Category: Knitting

• Raglan Lace Sweater Lesson 4: Completing the Sweater.

  

  To keep the sweater cohesive and to eliminate any heavy bulky areas the sweater will be completed with an I-cord cast off. Begin by picking up stitches along the right front of the sweater and knitting them. Pick up 2 stitches for every 3 along the front edge. Knit 3 stitches into the corner stitch…

• Raglan Lace Sweater Lesson 3: The Yoke

  

  With the body and sleeves completed, we now put all the pieces together. Reserving Stitches for the Armhole Once the sleeves and body are done the next component is the yoke.  Prior to completing that however we need to address the stitches that will become the underarm. The underarm area should be roomy enough for…

• Raglan Lace Sweater Lesson 2: The Sleeves

  

  Once the body is complete it is time to move onto designing and knitting the sleeves.  For the most part this is almost the same as how we calculated the body. Measuring for the SleevesThe first calculation you will need to do is to determine the number of stitches to begin with.  This will be…

• Raglan Lace Alpaca Sweater Lesson 1 The Body

  

  If you are like me, you process your own fibre and spin your own yarn. At a fibre fair I ran across a wonderful bag of alpaca fibre. It was teddy bear soft and I wanted a sweater. While doing research I read you must add wool to the alpaca by at least 30% or…

• Designing an Aran Sweater: The Sleeves

  

  This sweater will have set in sleeves. This can be a bit more complicated in the planning stage, so grab a coffee and a calculator and a comfortable chair. Beginning the SleeveSleeves start at the wrist. Measure your wrist and multiply by your stitch gauge. Be sure this number is divisible by 4 for a…

• Designing an Aran Sweater: Finishing the Sweater

  Now that all the pieces of the sweater are complete it is time to start the button band. There are several approaches for this, in my opinion the sewn on button band looks the best. Before we begin, the fronts and back should be stitched together at the shoulder.On the front of the sweater mark…

• Commemorative Westie Mitten Pattern

  

  This pattern design is a bit bittersweet for us. February 4th 2022 on his 12th birthday we lost our little buddy Caisey. He was a huge member of our family and will always be Murlo’s mascot. We have decided that February 4th is Caisey day. We are kicking off the day with a free westie…

• Design an Aran Sweater: The Front

  

  How to Begin As the front is essentially half of the back, the calculations will for the most part have been completed.Begin with 90% of your bust measurement divided by two. Be sure this number is divisible by 4 for K2P2 ribbing.On the last front row of the ribbing evenly increase stitches to get to…

• Design an Aran Sweater: The Back

  

  An Aran sweater is a style of sweater that originated from the Aran islands off the coast of Ireland. Originally hand knit from unscoured wool that retained the natural oils from the sheep, the sweater was essentially water repellent. The four to six design elements added texture that captured more air within its weight, making…

• Designing a Round Yoke Sweater Lesson 5b

  

  After lesson 5a your sweater will now be cut open along the steek. Now it is time to add the button bands.  One button band will have button holes and the other the buttons.  I typically complete the button band in a garter stitch (knitting on each side).  This texture will keep the button bands…