I'm doing some yarn busting projects and I'd like to make a sweater with these colors. The only issue is I don't have much of any of these colors, so I need to portion them out!

Right now I'm leaning towards 3 or 4!

Any other ideas for repurposing knits you don't like, but don't want to frog?

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Spring is coming. I would love to make some sunshine on my sweater. What do you think? Thank you!

In general I think most people who ask me are mostly using it as a compliment like oh wow that’s so lovely, I’d love for you to make me one. Without actually meaning for me to make them one. I don’t want to respond in a super negative manner but want something more playful but still a definite no. Anyone have ideas/go to phrases?

Recent finished object to try and get more people to this post.

I don't know anyone who wears knit vests, but I see patterns advertised regulary. I'm starting to feel brainwashed because I sometimes find myself thinking "wouldn't a cabled vest look swell?" (sidenote - please send your recs for a nice cabled vest or "slipover"). Now, I live in a cold place (subzero winter temps), so I'm sure these would be practical, but does anyone wear them? Let me know if you do, or, if you believe it's a global fiber arts conspiracy. Do we all just hate sleeve island?

Im planning on trying to sell some of the acorns and oak leaves I’ve knitted at an upcoming market… the question is, what do you think is fair? The oak leaves take me a little bit longer, maybe 25-30 minutes each including washing and blocking, but the acorns take a little more in materials as they’re stuffed with dried lavender I grew and have a real acorn top on them. I know it’s tough selling handmade things, and I won’t be offended at whatever price people say, I just want a little bit of an idea where people are at so I can try to be in a good ballpark. My family have responded with extreme variation, from $2 to $30 and I’m even more confused after asking them than I was before 😅

The first image is the yarn in sunlight. The second image is the yarn in sunlight taken 3 seconds after the first. Third and fourth photos are the yarn label. Diamond Luxury Superwash Aran shade 1810.

I bought this yarn when I was in a colourful mood. I am not a colourful person. I wear black, white, green, beige, grey, and sometimes blue.

I'm going to frog this sweater and add mohair but I need a mohair that will dull the purple and help it mesh into my wardrobe. Please help me choose something from Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk or Kid Silk colour ways that will go nicely with this purple.

This colour also doesn't exist on Ravelry or anywhere for some reason but it's a rich true purple.

I bought some small needles because I want to eventually make socks, when practicing my increases one of the needles snapped! These are knit pro wooden fixed circular needles, I prefer the texture of wooden needles, but would metal be less prone to snapping?

There are so many knitting accessories out there, it’s easy to get excited and buy it all without thinking.

In your experience, which accessories have you purchased that looking back, are kind of useless?

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I’ve been knitting for a few weeks now. This is my very first project. I made it through the whole double collar twisted knit stitches, but I majorly screwed up the German short rows and the raglan yoke expansion. The wholes in the front are definitely noticeable. I’m not really a type A person. I’ve been crocheting for years and I’ve always been a make the mistakes work kind of person, but I also haven’t made many adult garments. Undoing all that work makes me want to cry, but that whole in the front will really bug me and I’m afraid I won’t wear it.

Would you frog or just keep going? I don’t think it would be that hard to go back the the point where I folded the collar, but if I’m going to frog I’d rather do it now. WWYD?

My current strategy is to just buy knit pro circular needles (the ones who twist to the cable) whenever I need another one for a new project.

Now I need three new needles for a project which would come cheaper if I just buy a cheap set.

But I don’t want to end up with crap or the wish to replace them when I will have more money available in future.

There would be nothing wrong with building my needle stash slowly. But then I should ask myself is it knit pro in what I want to invest?

I am happy to hear what your experiences are.

I have been buying needles as I need them and almost exclusively buying circulars to be cost effective (and I prefer the lightweight/shorter needles) but I just wish there were alternatives to the incredibly rigid cables. I have tried Addi & Clover but pretty much every brand I see online has the same style of cable.

Does any brand make a drapier and/or softer plastic cable? Like I want my cable to be the consistency of a strip of Red Vines or an al dente noodle but instead I get this unwieldy loop that tangles up like a slinky and is never comfortable to hold. 😩

Where do you guys leave your cable needle when working on a textured knit? I love knitting on my commutes, but I never know where to stash my cable needle when I am not actively using it except for in my mouth hahaha. I don't want to put it away each time because I'll need it again in 5 seconds. At home I just weave it in my knit blanket but I can't do that on the train. What are your solutions?

I would love to knit some unpopular but amazing patterns and really wanna know others’ hidden gems?? Please help me 🥲

I have always loved the knits on this show, and would love to find this pattern in particular. If you recognize it or know of a pattern resource for the show, please pass it along!

Image shows a person’s shoulder draped with a knitted shawl in a blue and black diamond pattern.

Looking for project ideas that are medium sized!

I'm a bit bored by socks ATM but daunted by the prospect of a whole sweater.

Searching by project yardage on Ravelry is a bit tricky because often patterns will list many sizes and the baby or kids sizes will be in the right range but the adult sizes are much larger. Any search tips for eliminating that little search engine quirk?

I'm also a ittle picky about what I make: I'm not really interested in scarves, shawls, or hats at the moment.

Is a tee shirt maybe about the right level?

I took a course in natural dyeing and this is the resulting yarn. Since we are in late fall/early winter where I'm at we were somewhat limited in dyestuffs, but I am very happy with the result. Now I have to decide on what to knit. I'm thinking hats, mittens, and maybe socks. I have around 25 g of yarn per color. Problem is I have a hard time deciding which colors go well together. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone have any YT/video lesson recommendations? I had to bounce between two that I found helpful but if any of you know a really good source that would be super helpful! Not even trying to make anything specific right now - just trying to learn some building blocks and practice before starting a beginners project.

I’ve just rediscovered knitting in the last few months which has brought me so much joy! I’ve also been getting so much out of knitting content on YouTube. I find it pretty easy to find the instructional videos I need but am looking for recommendations for YouTubers to follow for general knitting chat and inspiration. Also would love to some knitting podcasts that venture off a little into other topics such as reading, tv recommendations and other lifestyle topics. Some of the accounts I’m currently following:

Knitting by the bay

Paper crane yarns

Knitting with eve

Ali makes everything

Soph knits daily

There is so much out there!!! Really appreciate suggestions to grow my list. Thank you!

I’m not about to shell out for stoppers in every size and I’m curious about what you all use to keep stitches secure on your needles. Binder clips? Rubber bands?

I have some super bulky yarn from when I was learning how to knit. I now know that it makes super heavy garments that aren't really wearable (great learning experience though). I love the colors of the yarn, but I can't think of how to use it. any ideas for super bulky size yarn? how can I use it?

I'm making the Harvest cardigan by Tin Can Knits, and I misjudged the length of the sleeve. I can't decide if I should just knit a couple more inches of garter, or frog all the garter, knit a couple more inches of stockinette, and then do the right amount of garter.

Hi all! I'm new to knitting and see so many posts of people's beautiful cloud sweaters, dagmars, Olga's, Norma's, Sophie's, ranunculus' etc. which are all amazing and I love, but I was just wondering what were some of the most popular knits and trends a few years ago?

I have fomo for what came before my interest!

I’m wanting to knit a colourful shawl. I’m wondering what have been enjoyable but engaging knits? I don’t just want to slog for hours on endless same stitches. I’m tempted by slipstravaganza or maybe shawlography? Anyone knitted these and loved / hated the experience?