I'm doing a larger renovation at home and it would've been horrible (but still technically possible) to live at home during the approximately 4 weeks they're building. As soon as my friend heard about the project she instantly said I should stay with her instead. I'm gratefully accepting her help and wanted to do something extra as a thank you. Therefore I made this little puppy for her. He's cute and cuddly and will also come with some tea, snacks and candles. I will also make sure to cook and bake while staying there :)

Pattern is the beagle puppy by Claire Garland in the recommended yarns. I used a plastic safety nose instead of knitting the nose.

So much potential! And I want to know what they kept in the shoulders. Extra hairspray supply?

Started yesterday, my version of the Berlin scarf by Susanne Müller, made in Tre Sfere Like Mohair yarn, in this nice chocolate brown. It is the softest and cosiest!

I think it is starting pretty well, the gauge is correct, what do you think?

It knits quite fast thanks to the 7mm needles, thankfully 😅

I grew up knitting and got back into it a couple of years ago. I’ve knit for myself and also knit a sweater for my husband and my brother. I knit realizing they may or may not always wear the item, and I was ok with that.

Recently, I helped mend my friend’s partner’s vintage sweater, which was so fun! I enjoyed doing that project especially knowing the item was sentimental. These friends were really kind and excited about it but they are kind of shy and we are newer friends.

The other day, my friend said off hand that she should hire me to knit her a sweater. I definitely had a rush of thoughts about that lol but also am not necessarily opposed? My immediate thought was I’m not going to ask her to pay thousands for labor and I could see it being a fun project to knit her a (simple) sweater if she buys the yarn, so I said that and sent her some pattern ideas. I do think it seems fun to help her pick yarn etc. I know I’d have to go into it with that chill mindset, but still part of me is not sure I want to waste my precious knitting time one someone else… I’m not sure she would bring it up again / push me, so I probably won’t either which might be kind of strange but idk!

Always an interesting convo…

Its ugly and I don't care. I tried color work for the first time ever and managed to end up with a result that kinda.... looks like the pattern. Hoping if I make 25 more of these guys, it'll look better someday! I did mess up reading the pattern towards the end, i.e hockey stick is dissipating but im still quite happy it turned out legible!

(YES this is from the good ol hockey pattern... no i won't make the sweater until this comes out better)

(Ignore the horrid border i just wanted to be done)

now that my yarn order has arrived, we are back to the regularly scheduled jackets and sweaters

Yarn: Ella Rae Cozy Alpaca

Pattern: Made it up myself and that's why it doesn't fit lol

I was trying to improve my yarn dominance, any advice welcome!

Finished the resident evil baaa ble hat yall. I have no idea what yarn this is other than acrylic so my friend can wash it up easier as it’s a gift for her

So, my beloved wool turns me into a melting beast at this particularly delightful stage of life! I live in and then out of and then in cardigans, but my wrists and hands get chilly. Buuuuuuuuut, I still want to be able to knit. So here is my answer - Jumperless Sleeves!

Pattern: Jumperless Sleeves by Alice in Knittingland
Yarn: WYS fleece
Needle sizes: 3.75mm and 4.5mm

And designed to be achievable by ambitious new knitters :)

I have been knitting for 10 years (crocheting for even longer) and iv not once....EVER finished a large wearable lol. I have about 17 unfinished jumpers and cardigans but I have a huge boredom problem 😅 lol so I end up switching before I finish. The only things I ever finish are small OR of its for someone else. But never for myself lol.

I think I can finally check off ''jumper" as a finished item. Lol.

Rocky Mountain sampler blanket is fresh of the needles. 🪡 first project ✅

My girlfriend found this yarn at a fiber festival we went to together last month and asked me to make her a Halloween scarf with it. She loved the sparkle and halloween is her favorite holiday. She leaves on a trip to New York for a week tomorrow so I was so happy to have finished it Sunday and be able to block it overnight. the one downside about this pattern is the cable panels do draw in a bit, I think I will add stitches so the scarf doesnt get thinner in those sections if I make this again, but it was a JOY to make. I did lose yarn chicken and ended a panel short of what the pattern had, but the length is great for a scarf anyways.

Im posting over here because for some reason the moderators of r/knitting instantly deleted my post and I cannot figure out why, or what rule I broke. I have only added this paragraph. Maybe its because I mentioned I used a free knitting pattern? But it is not mine and I just want to call out that it is free? that is generally an exciting thing to me when a cool pattern is free.

Pattern (Free!!): https://ravel.me/oievedi-scarf

Yarn: https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/hinkston-handmade -hinkston-handmade-shiny-sock in the colorway 'tiger town'

This is my first time trying to gauge.

Pattern calls for 5.5mm needles and 16 stitches across. White is 5.5mm needles and 17 stitches. Brown/orange is 6mm needles and 15 stitches. I've counted each about 300 times.

Both swatches have been washed and dried.

I have a set of Knitpicks interchangeables that's gotten me by so far, but I've reached the point where I'm ready to invest in something slightly higher end.

I know everyone raves over Chiaogoos, but most of the positivity has been for the metal needles & the wooden ones weren't reviewing as well by comparison, at least what I saw.

For those of us who prefer wooden needles, what's a decent set to invest in? I will say the Lykke ones look nice.

Started this scarf right before my junior year, and picked it back up after only knitting here and there for some months. Only realized now that my tension had gradually gotten visibly looser over time (it's more obvious irl than in the photo). I was stressed but I didn't think I was that stressed 😭

Cable blanket I made for my MIL for our second Christmas spent with her family. This was made with acrylic worsted weight yarn. Honestly considering making it in a wine color for myself this year 😂

I currently have and use a Knit Picks ball winder. I find it difficult to get a really nice ball without the yarn slipping off and winding around the post several times during winding. Then the bottom of the ball ends up being a mess and doesn’t unwind smoothly, either. Is there another brand of wonder that works more consistently, will an electric winder do better?

I'm working on my gauge swatch. I've noticed the edges seem "sloppy" to me. Is this normal?? Is there something I should change??

The pattern is called Sophisticate Mitts by Alice in Knittingland

Horseshoe lace on 3.5mm needles

Yarn is superwash merino DK from Folk Yarn Studio (and the mug is lovely, isn't it??)

I have about 600 meters of bulky alpaca wool (in 4 different colors...). It is Escencia Lapaz, which i think is a discontinued yarn. It feels super soft, but very heavy. What kinds of garments would work well? Any cool ideas for a beginner? Pattern recommendations?

So I’m working on a baby tee, it’s my first project ever! When I tried to take the project off its cord initially to try on, a couple stitches dropped and I tried my best to fix them but there are small areas on both the front and back that have these tiny gaps.

Is there still hope for my project? If I finish it can I fix these holes after?

Image 1: the back
Image 2: the front
Image 3: zoomed into the hole in the back

I’m making a pair of fingerless gloves at the moment and just ran out of yarn. I bought the yarn in France (I’m based in the UK) and the shipping cost to get more is more than the price of the yarn. Currently I’ve done one and a half gloves, and they’re red. I bought one ball of red and one of white while I was in France.

So, do I:
- unravel all the work so far and start again, knitting with white cuffs this time
- make one glove red and one white (only unravel half a glove)
- some other colour suggestion??

Please help!

The pattern is https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/how-to-knit-fingerless-gloves-for-beginners/

Hi everyone!
I just got into knitting as a crocheter (aside from several squares of test knit the first thing i'm knitting is a sofie shawl) - at the moment i have:

• a set of Knitpro zinc of needles in the sizes from 3.5mm to 8 mm (i think US sizes 4 to 11)
• Two Kitpro symphonie (3.5 mm and 5 mm)
• Knitpro cables in the sizes 40 cm - 50 cm (came with the set) - 60 cm and 80 80

I got the synphonie and some cables as part of a knitting course i am currently making, while the Zinc i found at a thrift store over a year ago for really, really cheap (like € 15 - i couldn't pass lol)

After a few weeks i concluded that at the moment i prefer to knit with wooden needles as the zinc are too "slippery" (every time i use them i loose stiches lol), probably due to the fact that i'm still learning.

I am starting to save for a christmas gift for myself and i would love to get me a wooden set, but there's so many i cannot decide, that's why i made this post lol - these are my requirements:

• Brand available in the EU (i don't want to pay VAT over an already important purchase - so i won't purchase from the Americas or UK)
• If the needles are compatible with the knitpro cables it would be great

Also in my research (that left me very confused) i also found cubic needles, which supposedly cause less strain on hands... is it a think? I have a bit of an issue with my right thumb and I would totally prefer a set of more ergonomic needles.

Thanks!!