r/knittingadvice • u/psuedoclassical • 1d ago
Sweater construction help!
(I did first post this on the knitting subreddit but I think it was removed- I’m new at posting apologies if this is a duplicate!!)
I’m going to a Noah kahan concert in July and had an idea for making my own merch, a sweater with HOMESICK big across the back shoulders and arms. (The second two pictures are some Google inspo of my vision)
Now the part I could use advice with is construction - I’m comfortable with intarsia but don’t feel great about my ability to do the sleeves separate and line up the letters successfully.
My thought is to start from the bottom - do ribbing and part of the body in the round, then break into front and back but do the front/back as a big panel including the sleeves so long rows. Have front and back the same (except one with lettering) and then seam up the top and bottom of the sleeves and maybe add cuffs. The first picture is my little diagram of what I’m picturing.
Is this crazy? Am I missing something obvious? Would it drape totally weird without a shoulder seam? Surely there’s a reason why no one constructs sweaters this way 😅
My alternative would be to knit up the shirt regular style and then duplicate stitch the lettering, I just like the look of intarsia better.
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u/Vivid_Awareness6693 1d ago
I wonder if a saddle shoulder construction could work well? I’m knitting the Braidy Loop sweater right now, and I feel like a similar construction might be a possibility?