Tag: Designing a sweater

• 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…

• 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 4b

  

  Calculating for the design.Lesson 4a provided how to calculate the decreases done at each decrease round.  It also provided the number of rows that would be between each section. Now we know how many stitches we will have at each section of the yoke and how many rows.  This will help us when planning for…

• Designing a Round Yoke Sweater Lesson 4a

  

  Knitting a yoke to me is the treat for completing the body and the sleeves.  It can be simple or as complex as you want it to be. Designing the yoke has several components.  There are short rows, decrease rounds and colour work designs.  For the beginner it can seem like there are so many…

• Designing a Round Yoke Sweater Lesson 2

  

  The Math behind the SweaterCreating your own pattern is really nothing more than using your swatch and your recorded measurements and making a few calculations. Once you can cast on, knit, purl, make increases, decreases and cast off. You are on your way. It is worth noting here that it is recommended you review all…