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6 Textured Sweater Knitting Patterns for DARK YARNS! 🖤
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Hello! Today we're exploring just how gorgeous textured knits can be when they're knit up in dark yarns with 6 pattern suggestions and more if you check out my Get Dark favorites bundle on Ravelry:
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Do you have plans to do a non-binary option for the knitter man/woman shirt? Like knitter person? Might be a good way to be inclusive.
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I think I remember you saying that you used to be a teacher. Is a teacher myself now retired, who taught for 40 years. Years I can tell that you were a really good teacher. First of all, you managed to be very open, authentic and personal even though this is totally through an electronic medium.
You have a gift of being able to disagree with people in a way that is at the same time accepting of their point of view. You restate their position fairly. You state your own position you acknowledge the good points of their position and make a calm and reasoned case for your own position which makes it very easy for people to be open to change their minds.
In the same thing you are very open to seeing the other person's point of view and also to put yourself in there shoes, understand where they're coming from, and take that into account.
You are a problem solver. You enjoy thinking and working your way through problems and you can step back and come at a problem from a completely different angle
You love trying out new ideas. You are willing to adapt to new ideas, new approaches, in fact, you enjoy it. I don't think you were the kind of teacher that took out the same lesson plan book year after year, that you really wanted and needed to change things up, which is great for you and great for your students.
You seem to be a person who can help students see and appreciate the good work they do and also lead them on to the next step.
You would encourage students to do their own thinking, find their own ways of solving problems and celebrate their new understandings.
You have such a joy in learning yourself that that would communicate itself to your students and make them value learning and growing and stretching yourself as much as you do.
I don't know if your future plans might include going back to teaching, but if they do, I think that the teaching profession would be better for you being in it.
I truly don’t know what to say here other than to thank you for this generous praise. Thank you so much. Truly. ❤️
Meant every word. I enjoy hanging out with you every week.
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS I don't think we hear enough effective positive feedback in our lives and I'm trying to rectify that 🙂
Fun episode. I'm always reluctant to use dark yarn for the visibility while knitting- but i don't worry about the final project as I have several store bought black sweaters with visible texture or ribbing.
Great highlights on dark yarn projects. I hadn't considered your POV. I don't wear dark colors but will consider in future.
Thank you Tayler. I love your Bundles. So neatly organised.
Love these roundups you do! Highly informative and useful. Thanks!
Drinking game idea, take a shot every time Taylor says raking light 😂 I loved this episode, Ive been holding off on some darker projects and feel inspired!
Make it 'nuance' and we'll see you waking up in a desert somewhere in like two weeks.
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS 😂😂😂
The Heirloom Jumper by Fabel Knitwear is also gorgeous in darker colors! I feel like openwork lends itself really well to dark yarn. Potentially, holding a black yarn double with a colored mohair thread could also be very interesting visually and add even more depth to the color
I tried to overdye this almost black yarn with a mossy green, and while the yarn is still very much that nearly black color, there's also a green tint to it that's just beautiful
Black-yarn-only knitter here ☺️ definitely recommend Maxim Cyr’s Single malt for dark colors as the texture and fit of it is STELLAR. Highly recommend.
The problem for me with dark/black yarn is more like my eyesight, can't knit them unless i can do it in the sunlight.
Dark yarns can be really awesome, like some deep pine needle green or deep dark blue of bright starry night.
Yes! This is a big concern for most knitters who are hesitant. In fact I have a little bonus tips video coming tomorrow where I address this. ❤️
Thank you Taylor!! I’m the person that suggested that you do this video on your tip line. I am so excited to knit a textured cable sweater with my dark yarn now!! Nuance and subtlety for the win!! 😊
Yay!!! Soo glad you watched today Brenda. I hope this answered your question a bit. Happy knitting!
I hate it when people just repeat what they heard someone say once without trying it for themselves, or giving it a thought. Textures are visible in dark yarn, unless you are knitting some invisible cables, or transparent lace, or something like that. It won't be super visible on the pictures, but in person it's great, it's there, you can't miss it. And here I come to my conclusion after watching this video - are we knitting something because it looks good on insta or to wear it? Same thing goes for super chunky sweaters that look great on pictures, stitch definition looks perfect, but they are mostly unpractical as they are too bulky to fit under a jacket, or too warm, and so on. On the other hand, you'll reach for a black cardi more often, and show off its textures and actually wear it. Sorry I went on a tangent, great video, thank Taylor, love your work :)
I love your tangent and was very much like, “yes. YES. AMEN!” the whole time I read it. 😘
Never did it cross my mind to use ‘easy to see needles’ when knitting a dark project! You are such a great font of knowledge and I thank you…. 😊
Thank you! And stay tuned today. I have a bonus video with a few more tips. 😉
I love dark yarn and knitting. I think it just stems down to your comfort with dark yarn. Thanks for sharing :)
Absolutely!
Couldn't agree more! One thing though, older eyes sometimes need a little help with light when working with dark yarn. I've solved this problem for myself by getting a usb rechargeable neck light. It's not as comfortable as I'd like, but it does help me see the stitches.
Looking more closely at the Ingrid Slipover, I found I actually preferred the projects that were in the darker colours *because* the texture stood out less. In some colours it actually looked too busy, to me anyway.
I’m knitting the Moby Man Sweater for my husband right now in a dark, charcoal gray. The cables, twisted stitches, and moss stitch look so good in the dark yarn. Can’t wait to see him wear it when I finish it. Thanks for the beautiful pattern suggestions, always love seeing new to me patterns.
Oh, you picked some great samples! Thanks for sharing this inspo with us. Almost makes me want to buy dark yarn ON PURPOSE!
Thank you for sharing.
Your dark green sweater is beautiful.
I sometimes like to take a “nordic” pattern and instead of using colour, I knit textures with knit and perl. Making a swatch, with the yarn you want to knit with, and with the texture of the pattern, helps you see what you can expect.
Happy crafting 🧶🪡
This is such a cool idea! I love that. And yes. Swatching is a great suggestion. 😊
Like your selection of dark sweaters and your suggestions.
It's in testing but I'm obsessed with the Chained Oblivion cardigan. It's all over seed stitch with cables. I wanna knit it in a really dark black/purple blend when it comes out.
Wow, you have changed my views about dark yarns. These sweaters are stunning.
Oh, I'm so glad Kate! Now there's a whole new way to explore texture that we may have otherwise avoided. Thank you for watching.
Everytime you have show that Magnolia sweater I just want to make it! ❤
You definitely should! It’s such a joy to knit. ❤
Tayler, if you frog your dark tee that you are dragging your heels on and cast on something in texture like you showcased in this video, it might turn into something fun for you to knit.
I love this video. I love some texture and every garment I knit for myself, I do with black yarn. I am a male knitter, so my viewpoint is slightly different. I would say that any Gurnsey looks pretty in a dark yarn. Also Hudson & West have some beautiful textured designs that translate well in dark yarns. I did their Saven sweater and it is my favorite. I'd also recommend the Korshavn Sweater by Tonje Hodne and the Ryo by Reiko Kuwamura.
I just started knitting a Traveler Hoodie by Andrea Mowry in an almost black navy and I am loving the subtle texture 🖤
Oooo yes! That texture would be soo pretty in a blackish yarn. ❤️❤️❤️
Love that you did this video. I can’t wait to try a dark yarn project now.
The shape of the Gloam makes me think of a haori jacket. ❤️
Yes! Totally!
Thank you, love that perspective!
Great selections! Thanks!
I have some navy Plymouth Homestead worsted waiting to be knit into a cardigan….I just need to find the right pattern! Ideally it would be v-neck, lightly textured, not densely knit, something comfy and a bit loose fitting and buttoned. Pattern suggestions welcome!
Great suggestions!
I totally agree that texture can shine in other ways. I’m making a cabled shirt in a fuzzy yarn and I love the muted look of the design.
❤love this 😊
You are the Ravelry queen! 😊
Thanks for all the patterns….have some dark yarn I want to use. Plus I love the toast color shirt😍
I also love to wear dark colors and knit mostly with dark yarn. I love that you are also knitting more dark, which is one of the reasons (one of many) why I like your videos so much. It's not always easy to find dark inspiration out there with so many misconceptions about dark clothing...
Thank you as always you have given us a new look on dark yarns and patterns that will work beautifully.💕. Iris
I love your podcast! Such great ideas.
Thank you so much Jessica!
Thanks for sharing. I love you ve lace in black yarn. Especially as you can play with the colors , to wear under it. Have a lovely day
I’m knitting kutovakika’s Arctic Light in Brooklyn Tweed Arbor in super dark green/teal called Treehouse paired w La Bien Aimee silk mohair in Winterfell. It makes the cables look so squishy and rich and beautiful and I love it! I like wearing jewel tones, and after going thru the project pages on ravelry I was convinced that the cables in this sweater look so much moodier and rich when knit in dark colors than they do in light ones.
That's cool. That sweater is gonna be so gorgeous.
That was a beautiful collection of sweaters!
Thank you Pam!
Love the Aphra. I knitted a sweater that had bobbles in a dark wine color. The pattern sample was in cream. It turned out beautifully and is one of my favorites. Sometimes the darker color adds a richness to the texture. Thanks for the suggestions❤
I loved this video! I always hear people say this about dark yarn but I’m currently knitting the Gib II out of Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in the color Plume which is like a very dark purple and the texture in the pattern looks so good with the dark yarn!
This was super helpful to breakdown mentally and help choose yarns I would actually enjoy wearing once knit up…I tend to like understated clothes, but enjoy all the coziness that texture brings-love the idea of keeping my lights and brights more simple, and darks for more texture when wanting “pizazz” that’s not going to look like a fad, and simple with dark for streamlined elegance. Great tips and ways to describe things in terms of light hitting it and why I may be drawn to certain things without understanding it
Welcome back Tayler! we missed you on Sunday. Hope you had a great long weekend with the fam.
Thank you so much Amy! I did have a really nice weekend. Hope the same for you as well. ❤️❤️
your green magnolia bloom is stunning! it makes me appreciate this pattern even more! I have never considered knitting one...but in this dark and rich color...WOAH! maybe ;)
I made Andrea Mowry's Beach Cardi in a black confetti yarn and I love it. I think the cables and moss stitches look great.
I love doing texture on some dark yarns … yes it’s a bit contrary to what’s commonly recommended but it’s a personal preference. Love the projects you’ve shared here 🥰
Great pattern suggestions!!
Thank you!
How fun. My current gauge swatch, Manou by Isabell Kraemer in BT Cast Iron (dark dark grey), and Postcard. I would post a photo, but dont know how in YT…
I don't think YT allows photos. But I had to say I used BT Loft in Cast Iron for a Weekender Light sweater, and I love it. It came out so beautifully! I also have my eyes on Postcard. Would you be able to say how pinky-purpley it is? I'm not sure if it's a super light purple or more of a grey. Thank you in advance!
Thank you so much
I have 2 crocheted sweaters in dark navy and black. I really love them. I think I've shied away from knitting a dark sweater because it would take me a long time and i don't think my eyes would appreciate it.
The texture popped more with a natural light source in the projects you picked. Great photography really sells the item.
I love that you covered this topic as I struggled with this same dark color mindset. I finally grabbed my slate colored wool and set to knitting Petite Knits Anna’s Cardigan. There is texture in the pattern because it has eyelets all through the pattern allowing me to wear a contrasting or complimentary color underneath thereby getting some much desired color. Thank you for sharing your suggestions. I have added all of the patterns to my Ravelry favorites for future dark yarn purchases.
Ok I’m sold
Must be a current mood! I’m working on 2 projects with black yarn. One is a crocheted granny stripe cardigan (which shows off beautiful texture btw) and a knitted cardigan with some cables on the front…great video!
Your magnolio bloom is so beautiful! That's a pattern I've often thought is just a bit too 'in your face' for it to be exactly my taste, but in the darker colour it just tones it down a little bit that makes it seem so much more wearable for me!
I'm knitting Sari Nordlund's, "Aurelia pullover" in a dark olive green. It's near black, but in the light, Sooooo pretty :D love the dark, moody colours on cables!
I knit Kirwin out of a very dark green. I thought the diagonal lines wouldn't show, but it just needs to catch the light. Love, love, love it.
Love your magnolia!!!
Thank you!
I'm swatching right now for the Blackberry Cardigan pattern. I'm using a bright navy blue. I'm super excited for it. I think it will have a more sophisticated look to it.
Thanks for your thoughts on knitting with dark yarn. I had been hesitant to "waste my time" on a dark textured project that wouldn't be seen. You have changed my mind. I really like your patterns suggestions. Thanks again Tayler for your research.
My pleasure Karen! Thank you so much for watching. ❤️❤️
I have alway stayed clear away from black yarn and going with grays. Thanks for your video inspiring me to give dark colours a try
It’s my pleasure! I’m glad you’re considering it. It’s definitely a more challenging process, but the results are so beautiful IMO. ❤
I bought some black fingering weight yarn to knit the effervescent pullover! I think the lace will be gorgeous in black.
I am also knitting the gib sweater in a dark blue and it’s really beautiful. It’s got a really nice all over texture.
Soooo gorgeous! 😍😍😍
Thanks, Tayler! I just finished some fingerless mitts with a complex twisted cable pattern (West Wind). I made them, with apprehension, in a dark blue. I wouldn’t have, but the color fit the recipient. They’re beautiful! Would you see the pattern better in ecru? Yes. But not only does this hide grime better, it also hides my mistakes better! I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on them as I was making them. Let’s hope the recipient is happy. ….We’ll find out on Saturday!.
I’ve been crazy about the idea of making the helia sweater in a deep midnight color. Just waiting for the right yarn to speak to me!
Absolutely loving this theme of the conversation today! I love dark yarns and love seeing love for textured knits for dark yarns! My current search is for a lace-yoke sweater or cardigan for a sweaters quantity of deep rose that I got from a friends destash.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this episode! Happy hunting (that deep rose sounds lovely). ❤️
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS I did some searching and I THINK I will go for the Salty Days sweater by Kotovakika, I fell in love with the texture and the lace details!
I'm currently working on a Calderon cardigan. It has a really lovely simple pattern that looks quite nice in dark yarn, and it's genuinely been a joy to make.
(pro-tip tho, definitely use a woolen spun yarn. Way too big and heavy for a worsted spun)
Lace! It's peek-a-boo.
My daughter requested a cable sweater in black. It turned out beautifully and the texture is stunning! I used the Hayfield pattern #9219, which is a classic fisherman’s cable pattern. I will say, however, that knitting cables in black is a real challenge and that I suggest knitting outdoors in the sunlight!
Its so funny that this is such an established rule but I've never really heard of it lol. Ive knitted several darker sweaters (2 in black) and I wear them all the time. I do tend to like more cropped vintage style shapes and I love knitting lace, so ive made the Emelie cardigan in black Charlemont (which is a silk blend) and the shine from the silk gives it a nice highlight so you see the faux cables just fine. Ive also knit the Florist Bolero in black plain wool and the lace kind of gets lost, so I think a lot of it depends on the loft and sheen of the yarn, not just the color. Probably my most worn sweater ever is the Alecia Beth knit in Heritage yarn in Navy. Dark colors go with everything, so why not knit them? All stockinette is so boring. Slap some lace and texture on there and get knitting! Don't worry about other peoples "rules".
Love the Ingrid slipover!! I love mohair!! Too bad I run hot and live in Northeast Tennessee!! I read where it says to make sure you get gauge in height and width so substituting a worsted yarn probably won't work!!
Wow! This really opened my eyes about knitting garments with darker colors.Thank you!😊
My only issue now is my cataracts. So far my eye doctor says they are not mature ( ready for surgery) yet. 😢
OH MY GOSH!! I think I have to knit the cargill in a crazy dark color now 🤤
Right?! Gorgeous.
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS absolutely ❤️
I knit a Janesville Jacket (similar to the Gloam) and I chose to do it in Woolstok worsted in cast iron. It is so wearable. The jacket is done in all moss stitch.
💯 Honestly, ‘wearable’ is such a great word for this topic. These pieces are beautiful, but IMO so wearable.
Funny... I just bought the pattern for Cardi Cocoon by Anne Ventzel to knit in black. Will be such a project 😄🖤
I have been knitting the Jules Genser in charcoal grey mohai, so nearly black, and I think those kinds of lace motif sweaters are great for darker yarns, because they'll be a bit see-through, and so still visible. also, I hope to get a bit more of an edgy than completely feminine look eheh
The Jules Genser is gorgeous and if it were me, I would do just as you're doing and opt for close to black for the same reasons. It's a VERY feminine look based on the sample and I would definitely want a bit more edge to balance things out (I'm feminine, but not that feminine 😅) and the black would be a really nice, classy way to tone down the see-thorugh bits. I bet it's going to be beautiful Liliana! 🖤
I think one big thing to consider when knitting a textured garment with a dark yarn is the structure of the yarn. A lofty or loosely spun yarn isn’t going to show the texture as neatly as a high twist merino. I learnt this the hard way after I brought yarn for the storm sweater 😅
Endor is everything. But you already knew that! 😉
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
I have a WIP cardigan called Ink (fingering weight with intense cabling)...it's hibernating, and am using a chocolate brown yarn. So, yeah, I get it. :)
i knit with black or dark yarn exclusively! after a 50ies, 60ies, 70ies and 80ies hype I am on the dark side now colorwise. my neon an pink stash i use for charity projects. that is still a lot but one sock a month goes to these organisation.
Don't you love those phases we experience? It keeps things so interesting! 🖤
Flannel and Purls is knitting a gorgeous cabled sweater in dark green. Beautiful..
Please limit the use of "raking light." Love ❤️ some of your pattern recommendations. Thank you.
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Thank you Tayler for this wonderfully informative video. I, also, had assumed texture in a black or very dark yarn was a waste of effort. Your comments helped me realise that, in our media / photo image biased 'view' of choosing things to purchase / make, 'we' forget what something can look like in real life. We can be mindful of the amount of editing one has to do to 'see' a photographic image as clearly as we would in real life and think / consider that the texture of a dark item can be discerned much more easily by the naked eye than it would be through a photographic image? hope this makes sense and doesn't sound 'preachy' but this has made me reconsider my knitting yarn and item choices.
Ah! I wrote my comment above just seconds before you mentioned this very thing (I had got excited about what you were saying and paused your video to comment!). 🙂
Yes! I'm so glad to read this comment because I feel like that was my intention for this video. Not to necessarily say that we should be knitting all the texture in dark yarn or that it's in some way "better", but rather that it deserves reconsideration and that's exactly what you may have been doing as you watched. I love that and I appreciate that. And what you say doesn't seem preachy at all.
I love that enthusiasm more than you know. 😘
Thank you - I don't often comment on videos incase any nuance of my meaning gets lost; glad it sounded OK and that we were thinking along the same lines.@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS
Now I want an Ingrid Slipover. I have so many items in my queue already 😀
OMG me toooooo! I have no business wanting to cast that on right now, but I had a moment with those photos of the sweater. I am in love. AND IN BLACK!
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS it’s a fast knit, no problem , we can squeeze it in. 🤣🤣🤣
Hardly an inconvenience. I’ll just pencil it in right between four active sweaters and two active pairs of socks. 😂😂
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDS I have 4 active sweater WIP’s. Lol I’m just finishing the last of the ribbing on my “Felix for Fall” lol
Love your videos! Strange question: where did you get your pants? Looking for something like those.
I really enjoy the content that you create. If you reach out to designers I wonder if they would clarify pronunciation of their and pattern names. As Americans we have a reputation for not caring about such details. I had a maiden name that was not typical of American culture. It hurt when most people mispronounced my name and said, “whatever.” I realize you and all of the other creators are busy and this feels like a time consuming, unimportant detail. I am not trying to represent any group, only myself.💗💗💗
What about a black Lovenote or Ranunculus would be gorgeous 🖤
Absolutely!
You didn’t show us the second Petite sweater
hi, are you looking at ravelry thru a 3rd party app? mine doesn't look like that
I know that Tayler has mentioned that she uses the Ravit app! This is what I use to and I love it! It’s a very nice interface!
What do the underlined letters on your tshirt mean? N, I, e, w,o,m indicates what?
The shirt says "knitter woman". 👍
@@WOOLNEEDLESHANDSI think she was wondering why some of the letters were underlined and what that might mean.
I would guess yarns with a bit of shein will show up better than something that doesn't
Definitely. A more lustrous wool or something with a bit of silk or Nylon is bound to glimmer a bit more than a matte wool or something woolen spun for sure.
:)
I never even heard anyone say that. Stitch definition has always been about the kind of fiber and thickness not the color.
Well, yes. You're absolutely right. But in this age where everything you see is on a screen and how that image is displayed has a lot to do with digital processing and resolution, the notion that "texture gets lost in dark yarn" is nurtured by just how poorly automatic digital cameras pick up detail in dark spaces (generally). I think if we all did a gallery walk (in person) of several textured sweaters knit in dark yarns, we'd put to bed this idea for the most part. It's an interesting quandary for sure.
Please make a nonbinary knitter shirt!!
You may be interested in the “knitter” shirt. You may have missed it when you checked out the merch shop.
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I think a "knitter person" or just "knitter" shirt would be super cool for those of us that are gender non-conforming 🥺
I like the simplicity of "knitter"
I would be happy to create a “knitter” shirt in this style. 👍
Here you go:
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Love those patterns! I’m knitting Friend to Friend shrug in black! Very fun and quick to knit! Thanks for more great ideas!!
I dislike that dark yarns make textures look more subtle. In my opinion, either the colour should have full attention, or the texture should. If I'm going to make something textured, I don't want subtle. If I've added texture I want the texture to be immediately obvious and yell "hey look at me". I'm very much a go big or go home person 😂
And that's absolutely OK! And I completely understand. For me, this is a two way road. I can appreciate both. 😊