Re the pronunciation of Jared Flood : I dug around and the only thing I could find with anyone saying his name in his presence was an 11 year old video from webs. Either they mispronounced his name in front of him and he was too polite to correct them, or, far more likely, it's pronounced flood as in an abundance of water. Apologies!
Thanks for the list of designers. I've stopped buying from certain designers because of poorly written or very unclear instructions. It' s the yarn cost & time plus ending up being too frustrated and really not enjoying the project . I have patterns or books from a few of the listed designers and they are very good at clearly explaining the whole process.
THANK YOU! Finally some designer recommendations that don't revolve around petite knit or my favorite things knitwear! Don't get me wrong, I like (most of) the designs of both of them but they're all everybody talks about and I feel like every knitter on YT is knitting the exact same sweaters by the same designers all the time. This is finally a list with (for me) absolutely new names that I will definitely check out! Huge thanks for giving me some variety! :)
Totally agree. I came back to knitting after a few years away and was perplexed by the coalescence around the same 4 designers. And the same color choices. I knit to make unique pieces and that often means not following the same designers as everyone else. But to each their own. I just finished a Sophie Scarf, though, so I'm not immune to it either 🤣
totally agree. I don't get the hype. All of those sweaters look exactly the same. I also don't get the willingness to do absolutely all manner of top-down knitting gymnastics to avoid sewing a simple seam.
I've newly discovered your channel and I'm a big fan. I love your natural conversational style ,without the hype and your topics are ones that I'm sure all knitters would appreciate! Thanks for being so real ....so enjoyable
One of the most transformative moments as a knitter for me was trying on a test knit I was doing for Anna Johanna. Up to that point I had enjoyed knitting sweaters but thought that fit issues just came with the territory - especially with cardigans falling off the shoulders. But this test knit.... what?! It sat on my shoulders perfectly! That's the day I branched out and started looking at different designers, and I find that the designs I enjoy making/wearing the most are designed by math-y designers. Like Anna Johanna and Carol Feller. Because they understand construction from am engineering standpoint. Great list of designers - thank you for putting this together!
Love, love, love Isabell Kraemer’s patterns and the pattern support on Ravelry is outstanding. I always read the pattern support posts before I start my project and have never had a problem. Isabell totally stands behind her patterns.
Love, love, love this video. You introduced me to at least a few designers who I now love and had never heard of before. FANTASTIC! You are so right about a good-fitting sweater. Stupendous!
Thank you for the references. I appreciate being informed without any sarcasm like some knit podcasters do if the the audience doesn’t know of a classic designer. Thanks so much!
As an apple shaped plus size woman, wool and pine is my favorite designer I have tried so far. Their garments and sizes are always spot on, are flattering for all shapes and sizes, and fit accurately.
If I may weigh in, another fabulous designer whose patterns are accurate, detailed schematics, frequent stitch count tallies…and fit soooo nicely and have surprising little details one might overlook at first glance on Ravelry- Heidi Kirrmaier. I and several knitters I know have made her Sunshine Coast, a spring-summer pullover with gorgeous lines. It looks good on EVERY body! I also knit her cozy Mountain High…another winner. I really need to make more of her designs, eg Vitamin D cardi is very popular. To knit her is to love her! Yay Heidi!
I really enjoyed this video, thank you! For me, the biggest difference in good vs. bad fit is the relationship between the front and back widths. I took my sewing patternmaking skills and applied them to knitted sweaters - it makes more of a difference in fit than the back elevation step. I make my front a full 2 inches wider than the back. I do not have a large bust, but a wide rib cage a result of pregnancy, and more common than you might think). Most well drafted sewing patterns will have a wider front than back, regardless of woven or knit fabrics. I love all the designers you mentioned, and Julie Hoover is my favorite! I would also add Martin Storey.
I am also another Isabel Kraemer fan, and I love love that her test knitters are very good. Together their collaboration creates the patterns we love that are easy to comprehend and create sweaters right the first time and fits divinely! I am also a fan of others on your list. I noticed that the last time I knitted without any major tailoring ie. German short rows etc, I was in my early 20s and thin as a rail. Now that I’m in the throes of menopause I won’t even try any patterns on Ravelry that do not show how the FO looks on a variety of shapes and sizes.
I've made two Isabell Kraemer jumpers - Driftwood in an aran weight cotton, and Kynance Cove in a fingering weight merino/silk/possum blend. They both fit unbelievably well and I thought today that I should just use both those patterns as templates for any other jumper I want to knit. I've not knitted any Carol Feller patterns, but I found her book on short rows extremely helpful in understanding better how they work.
Your videos are so refreshing!!! I'm getting pretty tired of the super cutesy, loud, or irritatingly beautiful knitting blogs right now. Love your practical and chill knitting opinions. Get a donate button on there so I can buy you a coffee!
isabell kraemer is amazing! i especially love her because her designs are pretty androgynous and as a male knitter it can be hard to find designs that will both _actually fit on my body,_ and work with my personal style.
Good to know! If you've any other recs that fit the same bill - exquisite construction and gender frame flexible - write em in a comment and I'll pin it for others
This was great to run across your video today! Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments and list of designers. I’ve made Amy Herzog a number of times and I come back because they fit well. You’ve put me on to some designers I’ve heard of and some new ones. I finished an Amy Herzog pattern , Ilium , a cardigan last night and can’t wait to try out out some of your other recommendations. 1:48
This was a great video, wasn't it. Just for the record, Amy Herzog's Custom Fit program is still around. Really great designer. New owner, same software.
Hi, Andi Satterlund makes excellent vintage style knits that fit perfectly. Svetlana Volkova makes beautifully fitted lace designs that don't ride up. Jennifer Steingass designs yoke sweaters with perfect waist shaping and Rebecca Clows of Creabea podcast, makes the most beautiful cabled detail jumpers that have a range of inclusive sizes and she's the first designer I've encountered that understands how different jumpers will look on a petite person. She's a new designer and deserves more recognition.
This just appeared in my feed and yay! finally someone talking about fit! I have heard about most of these designers although not yet knit any of their designs, but I know Amy Herzog and Carol Feller through craftsy and had planned to follow their courses. I keep seeing so much of always the same designers and even patterns, and not much is said about really fitting a sweater, about gauge issues, about how yarn behaves after the wear and tear etc...it's all about new, and quick and next. There are few podcasts that take into account the slowness of going more in depth...thanks for sharing will definitely check out your channel.
I totally agree about Isabelle Kraemer. I’ve knit many of her jumpers (sweaters) and they all fit great. I’m currently knitting a second version of pink memories and she does a couple of sets of increases at the top of the back as well as the normal raglan increases which gives a great fitting neckline.
Thank you for saying it like it is! You are spot-on correct that every other podcasters are jumping on the one or two it-designer band wagon. A lot of popular designers sweater patterns result in too much fabric in the under arm area because they are accommodating the big color work design in the yoke area. The end result is the sweater is too big and boxy. Too much fabric in the under arm area means it is hard to feel comfortable with to get a heavy winter coat over it. Yes, the yoke design is nice, but not practical! I did not realize this until my third sweater. I am new to sweater knitting. After the third sweater being very big and boxy in the underarm area, I stop knitting colorwork sweater with kind of construction. I buy a pattern to knit, not to have to figure out what modifications I need to make in order to have the sweater fit. I don’t have the knowledge or desire to do that. Patterns are not cheap. If the end result is not ideal, it is a waste of my time and money to buy the expensive wool to make it. I either have to frog or not wear it. This is the reason why I don’t chose to knit sweaters. It take so much time and money to make. If the end result is not good, then I am enthusiastic about knitting a sweater. I might as well buy it to avoid all the headaches and aggravations. Thank you for sharing and recommending lesser known designers. I have heard of these designers from a podcaster a few years ago. ❤❤
Great list. Isabell Kraemer is Devine. Very easy to understand, knit count after every row while increasing and decreasing. Construction is genius. Add mYak Cloud and I’m in knitting heaven. 😊
i have an Amy H Custom-fit pattern! one of the best fitting sweaters i've made, out of abt 2 dozen swtrs. since i'm almost as neurotic abt fit as i am abt color, i'm really enjoying your compilation here... AH also puts the shaping incrs/decrs *not* at the side seams, as you noted--they're more towards the center front or back. And the contiguous construction, as in IK's Cloudesley, is the bomb! thx for focusing on fit!
Two new videos in one day - love it! Totally agree with you on looking at all the completed project photos on Ravelry to see how the sweater fits on different bodies. Also love Amy Herzog & Carol Feller. I found both of them on Craftsy back in 2016 after I retired and picked up knitting (and when Craftsy was a great platform). They were both great teachers as well. Thanks for all your content 😍
HI there! Great video! Totally agree with most of your picks. I know I'm old school on this, but I think bottom up and seamed sweaters fit the best generally, although there are exceptions to every rule. I also love Jared Flood, Amy Herzog, and Julie Hoover. Would add Anne Hanson and Kim Hargreaves to your list. Kim never made the jump to Ravelry, so her patterns are only available in books, but if you can find them, they are beautiful and fit perfectly. Custom Fit does still exist. I sell dozens of Custom Fit patterns to my customers - It's a little fiddly for newer knitters to get their measurements just right and to understand the different amounts of ease, etc. I teach how to do that math in my membership site, but I will tell you, very few of us knit because we want to do more math 😂 Again, great video.
I truly appreciate your recommendations! I can attest to Isabel Kraemer. I've knitted two of her patterns, one of them several times and they are the only ones that I've received compliments on. Yarn is precious so I think I'll use my next sweaters worth on Isabel.
I started listening to your podcast (this is the first one I have listened to) and if you had not mentioned Isabel Kraemer I probably would not have continued listening. She is a good designer. I love Carol Feller and Jared Flood ( I always thought his name was pronounced "flud" ) I do have to give a shout out to a couple more designers that do their work - Kate Davies, Ella Gordon and one that many people don't know about and that is Libby Jonson from New Zealand - Her patterns are fantastic, she pretty well only designs for women, has a weekly video chat and explains so much - also goes by Truly Myrtle Designs. Give them a look see.
Thank you I have despaired with ill fitting sweaters I have just frogged one where i was up to joining in the round It fit so poorly and that with guage I am now busy with Sari Nordlunds sweater, Evening Delight, so am super excited to hear you recommend her
Thank you for this. I also love Isabell Kraemer's designs. I am also a huge fan of giving credit where credit is due (and love "unventing'). I just recently learned of Carol Feller, and am excited to try some of her designs. Susanna Winter also does a good job of getting the fit right (at least I was impressed with her design for my latest color work pullover).
There’s an app for your phone or IPad the name of which I can’t remember but from what I understand does what you said, it basically allows you to enter measurements, specify your design requirements, and then does all the math for you but I have not checked it out myself.
This is why I have given up on so many sweaters in the past. I sew most of my clothes and I understand fit. But there is no instruction on fitting in knitting books. It's so frustrating. This gives me hope to try again.
Awesome!!! In case you haven't found her yet, Suzanne Bryan has some very well informed deep dive videos on fit and construction in knitting you might like
thank you for your interesting video, fit is an issue that sometimes stops me from knitting some wonderful patterns. I agree totally on your choice even if I know some designer more and some less (in quality of designing and pattern writing). I totally agree on the competence of Caroll Feller, her book on short rows is really buyworthy, her models really shapes wonderful around the body. bye from Split, Croatia!
I just got burned by a designer who seems to design for a much slimmer, straighter figure. Partially it was my fault for not thinking about deep yokes and how that would work on my body, but I'm also now going to think hard about making anything else by this designer in the future...
Question I am a fairly ok knitter and I wanted to try and make my first sweater crew neck set in sleeves can you recommend a video I could try even if I had to pay for the course all I ever knit is shawls ,scarfs , crochet market bags it’s time for me to get to the next level .. thank you
If you can do a shawl you can totally do a sweater! A good pattern and a little patience is all you really need, but if you'd prefer a course I know 'knitting the stash' (RUclips) has some on teachable, she's incredibly knowledgeable and welcoming, and you can watch an episode or two to see if she's the teacher for you. If you like, jumping into your first sweater definitely qualifies for the #nofearknitalong ; ) have fun!!!
I am pretty sure Amy Herzog sold her Custom Fit / business I remember getting one email from the new Owner, but that was it. Not sure what happened next. Maybe I was supposed to confirm I still wanted emails and didn’t.
Have you knit any of his? I had a look at the sample a long time ago and it was a less intuitive set in contiguous sleeve than I'm used to, but could just be the sample
@@mistakkesweremade It was the only site I found that still does it. Yes, I did just recently finished one , I was having my doubts , nervous, chest measurement is taken ABOVE bust , so yes doubts big time, but said okay let's see, I finished , washed and was amazed . I would definitely add more ease than 2 " next time because of my figure I think , but my entire life I have dealt with shoulders that do not fall in the correct place . Positive , I found the instructions and videos included were clear for someone who has no idea how to even go about constructing a sweater, so you really have to take this with a grain of salt.
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Re the pronunciation of Jared Flood : I dug around and the only thing I could find with anyone saying his name in his presence was an 11 year old video from webs. Either they mispronounced his name in front of him and he was too polite to correct them, or, far more likely, it's pronounced flood as in an abundance of water. Apologies!
I'm really surprised this doesnt have thousands more views. Great recommendations, and commentary.
Aaw, thanks!
Thanks for the list of designers. I've stopped buying from certain designers because of poorly written or very unclear instructions. It' s the yarn cost & time plus ending up being too frustrated and really not enjoying the project . I have patterns or books from a few of the listed designers and they are very good at clearly explaining the whole process.
THANK YOU! Finally some designer recommendations that don't revolve around petite knit or my favorite things knitwear! Don't get me wrong, I like (most of) the designs of both of them but they're all everybody talks about and I feel like every knitter on YT is knitting the exact same sweaters by the same designers all the time. This is finally a list with (for me) absolutely new names that I will definitely check out! Huge thanks for giving me some variety! :)
Totally agree. I came back to knitting after a few years away and was perplexed by the coalescence around the same 4 designers. And the same color choices. I knit to make unique pieces and that often means not following the same designers as everyone else. But to each their own. I just finished a Sophie Scarf, though, so I'm not immune to it either 🤣
Big time agree!!!
totally agree. I don't get the hype. All of those sweaters look exactly the same. I also don't get the willingness to do absolutely all manner of top-down knitting gymnastics to avoid sewing a simple seam.
Love Isabell Kraemer. Shoutout to Hinterm Stein❤I’ve made 3 or 4 of their sweaters and it’s a great experience from beginning to end.
I've newly discovered your channel and I'm a big fan. I love your natural conversational style ,without the hype and your topics are ones that I'm sure all knitters would appreciate! Thanks for being so real ....so enjoyable
Thanks!
One of the most transformative moments as a knitter for me was trying on a test knit I was doing for Anna Johanna. Up to that point I had enjoyed knitting sweaters but thought that fit issues just came with the territory - especially with cardigans falling off the shoulders. But this test knit.... what?! It sat on my shoulders perfectly! That's the day I branched out and started looking at different designers, and I find that the designs I enjoy making/wearing the most are designed by math-y designers. Like Anna Johanna and Carol Feller. Because they understand construction from am engineering standpoint.
Great list of designers - thank you for putting this together!
Love, love, love Isabell Kraemer’s patterns and the pattern support on Ravelry is outstanding. I always read the pattern support posts before I start my project and have never had a problem. Isabell totally stands behind her patterns.
Love, love, love this video. You introduced me to at least a few designers who I now love and had never heard of before. FANTASTIC! You are so right about a good-fitting sweater. Stupendous!
Thank you for the references. I appreciate being informed without any sarcasm like some knit podcasters do if the the audience doesn’t know of a classic designer. Thanks so much!
As an apple shaped plus size woman, wool and pine is my favorite designer I have tried so far. Their garments and sizes are always spot on, are flattering for all shapes and sizes, and fit accurately.
If I may weigh in, another fabulous designer whose patterns are accurate, detailed schematics, frequent stitch count tallies…and fit soooo nicely and have surprising little details one might overlook at first glance on Ravelry- Heidi Kirrmaier. I and several knitters I know have made her Sunshine Coast, a spring-summer pullover with gorgeous lines. It looks good on EVERY body! I also knit her cozy Mountain High…another winner. I really need to make more of her designs, eg Vitamin D cardi is very popular. To knit her is to love her! Yay Heidi!
I really enjoyed this video, thank you! For me, the biggest difference in good vs. bad fit is the relationship between the front and back widths. I took my sewing patternmaking skills and applied them to knitted sweaters - it makes more of a difference in fit than the back elevation step. I make my front a full 2 inches wider than the back. I do not have a large bust, but a wide rib cage a result of pregnancy, and more common than you might think). Most well drafted sewing patterns will have a wider front than back, regardless of woven or knit fabrics. I love all the designers you mentioned, and Julie Hoover is my favorite! I would also add Martin Storey.
Yes, Martin Storey and Lisa Richardson!
Totally agree!! Julie Hoover is my personal favorite.
I am also another Isabel Kraemer fan, and I love love that her test knitters are very good. Together their collaboration creates the patterns we love that are easy to comprehend and create sweaters right the first time and fits divinely! I am also a fan of others on your list. I noticed that the last time I knitted without any major tailoring ie. German short rows etc, I was in my early 20s and thin as a rail. Now that I’m in the throes of menopause I won’t even try any patterns on Ravelry that do not show how the FO looks on a variety of shapes and sizes.
I've made two Isabell Kraemer jumpers - Driftwood in an aran weight cotton, and Kynance Cove in a fingering weight merino/silk/possum blend. They both fit unbelievably well and I thought today that I should just use both those patterns as templates for any other jumper I want to knit. I've not knitted any Carol Feller patterns, but I found her book on short rows extremely helpful in understanding better how they work.
I sometimes think I should do that with her aldous :) merino silk possum sounds glorious!
Your videos are so refreshing!!! I'm getting pretty tired of the super cutesy, loud, or irritatingly beautiful knitting blogs right now. Love your practical and chill knitting opinions. Get a donate button on there so I can buy you a coffee!
This was soooooooo helpful to me as a new knitter... thank you..
I’m a huge Julie Hoover fan! I like that you’ve included designers that do pieced knitting as well as top down. I do think you can get a better fit.
isabell kraemer is amazing! i especially love her because her designs are pretty androgynous and as a male knitter it can be hard to find designs that will both _actually fit on my body,_ and work with my personal style.
Good to know! If you've any other recs that fit the same bill - exquisite construction and gender frame flexible - write em in a comment and I'll pin it for others
This was great to run across your video today! Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments and list of designers. I’ve made Amy Herzog a number of times and I come back because they fit well. You’ve put me on to some designers I’ve heard of and some new ones. I finished an Amy Herzog pattern , Ilium , a cardigan last night and can’t wait to try out out some of your other recommendations.
1:48
This was a great video, wasn't it. Just for the record, Amy Herzog's Custom Fit program is still around. Really great designer. New owner, same software.
Hi, Andi Satterlund makes excellent vintage style knits that fit perfectly. Svetlana Volkova makes beautifully fitted lace designs that don't ride up. Jennifer Steingass designs yoke sweaters with perfect waist shaping and Rebecca Clows of Creabea podcast, makes the most beautiful cabled detail jumpers that have a range of inclusive sizes and she's the first designer I've encountered that understands how different jumpers will look on a petite person. She's a new designer and deserves more recognition.
Thank you for doing this🥰 Isabell Kramer is someone who I have a few of her patterns
I'm a massive Carol Feller fan. Everything fits fabulously 😃
Carol Feller! Yes! And her Nua yarn is to die for.
I pet some nua recently and wow, totally agree!
I love your truth! Thank you for sharing. I agree with the hanging pics of projects. Doesn’t it fit? 😂immediate deterrent for me too.
I’m sooo happy I’ve discovered your channel and your knitting tips and new designers to try, thanks from England 🧶👍🏻
LOVE! Love you style, your *voice* and your thinking/content! ❤
This just appeared in my feed and yay! finally someone talking about fit! I have heard about most of these designers although not yet knit any of their designs, but I know Amy Herzog and Carol Feller through craftsy and had planned to follow their courses. I keep seeing so much of always the same designers and even patterns, and not much is said about really fitting a sweater, about gauge issues, about how yarn behaves after the wear and tear etc...it's all about new, and quick and next. There are few podcasts that take into account the slowness of going more in depth...thanks for sharing will definitely check out your channel.
I totally agree about Isabelle Kraemer. I’ve knit many of her jumpers (sweaters) and they all fit great. I’m currently knitting a second version of pink memories and she does a couple of sets of increases at the top of the back as well as the normal raglan increases which gives a great fitting neckline.
I would also add Jaqueline Cieslack. Her patterns are immensely wearable and fit perfectly.
Thank you for saying it like it is! You are spot-on correct that every other podcasters are jumping on the one or two it-designer band wagon.
A lot of popular designers sweater patterns result in too much fabric in the under arm area because they are accommodating the big color work design in the yoke area. The end result is the sweater is too big and boxy. Too much fabric in the under arm area means it is hard to feel comfortable with to get a heavy winter coat over it. Yes, the yoke design is nice, but not practical!
I did not realize this until my third sweater. I am new to sweater knitting. After the third sweater being very big and boxy in the underarm area, I stop knitting colorwork sweater with kind of construction. I buy a pattern to knit, not to have to figure out what modifications I need to make in order to have the sweater fit. I don’t have the knowledge or desire to do that. Patterns are not cheap. If the end result is not ideal, it is a waste of my time and money to buy the expensive wool to make it. I either have to frog or not wear it. This is the reason why I don’t chose to knit sweaters. It take so much time and money to make. If the end result is not good, then I am enthusiastic about knitting a sweater. I might as well buy it to avoid all the headaches and aggravations.
Thank you for sharing and recommending lesser known designers. I have heard of these designers from a podcaster a few years ago. ❤❤
Great list. Isabell Kraemer is Devine. Very easy to understand, knit count after every row while increasing and decreasing. Construction is genius. Add mYak Cloud and I’m in knitting heaven. 😊
i have an Amy H Custom-fit pattern! one of the best fitting sweaters i've made, out of abt 2 dozen swtrs. since i'm almost as neurotic abt fit as i am abt color, i'm really enjoying your compilation here... AH also puts the shaping incrs/decrs *not* at the side seams, as you noted--they're more towards the center front or back. And the contiguous construction, as in IK's Cloudesley, is the bomb!
thx for focusing on fit!
Two new videos in one day - love it! Totally agree with you on looking at all the completed project photos on Ravelry to see how the sweater fits on different bodies. Also love Amy Herzog & Carol Feller. I found both of them on Craftsy back in 2016 after I retired and picked up knitting (and when Craftsy was a great platform). They were both great teachers as well. Thanks for all your content 😍
HI there! Great video! Totally agree with most of your picks. I know I'm old school on this, but I think bottom up and seamed sweaters fit the best generally, although there are exceptions to every rule. I also love Jared Flood, Amy Herzog, and Julie Hoover. Would add Anne Hanson and Kim Hargreaves to your list. Kim never made the jump to Ravelry, so her patterns are only available in books, but if you can find them, they are beautiful and fit perfectly.
Custom Fit does still exist. I sell dozens of Custom Fit patterns to my customers - It's a little fiddly for newer knitters to get their measurements just right and to understand the different amounts of ease, etc. I teach how to do that math in my membership site, but I will tell you, very few of us knit because we want to do more math 😂 Again, great video.
Kim Hargreaves is awesome! And will definitely be included in the eventual 'in print only' vid list that may one day find its way to RUclips ; )
Love Carol Feller’s designs, they are so well written and constructed.
If only i could get gauge 😂
Thank you for the other suggestions
So helpful. Thank you.
I truly appreciate your recommendations! I can attest to Isabel Kraemer. I've knitted two of her patterns, one of them several times and they are the only ones that I've received compliments on. Yarn is precious so I think I'll use my next sweaters worth on Isabel.
Just subscribed. Thank you so much. Very informative. I’ll be recommending you to all my knitting friends.
Thank you! I'm low-key tired of hearing about the same 2-4 designers lately, and will be checking out the ones you've mentioned here.
I started listening to your podcast (this is the first one I have listened to) and if you had not mentioned Isabel Kraemer I probably would not have continued listening. She is a good designer. I love Carol Feller and Jared Flood ( I always thought his name was pronounced "flud" ) I do have to give a shout out to a couple more designers that do their work - Kate Davies, Ella Gordon and one that many people don't know about and that is Libby Jonson from New Zealand - Her patterns are fantastic, she pretty well only designs for women, has a weekly video chat and explains so much - also goes by Truly Myrtle Designs. Give them a look see.
I have no idea how his name is pronounced so you could be right ; ) Libby Jonson is a new name to me, thanks for the tip!
Yep, it's pronounced like a flood of water, "flud."
Ankestrick! Very nice fitting and patterns are so well written.
She's been in my queue for ages, love her style!
this is a GREAT topic! thank you!!!
From my own experience Jared Flood definitely belongs in this list, I’ve made 4 of them so far
Yes. And he cares about the yarn as well. His name rhymes with "blood" not "mood."
Thank you I have despaired with ill fitting sweaters I have just frogged one where i was up to joining in the round It fit so poorly and that with guage I am now busy with Sari Nordlunds sweater, Evening Delight, so am super excited to hear you recommend her
Thank you for this. I also love Isabell Kraemer's designs. I am also a huge fan of giving credit where credit is due (and love "unventing'). I just recently learned of Carol Feller, and am excited to try some of her designs. Susanna Winter also does a good job of getting the fit right (at least I was impressed with her design for my latest color work pullover).
I love isabel kraemer !!
What an excellent list! Thank you. P.S. Your haircut looks great on you!
Aaw, thanks!
There’s an app for your phone or IPad the name of which I can’t remember but from what I understand does what you said, it basically allows you to enter measurements, specify your design requirements, and then does all the math for you but I have not checked it out myself.
Does anyone know what the pattern is that is shown at 4:35? I love that sweater!
Think it's the Forrester
This is why I have given up on so many sweaters in the past. I sew most of my clothes and I understand fit. But there is no instruction on fitting in knitting books. It's so frustrating. This gives me hope to try again.
Awesome!!! In case you haven't found her yet, Suzanne Bryan has some very well informed deep dive videos on fit and construction in knitting you might like
thank you for your interesting video, fit is an issue that sometimes stops me from knitting some wonderful patterns. I agree totally on your choice even if I know some designer more and some less (in quality of designing and pattern writing). I totally agree on the competence of Caroll Feller, her book on short rows is really buyworthy, her models really shapes wonderful around the body. bye from Split, Croatia!
Split is beautiful! Thanks for watching :)
Love your videos! Why you don't have more subscribers yet is beyond me. Let's hope more people join us ;)
Video quality/lighting is poor. That will instantly turn a lot of people off.
I'm attributing the randomly massive new influx of viewers to your hope, thanks!! ; )
Sanne Fjalland too! Fabulous fit
Ooh, will check it out, thanks!
Amy's site was sold to an individual who's name I don't recall, but site is still up!!
Yup ! My friend uses it almost exclusively, but I have tried it yet.
I just got burned by a designer who seems to design for a much slimmer, straighter figure. Partially it was my fault for not thinking about deep yokes and how that would work on my body, but I'm also now going to think hard about making anything else by this designer in the future...
New sub. Thanks for all of the information.
Question I am a fairly ok knitter and I wanted to try and make my first sweater crew neck set in sleeves can you recommend a video I could try even if I had to pay for the course all I ever knit is shawls ,scarfs , crochet market bags it’s time for me to get to the next level .. thank you
If you can do a shawl you can totally do a sweater! A good pattern and a little patience is all you really need, but if you'd prefer a course I know 'knitting the stash' (RUclips) has some on teachable, she's incredibly knowledgeable and welcoming, and you can watch an episode or two to see if she's the teacher for you. If you like, jumping into your first sweater definitely qualifies for the #nofearknitalong ; ) have fun!!!
I am pretty sure Amy Herzog sold her Custom Fit / business
I remember getting one email from the new Owner, but that was it. Not sure what happened next. Maybe I was supposed to confirm I still wanted emails and didn’t.
I’m a new viewer. Good to meet you.
Nice to meet you too ☺️
Whats the pattern showing on the front page?
Isabell Kraemer's Aldous :)
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This is a custom sweater site Phrancko ... etc have to watch links, youtube doesn't like them :)
Have you knit any of his? I had a look at the sample a long time ago and it was a less intuitive set in contiguous sleeve than I'm used to, but could just be the sample
@@mistakkesweremade It was the only site I found that still does it.
Yes, I did just recently finished one , I was having my doubts , nervous, chest measurement is taken ABOVE bust , so yes doubts big time, but said okay let's see, I finished , washed and was amazed . I would definitely add more ease than 2 " next time because of my figure I think , but my entire life I have dealt with shoulders that do not fall in the correct place . Positive , I found the instructions and videos included were clear for someone who has no idea how to even go about constructing a sweater, so you really have to take this with a grain of salt.