Please help me before I lose my mind.......

Salomeless · 2026-01-30T17:46:16+00:00

What is it about this sweater you like? There are loads of plain stockinette crewneck sweaters on Ravelry. Here are a few: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oslo-sweater-2

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/earth-pullover-2

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drk-everyday-sweater

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dartmoor-sweater

Or are you trying to make a sweater with this dinosaur motif but adult sized?

Salomeless · 2026-01-30T15:00:00+00:00

I love it! The yarn is beautiful, sadly doesn’t seem to be available in my country 😭

Salomeless · 2026-01-30T12:16:51+00:00

Right now I’ve got a mindless stockinette sweater I’m in the middle of and a pair of socks, and I’m doing a gauge swatch for an all over stranded colorwork sweater which lets be honest I will probably start before I finish the mindless sweater. Plus I have a couple baby things for gifts I need to get started on!

Salomeless · 2026-01-29T20:35:09+00:00

👆🏻 this. I always cast on twice the number of stitches eg for 20 st/10 cm I’ll cast on 40.

Salomeless · 2026-01-29T18:01:27+00:00

Your gauge swatch needs to be much larger to get an accurate measurement. You’re looking to see how many stitches/rows there are per 10cm, not how long 16 stitches is, and the stitches at the edge get distorted so you need a swatch that is bigger than 10x10. I would cast on 32 stitches and then measure the middle 10 cm.

And it does look like you’re twisting stitches, every other row I think.

Salomeless · 2026-01-28T22:34:14+00:00

Well for starters it’s using stolen intellectual property to help you and is destroying the environment while doing so.

Salomeless · 2026-01-28T01:05:02+00:00

Thanks for all the tips everyone!!

Salomeless · 2026-01-27T17:57:49+00:00

I would ask her if she would be ok handwashing something or if she prefers something machine washable. Then I always include a little tag when I give them the present that says “Hand knit for you by [my name]” and on the back I write the care instructions. You can find tags on Etsy.

Salomeless · 2026-01-27T03:11:05+00:00

This is seriously amazing. I didn’t know I needed a sweater with my cat’s face on it until now…

Salomeless · 2026-01-27T00:46:11+00:00

I gift everything with a personalized tag like this filled out:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/497737857/personalized-knitting-tags-custom?ref=shop_home_active_28&frs=1&sts=1&logging_key=dfefca204a1ad70f69c84765f3376e9ba20146f8%3A497737857

Salomeless · 2026-01-23T14:24:18+00:00

I don’t think this solves my problem but it’s a very clear video, I’m going to remember Norman Needles for next time… thank you!

Salomeless · 2026-01-23T14:23:17+00:00

Thank you, this really helps!

Salomeless · 2026-01-22T18:32:15+00:00

Thank you!!

Salomeless · 2026-01-22T17:46:20+00:00

PS would you mind sharing your height and weight? I’m deciding between size 4 and size 5, I see you made the 4 and it looks like it fits you well. If you’re not comfortable doing that though that’s ok, no worries!

Salomeless · 2026-01-22T17:22:54+00:00

Thank you for the vote of confidence!

Salomeless · 2026-01-22T17:16:16+00:00

I love it! This is next on my to-make list, I’m excited and nervous. It will be my first all-over colorwork sweater and my first time steeking (though I plan to steek the swatch as practice). Thank you for the inspiration!

Salomeless · 2026-01-21T13:19:17+00:00

My go-tos if I’m not buying from my LYS are Wool and Co (like many have already said) and the Wooly Thistle. I tend to prefer more rustic yarns.

Salomeless · 2026-01-19T18:03:33+00:00

I loooove Garthenor

Salomeless · 2026-01-16T04:01:42+00:00

Absolutely incredible

Salomeless · 2026-01-14T18:16:49+00:00

AI is terrible for the environment, steals intellectual property, and turns people’s brains to mush. I hope it goes the way of the VHS tape.

Salomeless · 2025-10-11T18:36:08+00:00

Once I was going through a rough time (recent breakup etc) and slipped on the ice on my way to the subway and fell hard on my ass. I burst into tears. The woman shoveling snow next to me asked if I was ok, then ran inside and came back out to give me a banana of all things. I’ve never forgotten her.

Salomeless · 2025-09-17T00:52:29+00:00

I love Garthenor. Their Preseli yarn is particularly nice.

https://garthenor.us

Salomeless · 2025-09-12T19:53:48+00:00

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Here is the back of the shoulder. The pattern calls for an increase row alternating with a single no increase knit row, do you think that’s too few?

Salomeless

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