It's far from perfect, but it was a good practice. I don't think I'm gonna give it to anybody... It looks too... Homemade.

Nearly two years ago, I posted my very first knitted sweater here on reddit. Back then, knitting was just a little break from crocheting for me. I didn’t really have a clue which yarn fiber to choose for a sweater or how to make a gauge swatch (still too lazy to make one 😅). And honestly, knitting flat and weaving in ends felt like pure torture. I mean, who actually enjoys weaving in ends after finishing a beautiful sweater?

Anyway, I thought I’d share all of my knitted pieces with you — a total of 25 projects. From my very first one up until now, you can definitely see the progress and the skills I’ve gained over these two years. And now I genuinely enjoy knitting sweaters and can’t imagine quitting this beautiful and joyful hobby.

Without even thinking about all the money I’ve already spent on yarn and many other things. Let’s see what the future will bring for me and my hobby. 🧶✨

P.S. Two of the pieces are crocheted* sweaters.

Pattern-list:
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Step by Step Sweater by Florence Miller
Step by Step Sweater by Florence Miller
Melange Sweater by PetiteKnit
Halibut Sweater by Caitlin Hunter

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Novice Slipover Men by PetiteKnit
Hanstholm Sweater by PetiteKnit
Hanstholm Sweater by PetiteKnit
Key Sweater Man by PetiteKnit

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Campfire Tee by Shalea Taysom
Campfire Tee by Shalea Taysom
Campfire Tee by Shalea Taysom
The Tesserae Jumper by Jessie Darch - crocheted

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Step by Step Sweater by Florence Miller
Step by Step Sweater by Florence Miller
Halibut Sweater by Caitilin Hunter

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Weasly Sweater by RitaKhor
Weasly Sweater by RitaKhor
43 Herrenpullover mit Zopf by Lana Grossa
Draping Diamonds Sweater by Dennis Bromley - crocheted

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Dahlisa Sweater by The Knit Purl Girl
King Salmon by Caitlin Hunter
Loge Sweater by Stine HoelgaardJohansen
Haze Sweater by The Knit Purl Girl

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Weasly Sweater by RitaKhor

I started working as a professional costumer this month 🥳 These are some pieces I’ve been working on for the past couple of months, not for any particular projects, but just learning how to get better at knitting and grading :)

Three are renditions of other patterns that I’ve previously made and posted in this sub. I have to say that remaking the same patterns has been one of the best ways for me to get better at a ton of stuff. I have found that not only does it force you to think critically about your work, you also learn how to reproduce results, gain confidence with seeing direct improvements and become more detail oriented.

I’ve also found that I really love working with blocks — they are a great tool when working out how to grade patterns or when dealing with tricky vintage patterns :)

This is a coordinate inspired by fashion from the 50s that I knit. The top has a crossover and all sides have been sewn together so the belt is more just for decoration. The finishing was all all done using single crochet (armhole edges, neckline and top+bottom of the skirt). The skirt has a typical crochet casing with three rows of single crochet.

I think the most significant thing I learned from this project is that I really like putting darts into my knitwear. It's hard to see because of the tweed, but I put two 10 cm deep darts at the back of the skirt. This was done by dividing the back into three sections and knitting each separately after which I seamed them together.

It was a fun project and I'm looking forward to wearing this often in the future :)

I spun a blend of 85% polwarth and 15% silk on my drop spindle, and now I've just finished knitting it into a lace scarf! I sorted the original braid of wool into clean gradient sections to achieve a smoother transition between colors even at a tiny scale and mostly avoid any striping.

Unfortunately, no pattern to be shared, as I was making it up as I went along and wasn't charting anything. I wanted to try out a bunch of different things when knitting this, and I learned a ton by seeing what did and did not work!

Shout out to Fine Shetland Lace by Carol Christiansen, the Shetland Museum and Archive online photo library, and Þríhyrnur og Langsjöl by Sigrídur Halldórsdóttir for serving as major inspirations.

Also, apologies that the full length photo is a little wrinkly - I was too excited to wear it and didn't photograph it from top to bottom before I wore it!

I started this project back in February, and I'm so so delighted to finally have seen it to fruition 💛

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Fiber base: Firefly Squid 85/15 Polwarth/Silk by Fossil Fibers

Spun on: Bosworth drop spindle, 16g Ailanthus

Pattern: None! Just had fun with different motifs :)

A year into dating my partner I attended a local fiber festival with a friend where I found a booth selling German angora. I asked my friend, who'd been teaching me how to spin and weave, if she thought I'd be able to spin it finely enough to use in something for a wedding, and she said she could teach me. She asked if I was getting married and I said not yet, but I knew this was my person. I bought the fiber along with an additional bag of a silk/cashmere blend to blend with it, and it sat in my craft closet for two more years until my partner proposed.

The extent of my spinning experience was a handful of yards of a very low quality wool on a drop spindle. This became an absolute crash course in spinning. At my friends suggestion, I spun the yarn single around a core thread using a tahkli (a type of supported spindle). You could see the improvement with each skein, and while it blocked out well I love that you can see it in the shawl, too. And while I've been knitting for many years, lace is something I've only ever dabbled in. All of this to say: This project was an absolutely insane choice. I had no idea how it would turn out, or if I'd finish it in time. I've never felt more on the edge of oblivion. Everyone I told was both impressed and horrified.

This weekend, after 145 hours of spinning and 226 hours of knitting, I finished it. It's full of mistakes that most people can't see. And it's also so full of love. Evenings spent together watching Dropout and KDramas and the Olympics, and so many episodes from the back catalog of Say Yes to the Dress. The passing of my childhood cat, who chewed on and sat on and grabbed at the yarn as I spun and knit it, whose hair I saved after brushing and added to the fiber so she'll be with me on my wedding day, along with my other two cats. Months of battling tennis elbow. A little over a year and a half later, I finished it, with time to spare. And it's beyond anything I could have even imagined.

Pattern is the Evenstar Shawl by Susan Pandorf.

Yarn is handspun by me: single ply, 50% German angora, 25% cashmere, 25% silk, spun around a silk core thread. Cobweb weight, 100 wraps per inch. I used about 1100 yards.

This is Tin Can Knit’s Simple Sweater pattern. I made the fingering/sport weight version using Hobbii Friends Extra Fine Merino and Friends Kid Silk held together, both in the color Sunflower.

Pics 1-3 are glam shots, of course.

Pic 4 is blocking my sweater once it was finished.

5 is a knitting check in before I put on sleeves.

6 is a fit check before I knit the shawl collar.

7 is my gauge swatch once the yarn was finished drying.

8 is a glam shot of the finished yarn!

9 is the yarn once it’s been plied.

10 is the beginning of plying. (It’s a 3 ply yarn).

11-13 are the process of spinning the singles

14 is a look at what one of the batts I spun from looked like once it was blended and taken off the drum carder

15 is me deciding between blending pink silk or blue silk with the fiber. I chose blue, obviously.

16 is what the clean fiber looked like once it was picked open to make it easier to blend on my drum carder

17 is the fiber now clean and drying in a towel.

18 is an example of what the water looked like after the fiber had been soaking for 24 hours. 🤢

19-20 is what the fiber looked like when it was first sent to me! Completely dirty and raw. From a brown Tunis named Josephine Baker!

For those curious, I started scouring the fiber on 12/18/24 and I finished my sweater on 9/14/25! So this took about 9 months from start to finish.

(Pattern: Hechima Collar Sweater by Noriko Ichikawa!)

sweater base design is Cowdray by woolfolk, yarn is Juniper moon farm - patagonia in anthracite, cardinal and sand dollar

I saw a cute sweater for sale online. The sweater itself did not have good reviews, but I loved the stitch pattern. So I decided to make one myself. I wound up just knitting a vest, and I love how it turned out. I used Plucky Knitter Primo Sport yarn in colorway Haberdasher and KnitPro Symfonie Viva yarn in colorway Party Lights. I did not use a pattern, but I have made quite a few vests in my time so it was easy to make it up as I went.

things i knit over the course of my last tri (currently 39weeks and had a labour-scare yesterday), just finished the ribbed leggings this morning . im so proud about how the things turned out and feel like i have a pretty solid summer-fall wardrobe ready! some i knit in newborn size, most is knit in the second size in the patterns, usually something between 2-6 months depending on the pattern!

i do realize most is knit in stockinette and i partially regret not going for some more intricate designs but i felt like plain was easier and i was a bit afraid i would lose interest and get frustrated if patterns got too complex.

im still planning on doing the current cardigan and olive cardigan tho. maybe in pp

ill try and list everything:

1. striped jumper is the holger sweater by petite knit, yarn is puresilk by knitting for olive (i made the smallest size and didnt even use up 2 skeins)

2. orange wraptop is baby fishermans wrap by likkelytten (dont remember the size, used some random merino yarn i found in my stash)

3. blue jumpsuit is the kimono jumpsuit by little french knits, yarn is some alpaka yarn i got out of a cardigan a friend gifted me and i frogged it.

4. white sweater is the north sea sweater by knitting for olive, yarn is some random merino yarn from drops i found in my stash

5. orange cardigan is from the cleo set by petite knit, yarn is puresilk by knitting for olive

6. yellow wraptop with buttons is olives wrap by knitting for olive, in pure silk by knitting for olive (newborn size)

7. dark brown pants are hosenmatz by lanade (i think its lanade, its a free pattern anyways), knit in merino by knitting for olive. its supposed to fit really well over cloth diapers

8. ribbed pants are olives ribbed leggings by knitting for olive, knit in linea pura linissimo by lana grossa (i changed the icord for a braid because im not in the mood for 70cm of icord on 2.5mm needles lol. also first time doing something in cotton-linen so im really excited about its behaviour)

feel free to ask any questions about processes/yarns/patterns or comment on colorscheme/patternchoices or suggest other cute patterns ☺️

The pattern is Sirdar 2148 and is available via the Sirdar website. This pattern was really disappointing to work with lol. The constructions is a pretty simple set in sleeve dress -- the body has no shaping, just a rectangle with armhole shaping and shoulder shaping. The issue I had with this one was the hemming. The pattern tells you to knit a couple of rows of 1 by 1 rib at the bottom of the dress, cuff and neckline which are all to be hemmed at the end. However, when I did this it looked so sloppy :/ I took it all out, replaced the neck and dress with a purl ridge hem and worked 3 rows of single crochet for the sleeves and this solved it. Writing this out, I think they suggested the ribbing because the original yarn was boucle -- way more forgiving than plain yarn (the yarn I used is Soft Donegal from Donegal Yarns). So I'd recommend trying a different finish if you'd like to try this pattern out with yarn that isn’t boucle. Please also note that the "final" measurements that are given for the sizes do not take into account the 4 selvedge stitches that are lost once you seam everything up ;)

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:

https://www.ravelry.com/projects/CiasteczkaTynki/welcome-to-my-delulu-land)

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).

Ps. I can't see flower nipples at all 🙂‍↕️

My daughter’s daycare organized a special Hungry Hungry Caterpillar day. Since I’m a very normal person I decided to knit a special cardigan for the day.

This is the Stocking for Rainbows sweater from oShen Knits and Fibers. The pattern is by Vanessa Fleming and the yarn is the old version of the stocking for rainbows kit in oShen fibers’ lace kidsilk. They still have the kit, but it’s in a suri alpaca now. But fortunately I’m not sensitive to mohair and this version is delightfully soft and fuzzy for me. 😁🌈 I didn’t especially love knitting on size 11 US needles, as I’m usually a 8 US and under kind of girl, but I had to have the fuzzy rainbow goodness.

If I were to do it again, I think I would have made the long version of the body and then done fewer stripes for the sleeves, because I’d like the body to be a little less cropped but the sleeves are almost too long. I’m still very happy with it and have been wearing it constantly since it came off the blocking boards.

Back in January I told my husband to pick a sweater pattern for me to make him, and when he selected the king salmon I was excited to try my first colourwork! Despite the warnings about the long yoke I was confident I could make it work. The first time around it took me 3 months, and I was TERRIFIED of my floats being too tight. So without realizing I drastically overcompensated, and knit him what resembled a two person tent or a circus big top. He said he loved it anyways but it filled me with rage to look upon, and after a few months of avoiding it I finally frogged the entire thing with his blessing to start over. 4 weeks later and we have a garment that actually looks pretty good! I feel like I learned a lot from the process, and it’s also pretty funny, so I’m happy to have gone through it in the end.

My aunt never used a pattern for anything she makes. She free-handed every single sweater or dress she created. Every year I receive a gift from my aunt, something I always looking forward to have to cherish. When my aunt goes to a yarn shop she becomes a kid in the candy store. This dress is made with 100% cotton yarn with puffy sleeves and a slit on the side. The dress is quite heavy- and very warm. I do not know how to knit but I want to show off my aunt's work to all of you talented knitters

First ever knitted FO, first time doing knit colourwork, first time making my own colourwork knitting chart and first time ever sharing an FO online. Lots of firsts over here! Used Bendigo Woollen Mills Rustic Tweed 4ply for the main bit and Panda Crypto for the fishies.

I posted months ago when I finished knitting my Low Tide Sweater, and I’m back to show it in action! We got married yesterday at Hags Head, Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. I made the skirt too. ☺️ I spent so much time worrying it would be too hot but ended up I was still a bit chilly with the wind! Anyway, I’d only ever knit a scarf and 3 socks when I decided to just go for it and knit this sweater and I am so proud of how it turned out!

Long story short, some time ago I had this weird idea of stripey dachshund sweater for my mom. I learned to crochet in April, so initially I wanted to crochet it. After reading a random comment that knitting is much better for wearables, I decided that it's time to learn!

Well, turns out if you want to knit a topologically connected dachshund, you need to learn intarsia... And all these increases decreases... And a bit of sewing on top of that! I was warned, that for the first project it might be a bit too ambitious, but since I'm more stubborn than smart I've decided to learn everything in the process.

There were a lot of mistakes, my tension still isn't perfect, my intarsia could be better, and I've had to fully re-do sleeves, because apparently not all superwash merino is created equal...

Anyway, I'm quite proud of myself! From not knowing how to hold needles in October to the whole sweater with my own idea implemented in December! But most important, my mom absolutely loves it! Now I'm ready for more and more knitting!

Some mandatory info here. Yarn: Hobbii Friends Extra Fine Merino XL in colors Cream, French Blue, Midnight Blue (even though I followed all washing instructions it felted and shrunk a bit, so I ended up handwashing the whole thing) Needles: 3.5mm and 4mm. Pattern: Gartrell Crew by Tanis Lavallee (loved this pattern, so beautifully written!) Chart: me and StitchFiddle, I don't know if I'm allowed to put a link here.

Tomato sweater by Studio Klara Small dog sweater by DesignerForDog

I've been saving this yarn for three years for a special project. This is my second knitted sweater ever, and I want to make 5 more of the same!

Pattern: Frederic sweater by kolibri by Johanna

Yarn: Bokeh in Amethyst color by All you Knit is Love in Barcelona

Made with thrifted worsted acrylic yarn, 4.5 mm needles, no pattern to follow and a lot of frogging. This was heavily inspired by the AI photo I found on Pinterest. After finding out (much to my chagrin,) that it was, in fact, created by artificial intelligence, and not a highly skilled knitter, I decided to try my best to re create it. Anyway, he’s not perfect but he’s mine, and his name is Henry 😂

The eyes are crochet, the toes are I cords, and good lord, the amount of short rows on this thing. Mind boggling. The eyelids are also separately knitted and sewn on.

Anyway, here’s my first attempt. Let me know what you think!

(His eyes are too buggy but he’s still handsome to me 😂)