Top down knitting

Knitting your first sweater can feel daunting, so we have created a step-by-step tutorial to accompany the free Flax sweater.

Knitting top-down, set-in sleeves is the best way to get a perfectly fitted sleeve around your shoulder and arm with no bulky seams. While this sleeve technique is rarely written into patterns, it can be used in any pattern to replace a standard sleeve that has a bell shaped cap at the top. You can either knit your sleeves in the round or flat. #knitting #knit #knittingtutorial #howto #knittingtips

Avoiding holes at the underarm with top-down sweaters: in this tutorial I tell you all about it! Go take a look.

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 […]

Free summer knitting pattern designed by Originally Lovely. This simple, classic top is designed to be your perfect go-to t-shirt!

OK, let’s get started. For a top-down sweater, we obviously begin with the neck, which happens to be the hardest part. It isn’t hard, but it does take a little bit of explaining. (For the concise outline/pattern and intro, see Improv: A basic pattern for a top-down sweater) You can make pretty much any kind […]

Raglan sleeves are very popular in knitting, especially a top-down raglan - a flexible design with absolutely no seaming and pattern...

If you’re looking for modern knitting cardigan patterns, I have a great collection of trendy patterns to share with you.

A very basic, boxy sweater with set-in sleeves and no shaping, knit from the bottom up in aran to chunky-weight yarn. The body is done in stockinette with the cuffs, hem, and neckband in garter stitch. The sweater is knit from the bottom up in one piece up to the armholes starting with a garter-stitch hem band.

The Autumn League Pullover is a crewneck raglan sweater that evokes memories of Friday night football games, crisp fall evenings, and a general sense of nostalgia. The doubled ribbed neckband, v-insert neck triangle, and side slit details give personality and add to the classic appeal of this sweats