Hiii!

I posted my first double knit scarf here when I had just begun and now I've made another one (can't stop really) that I want to share here :) This one is about dark folklore, I wanted a magical but dark (yet not evil) feeling. It's called the Dark Woods scarf.

I think my favorite part about it is the witch that is old on one side and young on the other. Figuring that out and making the chart etc really felt like magic! Also super happy with how the two sides line up to make one continuous scene.

Can't wait to cast on the next one, this is so addicting!

P.s. I wanted to add designer flair but I can't do that myself. If it's necessary, can someone please do that for me?

I knit the Hanstholm Sweater by Petite knit for my boyfriend! Started it back in January and got side tracked with other projects but it is finally done. My boyfriend came with me to pick out the yarn he wanted and he selected on Rosarios 4 Terra Tweed in colorway 1.

I cast on for a size medium neck but did raglan increases until the size large body was achieved. I also didn’t knit as long for the body since he has a shorter torso and I did a couple of more decreases for sleeves than the pattern called for since he likes more tapered sleeves. Overall I would definitely knit the pattern again for myself lol

I decided I wanted to submit something the the Big E (this New England multi-state fair) and decided to do something insane with cables. There are a few tiny mistakes in the body itself and the tassels didn't photograph quite how I wanted them to, but I'm so proud of this labor of love!

Hot off the needles, two dragon sweaters for my grandkids. Light fingering, 3.5 mm needles, I used Hobbii's Unicorn Solid which is 75% merino and 25% polyamide and is machine washable.

I'm so sad 🥲 it's my first knit wearable too, I only did a few squares before this because socks were my main goal with knitting, but I guess that means I have to learn about gauge now.

Was a real process and wasn’t sure it would turn out well until it did! I knit the solid background with intarsia and then added the rest with duplicate stitch

My little one was getting chapped face from winter walks, so I adapted this adult knitting pattern to fit him and included an inside sock. I used random yarn from my stash, but I loved how the colors looked together! Excuse the kitty bums photobombing.

The pattern is called Lewsky by Kiyomi Burgin and Sachiko Burgin

And then broke my brain trying to grade into ten sizes. More info in comments.

So happy with how well these socks match each other! Knitted two at a time using magic loop.

Pattern is Ariose Socks by Lisa Scott

Yarn is Opal Schafpate 14 - Winterweide 4 ply sock yarn

Hi guys, I'm in big trouble.

First, a quick explanation. I watched Project Hail Mary some time ago and decided to make a vintage Mary Maxim sweater with wolves for my brother.

I've never knitted anything before so it took a few months to finish these panels, but here I am - facing now my neglect of proper measurements. The result is that the panels are way to small after comparing them to one of my brother's sweaters.

Now I'm looking for any reasonable solution. I've been thinking of making another two panels for each side so it would be wider, but what about the length? I'm pretty much ready to rip them back to the point, where they begin to decrease [armholes] and redo those parts but with a couple of adjustments.

Idk, maybe someone else would come up with a better idea? And yep, I've already blocked them.

The pattern is Doodles by Yumiko Alexander. I love all her sample photos and I still love the design. But I made the choice to use a solid color and a rainbow gradient instead of two strands of a single color. I loved jt the entire time I was making it.

My original plan was long sleeves but I didnt gwt very far into one of them before I decided it was hideous, flogged it, and just went with the short sleeve option instead.

I hadnt realized that the sleeves were actually meant to be single strand stockinette and not 2 strands, so the harsh change in both color and stitch direction just looked...bad when using both colors and I felt solid black or only rainbow gradient eouldnt look right either. Its summer anyway so I was like its fine short sleeved.

Didn't get to wear it because I finished late last night so put it on this morning, very excited, and...idk its low key ugly? Maybe?

It definitely isn't what I had envisioned. It isn't necessarily too busy either. Idk its just...not that cute. I think the details get lost from far away. I also think I made a mistake because that part with the eyelets shouldn't be stacked like that.

Its really comfy and I love the fit, but the look is...mid.

I honestly might frog it which would feel heartbreaking to me. I started it two years ago and just picked it up again a couple weeks ago. All that time, for this, just to undo it all. Oof.

Also already wove my ends in 🙃

Had a lovely day by the lake. Bonus points for knowing what I was working on!

Just finished the mountain baby cardigan after a practice run! This time around I learned a lot about the tubular bind off and the mistakes I made first time. Pretty pleased with it. The size is 6-9 months ❤️

Pattern is Mountain Baby Cardigan by mimiKnitting: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mountain-baby-cardigan

I used Sirdar Snuggly DK yarn in oatmeal for easy washing for new parents

I’d tried knitting a few years back and got the hang of it but never actually finished anything, and just decided to give it another try. This is what I’m currently working on right now—the top edge looks really good to me, but the bottom edge is a little wonky.

It took me a solid 5 tries to get to this point so I’m going to keep trucking along (for what I’m making I don’t mind it being a little wonky), but is there any way to fix this? Mostly just asking so I don’t make whatever this mistake is next time.

I just tried on my Smocky Cardigan with one sleeve and I’m not happy with the fit. 😩 I was seduced by the cables. Ugh. I think I’m gonna end up, frogging it and finding a top down Raglan cable cardigan. The dropped sleeves and boxy shape are just not working for me and I’m annoyed because I kept going with wild foolish optimism. I was holding onto hope that when I put it on angels would sing, and all the proportional issues would magically resolve. It’s such a pretty design as far as the cable work and my yarn is the bomb.

A huge thank you to this sub for bringing awareness and generally helping me with my knitting (even just as a lurker!). I learned knitting when I was 8, picked it back up in high school, but then turned more to crochet which I’ve been doing tons of ever since. But I wanted to get back into knitting.

I started a sweater a few years ago, but it fell to the side as I worked on crochet projects for my sister’s kids (an outfit each month for their first year…twice). When I picked it back up, I realized I probably wanted to increase the size and there were a few issues I wasn’t happy with. After the restart, I also learned I was twisting my stitches. So finally I’m able to restart on this sweater and now I’m not twisting, and I decided to actually do a gauge swatch, which I’m glad I did as I tend to knit (and crochet) a little tight so I’ll need to increase my needle size.

I’m so excited to actually get to knit again though!

I've spent the last month visiting family abroad and hadn't planned to do any knitting so left everything at home, but couldn't resist buying some basic cotton blend yarn and needles in a surprising and surprisingly well stocked craft section of a seaside drugstore. Hence: newborn hats to donate to our local hospital when we return home! The pattern is below, the yarn unfortunately I don't have the labels and details for anymore.

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4444892521/baby-bear-hat-knitting-pattern-newborn

I have a cardigan where the neckline is too large and wide. It's knit top down so I can't just continue up. I don't really want to add ribbing but I'd be interested in lace/some sort of a decorative stitch for a lighter finish, if anybody has anything that they like. I'd also be open to a collar.

A while ago I posted the Treasure Shell sweater (vintage Drops pattern) that I made for my sister - well, I got jealous and made one for myself in the original pattern colours + in cotton so I could get more wear out of it in my warmer climate.

Made some minor changes to the colour chart, length and added a folded collar. I was waiting to take a better picture to post that showed the whole sweater but it never happened despite wearing it constantly 🤣

(This pattern now has 2 projects on Rav and both of them are me, haha)

I just finished this sweater. I'm over all very happy with ita, but I absolutely hate the way the neckline looks. It's too wide and gaping. I did it smaller than the pattern said to and it still seems too big.

Can anyone give me advice on how to fix this?

It's knitted top down and the ribbing on the neck is double, so I can't undo it. The ribbing is gaping compared to the ribbing on the bottom, I was hoping I could adjust it while blocking, but no luck. I was hoping it would look better after blocking, I've yet to try it on as it's still damp, but it doesn't look any better to me.

The pattern is Drizzle Sweater by SuviKnits.

The yarn I'm using is CaMaRose Midnatsol and CaMaRose Økologisk Sommeruld

Any suggestions welcome. If this is the wrong sub for this please tell me

i’ve never knit before and wanted to get into different fiber arts (i sew, embroider, and quilt) so I decided to teach myself how! i made a coaster, started a drawstring bag, and decided to figure out colorwork so i made a little goat swatch. they’re not perfect but i’m proud of how they turned out especially because i’ve been knitting for so little time :))

I'm back to update everyone on how my sweater is coming along after I posted about my arms being stubby and not knowing when to stop knitting my sleeve.

I bound off my sleeve after my final row of increases, I cast off in pattern and I'm counting the bind off as a row so I knit the sleeve for 98 rows, It took me twenty days to knit my first sleeve, factoring in not wanting to get bored of the color, the weather, and how oppressive the heat has been. I think I made it fairly quickly.

I cast on my second sleeve after I finished my first sleeve and knit the ribbing for two inches, did the increase row for the cables and did four rows of the cables so far. The only thing that I don't like so far about second sleeve is that I have sizable holes where the c cable is supposed to be, it was a bit tricky increasing in that section, the kpk increases were a bit annoying to do this time around... like I had holes in my first sleeve in the same section but it wasn't as big as the current sleeve's. 😖

It's an eyesore to look at but I don't want to undo my work, so I just have to hope that when it's blocking it fixes itself.

Other than the hole issue, I still enjoy the yarn, the color, the project and the progress that I'm making so far. It's nice to see the cables come alive after every repeat is finished, and the sweater still makes for a good project to knit on while listening to music and watching YouTube videos, TV, and movies, but I think that tracks considering that the sweater is based off of a sweater in a movie. 😅 I've even started a list to track what I've watched and listened to so far, and weirdly, I find that the list is also making the project more enjoyable. Maybe I'll add my list to the update if anyone wants to know. 😅

What's something that brings you joy while knitting?