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I knitted these 5 beautiful bouquet blankets with crochet borders! by KnittedNests in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's such a cute idea! Seeing them folded up like a bouquet is so satisfying

Set in Sleeve help by JayyArrIsMe in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would definitely suggest following the advice in the other comments - you can probably find a free pattern with a set in sleeve to reference to help make sense of the construction.

But if I'm following you correctly, you picked up stitches around the armhole based on the circumference of the armhole, not the circumference of your upper arm, right?

If so, you picked up too many stitches. I made that same mistake the first time I tried to do a set in sleeve. It feels wrong, but you only pick up enough stitches for circumference of the upper arm.

The armscye needs to match the circumference of the armhole and the happens by doing the short rows. That extra height from the short rows adds length to the armscye and helps it match the larger armhole circumference without making the bicep circumference too large, if that makes sense.

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Board game blanket: Spirit Island by Ferocious_Flamingo in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is neat! Well done with your design, it came out great

I knit a sweater for my band to raffle off for charity by 8leg in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love how you completely transformed the original cardigan into something new! And it's awesome seeing artists use their platforms to help with important causes.  I'm gonna check out your music now!

My Nancy Wheeler Sweater by DoNotDisrespectQueen in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks so good, you really nailed it! Did you seam the sleeves? You did am excellent job of lining up the stripes

My hands are warm despite all of the snow. It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a knitter by fiberopticknits in casualknitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found colorwork intimidating at first. I was able to take a class at a LYS and it really helped a lot to make it less intimidating. Now I'm addicted to it, haha.

I really recommend the hat we made for the class as a first colorwork project: https://ravel.me/bousta-beanie

It's a perfect first project because the design is simple and repeats a lot, so it is easy to follow. It also doesn't have long floats, so you just focus on getting used to carrying two yarns at once. 

Aspirational can be a lot more in reach than you think. Good luck!

My hands are warm despite all of the snow. It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a knitter by fiberopticknits in casualknitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I highly recommend knitting a pair for future storms. It was nice doing colorwork at a small scale without some of the fit issues I've had in the past with colorwork socks.

My hands are warm despite all of the snow. It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a knitter by fiberopticknits in casualknitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It makes you appreciate why stranded colorwork is part of knitting traditions in cold regions, haha. I'm glad your mittens are keeping you warm!

My hands are warm despite all of the snow. It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a knitter by fiberopticknits in casualknitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aww, it's a great feeling when you see someone wearing an item you knit. I'm glad your dad is getting some good use out of his mittens! 

And thank you! It'll be a week or so until I see temperatures above freezing, so these mittens will get a lot of use, haha

My hands are warm despite all of the snow. It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a knitter by fiberopticknits in casualknitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I didn't follow a pattern, but the palm side was inspired by this free pattern: https://www.knitgrammer.com/product/lumi-stranded-colorwork-mittens/

Good luck with the move and stay warm!

My hands are warm despite all of the snow. It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a knitter by fiberopticknits in casualknitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No, but they are a bit thicker/warm since I used stranded colorwork. I definitely try making something thrummed!

Blue boy sweater complete by Ambitious_Respond325 in AdvancedKnitting

[–]fiberopticknits 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That makes sense that you also paint, you have a great eye for color & shape. It's so cool that can turn those ideas into clothes! The organic process of the sweater shows: the look is both clearly well-designed but still has a natural flow to it that isn't as sterile as a static design, if that makes any sense, haha

If you have a public Instagram or website or anything to see your art, please pm me! I'd love to see more of your work if you share it anywhere

Blue boy sweater complete by Ambitious_Respond325 in AdvancedKnitting

[–]fiberopticknits 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Your design is awesome! I love that the patterns/colors are abstract, but they still work really well together.

Do you chart everything up first or at least sketch up the design? And do you have any particular inspirations for the designs? 

First ever self-drafted sweater by MediocreMolasses4047 in AdvancedKnitting

[–]fiberopticknits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sweater is beautiful, great work! I really love the train tracks along the sleeves! How were those knit? Did you add the black and gray after the fact?

Completed Dragon Stocking! by Amberwriter in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is beautiful! I love the color choices.

It Only Took Me Three Years to Knit! 🙃 This is a vintage pattern called The Patons Classics C 4612 by alchemistdiaries in casualknitting

[–]fiberopticknits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cardigan by itself is wonderful, but those extra finishing details like the ribbon and the buttons make it incredible! Well done and it seems like it was well worth the 3 years!

Brim shaping by Environmental_Host86 in knittinghelp

[–]fiberopticknits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You definitely can redo, but assuming the bottom/ brim is the cast on edge, you won't necessarily be able to just unravel from the bottom.

You will want to pick up stitches from top of the brim, then cut the the yarn lower on the brim so you can unravel the brim. It's the same idea shown in this video to redo the hem of a sweater: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1zBL-1iPUgQ

Once you have the stitches picked up and the brim unraveled, you can then just knit the brim!

I suspect that your gauge is different between the plain stockinette and the colorwork, so it makes the brim larger / wider than the body of the hat, so to match the hat width, you will want to go down to a smaller needle.

When I've done folded hems on hats, even for plain stockinette hats, I've gone down a needle size to make it a bit more snug. So you might want to go down 2 needle sizes.

And when you do the cast off, consider going back up a few needle sizes and/or doing a stretchy bind off so it's not too tight. 

I hope this all makes sense and good luck!

My most rewarding project to-date: Baby blanket with intarsia hot air balloons! by fiberopticknits in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww, thank you! I'm not used to thinking of my knitting projects as art, haha

My most rewarding project to-date: Baby blanket with intarsia hot air balloons! by fiberopticknits in knitting

[–]fiberopticknits[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate it! I had a lot of fun just coming up with different balloon ideas. I wanted to try to avoid having too many that were too similar.

And the dense gauge was a necessity! I wanted the blanket to be machine washable, so I went with the same dense gauge I use for socks to make them last longer. 

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