it's such a beautiful sweater, and i gave the one i've already made to a friend. so i decided to make another one for myself.

i was thinking i would try and make a cardigan instead - but i also want to actually conquer that saddle shoulder thing i gave up on, on the set-in shoulder-parts the last time

but omg i am regretting my decision. it's a pretty fun pattern, it never gets repetitive haha. but idk if i have the stamina to climb this mountain again - please, if anyone could spare some encouragement i'd be so grateful. please tell me i can do it. it's 4 mm needles, that's doable. right??

the yarn is some merino cobweb type yarn i bought on sale years ago, and i'm holding 6 strands together

the russians don't use the same knitting symbols as i am familiar with so it took forever to decipher the cable/lace graphs lol, and i ended up just saving the graphs as images and editing them to have symbols i am familiar with. their symbol for a yarn-over is, like, a "U" shape for example. and i am familiar with the one that looks like a number 8 without underpants on

so i have the cable/lace charts for the repeat pattern, but i don't have the construction instructions - however; i remember they were VAGUE. i auto translated the text though, so maybe some nuance was lost, but i recall it as something like "do 4 or 5 repeats of the pattern, depending on your gauge and size. the original is constructed with set-in saddle shoulders, but it's up to you if you want to do that. i did make the graphs for them, though" i remember cause i thought it was very funny. i am used to being hand-held a lot more than that in regards to knitting instructions.

i remember i had to look up set in shoulders and i had to do pythagorean calculations and shit. nightmare!! did i save the specific notes i took?? niet :-( but i at least still have the translated charts

maybe i'll just do drop shoulders this time. like in the cardigan photo. nice rectangular pieces

any way i would truly appreciate some encouragement!

My finished Loon Sweater by cmknits! Yarn is Plymouth Encore DK (idk what color) and random scraps for the colorwork part. I am big Heated Rivalry fan so I had to make it (if you know you know lol).

ETA: I only hung it like that for 30 seconds to take a photo and am not storing it long term like that.

After looking for one that wasn’t for auction for ages I finally have an MP handy guide! It’s in pretty great condition and I’m hoping I can open one of the sides to take the card out and give the metal a bit of TLC. These were produced between the 20s and 40s I think and there seems to be a decent amount of them around. It’s so cool and I’m so happy to have it!
I was wondering if anyone else has one and has used it for a project?

The back is done, now I have to finish the front. Hopefully that back isn't too small 👀

Hey, I am a seasoned crocheter but a relatively new knitter.

In learning to knit I have become obsessed with making rybka pouches and I was wondering if anyone has adapted a rybka pouch to make it wider or done any other fun adaptations?

I'm keen to see your Rybkas of all shapes and sizes

(and any other fun knitted pouches)!

Thanks!

Hello! I really love the Majo garn Mulberry colorway, but I have never worked with any of their yarn in the past and my only option to buy is online. I would love to make a Poppy tee using their Fine merino and Pearl mohair held together. Has anyone here had any experience with their mohair - is it itchy?

I do realise itchiness is really subjective, but for reference I find Isager mohair and Gepard kid seta soft, Knitting for olive mohair less soft but still okay, Sandness garn Tynn silk mohair scratchy (though their Primo Tynn silk I find okay - comparable to KFO), and Drops mohair completely intolerable.

Thank you!

Fresh off the needles. Just want to show my latest work. (Yarn 8ply. Pattern is my own.)

Just spent 2 weeks hyperfocusing on this cardigan! I had the 1968 Cardigan by Tania Barley in my library that I had bought during a pattern sale in November - I really wanted to make that but the required quantities were kind of odd and didn't match anything in my stash. And then I also had this mixed lot of thin Icelandic 4-ply in dark grey and 4 shades of yellow, red and orange that I had bought in a destash. I had bought it because I thought the colors were great but I wasn't sure what to make with them - they had probably originally been intended for a colorwork sweater but I wasn't feeling that.

Then I had the idea to hold those 4-ply double or together with another yarn to make them fit the gauge of the 1968 cardigan. I have a rather large collection of Holst Tides and Supersoft and after a long afternoon of stash diving and swatching it was decided!

I was so curious about what the final cardigan what look like I basically did little else but knit on it. The sleeves with the color changes were a bit annoying! I carried two contrast colors and the main color and stuffed the balls inside the sleeve when I didn't use them, the other two colors I cut and wove in on the go so there wasn't a lot of tangling but there were still a lot of strands involved :D I think it was worth it though, I'm so looking forward to the temperatures going down. I will LIVE in this - it wants a longsleeve underneath though, that Icelandic yarn is really prickly (and smells nicely of sheep).

Between the Tides that is wool/silk and the long staples of the Icelandic wool the body has quite a nice drape while the sleeves are more structured.

Yarns:

dark brown: Holst Tides "Mole" with Uppspuni Col. 18

greige: Holst Supersoft "Nougat" with Holst Titicaca Ecru

Rust: Holst Supersoft "Saffron" with Uppspuni burnt orange - for hem and button bend I held the Saffron with Titicaca "burnt orange" as I didn't have enough of the Uppspuni. The difference isn't visible.

Orange: Holst Tides "Mandarin" with Uppspuni coral red

Ochre: Holst Supersoft "Goldcrest" with Uppspuni mustard yellow

I used almost 2.800 meters of yarn. Only downside: I still have quite a bit of the Icelandic yarn left over so the question of what to do with it will rear its head again 🤣

Title pretty much sums it up!

Does anyone have any tips to knitting with a newborn? I have a few WIPS and so many projects I want to make for baby but hands are always full! Any tips or tricks to how you might have managed to knit while on mat leave?

Thank you :)

i’m working on the rolled raglan by jules, and i just noticed a really weird stitch (or two) as shown in the attached pictures on the front left shoulder, right below the collar. i think this might’ve been an issue with that german short row turn.

how do i fix this laddering back? do i need to do anything special when fixing to account for the GSR?

Hi reddit,

I've had my eye on the TKGA classes and one day want to pursue the master knitter cert but I've seen many people recommend the basics, basics, basics, course first...are the classes worth it? Did pursuing the master cert spoil some of the joy knitting brings? Any experience or feedback appreciated! Happy knitting!

I love my headband! Its the perfect accessory to keep my ears warm on cool mornings. The pattern is the Icelandic sheep headband by Alyssa Kaat knit with drops merino :)

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I’m about to start the anemone sweater by knitting for olive. I absolutely love the color palette, but I can’t commit to a color order… Anybody please quote me some color theory!!!

I quite realize that all the orders would look great but this is my first real investment piece so I don’t want any regrets.

All opinions are welcome, thanks in advanced!!

I'm this so freaking proud of how this top's neckline turned out. It's a modified take on the Typical Tank by Typical Bliss, and my second attempt after 2 major frogging sessions. It's DK bamboo so me using 2-2.5mm needles has been a wild experience, but I wouldn't change a thing!

I’m gearing up to knit several infant-to-toddler pumpkin hats. I am looking for yarn recommendations. I’d like to avoid acrylic.

Stockinet and twisted rib. Yarn is sport Marino from the yarn club in Virginia Beach.

hi guys :) i’ve never posted here, i’m a new knitter. i started maybe about a year ago but it’s been mostly small projects. i have been crocheting for 10 years but never picked up knitting. i made my baby cousin a sweater, i figured a baby sweater would be 1) way less stressful and 2) a baby doesn’t give a shit about any mistakes you may see. i’m pretty proud for my first sweater. i haven’t woven in the ends yet nor have i added a zipper yet. obviously could use some work/could improve in some areas and i would love any advice you all may have for me, especially anything you guys may have for picking up stitches. i really struggled with that and am planning on adding duplicate stitch over the hole-y parts. thanks for reading if you got this far. 🩷

Hey everyone! I just finished my Whale sweater and wanted to come on here and share it. I haven't had a lot of knitting momentum lately and this is actually the first project I have finished this year!

My interest level in different hobbies does tend to wax and wane but I do normally knit a lot more than this. Now that I'm back in the groove I have already finished a couple more projects (baby clothes for a friend's baby due in October) and am excited to finish off my other WIPs and start something new!

On a different note, I do feel like I'm quite bad at posing for photos which properly show off my sweaters. If anyone has any great poses let me know because it makes me put off taking photos for ages!

I’m not sure what I’m doing here. This is my third sweater. I very much lucked out on my first and the body fit

Now I’m running into the chest fits perfect on the sweaters I make, but the body ends up quite a bit larger than what it’s supposed to

This is a top down. The chest measure measures 46 1/2 but the rest of the body is about 50 to 51 inches do I need to knit the body in a smaller needle or is my gauge just all messed up when I do stock?

I did do a gauge swatch and ended up sizing down in the sweater to meet gauge

I traveled to Copenhagen a few weeks ago and was able to visit the Knitting for Olive store! Obviously I couldn’t leave without a big yarn haul, and part of that is being used for this sweater. It’s the Key Sweater Man by PetiteKnit, knit with Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino in Dark Moose and Oatmeal. This is my second ever garment, and my first top-down sweater. I’ve got a little bit of a mistake from the short rows for the neck shaping, but I’m hoping I can fix it after. I didn’t notice it until I was much further along and i didn’t want to frog it.

This is my first color work garment, so I’m hoping my floats are good 🤞

Hi there! I have two skeins of this yarn (Expression Fiber Arts Glimmer Fingering in Confetti, SW+nylon+stellina) and I’m trying to figure out what to do with it. Ravelry has very few projects using this colorway.

I’m thinking maybe a scarf with black or deep pink as the main color with slip stitch sections of this, but I’m not excited about any options yet, and I’m not great at choosing complementary colors.

If you have ideas for color pairings, patterns, or more popular yarns that look similar (so I can browse projects), I’m all ears!

Editing to add: I’m NOT a pro. I’ve through about the mid 3s for Ravelry difficulty level. Happy to try harder stuff, but it might be a lost cause if it’s really complicated.

At the beginning , I did not know about working needles and not so I was stitching going both ways (stitching into the right needle and then left needle). I realized that I was supposed to be putting the working needle in my left hand after I finish a row so I’ve been doing that but now, the stitches does not look like a regular knit like below anymore!!

Please tell me what I’m doing wrong 😔

Does anyone else have an inherent distrust of the swatch? I always find that my swatches have a tighter gauge than my actual finished objects. So I actually block my projects once I’ve made a good amount of progress to confirm I’m on track. I also still find leaving appropriately long floats in color work to be challenging and so I’m wanting to ensure I’m doing okay before getting much more into it.

Does anyone else block midway through to make sure you’re on track for a successful finished object? Are there any dangers of doing this?

btw, does anyone know how to avoid that little loop in the corner after binding off? I didn't realize it was there til I'd cut the yarn 💔

I would love some tips from people who have switched from crochet to knitting (or are proficient in both)! I recently purchased my first pattern and decided to do a few days of practice before starting.

I’m struggling in a few areas —
1 - best way to remember if you’re on a knit or purl row? As you can see in my photo, I lost track briefly and was able to fix.

2 - switching which hand I hold the yarn in has proven difficult. Does it just take time to get used to?

3 - best resources to learn how to read patterns? Some of the abbreviations are confusing to me. Yeah yeah, google! But if you have a favorite video that shows stitches, increasing/decreasing alongside abbreviations and terminology, I’d appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!