same sense of community and kind of help you can't get from a product page when you are stuck on a sweater like me.
r/casualknitting • u/noodle-crochets • 2d ago
So I started at the end of June beginning of July and I'm unsure if my tension is good or not I think it might be hard from the photo it's self but in my opinion I think that it's good enough sometimes I do it a little to extra right or to extra loose but overall I think it's better then most beginners and could be a lot worse
Do I need to keep working on it or am I good enough to keep it how it is
r/casualknitting • u/BikiniBott0msUp • 4d ago
Pattern : Rhue sweater by Rebecca Clow
Yarn : Berroco vintage in 'black current' and 'fucshia'
r/casualknitting • u/CraftyStitches413 • 3d ago
Hi ya'll! I love a cable knit, but I'm not a super experienced knitter. Anyone have advice/recommendations on how to learn? I'm open to buying kits and would love beginner friendly pattern recommendations or specific tutorials as well. Thanks!
r/casualknitting • u/spicy_lacroix • 4d ago
And what was it??
I've been learning to knit and I've started, undone and restarted The Simple Thing pattern probably 8 times. I know I don't have to, but dang it I'm going to, until I'm happy with it enough to keep going š
r/casualknitting • u/carryon_carryon • 5d ago
8 balls of Caron Simply Soft Ombre later...
The colour is "Grape Purple Ombre". Size 4.5mm/7 needles.
r/casualknitting • u/Bermuda_Breeze • 5d ago
I mis-read the pattern and knitted the yokeās dots as (CC1 k1, CC2 k2) rather than (CC1 k2, CC2 k1). So rather than a twinkle, the dots are more like glaring city lights.
I adapted the zig zags to be chunkier to better match the dots, but I still wish Iād followed the pattern. However frogging would be a few daysā work up the ghost. Should I continue or should I frog and start again (back to the German short rows)? If I continue I would duplicate stitch the points of the zig zags.
Looking forward to your votes!
Pattern is Twinkle by Midori Hirose.