HOW TO KNIT THE FLAX SWEATER PART 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- This is probably the most popular(for a good reason) FREE knitted sweater pattern that is available in all sizes and is written in different weights of yarn. It also is a great foundation pattern if you want to add cables or different stitches to make designs. I've seen so many ways knitters have used this pattern and it's all awesome! The sky is the limit and I love seeing everyone's unique creations. There are definitely some very talented people out there and it's so inspiring to me.
Because this sweater comes in LOTS of different sizes, please please, do NOT forget to follow along with me with the written pattern. If you don't, it will be confusing since I am making one particular size. It would be way too hard to add all the info of each size and I don't want to give away the pattern without you having to download and support the designer.
T I M E S T A M P S
Color pooling for hand-dyed yarn: 1:00
Knit your gauge swatch: 1:57
Cast On: 3:12
Invisible Join: 4:16
Establish 1x1 ribbing: 5:07
Attaching a new ball of yarn: 6:50
How to switch skeins: 7:27
Change to larger needles: 8:00
Start increasing after yoke (figuring out math part): 8:12
Increase: 8:52
Marker Setup: 10:02
Setup Rnd: KFB: 11:20
Increase stitch marker tip: 12:33
Rnd 1(increase rnd): 14:00
Rnd 2(purl garter panel): 16:55
PART 2 (Separate Sleeves, Body, Rib, BO): • HOW TO KNIT FLAX SWEAT...
PART 3 (Sleeves): • HOW TO KNIT FLAX SWEAT...
PART 4 (Finishing, Block Sweater, Weave Ends, Close Armholes): • FINISHING | HOW TO BLO...
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G: • FLAX SWEATER TROUBLESH...
F R E E P A T T E R N b y T i n C a n K n i t s :
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- S c r a p y a r n (to place the sleeve sts on)
H O W T O C A S T O N : • HOW TO KNIT - STEP 1
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This is awesome! Thank you so much. I'm a relative newbie and am not skilled at reading patterns yet. Even though it's supposed to be for newish knitters, the written pattern was still overwhelming. Your tutorial really helped clarify things. I'm feeling hopeful that I can actually do this!
Thank you, I've wanted to make this sweater for ages but as a begginer knitter I was scared. I chose this for my lockdown project and here you are with a video 🥰
Oh you've helped me so so so very much!! I am making this for my baby nephew and you just gave me the confidence to go pass the collar! Much love!
Hello there! I've been knitting for over 30 years, but am a great believer in going back to brass tacks to tidy up technique and to learn new ways of doing things. Learnt a new one just as you cast on, adding the extra stitch - genius! This old dog loves new tricks 😉😉😉
Thanks so much for this video - really helped out - been on replay while making my first sweater!
Thank you so much for sharing these videos. I had no idea that knitting without having to stitch up seams was a thing. I’m still doing the initial rounds but wow! Such a pleasant way to knit.
Just found this video. Gives me confidence to make this sweater. Thanks so much. Great tutorial!
OMG, I’ve missed you! Welcome back and thank you for this tutorial.
You’re so sweet! Thank you thank you 😘 it feels good to be back 🙂
Thank you. I’ve been avoiding making a sweater, I’m going to try now with the visual you are providing! Thank you!
You are welcome! You can do it! Let me know how it goes on IG: instagram.com/theiknits
Thank you so much. This is my first sweater project nd your tutorial helped so much.
Thanks for this video I learned a lot on how to increase the stitches in the right places and from the pattern thanks again
This is amazing! Thank you so much.
Lovely. I’ve been eyeing this pattern. I’ve yet to knit a first sweater.
It’s a great pattern! You should try it!
This was so helpful. Thank you so much!!!
Could you please do another video on round 2? and also show when you decide to put the stitch markers for the garter stitch. Thanks!
Thank you this is so helpful.
Thank you so much, I love this. Missed you too. :)
You are so welcome, and thank you! I missed y'all too :)
Thank you! I've wanted to try knitting a sweater for a very long time but I've always felt intimidated by it. You make it look so easy and this pattern looks so beautiful! I'm going to give this a try and knit a sweater for mu friend's baby and, if everything turns out ok, I'm going for the bigger sizes too
Thank you for sharing. Love it.
Thanks for watching!
Will you include a short row tutorial?
Thank you so much for this video! It's making my first attempt at knitting a sweater a lot easier than I thought it would be. Quick question. My c/o is 90 and my increase calls for 46. I got 1.9 and now I'm not sure how to go about it. Would it be K2, increase x 2 then K3, increase?
I m so happy to see u, and love this video sooo much its great so thank u so much for it!
How many skeins did u use for ur size?
Thank you! That truly means a lot to me. I used 4 skeins :)
Thank you!!!! ❤❤❤
@iKNITS Please Help! I was going along great - very helpful explanations, then at 12:33 the video skips from Set-up Round 2 to a big chunk of the yoke completed. After Set-Up Round 2 the pattern just says "The garter stitch sleeve panel is now established...Continue to work the centre 10 (11, 12,.....) sts on the sleeves in garter stitch... Round 1..." How many rounds does "continue to work the centre" mean? Or do I go straight to Round 1 after I do the Set-up Round 2 twice? But then the video doesn't start with Round 1 until 14:00. I'm so confused!
completely confused here as well
@@yolandachavez5930 I think I figured it out. So you ARE supposed to go straight from Set Up Round 2 (twice) to Round 1. In the video she doesn't show this transition, but she does a bunch of Rounds 1-2, then starts the video again (14:00) when she has a couple of Rounds 1-2 to go. Then she works even (off video) and starts Part 2 of the video at Separating Body and Sleeves. Hope that helps!
@@dialonger oh ok. So it goes directly to the two rounds and the garter stitches as well Thank you so much
Please tell me how you come with 86 its the pattern goes from 80 next 88 so on in the patern,Thanks
What if I get 3.9 to increase. I did k3 increase x3 k4 inc. And I ended up with 3 too many stitches
Thanks for the sweater tutorial!! I love the sweater you have on!! Do you have a pattern for it? 😉
Oh thank you! Yes it’s the easy breezy top: th-cam.com/video/ggKOEgEzBac/w-d-xo.html
Hey, iKNITS, I love your tutorial. I’m working on the flex now, casted on 90 stitches, need to increase by 36, this leaves 2.5 as my increase interval. Can I knit 2 stitches, increase, then knit three stitches and increase again? When I count this out on my fingers it comes out correctly. Thanks for your help.
Hey, thank you! That sounds correct to me. Just to be sure, I would get a piece of paper and just draw it out. It’s always good to double check and visually see it so you don’t have to start the row over
Such a cute pattern, easy to follow you.❤️ is there a printed pattern we could have please? Thank you. ❤️🇨🇦
Yes the link is under the video. Let me know if you can’t find it.
iKNITS Thank you Sweetie. ❤️🇨🇦
I have a question about the marker set up and the set up rows for the garter sections...since there is a knit stitch at the beginning and end of my 15 stitches from the set up row, should I be placing the extra markers right before and after the 15 stitches? I do not want to mess this part up :)
have you figured this out ? I just found this video and I was going to try to make this sweater he may also cover the question you asked th-cam.com/video/GV05jGAuGIk/w-d-xo.html
That yarn is gorgeous. What is it?
After separating the stitches, first row of garter stitch, with markers and going to the larger needle. I don't hear if I need to purl during the increase rows??? Will start again and listen every step
Hi is there any you can do the belove bonnet I can;t seem to get pass the I cord thank you very confuse thank you Diane
Can I still use the big ones because that’s the only size I have
When do you use each length of circular? It looks like you stated on the smaller. But then after you increase it looks like you switch to the longer one. And when you switched to the 8 needles you said that you had them on the smaller cable? After casting on it seems like the 32's are too long to start the yoke with bc the stitches dont go all the way around.
If I remember correctly, I started with the smaller size cable to do the collar, and then after I increased I switched to my larger cable and needle size. I believe it says when to switch in the pattern. And I used my smaller size cable for the sleeves.
Would you be able to show how to do the short rows which is an option for this sweater. They help distinguish front from back.. I have 284 stitches on my circular needles and don't know where to start.
Must increase every row?
If I needed to go a 4.5mm smaller size needle to get the gauge correct. Do I use a 5.5mm for the larger needle?
Yes you would go down the same amount as the smaller needles
Please tell me what I did wrong. I followed you stitch for stitch, got to 17.15 and notice your purls are still only 15 across, and there are knit stitches on either side. Where did you mention that? Also you went from detailed to skipping to this width. I know you mentioned to follow the pattern as well, but for knitters like me who are visual that is a lot of room for error. Do you suggest unraveling and begin again or should I just knit the entire sleeve in purl?
Is it possible to substitute a make one or a yarn over for KFB?! I'm not a fan of the purl bump "knit zit" that kfb leaves.
Yes, absolutely you can increase differently. I would not suggest yo because it leaves a hole. I would do either m1l or m1r
Hi, I have the chia goo needles but mine are longer. Are these the shorties? Great job on this!
Hey, they are 4" long! And thank you!
@@iKNITS thank u!! Did u buy a New set or just get needles? I have a full set of the 5”. Thanks again!
What size sweater did you knit?
You say you got your yoke done? But from what I read that is the collar no? Or did you do option 2 and skip to yoke and go back to collar?? This confused me large because the pattern calls it somthing different and there is an option to skip to yoke and go back to collar so not sure if you did that or if you called the collar the yoke for some reason maybe mixed it up?
I need confirmation from 11:11 where all the markers are placed. The marker beginning the rounds is just before the 14 purls for the sleeve garter stitch. (6-8year) Or do you kfb in the purl area? or do you purl the 14 purls SM and then kfb knit to last 2 sts kfb knit one? Repeat? I don't understand why the purl area should be increased??
I find that confusing I figured the 14 purl stitches stay 14 and the increases are before and after the purls is that hoe you read it?
@@tamieneal2343 Are the purls directly at the beginning of the round???
@@yolandachavez5930 it appears that the garter stitch starts at the beginning so to get it to work I altered the start to be the body not the sleeve
Did you or anyone ever get an answer to this? Garter stitch is at the beginning of round, so if I do what's written for round 1 setup (kfb, knit to 2 sts before raglan marker, kfb, k1, SM) won't that just be increasing the sleeve garter stitch area? Is it just implied that we never increase the garter stitch, do it normally, and start round 1 setup after them?
Do you think it would work out if I didn’t do the arm detail? And did strictly knit all the way?
Yes, you can skip the arm detail. I’ve knitted this many times over and it looks great both ways.
If my CO is 90 I divide into 46 for the increase I get 1.9 how does that work?
I would increase first, then k2, increase for the rest of the round.
Hi I'm a little confused ,perhaps you can enlighten me . On page 3 of the pattern at the bottom of the page said :Set up row right after the increase Round 1 { kfb knit 2 its before Ragland marker kfb kiss} Then garter panel will establish. I noticed you started the garter panel of 18 its right after the increased with out kfb first does it matters ?hanks
she forget to show 2nd set up round.
Hi I've always knit visual and never really learn to knit with pattern.As I read this pattern to follow sep by step I came across on page 4 , instructions said increase 11 time for size 6-8 my body came out 120 stitches the pattern said208 and for sleeves my came out 40 and the pattern said 42, Please how to reach 204 for body, Do I increase the body from here with out increasing he sleeves? Please help .thanks.
I am so confused😭 I’m knitting this for my baby and cast on 62 stitches… I don’t know how I’m supposed to increase after finishing my ribbing.
I’m lost in the 15 pear and how you got to knit and I start with 15 pear
A swatch in the round is not necessary?
It should be. You should swatch flat if knitting flat and in the round if knitting that way.
Can someone please tell me which needles are used and at what part. What size at which part? I'm very confused
Check the pattern on ravelry, it's on the links in the description
The pattern says you have a smaller length circular and a longer. When do you go from long to short, I am assuming the body portion?
I mention in the video when I switch if I remember correctly, but the smaller cable is when you knit the sleeves 😊
@@iKNITS Got it, thank you! Wasn’t sure if you use the smaller cable on the yoke and switch to longer. Makes perfect sense thank you!!!
How many skiens did you use
Thx !!
Thank you for this tutorial. So for the increase.if my C0 is 90 and my increase is 24, how do I go about the increase sequence?
So you divide 24 into 90. You’ll get 3.75. I would double check this but I think if you do: K3, increase, x3 K4 increase that will work perfectly. Your last stitch will be K3 instead of K4 and the increase at the end of your round.
Thank you!
I'm at the set up row. Which markers are for the Raglan sleeves? I'm confused
All the markers are for the sleeves...
@@iKNITS thank you
Whot size needels as you have not said
did she say she casted on 86 stitches? M and small is 120 stitches ?
What is the 32" cable for if you're only changing out the needle size? This is the most confusing part for me.
I used it to make the body
@@iKNITS that's after the sleeve part? Sorry I keep reading the pattern and I cant see where it says to switch the cable
Maybe this question is dumb, but what if I have to increase every 2.5 stitches? How do I do that?
I would *knit 2, increase x2 and knit 3 increase*
Thank you 😊
Do you increase on both sides of the marker for the raglan increases? The video doesn't show that, and I don't feel confident that I understand the pattern well enough to be sure.
I find the set up for the increases very confusing and have watched this tutorial over and over to get it right still confused
@@tamieneal2343 - I think I got it. I did the following: I placed my markers to show where the increases will be made. I slipped my BOR marker to the right hand needle, KFB, K to 2 sts before the next marker, KFB, K1, slip marker, KFB., K to last 2 sts....repeat until you come back around to the BOR marker.
Essentially, you're doing a KFB on either side of the increase markers.
@@MaraMcTavish thank you Renee I will frog back and do that.
@@MaraMcTavish that is what confused me as well so I watched simply in stitches tutorial too and she does it as you described
Ok. Here is another beginner question: on the increase round (1) you say to do it 4 times. Is that 4 times for that round or do we do the increases for a total of 4 rounds? I'm so confused by this. Probably just over thinking it. Please help.
Hey I'm sorry I just saw this. Did you figure it out?
@@iKNITS I think so. We do a round of increases and then a knit round repeating those 4times. Is that correct?
@@iKNITS I am with Amy do I just do one round or do we do a total of 4 rounds???? You kind of skip that??
@@maryleeredline7284 it’s for that round.
Round 1: [kfb, knit to 2 sts before raglan marker, kfb, k1, SM] 4 times [8 sts inc - 2 per section]
Round 2: work as set, slipping markers as you come to them; [knit to garter panel, purl garter panel] twice, knit to end of round
Work rounds 1-2 a total of 7 (8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 24, 23, 23, 22) times.
Super newbie here. You never mention when you switch to the longer cable, and I’m trying to figure that out. You mention switching to larger needle size with small cable after the collar ... but then don’t mention when you start also using the long cable. Do you know when that would be? Thank you!!
Hey 👋 I can't remember if it's mentioned in the pattern where to change, but I believe I switched pretty close to when I was increased after the yoke. Once your smaller cable starts to be too crowded, do it then 🙂
@@iKNITS Thank you SO much!!! 💜💜💜 I really appreciate your help and amazing videos!! 🌈
FYI.... In many patterns out there, whether they be sweaters, cowls or hats, if there are 2 needle sizes needed in the pattern, it's usually necessary to use the smaller of the two on the ribbing alone. The larger size is mainly used for the body of the project. Collars, sleeve cuffs and bottom of top down sweaters usually require the smaller size on the ribbing.
Has anyone knit the neckline of this as a turtleneck? I’ve made this sweater so many times but would really like it as a turtleneck :)
Smaller needle is the shorter one but 4mm or 5mm? Larger 32inch but 4 or 5mm? Doesn't clarify in instructions
Hey, are you looking at the written pattern instructions? It should be listed on there.
@@iKNITS yeah, written instructions. They say both 4 & 5mm are needed in both lengths but within the pattern instructions they simply say smaller and larger. It's not obvious to me bc I'm a beginner
my pattern has 120 not 86 on yolk in any size? Confused
i see one is fingering weight hers is worsted
Yes they have 2 patterns. One for light and the other is the one I did.
i have been trying to make this jumper and I keep ripping it out. its so soul destroying. i thought it was just me being thick but it appears so many are struggling to follow it. i am glad its not me but the person instructing us. Please can you better explain Set-up round 1. How do I place markers so my garter panel stays the same number of stitches e.g 10,11,12,13,14 etc. I would really appreciate an answer as I think a lot of people will benefit and will not go through what I have.
Hello. It has been a while since I've made this so bear with me as I refresh my memory. In my opinion, I wouldn't try placing the garter panel stitches until set up round 2. In the written pattern, this row is written easier to be able to see where the garter panel is and it'll be easier to place those then. But make sure you use different markers so you can easily identify that these markers are not the ones that you increase on. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Also, if I may stand up for myself since you decided to blame me as to why you are struggling to follow the pattern... I went back and watched my video along with reading the pattern to make sure that I showed how to do that row correctly, and I did. If you keep watching, I express my frustration how I was pulling my hair out and having trouble with the pattern as well. It wasn't until I started to mark my garter panel that it became so much easier. I'm sorry you are having a hard time with the increase rows. It's difficult. But I hope it will get easier after you mark the garter panel.
@@iKNITS Do you KFB in the garter section though? For the setup round 1 it says to start with KFB, knit to 2 before marker, KFB again. Wouldn't that increase the garter stitches? I'm so confused lol
So confusing With 2nd round and then you skip down 10 rows. How are we supposed to follow this?
Hey Elisa, it is because those rounds are the same as the round that I showed you how to do already. So it would've been repetitious.
I should also add that this video is not to replace the written pattern. I say this in my video multiple times that you need to follow along with the written pattern. My hope is that the video will be a helpmate to the written pattern to help you better understand it.
You can't stand being corrected so you delete a valuable comment from someone trying to learn? Everyone gets things wrong sometimes. A mature person would admit it and move on. I see no other reason for my replies to be suddenly removed.
Hey I didn't see your other comment explaining it and I didn't want arguing on my page. I tried to message you but it wouldn't let me. I was going to say that I never heard of that, and that makes sense. Thank you for letting me know. I've only seen people make gauges flat. So I do appreciate you letting me know. I'm not trying to steer anyone wrong. Just doing my best with the knowledge I have.
@@iKNITS - I'm very disappointed. You say you didn't see it, but you also know what it said, so... Unless it's truly harmful, I see no reason to delete comments ever, especially not one from a new knitter asking a question. She didn't deserve that. So you gave her bad advice a year ago? I'm sure she's moved on, but now no one else gets the benefit of that conversation. Offering constructive disagreement and correction is not "arguing". I'm sure this will also be removed. I can't tell you how disappointed I am that this is the way you've chosen to handle things. You are placing yourself as a figure of authority. It's understandable not to know everything, but you should at least be willing to learn and admit mistakes. It's unfortunate that this was my first experience with your channel.
@@kscott2655 I am sorry that you are disappointed. Let me try to explain so that maybe you can understand where I am coming from. When you left your comment, you insinuated that I was giving out false information and saying that's not cool. You're assuming that I knew so I must be perpetuating false information. You could've said, "I'm not sure if you know this, but you can actually make a swatch in the round if you are making something in the round. It makes your gauge a lot more accurate." Because I didn't know that, my intentions were not to lead anyone astray. That is not my purpose at all. Also, I have never said that I am an expert. I love knitting and I love teaching so I am doing the best that I can with the knowledge I have and I am so grateful for a community that helps and encourages one another and not tears anyone down. I saw your first response and was like, ok sounds good. Because I have already talked with this lady with the question over a year ago, and because of you I found out that you can actually make a swatch in the round, we talked about it, I didn't think it needed to go any further and I did not want others to think that I was giving out false information on purpose like you suggested.
I've seen others asking a similar question but have yet to see an answer and I really don't want to screw up. Garter stitch is at the beginning of round, so if I do what's written for round 1 setup (kfb, knit to 2 sts before raglan marker, kfb, k1, SM) won't that just be increasing the sleeve garter stitch area? Is it just implied that we never increase the garter stitch, do it normally, and start round 1 setup after them? Thanks in advance to anyone that can help
Edit: Oh shit, I think just typing it out helped me figure it out. For the round 1 setup you DO increase in the garter area, but you're knitting that round instead of purling and making an extra stitch before and after the garter area. So when you get to round 2 setup, THATS when you place the garter area markers and only purl the garter stitches. After those first two setup rounds the garter area will be separated and you can KFB without messing with the garter stitches. I think. I had no idea knitting was this confusing lol