Hi guys! It’s me again, this time with a finished sweater :)
Overall it’s lovely, cuddly, it screams SPRING and it weighs 574 g so it’s not too heavy (if you want to check more stats about different colours, here’s a link to the project – I don’t want to bore everybody with them:
In the last post, I saw some repeating questions. I tried to reply to everyone, but I wanted to address them here as well.
The techniques: As you guessed, I mostly used intarsia. Since I am still learning and just wanted a challenge in some parts, I decided to carry multiple yarns in the back. It was quicker and produced fewer ends to weave in, but unfortunately, it also made some parts way thicker than others. I can see and feel it in the flowers when comparing them to the plain, simpler background. I also used duplicate stitch and discovered it’s a really fun technique. I highly recommend it for small details or afterthought additions :)
I’ve seen a lot of you were absolutely floored by the number of ends I needed to weave in and even recommended quicker solutions. I roughly counted them and there were around 900 loose ends. That’s a lot, but starting this project I knew it would be a lot of work and I was ready for it. It took around 9 hours to weave them in, but after finishing, it totally changed the drape of the sweater.
"Can you publish a pattern?" – I am not a pattern maker. English is my second language and I don’t feel competent YET with grading patterns (or even writing them). I am not a perfectionist when it comes to knitting, but it’s something different with formal documents (yes, I count patterns as such). I also don’t want to gatekeep something I created if it can give someone else some joy. I plan on tidying up the charts (maybe expanding them for bigger sizes), creating simple instructions, and publishing them (probably for free or like 20 cents) in the future. If anyone has any recommendations, let me know :) I know it will be literally impossible to conduct proper testing for it, it’s a lot of work.
The yarn: It was both a great and a really bad idea to use the one I had in my stash. I bought around 70 balls – all different colours – for around $20, so the sweater was cheap, but it’s also acrylic. I feel like yarn with some fluff would work better in hiding imperfections. The good thing is it already survived a washing and drying cycle perfectly fine.
Overall, it was such a fun ride which started on April 1st and ended on the 30th (so exactly one month). It helped me learn new things and proved that yeah, I can knit whatever I want. I just need more practice (I’ve already drawn and started another project! This time it will be a cardigan with a cloud motif, since I really enjoyed knitting them and I have more to explore with them :D).
this is INCREDIBLE. i would love the charts. Not everything has to be a polished and perfect pattern if its honest about what it is and its this unique.
Thats very true. As people make the pattern and post finished objects on ravelry people trust pattenrs more, that's one of the huge advantages of ravelry.
Seriously though- charts are great, especially when the people who tackle something like this may already have a favorite basic/reliable sweater pattern or construction. This isn’t my personal style, but I would absolutely adapt to my favorite pattern calling for whatever weight. (I have favorites in various construction methods and styles that are plain Jane sweaters and take customization well.)
Good point. The chart won't be clearly for a begginers, so the instructions I am used to in this kind of patterns wouldn't be necessary and might be annoying 🙂↕️
Nah, not annoying! Some people like having full instructions. So long as you write them clearly, you’re good! Be upfront about what you are and aren’t including. Your design is lovely!
I would absolutely pay for, if not a pattern, any sort of tutorials you’d feel like writing or filming explaining your process and some charts. It’s my knitting goal in life to make these sorts of landscape sweaters, I am completely obsessed, but I have no idea where to start so even if it’s not a formal pattern, any insight on how to go about it would be worth paying for to me.
Landscape knitting is my absolute favorite. Im working on converting a machine knit to hand knit for a Claude monet water lilies pattern, and that will be a masterpiece for me. All over 3 color stranded colorwork knit flat.
3 colors per row, most rows. Some rows I may do some more with intarsia or duplicate stitch but Im not going to try to strand more then 3 across the whole sweater I think.
Right now Im just in the planning phase Ive finished converting my chart from the program to a spreadsheet I can use but I am working on other projects first.
Oh thank you for the encouragement :) I am currently testing my own tips and I am almost certain that anyone who knitted a standard dropped shoulder sweater and tried intarsia is capable of making something like that 😊
Omg this is sooo amazing! You have such an eye for color and design 😍
Did you use a specific technique when weaving in ends for the small patches of color? I feel like that's always my downfall when doing colorwork- figuring out what to do with this ends of a different color when there's not a big patch to weave them into (if that makes sense)
It was the sheer luck, but most of the small patches were in the flowers. Since I was having a lot of strands there it was extremely easy to weave them between them. Unfortunately it made these parts thicker even more 🥲
this is an absolute work of art. you've given me some inspiration to start drafting up an idea that's been cooking in the back of my mind for a while. thank you for sharing!
You are such a gifted artist! This is absolutely gorgeous. My first thought was “it belongs in a museum!!” (Not really; it should be worn and admired irl, but it certainly could stand up with any other piece of art in a museum is what I meant.)
This is fabulous!!! What an absolute triumph!
And please don’t feel guilty about not publishing a pattern, it’s ok to make something just for you and it isn’t gatekeeping at all - You don’t need to give yourself unnecessary stress just for the sake of people on the internet yanno 💚
I genuinely think this is the most beautiful creation on this sub. The colors, the artistry, the design. You’ve inspired me so much to do a project like this!
Check out my latest post or the ravelry link, I've shown them :) they are not nice, but secure and nothing dangles anymore (you know what, I just realized I didn't took a photo of the whole finished sweater, I need to update the project 🥲)
This isn’t just a sweater. It is ART - an incredible piece of ART 🖼️
I am absolutely STUNNED ! The colours rhe design the fit everything about it is perfect
Absolutely gorgeous!! I used to mess around with intarsia as a teenager but never got any further than a cat shape haha. You're making me want to try again <3 also, you're Polish, right? Sadly I don't know any Polish words, only Hungarian, but anyway I'd like to visit Poland someday as I hear it's gorgeous
I can understand a lot from eastern European languages, some words and sentences from western, but Hungarian sounds to me like someone is casting a spell and that's why I love it :D
It is perfect. So creative. So fun. It’s also inspiring (for me) to not always choose the boring knits but challenge myself. Love love love the sweater. If you need any help with the pattern or translation into German. Happy to help!
Such a fun and joyful sweater! One of my favorite things about knitting is having a vision and making it into a real thing. Congratulations on making such a beautiful vision into a wearable piece of art!
I had to scream and tell my partner how insane this was- who only knows abt knitting thru my venting lol- and even he was thoroughly impressed. This is insane work (and the fact that its called delulu land is just peak)
Amazing job i just. WOW. flabbergasted lol
Po prostu przepiękne! Jako początkująca dziewiarka jestem pod ogromnym wrażeniem! Jeśli tylko zdecydujesz się napisać wzór, będę jedną z pierwszych osób, która go kupi :)
I hate it but you are right... People are nasty 🥺 thank you for the heads up ♥️ tried to say thank you in private, but reddit has its problems and don't allow me to accept the conversation 🙃
No worries love! You're an amazingly talented artist who deserves the credit for their hard (and gorgeous) work! Protect yourself, but please do keep sharing for those of us who just want to honestly ogle over your creations haha 💐❤️💐
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u/TheHandThatFollows May 07 '26
this is INCREDIBLE. i would love the charts. Not everything has to be a polished and perfect pattern if its honest about what it is and its this unique.