As the title said, I somehow forgot to do the sleeve decreases and realized when I've knitted 29 cm of the required 32.... so I had to improvise a bit because I don't enjoy the sleeve island on 4 mm needles. Improvise, adapt, overcome, right?

I was lucky to also have the Balloon sweater pattern from Petiteknit and the it had the same gauge, stitch number and finished size so I just followed the pattern and voila.

Tbh, I'm not that displeased with the result and I may even like it a bit.

Someone from a knitting discord I know created the spider charts. Then I used the Sweater no. 18 pattern for the actual shape. Used Stitch Fiddle to figure out the placement of the spiders.

I know most of you are in autumn but where I live spring is just starting and I was so inspired today 💛🌻 started today in the morning and finished a couple hours ago, overall it took me around 3 to 4 hours.

I used the pi-shawl formula starting with 8sts, the smaller sections were made in garter stitch and I used M1 increases each time I had to duplicate my stitches.

Once I had 64sts I used seed stitch, then when I finished that section I duplicated with yellow making YO until I had 128sts.

The petals were an experiment, I used lace stitch but would love to try again and use small cables instead, to see if the shape gets better defined, not sure yet.

I would also love to make a shawl but I'm not sure how to keep increasing my stitches without cutting my petals horizontally, I've only used the pi-shawl formula to make circles, does anyone know a way that I could use to make longer petals? please let me know any suggestions you have 🙏🏻

Hey all,
I’ve seen a heap of posts already about knitting for olive selling into a private equity company and wanted to find out what other yarn people are using if they aren’t using KFO anymore.
I am Australian so even KFO is very expensive for me ($14 per 50g) so any recommendations that aren’t too expensive would be appreciated. I am looking for mohair and merino wool specifically and with a good range of colours.
Thanks !!

What's your favorite, not as well known, niche yarn/yarn brands? I want to try something new but feel like I'm not totally sure where to look.

Hello!

I'm a beginner and need some advice regarding my first bigger project. I want to make an Uva hoodie scarf from Refined kniwear as a christmas gift for my sister.

The instruction says:

-250 g of Ballerina Chunky Mohair, 135 m/50 g, from Sandnes Yarn, or 300 g of Fluffy Mohair, 200 m/100 g, from Cowgirl Blues, or

Fat Mohair from brands like Sysleriget or Siesto Fibres. Use two strands.

-The hoodie scarf is knitted in rib (k1, p1) using 5 mm circular needles (80 cm) with two strands of Ballerina Chunky Mohair

-Gauge- Approx. 15 stitches x 20 rows = 10 x 10 cm in rib (k1, p1) on 5 mm needles, worked flat.

I decided against pure mohair because I find it very itchy. I went to my local yarn shop and ask for help choosing another yarn. I bought Drops Big merino and Drops Kid-silk (see picture) and used one strand of both.

However my swatch does not fit the one from the instruction and I'm lost what to do now.

My swatch before blocking was 13 stitches x 24 rows and after blocking it is 11 sts x 23 rows.

Should I go down with needle size? From 5.0mm to 4.5 or 4? How do I adjust the work properly to end up with a wearable hoodie scarf?

Thank you in advance for all tips!

I haven't attached a picture because it's THAT bad but I have one question: why do all my end stitches (right at the end of any row) come out so loose and ugly no matter how tight I try to make them? Everything else is okay - I've learnt knitting and purling and I use the continental style method. It's just this one thing. Does anyone know why all my last stitches are so loose and deformed and is there any way I can fix this?

It took me quite long to finish, but I am happy to finally be able to wear this beautiful Roni sweater, designed by kolibri by Johanna, and share it with you.

Not a simple pattern in my opinion, especially for a beginner and for the yoke section.

The result is really worth it.

I used for the main yarn, Soft sensation by Lammy yarns held double, and for the textured and lace sections, added Pascuali Suave as the second strand. It did grow a bit with blocking, giving a nice fit and long sleeves 💜

All other infos in the card in photo 😉

Welcome to the weekend stash flash / presents / great thrift store score thread.

Here is where you post pictures of your stash, yarn purchases, needle sets, or other knitting related pictures. You don't have to post your whole stash, just any picture that's part of your stash goes here. We'd love to know what it is and what you're thinking of making with it!

how often does kfo restock sold out items? i just got some gift cards for my birthday and the yarn i've been eyeing is sold out. i've been waiting to buy because it's not really in my budget so i hope they do restocks regularly :(

I’m knitting my first top down sweater using Cascade 220 yarn and the Step by Step pattern from handmade by Florence and just wanted some insight into blocking before starting ribbing. I steam blocked about halfway through the body and gained half an inch in length, so I was going to account for another half an inch with my bind off.

I guess I’m wondering is steaming enough or do I need to fully submerge my knit to get an accurate read on how much my sweater will change? When blocking mid project too, do you transfer everything to waste yarn? Any insight is much appreciated! Pic provided is after steaming

I used to live in Michigan and knit lots of hats, scarves, cowls, mittens, and I was planning to start my first sweater. However, I’ve now moved to Louisiana and it seems far too hot here (even in winter) to even think about wearing a sweater outside.

Important to note that I am not a woman and don’t particularly like very frilly blouses/skirts, but worse than that, I have sensory issues that make wearing any top except cotton t-shirts pretty awful, especially tight fitting ones. So fun tank tops, crop tops, blouses, etc are all out.

Does anyone have good project ideas that are summer clothing but not tight crop tops/tank tops?Or, other useful knit things to use somewhere in the house?

i'm a new knitter amd i have a problem with this type of stitch. whenever i make an m1l and m1r it's always looks gap-ey(?). i tried following some tutorial but it still looks terrible. does the gap will disappear after i block it? i need tips from more experienced knitter here.

As shown in my first photo I believe I did pretty well making a chocolate pop tart with cookies and cream icing. Next time I'll make the icing smaller but that's in the future. However I'd love to give it arms and legs like the old 90s commercials. But I mainly knit food not dolls. I've been trying to find a pattern to follow to make the feet but can't find any I like. And honestly for the hand I'd really just like a small little fist instead of hands. I just don't know how to phrase my question in Google in order to find what I'm looking for.

I am a new knitter, crocheted for years but recently picked up knitting too, I’m knitting this in King Cole Firefly in the colour Emperor Moth!

I am just wondering, it is a little tight just at the back of the arm holes (not the actual arm holes themselves), can I add in some increases to loosen it up or would I be better frogging back and just adding extra stitches into the arm holes?

(Couldn’t find a help flare for WIP/project help)

TIA :)

I was selected to be a sample knitter for my LYS. I got assigned a top down beanie pattern. They are providing the pattern and the yarn, there's 2 weeks to pick up the yarn and pattern, complete and return the project and any leftover yarn, and then I receive a gift card to spend in the shop. I don't know how other shops do it, but sounds fair to me.

Top down isn't my favourite, and the beanie seemed a little too big, I am not a huge fan of this style, but that's not my business. I was perfectly on gauge with the recommended needle size.

I finished the hat, and took it into the shop. Several shop assistants came to check on it, they were excited and kind, this whole sample knitting project is new to this shop. Two of them complemented how even my tension is. One of them tried it on and said it's a little big, so I said, I noticed that too and that my only feedback is that the recommended yarn comes in 50g balls and the beanie needs 53g, so maybe that could be tweaked a little. They were still excited, gave me the gift card and said they will pass the feedback on to the project manager (who wasn't there).

Today I got an email from the PM telling me that they are not going to be working with me anymore but hope that I'll remain a customer (lol, I respect the hustle), but that they are unable to use my hat because the tension is 'so horrible they can't afford to photograph it as their own'. Of course I am not going to argue, they can do whatever they please to do, but I am a bit confused. If that is really the case, I would love to improve my tension.

So my question is,

Tldr: is my tension really bad or are the LYS project manager salty because I commented on the pattern?

Yarn is Lana Grossa Cool Wool Big.

Pattern is: Lana Grossa (Model 04 from Accessoires Nr. 23)

First pic is FO, second is pre blocking.

Hi,

I want to knit a colourwork scarf and browsed ravelry for patterns. Most patterns I found and liked are knitted as a tube with stranded colourwork, but a few are knitted in double knitting (the kind that looks like colourwork, I don't know the specific name). Now I'm wondering which one is faster, more convenient, better for the final product, etc. I've never done double knitting before, but definitely want to learn it at some point. I've done stranded colourwork before.

What are your opinions/advice?

Hello. This is the first time I've used this yarn or a silk blend or an alpaca blend. It was rather expensive & I've just started using it today but saw the color is transferring to my hands. I noticed this even after a few rows. I'm worried that even if I wash this (once finished) in the most gentle of ways, the yarn will lose considerable color.

Does anyone have any experience with this yarn or anything similar? Any advice on how to prevent color loss? Thank you so much in advance!

Almost done with my first knit project. A scarf. I need to add fringes to the ends but I haven’t blocked it yet either. How does the tension look? Is it too loose? The edges look a little wonky and I don’t know why or how to fix it. Any advice??

I feel like I have been trying to start these toe up socks forever - I have wasted so much yarn trying to cast on. I have tried Turkish cast on and Judy's Magic cast on. I keep getting laddering on the sides and loose stitches particularly in the 2nd to 3rd rows when i start making the M1R's and M1L's. I've adjusted my tension, gotten longer circular needles, tried DPNS, etc etc. Help!!!

This jumper - I try so hard with the tension but all I can see is unevenness. Will this block out? I even seem to be rowing out in the round occasionally 🙈

Pattern: Sea Breeze by Pauliina Kuunsola

Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Cotton Merino

I am using yarn stash and I get out of yarn at the very end. After anxiously decreasing the crown, I am surprised to find the yarn just and just enough. Do you consider it winning or losing the yarn chicken? Is it gonna unravel itself at the top 😭

This took me a total of 3 days (not counting the practice swatches I've done days before, plus I have crochet beanie experience)

It's not perfect. I did not know how to control the tightness and the sheep area actually doesn'tt stretched and I only learned how to by the time it got to the sky. Also, I over did the brim.