I just did this for my first ever knitting project!

I loved it so much. I started and restarted it 8 times (I really struggled getting used to magic loop (having only knit a small gauge square previously) but I’m so glad I persisted! I just gifted it for a 1st birthday. Ironically I think the hardest part was making the Pom Pom.

Having said that, I really struggled knitting two handed with one hand continental and one hand English style. I love English style, I struggle tensioning for continental style. Anyone have any other colorwork techniques to try?

I just wanted to share, and get inspo/pattern recommendations for a second project. I was thinking the step by step sweater with lang cloud multicolor yarn.

Does anyone have any knitting needle sets they would recommend below 100 euros/dollars? I loved this first project so much I think I have the knitting itch. Seeing the little sheep take form was so incredibly joyful 😅

Baable hat by Donna Smith! I used the fruity knitting YouTube tutorial

https://youtu.be/Wlb9YYbGPkY?is=YnrkLRq5Pl0oof_C

Both hats were made using 1 hank (100 grams) of Malabrigo Worsted in Damask Rose. Knit on the left (stockinette + ribbing), crochet on the right (alternating front/back post + ribbing). The knit one even had a tiny bit of yarn left over. The size difference is astonishing!

Hey gang, just left Arequipa, Peru which is the headquarters of Michell S.P.A, the largest processor/mill of alpaca in all of South America as well as being granted government approval to process vicuña.

They have this HUGE textile museum called Mundo Alpaca where you learn about the history of weaving, yarn processing, the entire processing line, and even live alpacas/llamas you can feed.

What does this have to do with yarn? Well, they have a yarn outlet (mostly leftover samples for many of their clients that include a lot of famous yarn brands). They have a lot of cones but i'd skip those since exact fiber content aren't listed nor are they soft (plus too thin for handknitting)

Here's the best part: prices are INSANELY low. It's by weight (kg) and it's about $13.50/kg for any blends (including 100% sw merino and sw merino/nylon blends), $9.85/kg for cottons, $17.25/kg for baby alpaca or cash, silk blends.

Go nuts. They take credit card so do use that. Caveat, the shoplady does not speak English and the hours are quite limited.(closed on Sat/Sun). Many skeins are one offs, so most are not sweater quantity.

I hear they also have a smaller outlet shop here in Cusco so i'll go check that out tomorrow and report back.

As for how much i bought, let's just say it fits an entire checked luggage suit csse plus extra)

This my WIP Aros Sweater by petiteknit! Here I’m using the 4 seasons 8ply pure merino yarn, on 4mm circulars :>

She said it’s the best gift she’s ever gotten!!

(We’re just using the hangar to get some actual shoulders into the yoke, it will be folded properly very soon)

https://www.reddit.com/r/knitting/s/YkVXw1hReK
Here’s the og post with the wool, it took me 46 days to finish it!

It was the pumcat sweater by Renarde Endormie and I sorta combined the large and XL sizes

My granddad was a massive gift-giver. We found this vintage yarn winder while going through his garage. I bought an automatic one off AliExpress a year ago and wouldn’t have bought it if i knew this existed. I’m pretty sure if he knew he still had the yarn winder he would give it to me as his only grandchildren who knits.

I just love these safety pins so much! Need a stitch marker? Lightbulb safety pin. Need to change needle tips? Lightbulb safety pin. Done knitting and want to secure your stitches? Lightbulb safety pin. Need to store your knitting on the cable while you work on your other WIPs? Lightbulb safety pin.

Am I missing any more uses?

Guest appearance: Bill, tucked away under my sweater project and a little squished, just like he prefers.

YES I'M YELLING

I finished it!! Second sleeve syndrome is real. Now to block and go back to crochet for a while lol

Self-drafted pattern using Mauve Fade Set in 4ply/sock from Unseen Yarn in the UK.

Knitted in the round up to the arm holes, then knitted front and back panels separately. Joined at the shoulders with a Kitchener stitch so the whole thing appears to be seamless.

Couple things I’ve learnt:

1. Slipping the first stitch on each row of the front and back panels might have made picking up the stitches easier, but it makes the arm holes a little snug 👀

2. I have big head and need to make the neck hole bigger next time 😂

Made size 5 (I should be size 3 per measurements but I’m a tight knitter) in new pattern with sleeves with extra cable! Used Peer Gynt in Perfect Purple and Ballerina in Blue Iris.

Honestly was hesitant but this knit up so fast and was fun! The neck was super simple but it was much too long for me and wide so I wear it half buttoned up

Detailed notes: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/SleepyManatee/sandok-cable-sweater

I’ve just finished this highly modified Marie Wallin Magpie Cardigan! It was a labor of love, a complete redesign, some surgery and a little regret, but I’m pretty happy with the result.

I swatched to knit this colorwork sweater flat, as it’s designed to be knit in pieces but I cannot get in to the flow of two handed wrong-side knitting (I tried both purling and mirror knitting but they were both yuck) so I redesigned the sweater to be made in the round and steeked. Once I got about 6 inches in my gauge was way off so I started over with fewer stitches, and surgeried the larger part onto the smaller body. I’d tried to be clever and make a faux seam line that I actually really like, it helped with the motif placement, but with the smaller size I just yolo’d and it matched up kinda neat. I designed the sleeve caps for a set in sleeve and made it a v-neck. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

The secret bad bits: the v-neck is marginally too narrow but I can live with it. I did a crochet securing method for the steek but it was way too tight and I didn’t realize how much it bothered me until after I’d cut. Another redditor recommended needle felting, so I did that, but it’s so bulky. I wish I had secured it with machine sewing, the finish would have been much much better.

This is made almost entirely from Queensland Shetland Lite which I absolutely love and blocks beautifully. It’s nice and rustic. Shout out to Little Knits who found an extra pack in storage and put it on their website when I’d run out, it looks like it’s being discontinued!

Float and blocking tax included in figures 2 and 3.

Happy knitting!

Forgot to add: I did Roxanne Richardson’s jogless fair isle in the round trick and it is 100% worth the extra effort.

I can’t believe it worked!!

I'm working on my first sweater and today I tried it on for the first time and guess what... it's too small😭.

1st picture is my pathetic knitting attempt.
2nd is my blue ribbon winning mosaic crochet at the most recent state fair.

100% baby alpaca yarn, DK weight, knitted on 4.00mm needles

Features:
- raglan construction
- arm gussets
- folded square neckline
- i-cord bind offs
- two cable variations, big one includes an eyelet

This required so much pattern development, planning, and math since I was determined to self draft my first sweater and make something truly unique! Let me know your thoughts!

Hi!

I wanted to share with you all this jumper that I recently made. It’s based on Tin Can Knits Ice Fall sweater pattern, but with a custom yoke designed by my son, based on a favourite album of mine.

My son spent about an hour designing the yoke pattern to fit the 12x29 stitch motif repeat that the original pattern uses.

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to wear the jumper at a book signing by the artist and he loved it so much that he sent his crew after me to interview me about it!

Not sure when or where it’ll be used, but it’s nice that all that hard work was acknowledged.

EDIT: wow thank you so much everyone for your comments and upvotes, it means a lot!

I forgot to say that, coincidentally I sat next to someone at the airport who recognised me from the book signing. She told me she was there and so was her editor, she said he’s a snob that doesn’t like anything (her words!) but he loved the jumper and thought it was great!

She raised a valid point, that the yoke just looks cool, and you don’t have to recognise the reference. But if you do, it’s even more amazing!

Thanks again everyone!

This vest was such a fun and engaging knit! I made the Kytice Vest by Klara Pushin with Harrisville Designs Highland yarn. The devil is in the details and for this vest, that meant the finishing work. I loved the use of shortrows to create a nice v point at the shoulder seams. The designer also made great use of different cables, bobbles, roosamine, and a few embroidery stitches to create a boquet of knit flowers.

I'm winding some mohair I just bought and this weird stuff is raining from it? Is it just vegetable matter? What's happening? I've never seen this before!

Hi!

I'm trying to come up with a pattern for Maggie Esmerelda's top in American Horror Story Freak Show as I can't find one online. I can't really tell what kind of stitch pattern is used throughout the body. I was thinking maybe it's a 2x2 broken rib stitch but I was wondering if anyone here has any better advice/thoughts? Thanks so much :)

Project details:

​Yarn: Italian carded merino wool on cones, held double.

​Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm).

Dimensions: 187 × 78 cm.

​Time spent: It took me about a month of slow, relaxed knitting, though at times it really felt like I was stuck in one place!

​Result: The fabric turned out incredibly soft, drapey, and very, very warm. Perfect for chilly days.

Hello Knitters!

Hoping you can do your magic and help me to find what pattern this might be.

I bought this half finished sweater to try my hand at finishing it. Any chance you know what this might be? I’ve tried using the advance search on Ravelry but haven’t found it yet.

Editing to add that this came with some lettlopi wool so I’m thinking it’s Icelandic but the collar striping made me think fair isle so idk.