Sweater Tutorial
You're going to knit a sweater? Here are some tutorials to help you. Knitting a sweater can be a long process, but these tutorials are intended to answer your questions from the time that you select your yarn to when you bind off and try your sweater on.
Yarn Fibers and Weights
Different fibers behave in different ways. This information will help you to select the best yarn for your project.
Important Information
Knitting (and washing) your swatch is the most important step of knitting a sweater. If you understand your pattern and you are knitting to gauge, you are ready to cast on!
Gauge
Methods of Knitting a Sweater
Shaping
Short Rows Short rows are going to help your sweater fit across the back of your neck and can also be used for bust shaping.
kfb Also called a "bar increase" because you will see a horizontal bar of yarn across your newly formed stitch.
Knit into stitch below A fairly invisible way to increase, and you can make the increase slant to the right or left.
m1 This is a fairly invisible way to increase, and you can make a m1 increase slant to the right or left.
yo This method creates a small hole, but it looks nice in lace patterns.
k2tog Slants right
p2tog Slants right
ssk Slants left
ssp Slants left
skp Slants left
Seaming
Mattress stitch An invisible way to join two pieces of knitted fabric together.
Three needle bind off An inelastic bind off that is good for seaming across the top of the shoulders.
Kitchener stitch (v) Also called grafting, you can use the kitchener stitch to seam the holes under the arms of a sweater that was knit in the round.
Finishing
Closures
Knitting Community
If you have more questions about knitting a sweater, or you want to show off your first finished sweater, check out the Learn to Knit KAL in the Knitting Community.
Note: (v) indicates video tutorial
Last updated by Kate Nov 17.
Tutorials
Harmony sale
Save up to $10 on select Harmony sets!
Tidings of Joy
Deck the halls with hand knits this season. Our Tidings of Joy kit is only $19.99. Visit our holiday store for more great gift ideas.
Holiday Gift Idea!
Knit Picks gift cards make great holiday gifts.
© 2009 Created by Knit Picks Admin
