What does it mean to knit top down?
Top down knitting is the modern method of knitting apparel in one piece from the top down, rather than creating separate panels and sewing together.
Can you knit a sweater in the round?
Sweaters knit in the round — whether top-down or bottom-up — have their detractors. But I consider them the gateway to sweater knitting. With top-down, you can literally try on your sweater as you go, giving you absolute control over the fit.
What does Yoke mean in knitting?
The word yoke refers to the fitted or shaped piece at the shoulders of a garment. Some traditional sweater designs feature interesting stitches or colorwork at the yoke, particularly Icelandic lopi sweaters and the famous Bohus sweaters of Sweden.
What is a Fair Isle sweater?
Fair Isle (/fɛəraɪ̯l/) is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle, one of the Shetland islands. Fair Isle knitting gained considerable popularity when the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) wore Fair Isle jumpers in public in 1921.
What is Raglan in knitting?
‘Raglan seams’ is when the sleeves start at the very top of the neck, and follow the shoulder lines, from the neck to the sleeves. This results in a nice effect marking the transition between the sleeves and the body. Raglan is a widely used technique for working increases when knitting from the top down.
Is knitting a sweater hard?
Well, it’s actually quite hard. Sweaters are large and require quite a lot of rows and stitches. It takes hours upon hours to finish. There are some amazing patterns out there (like my Love Sweater) and you really should give it a try at some point.
How do you crochet a baby sweater?
A baby sweater requires 5 rectangular parts to make 2 fronts, 2 sleeves, and 1back portion. Let’s start with the back side. Cast on 27 chain stitches. For the base row, single crochet in the second chain from hook. Do 26 stitches and one single crochet in each chain end. Continue doing this until you get the required measurement.
What is top down knitting?
Top Down Knitting is exactly what it sounds like, you start at the top and end at the bottom. Most conventional knitting patterns call for knitting the back and the two fronts then the sleeves.
What is a knitting sweater?
A cable knit sweater is a sweater that is knitted in a cable pattern. The patterns typically resemble twisted or braided ropes, and range in style from quite simple to the complicated. Originating in Ireland where they traditionally were created by hand, the sweaters are now mostly made by knitting machines.