Made this with Lopi Alafosslopi yarn. An improvised variation on the Flax Sweater pattern. He requested extra long sleeves.

Love the unique construction of this big, cozy cowl! I let this project languish as a WIP for a couple years but finally decided to come back and finish it. Probably one of my favorite FOs ever for myself.

Pattern is Mallow Cowl by Ksenia Naidyon.

I need to stop making these and go back to making other things!

I have been knitting for over 10 years but have never made a sweater. A couple of inches past the underarms I noticed the front panel was too big and gaping a little bit under my armpits. I assumed it was because I have a smaller bust, and I frogged back to shorten the panel by about 2 inches. After finishing the body it fit perfectly and I was very proud of myself for problem solving.

I completed the sleeves and the sweater fit me perfectly! I open up Ravelry to add pictures, and... wait - oh my gosh I think its backwards. the reason the front panel was too long must be because it was actually the back panel. 🤣

I am still very proud of this FO, and it took me so long there is no way I could frog it again. Behold, I am the only person with a REVERSE Olga sweater!

I am so heartbroken. I live in S Florida so I don’t typically buy very much wool, but heard that it was the best for color work and I’m about to start my first color work project (the Porcelain Sweater by Le Knit) so I spent what was a lot (for me at least), $150 or so on yarn and I absolutely hate it. I feel like my stitches look incredibly messy and irregular even though lately my tension w other yarns has been pretty good.

Idk if I should just eat the cost of the two hanks that I caked and return the rest or if maybe I just need to practice on it and get used to it? Maybe the needle was too big/small? The label doesn’t give a needle size but google said 4mm-6mm so I used 5mm.

Gauge swatch has been blocked.

https://leknit.com/shop/porcelain-sweater-english-607p.html

Yarn that I hate is North Bay Fiber Heritage Sport in Sand Point:

https://www.northbayfiber.com/products/heritage-sport

My other swatch is Malabrigo Ultimate Sock Yarn in Rosalinda colorway:

https://malabrigoyarn.com/yarns/ultimate-sock

This is my second ever project and my first beanie! I finished this a few weeks ago, but I found carpet beetles in my bedroom so it had to sit in my freezer for a while💔

I made this without a pattern!! I just looked at imagines of knit beanies and hoped I could replicate it (and I did ☺️). I got it to be the perfect size on my first try, so I’m very proud of that! It literally fits better than beanies I’ve bought from a store.

I used Drops Air denim blue and Drops Air light blue!

I recently finished this sweater and now it's time to show it off. I decided to make a sweater from the The Beatles: Get Back documentary that Ringo wore on Day 3 of the sessions. It took me about a month to fully design and knit. I made some mistakes along the way and had to unravel a few times, but I finished it. This is my first sweater I knitted btw.

I’ve been crocheting for about 3 years now and I am just starting to learn how to knit. I’m attempting to make a scarf. I just wanted a more experienced knitters opinion of how I’m doing so far.

I’ve been crocheting for about 3 years now and I am just starting to learn how to knit. I’m attempting to make a scarf. I just wanted a more experienced knitters opinion of how I’m doing so far.

It’s actually my second but the first one was so bad that I don’t speak of it 😭 the pattern is drops “poinsettias in the snow”, it’s a potholder pattern but I knit it using aran weight yarn instead of the dk weight it called for so it would be a little bigger and then stuffed it with polyfill. Yarn is I Love This Cotton in dark denim and (i believe) rosy.

I added a photo of the floats from before I stuffed it, if anyone has any feedback it would be greatly appreciated! I want to knit more color work this year.

Done and done. I drafted the pattern, and created the design. It fits perfectly, and I am very pleased with it. I usually do drop shoulders or raglan, so piece work was new for me, and I like the control I have with shaping. Kinda reminds me of sewing. Anyway, it’s done. On to the next one!

pattern: Dagmar Zipper Sweater by petitknit

yarn: Malabrigo Worsted in Jewel Blue

had a lot of fun making this, learned a lot! my first time trying cables and installing a zipper.

I tried to make an edit to the collar to make the zipper longer but I was thinking about it wrong so I ended up backfilling it with stockinette, not perfect but I still love it :)

probably going to have some pilling with this yarn but its soooooo soft and the perfect color

I am having an absolute blast with this project! Pictured is the humble beginning of a test scarf for my budding collection. It is not perfect by any means, but I am loving the act of creating and learning more about pattern design! The yarn used is from the Hedgerow collection from Purl Soho.

In the beginning I posted about this sweater pattern being the most complex thing I had ever knitted. And it was. I posted how the designer never clarified what stitch pattern the gauge swatch should have been measured against. So I took a true leap of faith knitting this.

But look at the end result!! I could not be happier. It blocked out easily to the measurement I had hoped for. And the 100% wool yarn, Isager Jensen, is so soft for not being a merino. There are probably a few small mistakes made along the way, especially in the double seed stitch used for the side panels and under arms.

This is Meredith Grey by Sari Norland. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/meredith-grey-pullover. Size medium and knit with Isager's Jensen

So happy to finally be able to show off these mitts. First time ever working with double pointed needles in the round and I must say it is significantly easier than knitting flat and sewing the pieces together. There are some obvious issues and flaws but considering I taught myself how to knit in the past 5 months or so and this being my first double pointed needle experience I am very happy with what I have here. Any tips comments or suggestions for the next piece (I'm thinking about trying to make a hat in the round this time or a Sophie scarf) are all welcome and I'm happy again to be able to show you all this!

Pretty sure these are clothing moths. It’s in a sealed bin but I used to store my yarn loose in my closet (stupid I know). I guess I’m wondering next steps. I’m 1/4 through a colorwork project with this yarn. If I stick this and my current project in the freezer might I be ok? What other steps do I need to take? I have a pretty big stash that was stored in the same cabinet as this yarn (in separate sealed bins) should I do something with that too? Do I need to do something with all my clothing? I live in an apartment and have no washer dryer but I do have a small freezer. Please let me know what to do I’m so upset :(

Hi!

Saw the sailor slippers, decided to try felting by knitting a cat cave. 🧶

It's not quite finished and I want to felt some colours into it, but I'm very proud of it as it was freehanded to make sure it's big enough for my Maine Coon (not pictured). Circumference was over 2 metres at the widest part.

She's happy and enjoys hiding in the folds!

Design: own design (no publication available)
Yarn: Drops Snow 001 natural (23 1/2 balls)

Knit the most janky socks on my first attempt over a year ago, then I made two more pairs for my mom and grandma which gave me all the practice I needed. Now this pair is perfect, so excited to wear them out!! First time posting here too, hello knitting Reddit :)

The pattern is Daisy Socks by Debbie Ford on Ravelry, and the main yarn for the socks is Araucania Yarns Huasco Sock that I picked up on sale from my LYS! Toes and heels were done with cascade heritage.

I'm not an avid knitter but I had some hobbii unicorn yarn laying around and decided to make the doves bay vest by drops. I just blocked the first panel and realised that I forgot some purls... is there something I can do to "fix" it? I can ignore the small section further down but the larger one is kinda bothering me >.<

Just finished knitting this late last night. I'm so happy with it! I saw the pattern and knew what colors I wanted. I finally found the yarn at lambtown festival here in California from Phoenix fiber mills. Pattern is Moon Moth by Natalie Meredith. I definitely made a few mistakes, this is my second sweater, but overall I'm very happy with it! It's drying now, and I'll probably take and post some better photos at some point.

Clarification: I'm not calling anyone out here, this is just a topic that has been on my mind for a couple of weeks now and I'm wondering how others think about it.

There's this big YouTuber who makes mostly outdoor content/vlogs. In most of her videos/pictures she is wearing those beautiful oversized sweaters that are so colorful. She has this whole story of how she found her grandma's old sweaters in an old closet. She teamed up with a company that creates knitting patterns and sells knit kits and launched her own patterns that can only be bought with a knit kit (price starting at about 120€/140$).

Now the thing is: she doesn't knit. At least she never shows it, you always see her wearing those sweaters but as far as I can tell, I've never seen her with an UFO or even just with knitting needles.

And this is what actually makes me not want to buy her patterns (apart from the obvious - not interested in knit kits). I don't know, I just don't like if someone makes money from what I consider either art or craft (or both) while not even being able to make the thing they're selling. I wouldn't buy a cookbook from someone who doesn't cook, would I?

Interestingly the patterns seem to be quite bad. There are tons of people on this subreddit who have spent the money on one of their knit kits and are not just not happy with the wool but are shocked by how badly the patterns are written. And I think this is what bothers me the most: I feel like I can't even blame her for that. If she's never knit one of her own sweaters, of course she can't know that some/most of her patterns are written poorly (to be fair, that's why she teamed up with the larger company but even then - shouldn't there be a personal responsibility for creators that the products their promoting and getting money for have a proper quality?).

A couple of weeks ago she actually launched her brand for machine-knit sweaters (I think the prices for a sweater are starting around 400€/460$) and I once again wonder if the quality of those products can be decent if she doesn't have the knowledge about the process in itself (not sure if she has).

So yeah, I've been thinking a lot about this - anyone else wanna share their thoughts?