Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 6 March 19, 2025 Estimating the total amount of yarn required I've sketched my sweater pattern to scale and swatched to choose my yarn, stitch pattern and gauge. Now I have almost enough information to make a good estimation of how much yarn I'll need to knit my sweater. This Work in Progress
Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 5 March 07, 2025 Charting stitch patterns After swatching, I was able to make decisions about the yarn I'll be using for my sweater as well as the most of the stitch pattern. Before I start making my sweater, I want to chart out the stitch pattern so I'll have Work in Progress
Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 4 February 20, 2025 Swatching to choose yarn and needle combination, stitch patterns and gauge. Work in Progress
Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 3 February 03, 2025 Sketch it to scale and double check the measurements After making a rough draft of my sweater plan, it's time to draw each piece to scale and do a little arithmetic to make sure everything will fit together. This part takes some time to work through, but I Work in Progress
Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 2 January 29, 2025 Measure and sketch to make a rough draft of your design In the last step, I took a critical look at my template sweater and made a list of characteristics and construction concerns. Now it's time to draft an actual plan I can follow as I knit. I Work in Progress
Design it Yourself Sweater Project | Step 1 January 13, 2025 Make a list of template characteristics and construction concerns I've chosen the sweater I'll be using as a template for my patternless, from-scratch sweater project. Before I can start knitting, or even choose my yarn and needles, I am going to take some time to carefully Work in Progress
