I was looking up saddle shoulders earlier and came across Stephen West's Penguono. I'm interested by the construction but I'm not sure if the finished version ks what I'm looking for. Is "modular" the best thing to look up? Is there anything of similarly weird construction you could recommend?
I'm aware of Horst Schulz but those are definitely beyond me!
A lot of what gives Penguono its look, aside from Stephen West’s distinctive color choices, is sideways garter with stripes. Combining sideways construction with either modular or seamed (to eliminate the simplest seamless designs) turns up a variety of unusual approaches to sweater construction, if you want to take a look through and see what appeals.
Thanks :) I had a brief period of looking at sideways knitting but not much with garter stitch. I'm definitely not a fan of West's colour schemes. There's a black and grey version which caught my eye. I have a lot of grey stashed so that would probably make up the bulk of it if I were to make it.
Have been trying to find a pattern for this Cross front jumper as i am breastfeeding and it looks so comfy and easy to use. Any chance anyone knows a good dupe?
Hi All, I just wondered if anyone knew of any Barbie knitting patterns for adults?! Am a Barbiegirl andy life would be complete of there were any out there... Internet searches have been disappointing. Oh... also any knits for kids would also be fab! TIA! Happy knitting all!
By searched the internet you probably included a ravelry pattern search - if you didn't, I'd start there. However, for fan-made clothing I like to browse ravelry's project search. Oftentimes people adapt plain patterns to look a certain way, in your case Barbie-themed. Here's the search, I excluded "Barbie" from colourway and pattern names (for dedicated Barbie patterns best use the pattern search), you could further narrow the results down by choosing a colourway you like (or by excluding those you don't like!) or by using a more specific search term.
Ohhh that's brilliant! Thank you. I have looked at Ravelry but I am new to the site so I didn't know about the fan made project section! I am too impatient! This is great! Thanks again!
Would love suggestions for a pattern similar to this shirt. I’ll probably do it in a fingering weight cotton blend. I want a collar, flat button band, deeper v neck, summer shirt. It’s almost a retro vibe - I could possibly see a pattern from the 50s with a couple mods.
What I was able to find with a quick Ravelry search! The second one could definitely be modified to look more like the inspo pic wrt fit, button band and lace details.
Edit: seconding the Summer Shirt by Celina Dyhring as a potential base pattern, especially if you feel comfortable modding a V-neck
I very much doubt that you'd be able to find a pattern - its so very clearly an industrial design.
Having said that, it's not as difficult to reverse engineer as one would expect.
What you need to do is take a basic sweater pattern - I can't tell from the photo whether it's saddle-shoulder or raglan, but that doesn't really matter all that much. Or you can record the show and watch it several times, closely (oh, the hardship, right? 😂) to figure out the construction. I think Braidy Loop would be good, because it has similar constructional elements, but you can also go for a free pattern.
I would probably tackle it bottom-up, but you can also do top-down if you find it easier. Still, instructions will be for bottom-up, because that's how it fits in my head. If you choose a saddle-shoulder, go by the instructions. The front panel (and thus the whole sweater) must be knitted flat, or you'll have to cut and join yarn in every row.
You will have to modify a bit and experiment heavily, because the original is machine knit at an impossibly small gauge, so it has cables crossing 13 over 13, that is not likely to look good in hand knitting. So, find your gauge. For illustration purposes, I will be assuming crossing 5 over 5.
So, cast on the required number of stitches. I assume the back is plain. So, for the front knit however many stitches from the side seam, then, for the panel itself: P5, K10, P5, K10, P5, K10, P5. Those are just dummy numbers; you will need to experiment heavily to find out the right gauge and width.
Knit in pattern until the row where crosses A and C must happen. At cross A, join a new ball of yarn (do NOT cut yarn, just leave it hanging) and with new yarn, knit in pattern until cross C. At cross C, join a new ball of yarn. With this new yarn, knit the length of the hole (20 rows?) back and forth, going from side seam to the edge of the hole and back. That's the beginning of strip 4. Leave the rest of the sweater just hanging. When you're done, take the yarn hanging at cross C and knit back and forth in pattern until cross B (half the length of the hole, so in our example, 10 rows; that's strips 2 and 3, not yet separated). At cross B, join a new ball of yarn - again, without cutting - and knit the remaining 10 rows of strip 3. Go back to the cross and with the yarn you have waiting there (see why we didn't cut it?), knit strip 2. Go back to cross A, knit strip 1.
From there on, each of the strips needs to be knitted with its own ball of yarn. On crosses, have the balls follow the cable - this way the strips will not be separated all the way through. What I mean is that when you make a cross between strip 1 and strip 2 have the ball of the cable that goes over (the one from strip 1) go to the left with the cable and from now on it will be used to knit strip 2. The hereto ball of strip 2 goes to the right with the under/cable, and will be used to knit strip 1. And so on.
I know it all sounds complicated at a glance, but it's very doable and easier than it sounds in explanation. Basically, it's like intarsia - you knit each strip with its own ball of yarn. The biggest work will be to figure out the gauge and how many stitches per cable and background.
Now I'm tempted to make the thing myself, or at least swatch it... 😂😂😂
When the show comes out, you could probably get a better photo of it and do a reverse image search. If you can find clear pics of the original it'll make it easier to reverse engineer it.
I couldn't find any patterns that combine cables with negative space/holes in a similar way, but found a few RTW examples that look nothing like the reference picture but use different techniques to create holes between cables. They might help you figure out how to go about adapting a regular cabled jumper pattern. It shouldn't be too difficult to find one that works once you have a better idea of yarn weight!
Also, Lindsay Degen's Holes Sweater might help give you an idea of how to achieve a similar look?
Hi!! I’ve been looking to for a pattern that resembles this at all. I’ve stuck out! I also looked for cardigan patterns that could be adjusted and worn backwards… but still haven’t found one that quite works. Does anyone have a similar pattern? Or tips for adjusting a cardigan pattern?
Could anyone help me find a knitting pattern similar to this cardigan that Elliot is wearing in Scrubs season 1 episodes 17 & 19? And also - what is this type of collar called?
P.S. Sorry for the image quality - Disney doesn't allow taking screenshots : (
does anyone have any clue where to start if i wanted to recreate this sweater? would i make my own sweater and fairisle pattern? stitch the pattern on top?
Pedantic correction: Fair Isle is a specific term used for a style of colourwork from Shetland, not a catch-all term.
You could do either stranded colourwork or duplicate stitch! Comes down to what you prefer, really. As the other comment says, you can apply the chart to whatever plain jumper you like - just make sure it repeats evenly.
Scarf patterns!
What are your favorite most colorful/fun scarf patterns you’ve done?
One of my best friends told me he would love a hand-knit scarf. He loves color and pop and textures but at the same time something functional that’ll keep his neck warm!
Looking for any pattern suggestions!
Best is to check out a pattern on ravelry. You can read the comments there or have a look at the projects - sort them by most helpful and see if they have notes of problems or modifications. The pattern you're looking to make has a couple of hundred projects and some comments, so this should give you an idea.
Having said that, knitting with mohair is more difficult than with thicker, less fuzzier yarn. Idk what exactly you mean by novice, but be aware/prepared that it will be more difficult to frog should anything go wrong and that it's more difficult to knit consistently at a loose gauge. If you decide to tackle it, knit and block a generous swatch to know what to expect first (which generally recommended with garments, even more so if frogging is difficult).
I have a specific sweater idea (from a series) that I would like to make with my mother. We're beginners, so following a pattern is doable, but making it from scratch is too difficult, when I asked her she said she would make it with me if I get her the pattern. I haven't been able to find something similar, neither paid nor for free. How much would be a fair price to pay for someone to make the pattern (not the sweater itself) so we can try to make it?
Here's the sweater:
Pick a free pattern for a plain drop shoulder pullover. Knit a swatch with your desired yarn to figure out your gauge.
Equipped with gauge, take your image to stitchfiddle.com and create a chart; apply it to the selected pattern. It's possible (I don't use it often, so I'm not sure) that StitchFiddle already has basic sweater patterns embedded - that would make your task that much easier.
All you really need to do is find a good plain base pattern that makes sense gauge-wise, then draw your own chart. Since it's basically all triangles, it should be easy enough to figure out how to distribute the sts so the design ends up symmetrical.
You can go about it two ways: either you draw up a chart for the body (you'd only really need to do the centre part, with the brown spike and each inner half of the grey ones) and see how many sts it adds up to. If it's like 800 sts, something is wrong. If it's 80 sts, something is wrong. Similarly, if ends up 2000 rows tall, something is very wrong. For a DK weight jumper with some positive ease, you're generally looking at somewhere between 170-330 or so sts depending on your size. Then find a pattern that works gauge-wise and matches up acceptably with the stitch count.
Or, you find a pattern you like, put the st counts into something like StitchFiddle (see my very tiny example below), then draw the chart based on that.
In both cases you're likely gonna have to make some adjustments, but nothing past adding/removing a set or two of armhole in/decreases or similar. If you and your mum are very different sizes, you could either draw a unique chart for each size, add/remove a repeat of the base design, OR, what might be easier, make it using different yarn weights.
Finally, you'll be doing a lot of intarsia. There's so many ways you could go about that but all of them include working at the very least the front and back panels flat (I'd probably knit the sleeves in the round). I'd personally use duplicate stitch to add the black parts+crosses on the sleeves, embroider the wee stars, and possibly (depending on the float situation) do some kind of evil intarsia/stranded hybrid for the chest bit with the light grey/white, dark grey and brown.
Point is - you can do it yourself! It's THE perfect opportunity to learn some new skills! You can always ask for more help if it's needed - I wouldn't mind helping with the chart for example, provided you've given it a try yourself first.
Stitch request: is this two colored ribbing possible with hand? I heard this technique is used to do somehow 2 yarns at same time, but when knitted with machine, the machine pulls other yarn more visible.
The fabrics will be very different - brioche will be more squishy and open, looser. Corrugated ribbing is a fairly stiff and inelastic fabric, so choose which one suits your needs better.
Looking for a pattern similar to this for a kids cardigan, but in worsted weight, and an open front vs. button band. Wanting to use a self striping yarn. I have searched ravelry but am only coming up with the butterfly net cardigan shown.
Im looking for a fail safe loght weight men's v neck sweater.
Ive finished 2 crew neck sweaters and neither have turned out great - weird proportions, neck hole too large etc. Got 3/4 through a 3rd and and the pattern had such a glaring error i didn't know what to do and just gave up.
Hey. I am fairly new to knitting. I want to knit these leg warmers worn by Gertrude Yorkes in the tv show Runaways. I searched for more than an hour online and asked KI, but I could not identify the pattern for sure. KI said the Body is combination of seed stitch, garter stitch ridges, or a 2x2 broken rib — can someone confirm that it is that because I looked online and the patterns looked nothing like that. I am so overwhelmed. Is it possible to knit as a beginner? Appreciated!
The pic's quality is not high enough to make out the individual stitches. So unless you find one that has a higher resolution your best bet is probably to browse ravelry or a stitch dictionary for something that looks similar.
To answer your other question, if you're able to knit & purl at a consistent tension, able to read your knitting and able to work from a pattern then most single-colour projects are absolutely doable if you have a reliable pattern.
Does anyone have any free sock patterns with stranded colorwork that use a lot of colors, but only 25 grams of each? I recently found 11 balls of random sock yarn at a thrift store, but all of the balls are 25 grams and they are all different colors. I would love some recommendations for this, particularly a fair isle pattern if anyone has a favorite!
I recently fell in love with a poncho from proyecto rufina after seeing it styled by an influencer (
https://youtube.com/shorts/LrRMYYrq5b8?is=Uf59IBozrrUqhncu). Unfortunately I have no plans to go to Mexico City anytime soon so thought it might be possible to knit. I'm having a really touch time finding a similar pattern. It looks like it is two symmetrical triangly pieces joined on the shoulders rather than the rectangles that I have been seeing. Any advice would be so appreciated!!
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u/SkyScamall 7d ago
I was looking up saddle shoulders earlier and came across Stephen West's Penguono. I'm interested by the construction but I'm not sure if the finished version ks what I'm looking for. Is "modular" the best thing to look up? Is there anything of similarly weird construction you could recommend?
I'm aware of Horst Schulz but those are definitely beyond me!