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Just off the needles
/u/daddy_foureyes,
.. Done Sl1 K1 mock brioche using 2 colors. Used Loops and Threads neon yarn from micbaels. 2 skeins black and 1 skein neon used Other than the black ribbing, all all stitches were knits

Technique help: is my idea feasible easily, or am I in for a world of end weaving?
/u/Fenig,
.. Iā€™m about to start my annual knitting project and it dawned on me that this project is knit in the round from the top down.The idea: the cuffs, collar and lace in one color of yarn and the stockinette body in another color. The only color work Iā€™ve done in the past was a striped scarf, so the joinsā€¦

How many WIP is too many WIP? (Trick question)
/u/blues-kangaroos,
.. Striped sweater - Olga sweater by Petiteknit Brown vest - Lulu slipover by PetitKnit White cat - Floppy cat by Holly Herbert (crochet pattern that I translated to knitting) Blue donkey - Horacio by Cinthia Vallet Red & green frog - by Claire Garland Green hat - Musselburgh by Ysolda White bag - Honā€¦

pattern no longer available
pfdubz,
I recently shared a scarf pattern with my daughter who instantly fell in love with it, but alas! according to the page, the pattern is no longer available from Yarnspirations. The name of the pattern is ā€œShifting Colors Scarfā€ by Lily/Sugar nā€™ Cream (published by Yarnspiration). Iā€™ve checked out Trā€¦

Converting yarn weight in a pattern
appuknits,
Hi, I want to knit the No Frills Sweater by PetiteKnit which uses fingering + lace weight to make a DK weight sweater. I would like to use the Rowan Felted Tweed which is DK but am not sure how to work out the quantities for my size (XL) Do I simply add the grammage of the fingering + lace to get aā€¦

Help me figure out what this baby blanket pattern is!
phillianlibrarian,
My grandma made a baby blanket for my sister that she would carry around everywhere. One day a pair of overalls ate it in the dryer and it became a big old mess. My grandma no longer has the pattern and canā€™t remember what it was or could be, so I was hoping someone would recognize it or recognize ā€¦

"Transitional" sweater yoke?
ButtonLadyKnits,
My niece is trying to describe a kind of pattern she likes, using words like ā€œtransitionā€ and ā€œillusion-yā€ ā€”she linked to a few examples: Erit Invertendo pattern by Kirsten-Michele 184-26 a Night Shade Sweater pattern by DROPS design Possibly something like this? Rainier pattern by Kate Gagnon Osboā€¦

Non-wool substitute DK or sport
DoneGal,
I would like to knit a pair of fingerless gloves for a friend. My stash is full of wool, which is what I like to knit and wear, but my friend would not enjoy hand washing. I need acrylic or some other easy care yarn for her. Can anyone recommend some yarns in these weights that would fit the bill fā€¦

Pattern Advice
CrochetFool0123,
I hope this is the correct place to post this. I made my first Santa hat last night and Iā€™m somewhat of a beginner. So I was just kinda going off of what I had already learned from other projects trying to come up with my own pattern for this hat. Iā€™m still pretty proud of it considering it was my ā€¦

Hearts and Stars sweater?
KnitRideTeach,
Hello, my adorable daughter requested a color work sweater of her own design. She wants an all over motif with a two section repeat. One section of hearts, the next section stars, etc. I made her this sweater , which is similar to what sheā€™s describing. Iā€™m wondering if anyone has seen a pattern liā€¦

knitted map of the night sky i made 40x40
/u/cgiuls1223,
.. view from north pole. stars are crystals from poland w intentional holes to let light throughā€¦ hand dyed midnight blue yarn ā˜ŗļø (known as celestarium shawl on ravelry) (made years ago, recently framed)

Casualty while learning cables...
/u/muscle_mommy89,
.. ...but on the bright side, learning cables seemed way more intimidating than it actually turned out to be. I have not been knitting for long AT ALL. In fact, I've only been practising and making swatches and a doll blanket so far..šŸ˜¬ Looking forward to learning more. If anything, I guess I can now jā€¦

[META] Pattern Request thread
/u/AutoModerator,
this was requested by a user. So, we will test it out for 4 weeks.REMEMBER:1. NO COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS2. DO NOT ASK FOR PEOPLE TO SEND YOU SCANS3. DO NOT OFFER TO SEND COPIESdetails of the original requestā€‹weekly pattern request thread. I would love to be able to find and help others find patterns fā€¦

Three colour knitting tips
/u/lahore274,
.. So Iā€™ve been working on the spring mittens by Amanda Sund, and Iā€™m honestly having a hard time with the three colours. I feel like my tension isnā€™t the best but Iā€™m not sure how else to approach this beyond carrying the yarn tbh. Any other way to go about this or am I just going to have to carry?

Looking for Trendsetter Aura Yarn
Norseman1004,
Good day everyone. My name is Paul Jacobsen, I live in Nelson ,BC Canada. A dear friend of mine who is an avid fly tier (fishing flies for trout) tied a pattern a few years ago and I want to honor his legacy by tying some of his patterns. I am looking for anyone who is willing to sell some of theirā€¦

Difficulty understand decrease/crown shaping
Hollysewsstuff,
Hello, all! Iā€™m currently working on a hat pattern by Drops which uses the Nepal Aran yarn, pattern here. Iā€™ve got it up to length and tried decreasing but Iā€™m getting awfully confused with this pattern. Iā€™m dyslexic and unless a pattern is written out step by step I have tendency to screw up repeaā€¦

I finished my brother's Christmas present!
/u/gothmagenta,
.. This was my first time doing brioche and cabling, and I absolutely love it! I sent my brother a variety of yarns to choose from and sent him pictures of what brioche stitch looks like, but he has no idea what the final product looks like, so I can't wait to see his reactionšŸ„°

Help needed with Carolus Rib Entrelac Scarf cast off
knittinggran,
Can anyone please help me with Carolus Rib Entrelac Scarf ? I canā€™t make sense of the Top Tier before casting off. The k and p stitches donā€™t match with whatā€™s on my needle and Iā€™ve never done a YO at the start of a rowā€¦ Is it possible the writer means slip one? Even then it wouldnā€™t make senseā€¦ Plā€¦