Hihi, I’ve been working on Knitplot, a knitting chart app, and I’d love to hear from you. It’s free and open source, and it will always stay that way. I made this for myself because I wasn’t completely happy with other options out there, and if other people want to use it that’s even better! You also don’t need an account to use the chart maker and you can still save charts to your computer without an account.

Some stuff you can do with it:

- See a realistic knitted preview as you design, including how your motif looks repeated. You can set your gauge so the proportions match.
- Follow your chart in Knit Mode, which keeps track of your row and stitch position, with cute little virtual stitch markers. You can also print written PDF instructions if you prefer paper.
- Upload a PDF pattern and edit its chart, then use Knit Mode to follow along instead of keeping your place on a piece of paper. I’ve done this for a few patterns so far and I find it soooo much easier.
- Turn an image into a colourwork chart, or draw one yourself and play around with the colours (ofc).

It’s still a work in progress. Right now, I’m working on making it easier to design a colourwork yoke, and I’d really appreciate input from anyone who’s designed one or wanted to try. I’m trying to make the shaping logic consistent and realistic ofc, but what features would you want to see? Any and all other feedback is also very welcome!

You can have a try here: https://knitplot.art
I’d love to see what you make and/or hear what you think!

Hi! I just finished the neckline of my Vest No. 1 by MFTK, but the front seems to be pulling upwards instead of lying flat. I used a stretchy bind-off.

Could this be caused by picking up too many/few stitches, or is my bind-off too loose/tight? Is there any way to fix this without having to undo the entire neckline? I’d be so sad to frog it because I’m actually really happy with how neatly the ribbing turned out (at least by my standards 😅).

Any advice would be appreciated! 🥺🫶🏼

EDIT: Thank you everyone for the help :) Very thankful for this community!!

hi everyone!

i'd love to knit this vest

as a gift for a friend, but to make it more unique i want to add some fair-isle like colorwork on it. the suggested yarn is drops air but i'm afraid that the final colorwork might look a bit "fuzzy" and not as clear-edged as i'd like. has anyone ever done any colorwork with this yarn and would like to help?

the alternative would be to use drops nepal, but the website's yarn converter says i'd need double the amount of yarn if i make the swap - con anyone confirm if their tool is actually reliable?

thank you in advance to anyone helping!

I’m knitting after a 30 year break, first project a top-down raglan sweater in simple stockinette. I am using the yarn suggested for the pattern (Ficolana Peruvian). The pattern suggests 4.5mm needles, I am using 6mm to hit gauge which is 18 st/ 10cm and 26 row/ 10cm. My work is spot on gauge at the moment. It might be a bit off after blocking. But the pattern suggested I needed 11 skeins (1056m). I haven’t finished the body yet (maybe 5cm to go plus rib) and I haven’t even started either sleeve and I only have 3 skeins left.

Of course the supplier has no more stock of the colour I selected….

How can this be so far off - or is it more likely a mistake in the pattern?

thanks

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?

Long story I’m helping someone out to finish a jersey for her granddaughter before her daughter dies. The whole family is joining in. I can knit but it’s been many years. I don’t want to tell her I made a mistake if I can fix it. When I picked it up she said it’s just plain knit. But after 2 rows my plain knit does not look like the rest of it. Picture attached. What are the stitches? You can see how my two rows of plain knit look different?? What can I do to fix?

I recently started the Eloise Bandana by Katryn Seeburger and am strugglingggg with catching floats on the purl side. I consider myself an intermediate knitter but flat colorwork is kicking my butt. I am finding it very difficult and clunky to catch floats on the back side and am wondering if anyone has any tips or tutorials they recommend to make the process easier. I’ve tried googling tutorials but I can’t seem to find something that clicks and I’m unsure what I’m doing wrong or how to make the process smoother. Any help is appreciated :)

Just to start off, I will not be frogging it lol.
I know I should or should have but this isn’t a very serious project for me. I took a roughly 10 year break from knitting and just wanted to get myself warmed up and refresh my skills.

I’m just not sure how this hole happened? Just plain stockinette and as I came around for my next row suddenly this hole had appeared, did I yarn over by accident and create a button hole or something??

Any pointers would be appreciated! Just want to make sure I don’t make this mistake again in the future :)

Hello, I am currently knitting the Freckle sweater by duck duck knits https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/freckle-sweater-2 and I have a question in regards to the short rows. I have now finished short row one and it says that I am supposed to purl the purl stitches and knit the knit stitches. However I thought when knitting back to BOR using short rows I would have to purl all the stitches? I'm not really sure which stitches I would have to knit - is it the ones that I slipped?

Thank you very much for any help you can give me 😊☀️

Can anyone please tell me whether top down or bottom up knitting is easier 🤔

This is the upstream sweater by Rows in size S. It’s a lot more oversized than I had expected (no I did not do a gauge swatch :D, bc lazy). The sleeve look quite wide as I got confused and messed up the pattern. Does it look noticeable weird and wide? I’ve been staring at it for too long, and thinking to frog the sleeve and taper further up.

We would love your input for a website or app - It's for a school assignment and the questionnaire is anonymous.

Thank you :)

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I could use some help with the heel part of this pattern. I think it’s German short row? 

So I had to write out the pattern for by row by row because that’s how my brain works. Specifically, I’ve been writing it as shown below. The triangle mark is where my stitch marker is. And the “L#” is how many stitches on that side are left unworked. So my first row is:

Purl14, marker, Purl13, wrap and turn leaving 1 unworked

I know this is insane. I’m sorry. 

My problem is I cannot figure out at what point I “turn around” and start increasing the number of stitches I’m working with. In the pattern they say “Continue to work each row 1 st shorter until 10 sts remain” and start with a K11. 

Can someone write out the entire heel pattern for me row by row? And tell me at what point I start increasing stitches again? Please? Haha. 

Signed,
My poor brain only works one way and this pattern may actually just be rubbish 

My holiday gift knitting season is finally commencing and I’d like to know if anyone has any felted hat recommendations that come in kid’s sizes. When I search Ravelry I see a lot of beret and gnome/wizard hats, but not too many beanies. Is there a reason for this? I much prefer the look of a beanie (I could also settle for a cloche) and I’m planning on making a few hats and customizing them for a few different kids with animal designs in stranded colorwork.

The reason I’m looking into felted hats is because one of the families I’m knitting for likes to avoid plastics as much as possible, but I also want to be mindful of easy care instructions for busy parents. So in my mind, a felted wool hat avoids the risk of shrinking in the laundry and would probably be sturdier too! Idk, please correct me if I’m wrong.

I’m also open to any tips and tricks with colorwork and yarn recommendations (including weight) if this is the type of feat thanks achievable but I should proceed with caution!