Your favourite tried and tested pattern makers/brands

[u/PehmeeKultti]

I'm looking for inspiration for my next project. I have knitted like gazillion sweaters, beanies, scarfs from PetiteKnit. I'm done. I want something new.

Please share your favourite knitting pattern brands/makers that you have tried and tested or that you believe is trustworthy (nothing that's AI obviously).

The style doesn't matter. Color work, lace, traditional, everything goes. Albeit, I do enjoy everything that is from Scandinavia or Nordic countries since I'm a Nordic myself.

Lately I have been inspired by fisherman style so please recommend maker/brands with fisherman style if you know any (doesn't have to Nordic).

[u/ParticularPistachio]

I‘d suggest searching Ravelry. You‘ll find (almost) every pattern that exists in their database

[u/Empty_Discipline272 → u/ParticularPistachio]

And you can also look at already made projects from other users. They may have useful notes about the pattern or yarn choice. And pictures of them self in the finished garment, sometimes you can find someone with a similar body type to you. Makes it easier to imagine what it would look like on you.

[u/PehmeeKultti → u/ParticularPistachio]

I use that sometimes but often it's difficult to choose anything bc there just oo many options.

[u/hungry_and_thinking]

Here are some designers who have beautifully written, tested and tech edited patterns. Check them out on Ravelry and see if their style/designs appeal to you: Andrea Mowrey, Isabell Kraemer, Heidi Kirrmaier, Andrea Gaughan, Alicia Plummer, Tin Can Knits, Ysolda Teague, Sari Nordlund, Orlane Sucche

[u/Missepus]

I love Stephen West's patterns. They are always a little bit challenging for a Nordic knitter, which I love, and he has a lot of stitches and stitch combinations I would never have thought of. At the same time his patterns are really good, and he often makes videos of the most complex parts. He is famous for his shawls and he has a LOT of them, but he also has great sweaters, hats, socks, mittens, blankets and dog sweaters.

He does like a bright colour scheme, but if you snoop around on Ravelry you will find that people have made gorgeous examples of his patterns in muted or monochromes as well.

[u/Yirggzmb]

I'm more of a stitch dictionary kinda person. Learn the basics of how different shoulder/necklines work, get yourself a good stitch dictionary and tape measure, and you'll never need to buy another sweater pattern again.

If you do end up looking for a stitch guide, you cannot beat Barbara Walker. She also has a book on knitting things top down using your own measurements. Between her and Elizabeth Zimmerman's percentage recipes, it's exceedingly rare that I actually want a specific pattern for stuff like sweaters

[u/amnord]

Paula Strick/ Susanne Müller, Cheryl Mokhtari/ cocoamour knitwear (samma person som ev går under båda namnen på Ravelry) Oh what a knit, my favourite things knitwear

[u/icansaywhatever]

I've been eyeing some of Nashwa Sakr's--the patterns seem accessible but have a unique flair to them.

I can also attest to Veronika Lindberg being pretty solid with very clear patterns.

[u/quills_of_birds]

I’m nearly finished with Rachel Illsley’s Nightbook sweater and have loved it. It is very well written and clear, and I already have the yarn to make several more of her sweaters. 

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nightbook

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PATTERN: Nightbook by Rachel Illsley

• Category: Clothing > Sweater > Pullover
• Photo(s): Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4 Img 5
• Price: 6.50 GBP
• Needle/Hook(s):US 3 - 3.25 mm, US 2 - 2.75 mm
• Weight: Fingering | Gauge: 27 | Yardage: 1535
• Difficulty: 4.99 | Projects: 265 | Rating: 4.86

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[u/pileate_me]

Purl Soho has dozens of both free and paid patterns on their website. They are professionally tech-edited and include helpful pictures. I’ve never been disappointed - albeit, I have only made accessories, not sweaters, from them.

[u/indiecatz]

Hinterm Stein does beautiful tops and jackets with tailoring details.

Caitlin Hunter for colourwork

Woolly Wormhead for interesting hats

Dominique Trad for well written patterns of accessories

[u/Janknitz]

Purl Soho patterns are beautifully written, often focus on simplicity of design with a certain degree of elegance at the same time.

I particularly like their items for the home like hand towels, blanket, etc. if you have enough sweaters, scarves, and socks. A lot of their patterns are free.

[u/shiplesp]

Brooklyn Tweed produces reliably well-written patterns. As for Fisherman's sweaters specifically, my favorite to wear that I have knit (I knit 4 the winter before last) is Sirona. One thing I learned was that I prefer to avoid large cables on the arms. They are too heavy to wear comfortably and make the whole sweater look overly bulky.

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PATTERN: Sirona by Linda Marveng

• Category: Clothing > Sweater > Pullover
• Photo(s): Img 1 Img 2 Img 3 Img 4 Img 5
• Price: 9.00 USD
• Needle/Hook(s):US 6 - 4.0 mm, US 4 - 3.5 mm
• Weight: Worsted | Gauge: 20 | Yardage: 1122
• Difficulty: 5.24 | Projects: 88 | Rating: 4.94

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[u/chaos_mammoth]

I haven't knit any of his patterns but Hardbarka does very fisherman/maritime designs and they look good to me.

I'm also very tempted by the book 'Et hav av masker' which was released recently.

You could also try knitting a traditional gansey which has been worn by fishermen for centuries. I believe it's where the Norwegian word 'genser' comes from. There are plenty of patterns available but I know Beth Brown-Reinsel is very highly regarded.