Knitting Sweaters from Interweave Knits:
Presented by Knitting Daily
The Interweave Knits Spring gallery is back by popular demand! This year's gallery includes four scrumptious knit sweaters from the Spring 2011 Interweave Knits issue. Join Knitting Daily editor Kathleen Cubley and members of her knitting group for a lesson in customizing sweater patterns.
The knitted sweater patterns being showcased in the 2011 spring gallery are the Draped Vest, Leaf and Picot Cardigan, Heliotropic Pullover, and En Pointe Pullover. Plus, as a bonus you gain access to all four 2010 spring gallery sweaters, which include Mona’s Jacket, the Seaweed Cardigan, the Braided Hood Tunic, and the Transverse Cardigan.
So sit back and enjoy two full years of spring sweaters and learn how to knit a sweater with custom fit. View the Spring 2011 Interweave Knits Galley and find the perfect fit for you! |
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The spring gallery offers real world images of knitted sweaters featured in the Spring 2011 issue of Interweave Knits. Each sweater pattern in this issue is quite unique in design and style, while offering room to alter it to fit your body type. Knitting sweaters can be such a rewarding experience—especially with these timeless sweater knitting patterns from Interweave Knits.
Enter the gallery to see how a group of knitters come together to alter these incredible sweater knitting patterns. From longer arms to shorter waists, you'll be a part of the inside discussion on each of the knit sweater patterns featured. These galleries will help you conceptualize each sweater pattern so you can have better results; results that are tailored to fit you! Improve your sweater knitting skills today!
Explore the Interweave Knits Spring Galleries
and learn how to knit a sweater to perfectly fit your body type.
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Sweater Knitting Patterns, Design #1
Draped Vest by Carol Feller
The carefully planned knitting geometry in this sweater pattern yields smooth curves and more-than-circular fabric. The knit sweater pattern begins at the back of the neck and is worked in two mirror-image halves. Each half is worked down the front, then curved around the side of the lower body using short-rows, ending at the center back. The back portion of this knit sweater pattern is then worked from side to side. Carol's fascination with short-rows and seamless construction led her to knitting a sweater that incorporates both of these techniques: the Draped Vest! |
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Sweater Knitting Patterns, Design #2
Leaf and Picot Cardigan by Laura Grutzeck
Sometimes the yarn selected for knitted sweaters serves a greater purpose in style and functionality. This particular knitted sweater uses a silk-and-wool blend with a dry, raw silk finish to capture seasonal versatility. The delicate lace motif is reminiscent of spring leaves, and follows a classic silhouette edged with picot hems. Laura's tip for being successful with sweater knitting patterns such as this one, is to use stitch markers to keep track of the lace pattern during shaping. |
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Sweater Knitting Patterns, Design #3
Heliotropic Pullover by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark
In recent years, knitwear designers have been exploring the many versatile fibers available on the market and how they impact drape, construction, and design in knitted sweater patterns. This issue explores linen, a long bast fiber that has been spun and dyed for thousands of years. This is a good choice for knit sweater patterns where you are looking for crisp, clean drape. The Heliotropic Pullover sweater pattern uses silky Lenpur spiked with linen for strength and heavy drape. The knit sweater pattern spirals delicate texture along the yoke for a simply shaped tee with a generous, fluid silhouette. |
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Sweater Knitting Patterns, Design #4
En Pointe Pullover by Alice Tang
This knitted sweater pullover pattern also explores the use of linen, but this time a linen-mohair blend. This creates an unusual fabric with haloed stitches that ruche and fold without bulk. The body of the knitted sweater is made of two sideways stockinette rectangles. To check the fit, Alice suggests working the back and front of this sweater knitting pattern to the lengths indicated, then baste the two pieces together and try the knitted sweater on. To minimize the number of ends to weave in, she details how to work the shoulder seams and back neck finishing in one step. The way the piece is assembled creates a dramatic, floating twist at the front of the knitted sweater for a delicate, airy design. |
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Check out the Interweave Knits Spring Galleries:
Beautiful Knit Sweater Patterns presented by Knitting Daily!
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Strategies for knitting a sweater to fit you:
Read through to learn how to knit a sweater just for you: See how the knit sweaters are constructed, study the schematic for how the pieces fit together, and look carefully at the variety of images.
Before you begin knitting a sweater, you want customize for key areas of fit. Have a friend measure across the back of your shoulders; compare this to the schematic. If you pick a size where this measurement is too wide, the knitted sweater will not sit securely on your frame; too narrow a measurement and the sweater will be too tight, thus taking away the beauty of the knitted sweater pattern!
Next: Compare your bust measurement to the finished bust measurements and add at positive or negative ease. Find the size in the sweater knitting pattern that most closely matches both the shoulder width and your bust measurement.
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Bonus! Now you have two years of Interweave Knits spring knit sweater patterns to help design the perfect fit for you! Here are the 2010 knitted sweater picks: |
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Sweater Knitting Pattern 2010 #1: Mona’s Jacket by Mags Kandis
A lofty, thick yarn on big needles and limited seaming make Mona’s Jacket sweater pattern a quick knitted sweater that you could make over a weekend. Top-down construction grows from the neck down into raglan sleeves and a body knitted flat in one piece, for big knitting that takes only a little time. Designer Mags Kandis uses well-spaced purl ridges and dramatic crocheted buttons to punctuate soft stitches.
Sweater Knitting Pattern 2010 #2: Braided Hood Tunic by Carol Feller
The Braided Hood Tunic sweater pattern mixes traditional X and O and split cables with a long, lean silhouette for a decidedly fresh tunic with an Aran influence. Center cables at the front branch into hood edgings, while the back center cable curves up and over the hood in an unbroken line. Designer Carol Feller uses a super-wash wool and organic cotton blend for plump stitch definition that can be layered all year.
Sweater Knitting Pattern 2010 #3: Seaweed Cardigan by Cecily Glowik MacDonald
The Seaweed Cardigan sweater pattern uses a lace motif that has three stitches in the center to form a broad, gently waving line. Dolman sleeves extend out of the body pieces, creating a simple, flattering T shape. |
Sweater Knitting Pattern 2010 #4:Transverse Cardigan by Ann Weaver
The Transverse Cardigan sweater pattern is a knitted sweater that is one piece from sleeve cuff to sleeve cuff, with raw edges that soften an unexpectedly bold asymmetrical placket. Simple construction, relaxed jacket sleeves and smooth tweed add up to year-round wearability. Knitting sweaters with straight sleeves from cuff to cuff can create unwanted tightness under the arms. This sweater pattern compensates by adding extra room in the bust for movement. The resulting open drape of the shoulder area creates a stunning overall look. |
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Visit the Interweave Knits Spring Galleries at Knitting Daily
& Enjoy Knitting Sweater Patterns that Fit!
Join the fun and visit the Interweave Knits Spring Gallery today. By seeing different examples of each sweater pattern on different body types, you'll finally learn how to knit a sweater with the custom fit you've be looking for. Enjoy!
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