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four different knitted sweaters with text that reads 10 easyest sweater knitting patterns free knitting projects

I recently wrote a blog post about the 10 Best Cardigan Knitting Patterns for Fall . It features many top-down cardigans because they are a big trend. However, I received so many requests for simple bottom-up sweaters ; I decided to round up 10 projects that are great for beginners or those who

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there is a purple sweater on top of a mannequin's torso with yarn

Time to talk about yoke sizing, but first: You can see my sweater now has its neck ribbing. You can do this anytime, and most patterns tell you to do it at the end, but I like now. Now is good. As previously noted, if I am not completely in love with my neck, I […]

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four pictures showing how to sew the ends of knitted sweaters with scissors

Last February I did a tutorial about how to knit inset pockets on a bottom-up garment, and today I want to talk about how to flip that around and knit inset pockets in a top-down sweater, for those who might be doing an Improv sweater for the Top-Down Knitalong and want to add pockets to their design — […]

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a sweater with the words, the secret to top - down rag sweaters that fit

We love top-down raglan sweaters, but they pose some challenges for construction and fit. So for a series of posts on this beloved type of sweater, we called in an expert to share her advice:

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two pictures with yarn and crochet on them

For those of you wanting to incorporate a stitch pattern into your improvised top-down sweater, I’m going to do my best to explain how to do so. As much as I believe I have a grasp on the theory, I have only just done it for the first time (see above), so if anyone among you […]

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two pictures showing the different ways to make a knitted sweater with yarn and needles

The number one benefit of knitting a sweater from the top down is being able to try it on as you go, fine-tuning the fit along the way. The only challenge (such as it is) is not losing stitches off the ends of your circulars as you pull it over your shoulders, especially once you’ve […]

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a woman holding a camera in her hands and looking at the screen with both hands

So I'm away on a bit of a road trip. About 9000k in the last three weeks - so fun. And the super lucky thing about it is that I have got to share the driving, which means a fair whack of knitting time each and every day. Obviously the parenting malarkey has got in the way a little bit of the quiet-u

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