Who’s with me? At home I can knit and watch. At the theater it’s just a smidge too dark. Today we’re at a drive-in and it’s lovely but I’m bored to death. ☠️

Edit: I see now that my post made it sound like the theater should cater to knitters… not at all what I meant. Just generally “I’m bored and wish I could be knitting”.

I'm f***ing having that!

Why the brown strands? In the skein, it didn’t look so bad, but knitted it seems like they ran out of colour 😁

EDIT: I did not know that this was a specific style of jumper (Thank you reddit for teaching me what a Gansey jumper is!). I will now purchase the PK pattern and start knitting!

Am I going crazy, or are they the same jumpers? The first one is what Petite Knit is selling for £6 and something online, the second one is FREE on drops design.

I don't know, making a few little amends does not seem enough to qualify it as a completely new pattern... What are the knitters thinking?

I made a top down, boat neck raglan tee with waist shaping and lace details. I already created the first draft of the pattern, wrote it as I knit. Currently trying to grade it for other sizes, already casted on another size. But I’m having doubts if I should continue. I want to sell it but don’t know if it would be worth buying. Maybe for beginners? Also what makes a pattern worth buying? I’m having a small mental breakdown and am open to suggestions. Or pep talk. If you’re willing.

Hello kind people!
I am a man in my late 30’s, autistic and adhd, burnt out by modern life and recently, whilst on holiday, picked up a book on knitting jumpers. I fancied the look of the jumpers so bought the book! I haven’t a clue where to begin, so I’ve ordered myself a little starter kit and am waiting for it to arrive.
Where can I learn the basics? Are there any recommended YouTube channels? I learn best by seeing things done. Thanks in advance, I look forward to becoming an entirely knitted person by the winter.

Edit: Thank you everyone, this is all really helpful stuff!

I ses a lot of People do crochet and use whatever yarn they like : natural, synthetic, mix of all.. But in knitting, I found a lot of "yarn snob". Why most in knitting that in crochet ? And why ?

I thought at first of ecology but then I remember cars, shoes made of petrol, iphone etc etc So I don't really understand why being so snob about a hobbi that probably doesn't hurt earth (in an entire life) more than an iphone.

That post is friendly, just asking. And I'm french, sorry for the text if it's not perfect. Thank you all !

Edit :

There is a difference between yarn snob and preference : here, I m talking about yarn snob that are like mean to other people, and I saw some of it (tik tok mostly). I do crochet and knitting. I use every type of yarn in any prices.

And that's really juste à simple and friendly question that I'm asking because I want to know.

I’ve been knitting for 15 years and someone recently told me that I shouldn’t call myself a knitter because it sounds like a slur. That’s never crossed my mind in the many years I’ve been knitting and I don’t want to be offensive. I don’t talk to a lot of other people who knit, so maybe I missed the memo on this one. How does everyone else phrase it?

Before I say anything, I'm not looking for a discussion on whether animal-derived yarns are ethical or not.

But to the main point, just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for alternatives to things like mohair, cashmere and other animal-derived yarns that can be shipped from and to Europe?

I had a look on Hobbii's website and only really found Fluffy Day yarn which is acrylic.

I had another question also, which is whether acrylic is my only alternative for fluffier yarns like those above, because as someone who sweats a lot, acrylic is not very breathable. Are there any plant-based yarns that can mimic those textures?

Thanks in advance!

This is a photo of my first attempt at a sweater, the Flax sweater. I’ve ripped it back 3x so far but now I am stuck because I think I (once again) misunderstood the instructions as you can see in the photo about the raglan parts, and I am completely lost in the short rows instructions.

So I am giving up making sweaters. I want to go back to actually enjoying knitting and not feeling stressed that it will all go wrong because I misunderstood the instructions. So far I’ve made cowls with lace patterns, hats, scarves, slipons and vests.

There seems to be a huge disconnect between experienced knitter/designers and beginners. I’m sure they think they are giving clear instructions or I’m just stupid. I have tried the video tutorials and they skip ahead at the parts I need and don’t look like my work.

I’m going back to something simpler like slipons or tanks and yes, straight needles. I spent 4 hours last week trying to get a swatch with the circular needles I have and got nowhere. That was the step by step sweater but couldn’t get gauge. I’m tired of buying more needles!

I’m just so frustrated and I’ve already done the pity party that I’m just too stupid to knit a sweater. I really want to enjoy knitting but I am abandoning sweaters for a while. I am recovering from a broken wrist surgery and was so proud that I could manage to knit and it was all for nothing, except I guess, therapy.

Note that I’m not interested in buying any patterns until I am good enough, I use free ones for now. Dare I try a Drops pattern????

Morning! There was a call for moderator applications 20+ days ago after the last explosion of what the hell is going on with this sub/why is there only one mod. Can we get an update on what happened with the call for applications? How many did ya'll get? Are we getting more mods? What's going on with the reviewing of rules, how moderation is done, etc?

Thanks :)

Adding these for a reference point:

https://www.reddit.com/r/knitting/comments/1o5zcyh/moderator_recruitment_application_within/

https://www.reddit.com/r/knitting/comments/1o1df2x/meta_post_deletion_discussion/

u/Thallassa, u/timonyc, u/mulberrybushes, u/Semicolon_Expected

I’m looking to start my first project but im unsure if these will be too complicated? I want to work on something I will actually wear and I dont mind some trial & error.

Hello friends!

I'm not asking for any political debates on this post, so please do not start any, but I would like to knit myself a medium-sized Palestinian flag. The flag consists of one triangle and three stripes to the right of it. I'd like to know of a nice pattern that wouldn't look chunky and messy, if possible. I want to have a knit stitch as the border of it and stockinette stitches for the rest of it. Would anyone happen to know of any patterns matching this description?

Alternatively, if you don't know of an official pattern, could you help me make one? My idea is to knit the triangle and then, after binding it off, I would somehow add onto the triangle by knitting into previous stitches with the new yarn and transitioning between the colors from there until I reach the top of the triangle.

Help please? And muchas gracias (thank you very much) for anyone who can assist. :)

I've made shawls for the last 5 years of Westknits MKALs, and the 2026 one is coming soon. I always finish one of them having learned something new and expanded my skills, but I think this year is time to move away.

After the youtube appearance earlier this year, I have been waiting for something to be said or done. He said in May that what comes next would be "specific and visible" but I haven't seen anything other than a few days of quiet and then straight back to marketing posts.

I don't want to publicly and visibly align myself with someone problematic, and quite frankly it makes me feel uncomfortable.

To anyone who is taking part in the MKAL this year, I hope you enjoy yourself and love the shawl you create. Whatever your reasons, you're still creating something new and all creativity in the world is positive. I look forward to seeing your creations.

My son loves chickens. He has asked me for a chicken to cuddle and has agreed to the Emotional Support Chicken. Here's where I need some help: he wants the main colour to match his hair (don't ask me why). I can't tell what his hair colour is and there's no LYS nearby big enough that may have a good selection to try and match.

The first picture is indoor light, the second and third are in sunlight.

Edit: Sorry guys forgot to say I'm left handed. Long time left handed crochet artist as well so I'm stuck with my left. 😅 It's been adding to the struggle of learning as well.

I've just picked up knitting and am really enjoying it, but I'm confused about knit stitch when knitting flat. It's my second project so this may be a long winded question to a simple response.

My first project was a hat worked in the round, so when doing K1 P1, the hook would be inserted into the the post closest to me, but on my second project I've been making the knits like in the video. It's working, but it feels like I'm doing it backwards.

Originally I did the knit stitches like I learned in the round and the stitches ended up looking twisted. If I made a mistake and had to ladder down, that section looked different that the rest of the stitches.

So are knit stitches done differently when working in the round compared to when you're working flat?

You can see some of the twisted stitches above my thumb at the end of the video.

I may just be a Neurotic Nancy but I often get sad and worried when I think about my sweater's lifespans. One day they will be a landfill. I don't have children and don't want any. Maybe my brother will hold on to my projects but he will die one day too. Even if they go to the thrift store, the new owner will eventually toss them. And if by some miracle it is preserved by historians to remember the hobbies of yesteryears, it will sit around never to be worn again. I sometimes have a hard time getting things done because I think too far ahead. Is this something other worry about? Does it affect how you craft?

EDIT: The verdict is in. I am, in fact, a Neurotic Nancy. I appreciate everyone's perspectives. I'll bring this up to my doc since it's been quite distressing.

gonna frog it until the mid section and switch to bigger needles for knitting in the round. i’m just annoyed that i didn’t trust my instincts the moment i saw the stitches getting smaller 😭 i only realized how bad it was after struggling through learning the italian bind off method and trying it on

it looks like I'm purling on the wrong side but its like even? im so confused

Hi guys, very new beginner here! I’m confused on what this is called. I believe I alternated garter and purl to create the Stockinette pattern on one side and a purl pattern on the other side….

Is that correct or am I labeling everything wrong? I also get confused between knit vs garter stitch.

I had a thought. you can kfb, so why not k2togfb? so i did it. 1 purl row to start on 10 basic long tail cast on then k2tog front and back like a kfb. next row is p2tog back and front. don’t know if it can be used for anything, but it’s interesting.