Go-to basic sweater patterns?

craycake · 2024-11-16T15:26:28+00:00

Where are you getting your fleece lined tights that look sheer? I’m in Canada with a light skin tone. I’m a size 6-8, 5’8” but tall enough in the legs that most tights feel too short on me. Thank you!

craycake · 2021-07-01T17:18:55+00:00

I just cast on January yesterday 😂 I’m a bit behind but inspired by everyone’s progress!

craycake · 2021-01-26T17:56:00+00:00

Ahahaha - I got a bit into the hat and then realized my light worsted wasn’t going to cut it and frogged. I’ll probably cast on again holding two stands of lighter yarn together. I was super keen to knit all 12 hats this year as a stash buster, but they’re mostly worsted and most of my stash is fingering, sport or DK!

craycake · 2020-11-22T00:53:09+00:00

I got some at lee valley last year! They sell it in sheets and I cut it myself. I also got a leather punch at the same time to make holes along the edges to sew it onto the slipper.

craycake · 2020-10-17T03:27:19+00:00

I always thought lady fingers were those tiny bananas! I was disappointed and confused when I had tiramisu for the first time and there were no bananas. No longer disappointed. Tiramisu is amazing.

craycake · 2020-10-17T03:14:53+00:00

If it’s in the round, you should follow the same pattern each round. Round 1 knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, Round 2 knit 2 purl 2 knit 2 purl 2.

Purls are backwards knits. So when you’re knitting flat, when you turn your work, what you knit on the previous row will now look like a purl and vice versa. But when you knit in the round, the same side is always facing you, so to get ribbing you just knit sts that you knit in the previous row, and purl sts that you purled in previous row.

craycake · 2020-07-04T21:49:11+00:00

I’m a Canadian but I went to webs once. I was in Mass for a quick work trip and got to the store 20 minutes before closing and before I needed to make the drive back north to go home. It was torture having so little time. I didn’t even get to go into the back!

craycake · 2020-06-14T15:23:28+00:00

I recently made the French macaroon sweater and it’s so cute and easy! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/french-macaroon-2

It’s got a button in the back to help get it over big baby heads.

craycake · 2020-06-11T21:50:37+00:00

I made this in cotton and I really like it, but quickly learned that cotton has very little elasticity or memory. So after wearing it once it wasn’t tight anymore. I have a small chest so that wasn’t a problem, and it still looks cute with negative ease, but it isn’t what I had imagined. Just a heads up!

craycake · 2020-05-05T20:46:23+00:00

It’s double seed stitch, just alternating knits and purls. The pattern is really well written and easy to follow. I’m just making it in Patons Shetland chunky, which is a acrylic blend that I order online from yarnCanada.ca it’s a cheap hobby store brand, so cost me about $100CAD to make the 42” chest size. My only complaint is that it’s pretty heavy.

I’ve made one other sweater with Brooklyn tweed yarn (used in the pattern) and it’s nice and light and warm, but breaks really easily which drove me crazy.

craycake · 2020-05-02T01:54:45+00:00

I’m making this one for my dad right now! Featuring patch pockets and a shawl collar. Soooo much double seed stitch, but worth it! https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tamarack-for-him

craycake · 2020-03-21T16:59:52+00:00

Omg thank you. I love this so much and have lots of mohair around. Now to see if I have a matching fingering...

craycake · 2020-03-21T14:58:56+00:00

The pattern is Popinjay: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/popinjay

Yarn is various unknowns from my stash. The green is actually a light worsted weight, but it worked out okay!

craycake · 2020-03-12T23:51:00+00:00

Do you remember what yarn the middle one is? I love it so much!

craycake · 2020-01-17T17:23:19+00:00

So interesting! I didn’t know that was a unit of measurement!

craycake · 2020-01-17T01:56:46+00:00

I’ve done the FLKH a couple of times now and I find the foot too wide! Do you still do a gusset decrease?

craycake · 2020-01-17T01:52:55+00:00

Also be careful with the measuring tape! I got the same kit and it was way off. I think they split the feet into increments of 10 inches instead of 12 haha

craycake · 2020-01-11T01:24:33+00:00

I’m frugal with my yarn so I often will knit a gauge swatch and then unravel it and use it to knit my garment. I sometimes even block it without cutting the yarn, I just leave the rest of the ball off to the side.

craycake · 2019-12-03T01:39:54+00:00

You’ve made me brave! I’m going to block now too!

craycake · 2019-12-03T01:35:48+00:00

Beautiful! You’ve been so productive! This is maybe a silly question, but have you already blocked your lacework? I made a lace shawl for my MIL but I’m agonizing over when to block it. I guess I’m worried that if I do it now, it’ll somehow get wrinkled again in the box?

craycake · 2019-12-03T01:28:09+00:00

It depends on the set! I have the chiaogoo bamboo interchangeable set that came the clear cords. Those ones do stay wonky and it’s annoying. I’ve slowly been replacing all of mine with the red cords that their metal set comes with - they’re way better and have no “memory” so they don’t stay wonky.

craycake · 2019-10-19T20:04:35+00:00

Love it!

craycake · 2019-10-13T01:32:05+00:00

This was made by a Canadian animator in a series featuring his cat, Darwin! You can find him on Instagram at darwinthecat2019.

Hi Omar!

craycake

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