(Cont. from comment 2 below.) Read some patterns and charts. Knit small swatches of the traveling crossed sts or elaborate cables or other textures. Learn to make at least some of the st patterns before attempting a sweater. Hope this helps. If I can find, or dig from my memory, the source for traditional aran design, I'll post it here. Good luck. Cheryl
Hi Hart Glow. This is a very interesting potential teaching project but it's huge and I would be unlikely to finish such a thing even within the next two years. This is a part-time business for me. An Aran sweater is a very ambitious project and it sounds like you may not have a lot of experience. There is a very specific way to design traditional aran sweaters and I can't remember the source that teaches you how to do that. I suggest you work from a pattern and your own gauge swatch.
Dear Cheryl ! I am trying to knit an Irish Argan sweater for Women (me), My size fluctuates from small to medium. Thus, I was wondering if you could help me. PLEASE!!!!!! I do not have an Aran sweater pattern, nor have I ever knitted such myself. Do you think you could start a series of you tube videos, where you could go step by step about how to knit the particular kind of stitches associated with the Argan sweater, as well as the increases and decreases for every row. Thanks a lot.
(cont from last comment) Your gauge swatch must include every pattern st and must be very accurately measured. As for your size fluctuating from small to medium I don't know what you are asking of me. Whether you should make the larger or smaller size? How many sweaters have you knit? Which are the ones you're happiest with? I would suggest that an Aran is not a good first-time sweater project. As for the sts assoc with Aran . . . they're wonderful. I would research the web for free patterns.
Hi Cheryl, I have another question for you. I am confused on this part of the pattern I definitely want to do the short row technique. Can you simplify this for me? Thanks again!! Michael Shape shoulders and back neck Cast off 3 (4: 4: 4: 4) sts at beg of next 2 rows. 28 (28: 28: 30: 30) sts. --(Thats done)
problem part- Next row (RS): Cast off 3 (4: 4: 4: 4) sts, K until there are 7 (6: 6: 6: 6) sts on right needle and turn, leaving rem sts on a holder. Work each side of neck separately. Cast off 3 sts at beg of next row. Cast off rem 4 (3: 3: 3: 3) sts. With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts, cast off centre 8 (8: 8: 10: 10) sts, K to end. Complete to match first side, reversing shapings.
+Jampee Polson You are so welcome Jampee. Have you joined my newsletter group over at www.cherylbrunette.com yet? I don't send out that many emails but I like to think they are worth reading.
Thank you for taking the time to show us, who are less advanced, how to do this short row work.
(Cont. from comment 2 below.) Read some patterns and charts. Knit small swatches of the traveling crossed sts or elaborate cables or other textures. Learn to make at least some of the st patterns before attempting a sweater.
Hope this helps. If I can find, or dig from my memory, the source for traditional aran design, I'll post it here. Good luck. Cheryl
I was looking for finishing techniques, not knitting techniques so I don't have much finishing. Not much help for me for my current sweater!
You are most welcome Lisa Ray. I'm glad it helped you.
Do you still knit on the Bond? I've really enjoyed watching those videos.
Hi Hart Glow.
This is a very interesting potential teaching project but it's huge and I would be unlikely to finish such a thing even within the next two years. This is a part-time business for me.
An Aran sweater is a very ambitious project and it sounds like you may not have a lot of experience. There is a very specific way to design traditional aran sweaters and I can't remember the source that teaches you how to do that. I suggest you work from a pattern and your own gauge swatch.
Dear Cheryl !
I am trying to knit an Irish Argan sweater for Women (me), My size fluctuates from small to medium. Thus, I was wondering if you could help me. PLEASE!!!!!!
I do not have an Aran sweater pattern, nor have I ever knitted such myself. Do you think you could start a series of you tube videos, where you could go step by step about how to knit the particular kind of stitches associated with the Argan sweater, as well as the increases and decreases for every row.
Thanks a lot.
(cont from last comment) Your gauge swatch must include every pattern st and must be very accurately measured. As for your size fluctuating from small to medium I don't know what you are asking of me. Whether you should make the larger or smaller size?
How many sweaters have you knit? Which are the ones you're happiest with? I would suggest that an Aran is not a good first-time sweater project. As for the sts assoc with Aran . . . they're wonderful. I would research the web for free patterns.
Hi Cheryl,
I have another question for you. I am confused on this part of the pattern I definitely want to do the short row technique. Can you simplify this for me? Thanks again!! Michael
Shape shoulders and back neck
Cast off 3 (4: 4: 4: 4) sts at beg of next 2 rows. 28 (28: 28: 30: 30) sts. --(Thats done)
I'm a newcomer.. excellent explanations.. Thanks a lot.
We corresponded about this via email, right?
problem part-
Next row (RS): Cast off 3 (4: 4: 4: 4) sts, K until there are 7 (6: 6: 6: 6) sts
on right needle and turn, leaving rem sts on a holder.
Work each side of neck separately.
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next row.
Cast off rem 4 (3: 3: 3: 3) sts.
With RS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts, cast off centre 8 (8: 8: 10: 10) sts,
K to end.
Complete to match first side, reversing shapings.
I don't understand how to apply this and calculate the short rows.
Nada entendo do seu idioma
Apenas observando aí executo o trabalho... obrigada
Mais devagar por favor
Eu fiz esse vídeo há muitos anos. Não posso abrandar agora. Meus vídeos mais novos são mais lentos.
Rue McLanahan?
Hahahahahahaha. It was the early 90s, after all.
thank you.
+Jampee Polson You are so welcome Jampee. Have you joined my newsletter group over at www.cherylbrunette.com yet? I don't send out that many emails but I like to think they are worth reading.
Merci très beau
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Genial
Thank you.