Sweater

Teaming a light blue dress shirt and black dress pants will allow you to flaunt your outfit coordination prowess. Jazz up this getup with more relaxed footwear, like this pair of navy leather loafers. Consider wearing a light blue dress shirt and black dress pants for sharp style with a contemporary spin. What Colour pants […]

If color-blocking just isn’t your thing, you can’t go wrong with pairing neutral tones with blue. For dressier styles, go with darker shades– blacks, greys and deep browns– are foolproof options. For more casual outfits, lighter tones like white, ivory or beige are versatile go-to choices. What color goes good with light blue? It looks […]

The raglan sleeve is a popular choice for casual knitting projects. Raglan shaping is usually worked from the top-down and involves a long, slanted (or sometimes curved) seam running from the neck to the underarm. Raglans have no shoulder seam; the expanding sleeve cap becomes the shoulder of the garment. What is raglan material made […]

Like the seamless yoke style, the raglan yoke is increased to the widest circumference at the armhole depth, and then stitches for the sleeves are placed on holders and the front(s) and back are worked in one piece to the bind-off at the lower edge. The held sleeve stitches are then worked in the round […]

Gathered Raglan Sleeve Tutorial STEP 1: Prep the Sleeve Pattern Piece. STEP 2: Measure & Draw Cut Lines. STEP 3: Slash & Spread the Sleeve-Head. STEP 4: Redraw the Armscye Curves. STEP 5: Cut Out your new Gathered Raglan Sleeve Pattern Piece. STEP 6: Gather & Attach the Sleeve to the Bodice. How are raglan […]

I decided to feature raglan sleeves in this design as they can be sewn to the dress as flat pieces, before sewing the underarm, making them easier to construct than “set-in” sleeves, the kind that are sewn into a tube before being inserted into a round armhole (like on the Megan dress pattern from Love […]

Usually, two or three different colors are used for the pattern. Originally these were most often the sheep colors black, brown, grey, and white, but today there is an unlimited color range to pick from! Roughly 800-900 grams of yarn are calculated for a medium-sized sweater. How many balls of wool do I need for […]

Knitting a sweater in the round from the bottom up gives you the option to customize the length and make sure that the sweater fits as you knit. With some basic math and knitting skills, even a beginning knitter can design a perfect fitting sweater. Can you substitute straight needles for circular needles? The short […]

With German short rows you get more than a gap, you get an actual hole. The problem is worse for German short rows because when you come at the double stitch (DS). How do you prevent holes in short rows? The easiest way to knit short rows is the wrapless method: work to the turning […]

Short Rows are used to create triangles or wedges within your knitting. They shape everything from bust darts to ear flaps. Basically, a Short Row is just that: a row that you don’t knit to the end of the needle. Are short rows necessary? Why should I add short rows to my Flax or Flax […]

Icelandic wool rarely needs washing, consider hanging it out in the fresh air first. Handwash only using lukewarm water and a special wool soap, if you do decide to wash it. Soak the garment for about 10-15 minutes. Is Iceland yarn washable? It’s self-cleaning! Lopi fabric needs to be hand-washed, but luckily, it almost never […]

In short, Icelandic wool is very scratchy and is scratchier than wool from sheep in warmer climates. However, with that said, don’t let the scratchiness of the wool scare you away from great products with an even better story. How can I make my Iceland sweater less itchy? Do not wash Icelandic wool products in […]

Place the hem tape on the bottom of the sweater measuring up the amount that will be cut off. (The 5/8 inch is how tall the hem tape is.) Fuse the hem tape to the sweater with the iron. Make sure the iron is not too hot for your fabric. Can you cut and hem […]

Lengthening a hand-knit sweater is possible even if the sweater was knit from the bottom up. Top-down knits are easily lengthened by simply removing the bind-off edge, or the last row, attaching yarn and continuing to knit in the previous pattern until you reach your desired length. How do you add length to a finished […]

Break the Stitches into Segments To calculate how many segments you will have in your short row shaping, divide the total number of rows in your short row shaping by 2, then add 1. Example: =(12/2)+1 gives me a result of 7 segments in my short rows. What does work short rows mean in knitting? […]

A stockinette stitch hem is the way to go if you are looking for an understated, yet polished look. It is a strong edge that is perfect for sleeves or collars. What is knit edge? The term “selvedge” defines the left and right sides of a piece of knitting. An edge can be made up […]

Usually, you bind off on the right side of the work but you can also bind off on the wrong side if needed. Unless otherwise specified in your pattern, you would work purl stitches on your bind off so that the right side of your work shows a knitted bind off pattern. Should you always […]

Verdict: You are more likey to wear a Top-Down sweater because it is easier to finish. But bottom-up sweaters look amazing once you finish all the seaming. Is it harder to knit or crochet a sweater? If you really can’t decide which one to start with, I recommend getting started with knitting because it tends […]

This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. noun, plural yokes for 1, 3-20, yoke for 2. a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. How many oxen are in a yoke? two oxenA […]

A crew neck (crewneck or crew-neck) is a type of shirt or sweater that has a round neckline and no collar, often worn with other layers. The name dates back to 1939 and was named after a type of sweater worn by rowers. What is the difference between a crew neck and round neck? Crewnecks, […]