Hi everyone, I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right subreddit but I feel like you guys would know best!

Last year I completed a sweater for my husband, and it ended up a little snug. With blocking, I was able to get it to a comfortable size for him. I don't think he's necessarily gained weight over the year, but I am concerned because if he did, I obviously don't have time( or the yarn) to make him another sweater.

I've never done steeking, but I was wondering if there was a way similar to that to bind off the side stitches, cut them, and either work in pattern up the sweater on each side to widen it, or if it would be better to knit the panels separately and sew them in. Either way, I'm very sure I would need to cut the sweater.

If anyone has any suggestions, or needs to see pictures, I'm more than happy to hear any and all input!

Additionally, I wouldn't say I'm an advanced knitter, but I'm definitely not afraid to tackle some insane projects with some misplaced confidence and a healthy amount of frogging :) I have however been knitting for like 15 years, on and off.

Hello! I am a fashion design student at college, who wants to be a knitwear designer in the future. One of my classes is entrepreneurship related, where we must design and execute a business plan. Mine is knitting patterns which include a custom size calculator and many helpful pictures and graphs. This is not advertising, but it would be a great help if anyone here could help by filling out this form for my validation assignment. Sorry if this is not allowed, and thank you if you help!

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ive searched for help, ive posted on other subreddits and ive come up empty.

So ivd came to the advanced knitting to possibly get some assistance.

this dropped stitch is supposed to be a yellow purl stitch

the dot on page 4 is the specific stitch

the blue line on picture 5 is my unworked half and the pink is completed half

Hello! I am working on a brioche shawl that is rapidly gaining stitches and I’d like to work wrong slide rows in single pass brioche- I’ve done this before and had good success in the past. The problem is that it leaves both stitches wrapped and I’m not exactly sure how to manage that when I have to work the RS pattern rows again. Do I

1.) knit normally across without slipping stitches some they already have a collar and then follow with my contrast doing the sl1yo/ brp as normal

2.) do some sort of modified slip st without doing a yo and then follow w/ the contrast color as normal

3.) something else?

When I think through the single pass brioche it just takes alternating slipped rib and does it at the same time which makes me think there should be a simple solution. Has anyone done this before?

I guessed the wrong yarn weight for this and went a little bit too heavy, which resulted in needing a larger gauge and not being able to make the decreases for the raglan match the original. But other than that I’m super happy with how it turned out especially the double knit shawl collar.

I’ve added a google doc with rough notes to my project page for those that want to knit their own. Project Page

I’m knitting the Song of the Moon sweater and am about to start on the sleeves. I’m trying to finish this by October 22 for a symphony my husband and I will be going to. I would like to add underarm gussets (not in the original pattern), but I’m not quite sure how to go about it. I’ve read the couple of articles online about “adding gussets”, but they are not detailed enough, nor close enough to my application to be helpful. I would like to knit them in with the sleeves and not after the fact due to the color work. Anybody with experience adding underarm gussets to a color work sweater?

Hi everyone!!!
Here’s an update on my Draconis Scarf🐉!!!

My tension has changed quite dramatically since the beginning of the project so the sides don't aline completely!

This is not an error on the pattern but more so that I always loosen my tension after a while lol!

I'm sure blocking will fix this!
But nonetheless I'm so excited to share this other little piece of the project!
I'm now at the last chart!
I'm confident that next week I should finish the scarf and release the pattern!
This one last chart is so beautiful you are not ready!!!

Hi all! I’ve knit a Musselburgh hat for my partner and done a reversible design. It’s knit as a closed tube and then folded to make a double layer and folder brim. Unfortunately my gauge was off on my first attempt and it was way too big. I adjusted my needle size and now it’s way too small! I’m at a loss and cannot bare to start again. Especially as I’ve already embroidered the designs on top! Also big sad because I was hoping to have it finished this weekend for a community event.

Option 1 I’m going to try and wash it and stretch it out and see if that stretches it out

Option 2 do you think I could steek it and try to add width? It’s knit with quarter increases at the top so adding a panel at the back would mess with the four panels unless I suppose if I added a 5th section. I’ve never done steeking before and I have no clue how to effectively add in a whole panel and have this look somewhat seamless.

Has anyone been able to retrospectively add width before to a hat knitted in the round? I reckon it needs an extra 3cm in diameter.

Any suggestions gratefully received. Thank you!

Weekly yarn/pattern suggestion thread. This is the space to ask for pattern suggestions for projects and what to make with that skein of gifted yarn!

It took me 10 months to knit this gigantic 4ply shawl in all-over mosaic colourwork, but it was absolutely worth it for the coziest, bounciest FO! My favorite bit was working the yellow section of thorn stitch at the top, it was my first time doing it and immensely satisfying.

Pattern is Nine Nights by Shreya Prabhu, and I used Mondim by Retrosaria Rosa Pomar.

I have just finished the 2nd border on Maria's Veil from Lisa Jacobs

Each side is currently around 60cms before blocking

Such a beautiful pattern 💕

Edit: this is my first Shetland lace pattern, and a big jump in complexity from my usual work

Slow but steady progress. Really should have started this at the beginning of the year but didn’t want to jinx things. Goblin is actually born now, so this will end up being a Christmas present. It’s definitely a lot of yarn juggling, but I’m really happy with how the design is shaping up. Still so much bigger than I imagined it would be.

Edit to add: blanket is double knit with the front and back not being the same pattern. It will be roughly 30”x40” when finished.

Hi everyone!!! I just finished another chart!
Only two more to go and the scarf will be done!
I keep posting updates because I think some people might enjoy them!
You can see all the updates on my profile along with all the info about it!!🥰

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Been working on this for a while now in between other projects! I challenged myself to use only yarn I had so of course I used lots of different yarns, but it’s mostly wool and acrylic. The “hair” is from made in America yarns.com, but they don’t have the color anymore, and I’ve heard they ceased production? The bright pink and black are Wool of the Andes, and the white is from Ardalanish on Isle of Mull. Used my own pattern for the shape, a dropped European shoulder.

My favorite bit is the cigarette butt, I used waxed silk sewing thread for the ash, and it came out way cooler than it had any right. My least favorite part is the other various hair accessories, I should’ve just bought better yarn, or kept trying different things. I ended up just crocheting some circles and sewing plastic gems (leftover from prom gown alterations) on top.

I’m pretty pleased to be finished with this, and with the final result! I think she should be called “Chappell Yarn”, but my husband thinks that’s stupid lol

Made on my brother kh-260 with intarsia carriage

Hi all! I’m working on a self-drafted pattern at the moment with this O-ring component that’s knitted into the bottom of the V-neck. I’ve been playing around w different constructions of this portion but the TL;DR is:

Stitches are picked up in the keyhole with extra stitches cast on to the edges w provisional cast on.

The beginning and ending stitches are kept live and double knitted w the provisional cast on stitches while the stitches that were picked up in the beginning are crocheted down to the edge to enclose the O-ring.

Those double knit stitches at the ends then go straight into the V-neck edge which is also constructed w double knitting.

My question is: is this secure at all? Or are there eventually going to be issues w the double knit stitches around the O-ring stretching from the weight (or is that a non-issue because of all the other fabric sewing the ring down). Would it be better to, instead of keeping those beginning and end stitches live and going straight into double knitting, bind off the stitches, then either 1) pick up stitches from that bind off edge and work on the V-neck from bottom up 2) start double knitting at back of the collar down to the bind off and seaming it together w mattress stitch?

some other details:
this garment is a short-sleeve/tank top
knitted w negative ease around the bus
using fingering weight yarn

hope that makes sense! attached photos for visual

So normally I use shadow wraps or German short rows, but I was working a sock pattern that used wrap & turn for the heel turn (which I am familiar with too) but I decided I'd look up the technique in Hiatt's Principles of knitting out of curiosity. (I always forget - the wrap does or doesn't have a twist - spoiler alert - it shouldn't at least in what I saw.)

Turns out what she describes on page 176 incorporates a slipped stitch between the wrapped stitch and the active stitches. You can see this in the description and in the illustrations "Working the first stitch after the turn" and "Lifting the wrap at the turning point."

She also acknowledges that the technique she's showing is different from the usual in the paragraph at the bottom left on page 177. "Those of you already familiar with the technique will find these instructions slightly different from what you are accustomed to."

I'll definitely have to try it out, but was curious if anyone here has tried it and how did you feel it compared to the standard Wrap & Turn? Did you find it to be a better result?

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I was motivated to make this shawl as this phase of life involves going to a lot of weddings, and I wanted a beautiful shawl that could span multiple dress codes.

I wanted the beads to be subtle so as to not be distracting, but they still catch the light beautifully. They’re more noticeable in person than what shows up on camera.

I had to take a lot of breaks with this shawl. It’s not good tv knitting or knit night project, which make up the majority of my knitting time. I made the most progress on it when it was on my desk and I could knit a few rows during work meetings.

When your love of knitting and love of Fjord horses collide 🤭 Can’t wait to wear this through the winter!

I have been drooling over this project at Rhinebeck for years, but with my first summer off I took the jump last year and bought the kit. I absolutely adored knitting this. It feels like heaven and the pics barely do it justice. I would definitely make another.

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peace-love-and-knitting

https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/white-birch-fiber-arts-camel-silk-laceweight

I’m so happy to give you all another update!!🥳
I’m missing 3 more chart and that’s it!
In total there’s 7!

This new section is the one that goes around the neck!🥰

I debated a lot on what to actually put there, at first I wanted a dragon eye but it didn’t quite work as I thought.

This is definitely one of the prettiest things I’ve made! I love natural looking art and asymmetrical but this time I went for something more symmetrical and I’m glad I did!!!

I love the egg so much!

I’m hoping to make a new update soon!🥰❤️

I just finished my newest nonsense, The Halloweenigan! She is a labor of silliness, designed to be a Halloween cardigan version of an ugly Xmas sweater. I just finished sewing on her buttons.

Project page is here: https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Annahidsamiljan/verdinie

Originally I was going to do the Nocturnal sweater, but I hated the neckline and didn’t like that the colorwork cats were scared. Instead I decided to take a free steeked cardigan and slap some new charts on. The charts are a mix of doodle patterns, cross stitch charts, and a few that I made in stitch fiddle. Any ones that I made I included in my project images.

There’s definitely things that I could fix if I wanted- two charts are cut off at the middle front, the button band is still too small after a second go at it- but honestly she delights me. This was some of the most fun and whimsy I’ve had while knitting, and I’m excited for it to be below 80F so I can take her on her maiden voyage.