I’ve been knitting since I was a little girl, can’t tell you how much joy it brings. I knitted this one mostly on a road trip this summer.

Hi there! 🧶
I am currently working on the Chunky Dahlia Sweater by leKnit. I’m still fairly new to the knitting world and this is my first time knitting lace. I think the pattern and lace diagram are easy to follow - I have the correct stitch count and it’s all going very well, except for this weird looking decrease on the leaf border… it’s on both sides of every leaf, and I know it’s caused by going from a purl to knit stitch but I feel like the wonky border/leaf edge makes it look off. 🤔

I’m not sure if I can include the pattern sequence I’m wondering about, so preferably if someone who has the pattern already and maybe has knitted the sweater themselves could give me some insight here.
​(I’m following diagram B in the pattern)

Is it supposed to look like this (see photos) or have I messed up somehow?

Projects that I’ve finished over the past couple of months! The socks and sweater are for me, the scarf I made as a birthday gift. Pls be gentle ik some of my stitches are a little wacky 😅

The yarn is my handspun, a 3 ply mix of BFL and Falkland

The pattern is Lacy Day Vest, which I’m really enjoying so far! The pattern repeat is easily memorized but still engaging

Hello! My parents are in Johannesburg and they asked me what I want from there and it's obviously local yarn. I made a list of yarn that seems interesting based on some quick googling:

• nurturing fibers super twist sock wool

• Vinnis Colours Nikkim

• African Expressions - Soul

• African Expressions - Harmony

Do you have any other *local* sock yarn or DK weight natural fibers yarn to recommend? And a second question, do you know where I could send them to get it that might have at least one of these options? I don't want to send them on a wild goose chase for my yarn :)

Hi! I recently picked up knitting and just completed my first sweater (lanolines sweater). I’m really interested in the Edgar sweater now. I already know it’s above my current skill set, but I have more fun when I have to learn as I go. My main concern is people who report that her patterns are poorly translated and make no sense. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I’m all for a challenge, but if it’s going to make me mad the entire project I’m not sure I’m up for that 🤣

If you feel strongly that I should not do this pattern, do you have any similar suggestions?

Only took me two months and I couldn't be happier with it!! So excited to wear this to the library and show all the old ladies how hip I am :)

Pattern link: Ravelry: Library Card Vest pattern by Pretty Grandpa

Size made: XS

grey oversized mitten found on Pinterest

My friend LOVES the MN Lynx so I bought yarn in the colors of the team logo to make a baby blanket. I don’t feel adventurous enough to try and knit the lynx. There are 5 colors: 2 primary(dark and storm blue), 2 secondary(grey and white), and 1 very minor color(lime green).

Anyone have a fun idea for a blanket?

Hello fellow knitters,

I was wondering if any of you have already knitted the Vega Sweater by Petite Knit and would like to share your experiences with me. I think it’s absolutely lovely, delicate and full of wonderful details. At the same time, I’m a bit worried about knitting a jumper on size 3 needles, as it’s bound to take ages. I couldn’t find anything about this jumper in this thread, so I thought I’d ask specifically :) Alternatively, do you know of any other jumpers with a similar, delicate look that might be knitted on slightly larger needles?

Many thanks and happy knitting!

pics are the front, the back, and my chart

i am officially more than halway done yayyy :) ive been knitting for a year, crocheting for 4 and knit continental so the switch was very fun for me (i am left handed too which helps)

i have been struggling with tight floats so you can see on the back where i started practicing jaquards ladders which helped a lot

my biggest thing im working on now is my tension which i hope will get better with time. also the cats name is rodeo

Just realized that this first stitch was dropped from my needle and wasn't knitted for around 4 rows. Is it fixable? Or do I need to frog my work? Thanks!

I’m doing size 3-4 on the patttern as it covers up to age 5. but when I’ve started the neck ribbing there is an extra size, I’m guessing when looking at all the brackets that it would be knit 6cm.

I’m hoping I’ve got it right but I’d like some opinions please.

Project details:

​Yarn: Italian carded merino wool on cones, held double.

​Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm).

​Dimensions: 187 × 78 cm.

​Time spent: It took me about a month of slow, relaxed knitting, though at times it really felt like I was stuck in one place!

​Result: The fabric turned out incredibly soft, drapey, and very, very warm. Perfect for chilly days.

I am working on my first knitting project (besides making a square with only knit stitch) and it’s my first time doing both purl and knit stitch. I feel like my tension on the stitches are different but I can’t really tell which it may be. I know the knit stitch is the one with a V and the purl is the one with the bar/line as you’re working but I can’t fully tell when it’s in its finished form because I feel like they both work together to create the alternative pattern. I feel like since it’s the backside/inside that looks tighter it’s my purl stitch I have a tighter tension on? Is that the right assumption?

Photos: I am making a double stranding knit beanie. The first photo has the rim pulled up to try to show both sides of the hat. Photo 2 only the front facing side. Photo 3 I tried to take a photo of the inside only to should the back of the work

Pattern from passionknit Kelsie on YouTube

Finished my first glove today and started right up on the second one! Made them a bit shorter than I think I would’ve loved but c’est la vie, we’ll see how they do after blocking. Was told when I bought these needles that they’d be too short for magic loop but I’ve been making it work so I’m feeling a little extra pleased with myself lol

I am attempting the Florence sweater but it continues to look like this every time I try to cast on and do k1 p1. To me something looks off with the stitches I have completed and how they are on the needles.

Literally. I picked up a set of Zing straight needles, and when they arrived I realised they're GIANT ones. I had no idea. So the question now is... what do people do with giant needles?! Blankets? Sweaters for giants? Hunt a wooly mammoth?

or... if anyone in the UK/Europe would like an as-new set of giant needles, I totally know a guy.

I decided to stop another project and make a first attempt at a cardigan for my wife in time for Christmas. All of the pieces are finally done and I just have a lot of stitches to pick up and rib around the insides and a lot of seaming left!

Pattern - Cove Cardigan by AR Pattern Shop

Purl Soho Chirp DK cotton.
#5 needles for the ribbing and #7 for the pattern (1 size up from pattern since I knit a bit tightly)

Posted the other day about learning to use DPNs and everything is going well (plus a few mistakes that I fixed lol) I’m so happy! Everyone is getting mittens for Christmas lol

I found myself in between projects when I had gallbladder surgery a few weeks ago, so I dove into my stash and hunted Ravelry for a fun hat pattern.

I settled on the Blest hat by Berg of Norway. In my post-anesthesia haze I grabbed the wrong yarn weight (and of course I never stopped to check gauge 🙄), so it's about 20% too big. But I am in love with that crown design--the converging columns and the little surprise star--as well as the brim with the ribbing on the inside. This might be my favorite hat I've ever made...at least until I knit it again with the proper gauge, lol.

The Silfurberg - designed by Joji Locatelli.
Yarn - OOAK by Coven Collective

I keep seeing people either lament or point out that this or that piece of colourwork has overly tight floats so I was extra careful to not tug on my floats while working on this headband. And combined with a fact I just finished a project that explicitly demanded as tight a tension as possible I ended overcompensating just a weeeeeee bit 😅 I think my floats got better as I went along but I'll need a lot more practice. Still I'm proud of getting this far :3