The end result is amazing and it's important that you love the items that you make, but I would lie if I said I don't also try and speed up the finishing to start the "next one". 🤣 It's so good that you were easily able to deal with the picking up stitches below the line and the yarn was kind in that situation. 🙌🙌 You mentioned stretching your knits when blocking, and I stopped pulling on the knits to get it to size, because I noticed that with wear the sleeves shorten with wear especially when I'm mostly wearing my knits in the office, by a PC with the elbows bent. So I usually just do what you did at the end: wash, press water out and put it on a spin and drain on 400rpm, and the knits didn't change a whole lot after more wear. 😁
Wow! You learned a lot and I learned a lot from you. So worth it when you feel so much happier. The colour is spectacular on you! I appreciate all your “what I’ve learned tips. I now always match my current sweater knit to a previous one. Plus I always try mine on before I start the ribbing now. My only other suggestion, rather than adding length would be to enjoy your bracelet length sleeve! I often wear my sweater sleeves pushed up anyway. I’ve had to do this when I’ve run out of yarn. I’m excited to see your over dyeing video. I have a sweater’s quantity of yarn that I ordered online and the colour was nothing like what the photo looked like.
I use a much smaller needle size to pick up the stitches in a row. I also try to stretch out the stitches where I haven’t picked up yet and count down from a purl stitch (I even use a needle to poke into the hole as I count down a row or two) to make sure I’m still on track. Your sweater looks great! I once re knit my cuffs longer with a different fuzzy blue yarn and didn’t notice until I went outside with it on. Pretty funny!
Wow, well done with the surgery, it is such a difficult task! It comes to my mind that it might be easier to peak the right row if one would look at the wrong side of the fabric? Haven't tried it out yet, but for me it is easier to see the rows in purled stitches... thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thanks for sharing your journey on the knitting road. Very few people talk about the potholes they hit. Your honesty and transparency are your super powers. I appreciate your underlying objective to knit resiliently.
🥹 This message really made my day. You summed up perfectly what I am trying to do with my channel. I make so many mistakes and I want to share that as openly as possibly so others hopefully don't make them too. 🩷
Wow, great job on your sleeves. Even though it may have been easier to reknit the ribbing - you learned so much doing it the way you did and now you're a pro for the next time!
I have only performed sleeve surgery once and because the thought of taking scissors to my knitting makes me feel faint, I did this: I inserted a lifeline about four rounds above the cuff ribbing and then ripped back the cuff and those four rounds; then, I started knitting the sleeve to add the extra length and then knit new ribbing. One trick I learned from watching the video of an experienced knitter is to use a DPN to pick up the stitches that will become your lifeline round. Or take advantage of the rigidity of the needle of a long circular to identify and pick up the lifeline stitches. That is, rather than using a tapestry needle threaded with the lifeline, first use some longer needle to help you move across the fabric in a truly straight horizontal fashion. That did work well.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I could see how DPNs would actually make this process easier as I imagine you will more easily see where you are off row. It was quite hard on circulars
Hi Sheri, thank you for the realistic account of your sweater surgery! I’ve done it a few times and I always have issues picking up stitches in the same row- I end up losing a few rows correcting the mistakes. I like your idea of foregoing the lifeline needles.
I always wonder if it's just me having issues with the lifelines but when I posted on Instagram during this process so many people said they experience the same. It's probably one of the hardest things to do!
Sheri, I do love your podcasts and your critiques of your finished objects whether it is the fit or the color or the yarn choice. I think these issues occur at some point in all of our knitting. It doses seem ridiculous to spend money on a yarn you love but end up with a project that does not quite suit us. It is so easy to settle with what we did and not fix it. In the big scheme of things, it does not take that long to undo and redo so that we really love the project. I am sure that you have inspired many to think about trying to fix their knits. I am in the process of fixing an Andrea Mowry sweater that I made last year. I did not wear it much although I love the yarn and the overall look of the sweater but the sleeves were uncomfortably slim. In general, I think her sleeves on most of her patterns are slim. Thank goodness for having a knitting journal and actually taking notes. I hate the thought of redoing twisted rib but the cuffs were not too deep. I just unraveled about 9" on each sleeve (back to a certain stitch count) and reknit the sleeves and the cuff. I am about to finish the second sleeve and I am so happy. I still have my Seaway pullover by Ozetta that may be hopeless. It is a drop shoulder sweater and just looks way too big and the shoulder and somehow the sleeves are at least 2" too long. I actually have spritzed the sweater 2 different times and put it in the dryer. I was very careful but I think it helped a bit. I think shortening the sleeves will help immensely and maybe improve the overall look if they are the right length. The patterning in the sweater will make it a bit challenging but still very doable. I also have two glorious accessories that I can wear with the sweater so maybe that will help a bit covering up the ill fit. Also, I am not opposed to doing the dryer thing again once I see how it looks with the proper sleeve length. Also, I do love the Monday sweater and bought yarn for it after seeing yours when your first made it in a similar color. I am curious about how it is different from her No Frills Sweater. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
You always leave the nicest message Brenda 🩷 Sounds like you have quite a few projects to do some surgery on but you will be so much happier with them. I have had a few people mention before about the fit of Ozetta patterns, particularly the drop shoulder ones. So i don't think that is a you think. Hopefully you can find a way to salvage it 🤞 So happy to hear you are going to knit the monday sweater! I think the biggest difference from no frills is the ease and collar. I am so happy with mine and definitely want another
I really like where you are going with your channel lately. To me it's really important making favorite garments for my wardrobe why I love these kind of videos. And I love how your Monday sweater turned out. 😍
Great video Sheri, I wonder wether you think it was so much quicker than re knitting would have been to make the angst worthwhile? I have lengthened sweaters before always the long hand way! Great that you are so happy with the result
I have cut my knitting to lengthen the body of a sweater without using a lifeline. I simply snipped one leg of a stitch on the side of the sweater and then gently pulled out the yarn. I worked one or two stitches at a time, unravelling the stitch and placing the live stitches on two circulars - One circular for the top, one for the bottom. I then knit to the desired length and then Kitchener stitched them back together. This was a very easy process.
@@Goodknits_ It will definitely work if your yarn is a bit sticky. Do not do it the first time with a slippery yarn. I find the lifeline approach too difficult to keep a straight line. You can do it! 👍
I agree with the above. Have done it many times when extending sleeves and bodies for my kids when they were young. I guess I practiced on non-fuzzy yarns so now any knit doesn’t scare me. Remember that the fuzzy yarns don’t tend to run much so working 2 or 3 sts at a time on the 2 circulars works a treat!
So worth it! I have done it and I would do it again. However, on a large body with many stitches and ribbing that isn't too long I would now rather redo the ribbing... 🤣 I have also learned that for my husbands sweaters I have to knit short rows before the ribbing to have the back a bit longer even if the pattern has regular short rows. Ever since I learned that I haven't had to go back and fix it!
@TheSolipsist0 I really like it. It’s definitely a bit toothy but I find it really comfortable to wear. I don’t really have any sensitivity though. Also love the dimension the yarn seems to have for the colour
@ the multimedion shows really well in the pictures you provided. Since carlet has a copper colored core it seems a good companion. Paring it with a solid wool doesn’t sit well with me.
I'm terrible about adding life lines in the round. I don't think i would have done surgery because I don't trust myself at all. So far I haven't had to even contemplate this... thank goodness. But good on you being so brave!
Very well done! I would've ripped back but you are very brave! And what If you used an thick embroidery needle with a thread for a life line? Then you don't pull the stitches as much.
Thank you🩷 I think you might be right with using a thread instead of a needle cause working the needles around the small circumference was quite difficult
I'm new at knitting and found out quick that ripping out can turn into a nightmare for me! I think in a situation like this, I would knit a cuff and and kitchener stitch it on the end without any ripping. Especially with that yarn, But again...I am new and have no idea how well that would turn out. I love the sweater you made and the surgery worked for you so YEAH!! also, I wonder if putting in a lifeline in the sleeves while still on needles or before the waist in a sweater and leaving it in until after sweater is washed blocked etc before removing the lifeline.
I fully agree on the last point! I do a lot more of that where I throw my garment on a try-on tube and then block it before binding off. It's such a life saver
The end result is amazing and it's important that you love the items that you make, but I would lie if I said I don't also try and speed up the finishing to start the "next one". 🤣
It's so good that you were easily able to deal with the picking up stitches below the line and the yarn was kind in that situation. 🙌🙌
You mentioned stretching your knits when blocking, and I stopped pulling on the knits to get it to size, because I noticed that with wear the sleeves shorten with wear especially when I'm mostly wearing my knits in the office, by a PC with the elbows bent. So I usually just do what you did at the end: wash, press water out and put it on a spin and drain on 400rpm, and the knits didn't change a whole lot after more wear. 😁
Wow! You learned a lot and I learned a lot from you. So worth it when you feel so much happier. The colour is spectacular on you!
I appreciate all your “what I’ve learned tips. I now always match my current sweater knit to a previous one. Plus I always try mine on before I start the ribbing now. My only other suggestion, rather than adding length would be to enjoy your bracelet length sleeve! I often wear my sweater sleeves pushed up anyway. I’ve had to do this when I’ve run out of yarn.
I’m excited to see your over dyeing video. I have a sweater’s quantity of yarn that I ordered online and the colour was nothing like what the photo looked like.
I use a much smaller needle size to pick up the stitches in a row. I also try to stretch out the stitches where I haven’t picked up yet and count down from a purl stitch (I even use a needle to poke into the hole as I count down a row or two) to make sure I’m still on track. Your sweater looks great! I once re knit my cuffs longer with a different fuzzy blue yarn and didn’t notice until I went outside with it on. Pretty funny!
Wow, well done with the surgery, it is such a difficult task! It comes to my mind that it might be easier to peak the right row if one would look at the wrong side of the fabric? Haven't tried it out yet, but for me it is easier to see the rows in purled stitches... thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thanks for sharing your journey on the knitting road. Very few people talk about the potholes they hit. Your honesty and transparency are your super powers. I appreciate your underlying objective to knit resiliently.
🥹 This message really made my day. You summed up perfectly what I am trying to do with my channel. I make so many mistakes and I want to share that as openly as possibly so others hopefully don't make them too. 🩷
Wow, great job on your sleeves. Even though it may have been easier to reknit the ribbing - you learned so much doing it the way you did and now you're a pro for the next time!
Exactly! I am here for the experience to learn. At least I know I can do it now
Great to see this process. Would love more on knitting surgery.
Stay tuned!
I love that you are so open and honest about your knitting, FOs, and challenges as well as successes. I
Your sweater looks great!
😘 Thanks Karen
Well done!🎉
I have only performed sleeve surgery once and because the thought of taking scissors to my knitting makes me feel faint, I did this: I inserted a lifeline about four rounds above the cuff ribbing and then ripped back the cuff and those four rounds; then, I started knitting the sleeve to add the extra length and then knit new ribbing. One trick I learned from watching the video of an experienced knitter is to use a DPN to pick up the stitches that will become your lifeline round. Or take advantage of the rigidity of the needle of a long circular to identify and pick up the lifeline stitches. That is, rather than using a tapestry needle threaded with the lifeline, first use some longer needle to help you move across the fabric in a truly straight horizontal fashion. That did work well.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I could see how DPNs would actually make this process easier as I imagine you will more easily see where you are off row. It was quite hard on circulars
Hi Sheri, thank you for the realistic account of your sweater surgery! I’ve done it a few times and I always have issues picking up stitches in the same row- I end up losing a few rows correcting the mistakes. I like your idea of foregoing the lifeline needles.
I always wonder if it's just me having issues with the lifelines but when I posted on Instagram during this process so many people said they experience the same. It's probably one of the hardest things to do!
Sheri, I do love your podcasts and your critiques of your finished objects whether it is the fit or the color or the yarn choice. I think these issues occur at some point in all of our knitting. It doses seem ridiculous to spend money on a yarn you love but end up with a project that does not quite suit us. It is so easy to settle with what we did and not fix it. In the big scheme of things, it does not take that long to undo and redo so that we really love the project. I am sure that you have inspired many to think about trying to fix their knits. I am in the process of fixing an Andrea Mowry sweater that I made last year. I did not wear it much although I love the yarn and the overall look of the sweater but the sleeves were uncomfortably slim. In general, I think her sleeves on most of her patterns are slim. Thank goodness for having a knitting journal and actually taking notes. I hate the thought of redoing twisted rib but the cuffs were not too deep. I just unraveled about 9" on each sleeve (back to a certain stitch count) and reknit the sleeves and the cuff. I am about to finish the second sleeve and I am so happy. I still have my Seaway pullover by Ozetta that may be hopeless. It is a drop shoulder sweater and just looks way too big and the shoulder and somehow the sleeves are at least 2" too long. I actually have spritzed the sweater 2 different times and put it in the dryer. I was very careful but I think it helped a bit. I think shortening the sleeves will help immensely and maybe improve the overall look if they are the right length. The patterning in the sweater will make it a bit challenging but still very doable. I also have two glorious accessories that I can wear with the sweater so maybe that will help a bit covering up the ill fit. Also, I am not opposed to doing the dryer thing again once I see how it looks with the proper sleeve length. Also, I do love the Monday sweater and bought yarn for it after seeing yours when your first made it in a similar color. I am curious about how it is different from her No Frills Sweater. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
You always leave the nicest message Brenda 🩷
Sounds like you have quite a few projects to do some surgery on but you will be so much happier with them. I have had a few people mention before about the fit of Ozetta patterns, particularly the drop shoulder ones. So i don't think that is a you think. Hopefully you can find a way to salvage it 🤞
So happy to hear you are going to knit the monday sweater! I think the biggest difference from no frills is the ease and collar. I am so happy with mine and definitely want another
I really like where you are going with your channel lately. To me it's really important making favorite garments for my wardrobe why I love these kind of videos. And I love how your Monday sweater turned out. 😍
This means the world to me Kerstin. Thank you so much for the lovely message 🫶
Great video Sheri, I wonder wether you think it was so much quicker than re knitting would have been to make the angst worthwhile? I have lengthened sweaters before always the long hand way! Great that you are so happy with the result
I have cut my knitting to lengthen the body of a sweater without using a lifeline. I simply snipped one leg of a stitch on the side of the sweater and then gently pulled out the yarn. I worked one or two stitches at a time, unravelling the stitch and placing the live stitches on two circulars - One circular for the top, one for the bottom. I then knit to the desired length and then Kitchener stitched them back together. This was a very easy process.
So brave! Next time I'll be trying this approach but it still scares me 😂
@@Goodknits_ It will definitely work if your yarn is a bit sticky. Do not do it the first time with a slippery yarn. I find the lifeline approach too difficult to keep a straight line. You can do it! 👍
I agree with the above. Have done it many times when extending sleeves and bodies for my kids when they were young. I guess I practiced on non-fuzzy yarns so now any knit doesn’t scare me. Remember that the fuzzy yarns don’t tend to run much so working 2 or 3 sts at a time on the 2 circulars works a treat!
So worth it! I have done it and I would do it again. However, on a large body with many stitches and ribbing that isn't too long I would now rather redo the ribbing... 🤣 I have also learned that for my husbands sweaters I have to knit short rows before the ribbing to have the back a bit longer even if the pattern has regular short rows. Ever since I learned that I haven't had to go back and fix it!
I think I also need to start adding short rows to the back of some of my knits so that doesn't also bother me!
Stunning color. 😮
Thank you! It’s my favourite in terms of colours I’ve knit with
@ Do you recommend „Dansk Pelsuld - Nm 8/2“? Is it toothy? I‘ve got some carlet in my stash. 😅
@TheSolipsist0 I really like it. It’s definitely a bit toothy but I find it really comfortable to wear. I don’t really have any sensitivity though. Also love the dimension the yarn seems to have for the colour
@ the multimedion shows really well in the pictures you provided. Since carlet has a copper colored core it seems a good companion. Paring it with a solid wool doesn’t sit well with me.
Thank you, Sheri! Very informative for me! The sweater looks great! Good job! 🤗
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I'm terrible about adding life lines in the round. I don't think i would have done surgery because I don't trust myself at all. So far I haven't had to even contemplate this... thank goodness. But good on you being so brave!
You're lucky you haven't had to worry about it yet! Lifeline is the trickiest part but the rest was not so bad
Really great video! Thank you for sharing your experience. It gives me the courage to try it myself.
I hope you do! I'm so so happy with the sweater now
Very well done! I would've ripped back but you are very brave!
And what If you used an thick embroidery needle with a thread for a life line? Then you don't pull the stitches as much.
Thank you🩷
I think you might be right with using a thread instead of a needle cause working the needles around the small circumference was quite difficult
I'm new at knitting and found out quick that ripping out can turn into a nightmare for me! I think in a situation like this, I would knit a cuff and and kitchener stitch it on the end without any ripping. Especially with that yarn, But again...I am new and have no idea how well that would turn out. I love the sweater you made and the surgery worked for you so YEAH!! also, I wonder if putting in a lifeline in the sleeves while still on needles or before the waist in a sweater and leaving it in until after sweater is washed blocked etc before removing the lifeline.
I fully agree on the last point! I do a lot more of that where I throw my garment on a try-on tube and then block it before binding off. It's such a life saver
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