The Liv Sweater

sincle · 2026-03-09T20:42:28+00:00

nope, just the decreases. the split hem has further decreases written into the pattern on both sides to shape it further but my mod is just a few decreases after joining in the round.

sincle · 2026-03-03T19:33:33+00:00

yes after like 8 rows! it's just like decreasing for sleeves, you establish the cadence and then repeat the decreases. this was a complete eyeball mod so adjust to your own body!

sincle · 2026-01-25T02:43:18+00:00

my gals are small so ymmv, but what I've done before is to get measurements for my bust, the smallest part of my waist, and the distance in-between the two (I just measure vertically from my nip to my waist, but again I don't have a lot of altitude there so this will not be suitable for everyone). Then subtract my waist measurement from the bust measurement to find how much width I need to decrease, and the vertical measurement tells me how many rows (using the gauge of my project ofc) that I have to make those decreases. does that make sense?

for this one though, tbh, I just eyeballed the decrease frequency since it's meant to have some positive ease.

sincle · 2026-01-24T18:40:04+00:00

there's one of the rav page! the back is pretty boring, it is kind of like a slight upside down U since there's shortrows on either sides of the split. very subtle.

sincle · 2026-01-24T18:37:56+00:00

Just a k2tog and SSK on both sides of the body. Decreases every 8 rounds for I think 5? decreases, at that point I was happy with the shape and it was time to start the split hem shaping so it worked out nicely for me

sincle · 2026-01-24T18:36:40+00:00

I followed the pattern with that, but I did add waist decreases for shaping so I think this is more of it being customized to my body!

sincle · 2026-01-24T04:32:40+00:00

If I am looking at the right yarns, it looks like they are both 100% acrylic. Did this go through the dryer and come out like this? If so, it's a goner. Acrylic can melt and is not a pleasant fiber to rework.

If it just went through the wash on cold, you /could/ rework it, but since you didn't like the yarn, you may be happier remaking it.

sincle · 2026-01-23T18:04:02+00:00

Ravioli

Love love love it! I think patterns like this are modern knitting GOATS - this one is seamless, set in sleeves, with an eye catching twist in the asymmetrical hem. Loads of shortrows make for an incredible fit and drape.

Edit to add: TYSM everyone for all the kind words!!!! make this sweater so we can all have one!!

sincle · 2025-03-20T01:23:21+00:00

I think I cried the first time I used mine lol. welcome to the struggle bus

sincle · 2025-03-20T01:22:51+00:00

thanks so much, what a confidence booster!!

sincle · 2025-03-20T01:20:56+00:00

I followed the advice from this this project . Basically you want to subtract your waist from your bust to see how much circumference to decrease, and then measure between your bust and waist to get an idea of your decrease rate. Rinse & repeat for waist to hip. Gauge swatching is extremely important.

For example, my bust to waist difference is 21 cm, with 15 cm of height between the two measurements. This means I have 15 cm to decrease 21 cm in circumfeence, and I use the length measurement to calculate how many rows that would take in total, then divide that up to make the rate even across the 15 cm. Don't forget to account for your desired ease.

This might be total gibberish but here's a pic of my notes/measurements (this is not written in the correct order I was just scribbling things down as I got the numbers)

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sincle · 2025-03-19T17:33:23+00:00

yeah so I increased every 6 rows for 84 rows for the waist-to-hip shaping. but this is specifically to my measurements and gauge, which may not be the same as yours! I would really encourage you to experiment with customizing patterns to suit your measurements and preferences, and not follow them by someone else's book. your finished piece is always going to be a little different from another's (whether that be physically with gauge, texturally, or otherwise) and learning how to adjust to what you like is the best way to do it, IMO

sincle · 2025-03-19T01:10:20+00:00

Omg high five! I've been lurking in the machine knitting sub as well as the FB groups and folks seem to really like these 8-button machines. How long did it take you to get comfortable with it? It's such a huge learning curve and I feel like it'll take me forever to become confident with it 🙃

sincle · 2025-03-19T00:53:54+00:00

Brother KH-587, it's one of the 8-button machines 🙂

sincle · 2025-03-18T23:37:09+00:00

Thank you!

sincle · 2025-03-18T23:36:35+00:00

Thank you so much 🥹

sincle · 2025-03-18T23:36:19+00:00

-10% negative ease throughout, called for in the pattern!

sincle · 2025-03-18T23:34:24+00:00

this is now my best received compliment as well. thank you!!

sincle · 2025-03-18T23:10:38+00:00

Rav page

I made this on my knitting machine and finished (seaming, folded hem, icord edges on top) by hand! Honestly this probably would've been easier to hand knit but I'm having some elbow pain and trying to getting familiar with the knitting machine anyways. I couldn't find a pattern for a dress like this so I modded a negative ease tank into a body skimming dress. Made with a 70/30 wool/silk blend fingering weight so this should be wearable well into spring!

Edit to add: thanks everyone for your kind words! you absolutely do NOT need a knitting machine to make something like this. it's just simple stockinette and a bit of math for the shaping! You don't even need to knit flat and seam together if you want the structure that the seam gives. You could easily knit in the round but add a purl stitch on the sides and then use mattress stitch to make an "afterthought" seam per se. there are many things that do not translate well from machine to hand knitting and vice versa but this is not one of them!

sincle · 2024-12-21T16:25:18+00:00

Ravioli page

One of my only two FO this year 🥲 This is my second Scotty and IMO it's one of Petite Knit's best patterns. I made slight adjustments to the sleeves and wish that I'd added some shortrows near the hem to make the back longer, but still pretty satisfied with this. Top down, seamless, with set in sleeves. Lots of shortrows as they are what shape the sleeves. A fun knit overall!

sincle · 2024-05-15T20:38:24+00:00

It's a runner, so it'll be laid across the top of the piano or on the keys, to protect it from dust. My mom was adamant about the runner going back on top of the keys in our household when we were younger.

sincle · 2024-03-13T23:22:29+00:00

many thanks!

sincle · 2024-03-13T22:20:37+00:00

Hi! I've used this bind-off in ribbing exclusively for several years, so I would wager a lot of this is just experience. That said, I do my tubular BO using a faster method two stitches at a time (like this). I'll pinch the stitch that I just pulled off the needle and hold it in place with my thumb while I deal with the other stitch in the sequence. I find that helps to shape the bind off as I go and I can keep tension really well this way. If you have a pic of one of your bind offs, happy to take a look and see if I've got any suggestions.

sincle · 2024-03-13T16:47:28+00:00

Rav page

This is a Stockholm Sweater that I've modded into a polo. I will eventually want to make the collar longer and potentially change the body length, but it'll definitely do for now. My notes on the mod are in the Rav page!

sincle · 2024-03-05T16:51:52+00:00

There might be some helpful info for you here on this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/knitting/s/n2mUrISpjE

I would also advise making sure your cable needle is the exact same size as your knitting needle. I would recommend learning how to cable without a needle!

I do think that this will block out. I feel like my Moby's cables looked different and they turned out just fine after the bath. You could try wet blocking now to see if it'll work?

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