SWEATER KNITTING AND A BIT OF CROCHET
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Hiya! Here’s the link for today’s episode notes:
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Today’s episode is light on projects, but full of good conversation. Join me for some cozy knitting (and crochet!) chat and drop me a line if you feel inspired. I love to hear from you!
Also, pardon the darker lighting. It was a gloomy day with very little light outside. It was certainly cozy though!
I’m very excited to see how you handle the stripes in the Frankensweater 2! Please name it The Bride of Frankensweater 😂
Thank you! And omg I love the name! ❤❤
I really like the color blocked sweaters. The crux is that they look better with the light color on the top and the dark color below and you made already such nice progress.Most men like to wear more darker pants, blending in with the darker part of the sweater looks better than broken up with a light collar and floating above are the dark shoulders. I don’t know if that makes sense. I also like the one that is one color around the shoulder and turns into a striped sweater. Planning and figuring it out with our knitting is so much fun.
Taylor I don't often comment but I watch every podcast. You are such an excellent teacher and even though I've been knitting forever, I learned so much from you. Thank you for all you do!
re: "voiding the warranty," I think one of the things that has kept me hooked on this hobby for much of my lifetime is the process of troubleshooting, critical thinking, and adapting once you embark on a pattern. Because of my body proportions, I often find myself making my own adjustments to patterns as I'm knitting them to give me more chest room, shorter hem, etc. and it's honestly a little fun to solve all the problems that come in the aftermath; what stitches I added that need to decrease later, modifying row counts- although playing yarn chicken when my adjustments throw off the yardage does give me anxiety, LOL
So sorry the girls are sick!! Hoping everyone feels better soon. See you in the next one!
Color blocking is perfect! When you started talking about stripes on the yolk I thought oh no! But the second picture you showed is perfect! I encourage you to do that!! Absolutely the second picture!
Thank-you for highlighting that lovely yarn for your crochet blanket.
The pattern with the stripes on the chest, and the first one with the black and gray color blocks gave me flashbacks to high school in the late 90s😂. I love them! But the designs reminded me of sweaters the guys all wore.
Oh Sophie, I totally know what you mean. I feel like striped men’s sweaters soo easily dip into that style genre. 😅 I don’t know if you had anything like this, but we had Sadie Hawkins dances where the couple wore the same clothes or whatever to the dance…those sweaters seemed to be the go-to. 😂🤣😬 Ah, the 90s.
You should do a FSKAL (franken-sweater KAL)!! That would be fun and interesting to have a group of people working on something like this at the same time.
This sounds like a fantastic idea!
Tayler can you imagine how excited I am. Today I listened to this podcast and picked up two parcels from my post office. One parcel was my Mandala wool from my local big box store here in Australia (Spotlight) and the other was my Fishermen’s Wool form Joann all the way from the USA!! I’m using that wool for my husband’s sweater so will shortly be joining the KAL. so excited!!!
X files music on the hair shot for the win🎉, laughed so hard, although hair is cute! Love to hear about your sweater construction process. Makes me feel braver to try it someday. Love the color blocking, especially with varied size stripes or could also do bands just on arms and not on body? When you were saying how you didn’t like men’s sweaters to have a boat neck all I could visualize was an 80’s J crew magazine with guy wearing blue boat neck, white pants, and dockers shoes….ah the good old days 😂.
I have watched, read and tried to absorb many designers' ideas for how to 'modify' or 'create' your own patterns but your one from column A, one from column B, etc. makes the most sense in terms of execution. I like the first 2 color blocking ideas and would buy more yarn to suit your total change in direction from the original. Love your down to earth, practical approach!
Hi, Tayler! I vote for the white, nautical striped version. Super classic. Or, buy more yearn to do thirds. It will be terrific and I love what you are doing for a pattern.
❤ Bigelow. My must have is Earl Grey!
I like the last sweater that had some subtle striping at the bottom, and I also like just having some stripes with varied widths and spacing in the middle of the body and arms of the sweater. 😊
As I’m sitting here working on my Cozy Classic Raglan, I realized that I am also creating a Frankensweater!! I’m custom fitting it as I go along and it’s fitting great! I’m just coming to the realization on my own that I can adapt parts of other patterns and include them into my creation. How exciting!! I am finally at a place where this is doable with some math.
Then I stumble upon your Frankensweater #1 & 2. Thankfully, with your added knowledge, I’ll be able to knit things that really fit well. And thanks for the tip about the waist decreases on the No Frills sweater! I will definitely be doing this! My head is now swimming with new possibilities!! ❤ 🧶
So many stripe options…all very nice. I personally think that the color blocking is classy and has a sophisticated look about it. Best wishes…go with your instincts.😊
Love catching up on your saga sweater and all the projects! Just have to say watching your podcast is like hanging out with a friend and your video editing skills are 🤌🏻
I really want to make the Sundance Throw…I think I have the colors! I love stripes…especially nautical! Can’t wait to see what you decide on for your husband’s sweater!
Tayler that flashback video editing was superb! 😀 I’m an avid crocheter and an intermediate knitter! I have tons of mandalas in my stash and have made quite a few projects with them! Now you have inspired me to make that throw!😃 love your works! ❤
Thank you Akshatha! I had fun with that. ☺️
Hello. I am up in Canada and just discovered you on Friday. I love your podcasts, I watched about 18 this weekend while knitting a couple toques using the free pattern called Losy, and I have rediscovered the joy of Ravelry through you. Loved this mornings show so much as I love to crochet too and that throw is so amazing, so I had to buy the pattern on Etsy and I ordered the yarn from Amazon as well. Recommended you to my daughter in New Zealand too so keep up the great work!
A large percentage of my sweaters us the amazing custom fit raglan formula for my base. Works for all ages, yarns etc. A good spring board to explore.
I love all the stripes that you’ve shown on your Pinterest link. While I love the look of the stripes in the raglan section it doesn’t sound like you do… so do them lower. Start them across the chest and do a few thin then a few larger and finish with thin again in all the 3 colours.
It will look great however you choose to do them, or get your husband to choose the stripe style he likes best.
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I love the color blocked sweaters in thirds. Makes me want to make a color block sweater for me
I like the color block in thirds. I’m working up the courage to knit a sweater for my adult son. 🤞
I like the color block in thirds for your Frankensweater Redo. But if you don’t have enough yarn I like the nautical look. ⛵️
That “vintage” sweater the brown with the cream stripes is my favorite. Vintage 🤔 😂 Doesn’t quite feel like that was that long ago. I feel old now. Lol
Omg I know. When I saw that it was referred to as “vintage” I cringed. 🥴
For the striping on your husband's sweater, I think color block with a texture would be fun. Something like the Vermillion Peak Pullover or the Rock Island Line sweater. Another thought... have you considered doing the striped yoke but omitting the stripe section from the sleeves altogether?
Love your visits. You give me courage to try new things. I want to be a more adventurous knitter. Just make his sweater pretty.
I agree about the triangle striping. I do like striping in the yoke that goes straight to the sleeves so it looks like an extension of the yoke.
If you use individual yarn colors, switching them is easy to do. I learned crochet first, then began to knit.
I like the chunkier stripes and I agree with the weird raglan angled stripes. I’m curious what your husband is liking or leaning towards. I love the double over collar, it looks so good and comfy!
I like the wide three color blocks
If I were knitting this sweater, I would divide just the sleeves in 3rds of color, or else just the body in 3rds of color. That way you can conserve the color changes and it'll provide a slightly different style than you usually see, but also give you the large striping you're looking for
I used up some of my acrylic yarn crocheting a basket, with handles, to hold toys I handle to hold my nephews art supplies that I have for when they visit. It is sturdy, colorful and something they can grab when they are here. Since it was made with 3 stands of yarn it is really sturdy. I am in the process of trying to figure out the best way to attach yarn to kitchen towels in order to crochet a tab for attaching the towel to a cabinet or appliance to keep it in place.
Lately I have seen more patterns for crocheted garments. I may have to see how I feel about the drape of the fabric in a crocheted garment.
Just fyi the first colour block sweater you showed does link to a free pattern, at least the pin said so :)
I really like the idea of a colourblock sweater. The one in neutral browns was also my fave!
You might want to take a look at the Kinsan Sweater pattern from Moon & Turtle by Kiyomi & Sachiko Burgin! Obviously you don't need a pattern to work from, but it's a striped top down raglan and they provide I think 12 different striping options for ways to work up three colors. It's amazing how much small tweaks in the way you stripe can have such a huge impact on the look of the sweater! There are a bunch of finished projects on Ravelry, so you can see how a lot of the variations looked finished on both men and women. It's a pattern I highly recommend as a great DK weight top down raglan to have in the library, well written and highly customizable.
The style with the diagonal stripes looks like a ball gown neckline.
Happy Sunday, Tayler! I loved knitting while watching the podcast tonight. At the end of your podcast is a photo of you wearing a very high-contrast nautical looking shirt--could do that with hubby's sweater and even have a different colorway in the middle--dark/light stripes top and bottom, then dark/gray stripes in the middle? Love the Sundance throw--wish I was not in a ban from buying new yarn right now, but I do have a baby blanket to crochet for my own new grandbaby--and her Christmas stocking to knit! Oy! Thanks for sharing--always fun to watch!
I knit the Cozy Classic Raglan sweater twice using 2 different colors. I did the yoke and body in one color and switched colors and did the sleeves in the second color so it looks like I am wearing a short-sleeved sweater with a different colored long-sleeved shirt underneath. One one of them the body is a solid maroon and the sleeves are a speckled blue and on the other the body is a speckled brighter yarn and the sleeves are a solid color. You could always add a stripe at the bottom of the body and/or sleeves if you need to use more yarn but want to tie them all together.
I like the “nautical” placement of stripes. To combine the look of color blocking and the stripes, make the stripes thicker in the same locations as the nautical stripes on the body and sleeves. Light grey, cream, then dark grey. Whatever you decide, it’ll be great! Make sure he tries it on as you go along, just like you did for yourself. 😁💕
The "nautical " navy/white pattern is great.....maybe do a fade from your black/grey/white might be interesting
Love your Frankensweaters!! The first stripe Inspo you showed is actually a knitting pattern in German and it is free ;-) So if you need information from the pattern and google translation does not work, I would be happy to help you out with translating! Love your podcast!
I think the sweater you are wearing is gorgeous! What is the pattern? I love the idea of doing a frankensweater for you husband, I personally like the idea of colour blocking. Thx for the video
Another awesome podcast. I can't wait to see the finished Franken Sweater #2. Is the yarn you're using feels itchy on your skin? I only like wearing a tank top under my sweaters, so I would like to know if that yarn in particular would be too itchy against your skin. And I think you have just inspired me to take a break from knitting and crochet that throw. It's coming out beautifully. Thank you again Tayler for this wonderful episode.
I love deciding stuff on the fly but I also way over think things. I think the first step is deciding the order of the stripes based on the contrast of the colors, doing the B&W check. Given the differences in lengths of each color, that itself may trim the options. Then measure the length as you cake the balls to give a proportion estimation for how thick/thin each stripe could be. Then busting out some graph paper or excel to play with widths! I've used numbers from the Fibonacci sequence to determine quilt designs and it approximates the golden ratio. Really cool effects.
I was searching the comments for mention of the Fibonacci sequence. As a weaver, I've learned the power of this sequence for striping from online teacher extraordinaire, Jane Stafford. It's helpful in providing a set number pattern that is pleasing, but that can feel quite asymmetrical.
On the subject of Frankensweaters: Have you changed your mind about a pattern for yours? Seemed like it from something you said in a podcast after you finished the piece. We want it!!! Love it and love your creativity.
I agree, I don’t like the angular effect of the yoke striping. The first sample of color blocking would be my choice rather than narrow stripes. Will be anxious to see your progress. I really enjoyed Frankensweater #1.
Wait mini skeins! Oh my how lovely they will be 🧶♥️
I love that last stripe/colorblock situation and the one with thinner stripes like || ||||| ||. Also not a huge fan of the stripes within the raglan. I agree with what you said about the strange diagonal thing. Excited to see how this sweater turns out!
As for the color block look I LOVE those, but I think for color balance with your palette it would look better if you go from light to dark and you've started with the dark already...
Oh my, what a coincidence! Before I knit much, I used lionbrand Mandala to make some of my first crocheted garments! I even made a wrap top from the Pegasus colorway- it's machine washable and I've even thrown it in the dryer with no problems. Overall, a lovely podcast!
as far as the striping goes, i really liked the second- and third-to-last 'nautical' designs. i think the narrow striping around the midsection and waist creates a really nice slimming effect that i think would accentuate broad shoulders and work very well for a masculine design. not to mention it's just a really nice looking design element, and would limit the amount of CC yarn you'd need to use.
New subscriber here! I’ve been on the journey for yt channels that truly inspire me this year and I think I just struck gold (honestly)! Im a crocheter but I think your design process and overall thoughts on fiber crafts are so helpful!
Thank you for taking a chance on my channel Caroline. So good to have you here! ❤️❤️
I am very interested in seeing how the stripes come out in your latest frankensweater. Based on the amount of yarn you have I would be inclined to make matching graduating stripes with the base yarn between them thin to thick and back or just thin to thick based on the amount of yarn you have or the color palette. Something to consider.
Love the cream and navy and the last one with the bottom stripes. What if you just do some small pops of color in the yoke like dots in a stripe style just a bit more randomly. Then, the bottom stripe style on the rest.
The Mandala blanket is going well. I'm glad you mentioned you've had your husband try on the neck. I'd skip the yoke and then do a couple thin stripes across the chest and wider stripes along the torso because of the amounts of yarn you have.
I think the sweater with the two stripes then multiple stripes and then the two stripes. It’s a great opportunity to play with color.
That was just so lovely, as usual. As soon as you showed that third sweater I thought “that’s totally a structure sweater” lol
Thank you Nathan!! And did you notice how that third sweater was labeled “vintage”. 😂🤣😐🥴
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For the striping, I quite liked the cream sweater with the navy stripes. The colors you have certainly lend well to a gradient striping pattern that would be gorgeous with that dark blue yarn. Can't wait to see what you decide!
Very enjoyable as usual Tayler, looking forward to seeing what you come up with regarding the stripes. Absolutely love your crochet too ❤
Hi Tayler! First of all, thanks for your podcast, I love watching it! For your husband's sweater, the first item on your Pinterest board is actually a (free) knitting pattern, but the pin is in German so probably the pattern is in German as well. Generally with colourblocking, I think most people would put the lightest colour at the top and the darkest at the bottom, so in your case I would probably go for one of the stripey options. I'm sure it will turn out great, the wool looks so lovely
Thank you for watching and for sharing this detail about Czech (and German/Austrian) history. Very interesting! It’s a region of the world I would love to visit and I especially love learning about regional/cultural trades and crafts of different locations. It’s always really inspiring to learn just how important these crafts are to a place and how they underpin so much of the culture.
I loved the color and texture blocked sweater you showed. That’s going to provide some major inspo for me!
For mens knits, I personally loved the Viking Knits book and patterns by Lasse Matberg. My husband is a picky guy and ear marked almost all the patterns in his book.
Just an idea, but have you tried knitting the collar after the body of the sweater? Then if it ends up too open, you can rip it out and pick up fewer stitches for a tighter fitting collar. Love the podcast!!
Hey Taylor, I can't believe you're knitting another Frankensweater!! I'm really thinking that I could do it too! I think the first nautical sweater would be great with all the colors that you have. Can't wait to see the progress!
You have made me fall in love with project bags! I always love lovely bags and now I can buy them lol
❤First! Hello Taylor😂 I love having a visit with you. I love the sweater you are wearing. It is gorgeous. I know it's a recent make and I love it.❤😊
I would try sketching out different stripe/colour block options before moving forward. And since I'm not into complex yarn math I'd forget about multi-coloured sleeves lol. Good luck!
I had been tempted to order yarn for the Sundance Throw since the first time I saw it on Instagram. And tempted again the first time you talked about it. I caved in today & the kit or yarn was 30% off! Timing is everything. 😊
I like the one color yoke on your husbands sweater. Then maybe a few stripes later. I'm kind of the solid color person. I think stripes are a personal preference. The yarn color is gorgeous. I love your sundance throw. I am thinking about something like this. The Mandela acrylic yarn is pretty and makes it easy. I'm also looking at the Mulberry blanket too. I need to get the corded Tunisian crochet hook first. I am working on a baby blanket out of Bernat Baby Velvet. Like velour. The issue I'm having with it is, it's so soft and stretchy that I'll look at my knitting 10 rows later and find gaps from the yarn not feeding through my hands right. Or spots where it looks like I dropped a stitch and I will un do that stitch back to where the stitch is wrong. My solution for any thing that I miss is, I'll tie the stitch off and then I'm going to crochet or embroidery flowers over the top of those spots on the blanket. I'm ready to get back to knitting with some quality yarn, make a sweater! lol I was going to ask if you have yarn shops in your area? Not like Joann's or Michaels, but regular yarn shops. I have one close by me. I'm in Tacoma WA. and to get to good yarn I have to drive to the Seattle area, which is not bad, but not something I want to do regularly. Thank you for another great podcast. I look forward to all of them.
I'm not a stripe person either! So can't help there at all. Comes from being short and fluffy, I'm sure. I do remember having a stripe dress in high school - lots of colorful stripes that I wouldn't dare wear now but that was when I was a skinny mini.... lol I do like the idea of embroidery on a blanket or top, or even socks. Many years ago I lived in the Seattle area. Wonderful video Taylor!
I like your last idea of colour blocking after the yoke. Fibonacci stripes?
About Lion Brand Mandala...
I don’t think Hobby Lobby carries it (mine doesn’t) but there are many other yarns with similar ideas. Caron cakes can get a bit expensive, but the color stripes are longer if that’s what you’re into. Hobby Lobby’s Yarn Bee sugarwheel cakes come in both cotton and acrylic. They should have almost the same gauge. Possibly thicker? Premier Yarns sells a cake called Swet Roll DK that I love! The yarn is soft and very comparable to Mandala. I think it is generally priced cheaper as well.
Again, triggered by you - I started the granny ripple on Sunday. I didn't have enough mandala so mine is going to be just one color (Knitpicks Brava Sport in tranquil). It's such a simple and easy to memorize pattern. And I've already chosen my next up - a 7 point star baby blanket (influenced by @NeedlesattheReadyPodcast).
The first sweater you showed is actually a free pattern … in German 😂 but maybe with google translator you can try to understand most parts of it, I think about making it for myself in some kind of way, it‘s a great inspiration and I know how to construct basis raglan, never thought about changing structure AND color 😊
Hi Taylor! I just discovered your channel and I wanted to say yours is one of the most practical and truly helpful ones out there!
I've been knitting about 3 years, I come to the craft after decades of garment sewing & quilting. I am left-handed and realized quickly I needed to reverse engineer pretty much everything, bit I'm making it work for me.
Some particularly helpful things I have taken from you are the recent things you said about using paper and post it notes and highlighting, oh that rings so true for me too! I have notepads, tape and scissors and homemade charts all over while I'm knitting. I was embarrassed about my low tech approach, so thank you for that.
Also I really like that you take time to explain how things such as reading charts and short rows differ whether you are working in the round or flat. As someone who reads charts the opposite direction from everyone else, that really let me know I'm doing it correctly. I am going back and watching some of your older episodes and you were talking about using mohair to mute down a loud variegated yarn, and YES I am totally going to try that. I made the mistake so many new knitters make - I didn't understand what that pretty hank was going to look like knitted up...sometimes, well let's just say it's disappointing. I was thinking of selling some of it, but now I feel I can salvage a good bit of it.
Lastly, I want to say I appreciate that you actually talk about knitting 90% of the time. I am weary of sitting through podcasts where they talk too much about their personal lives, or political opinions (ugh!!), or what they had for dinner, while I'm sitting here pulling on my face thinking for love of Pete, will you please talk about knitting!? And I'm fast forwarding trying to find the spots where the useful info is, and I have to put my knitting down, and just crap, life is too short. And you never do that, so thank you very much!
P.S. we have similar taste in sweater patterns, too! ❤
I love that you combined two patterns for your husband's sweater - the stitch count can be tricky with raglans, I usually use some online calculator tools (e.g kniterator ) that use your measurment and stitch gauge to calculate the stitch count - but it's not always working properly.
Also, the crochet blanket looks stunning! Love the colors and I am tempted to crochet one too
I am liking color blocks wide stripes at the bottom lately for top down sweaters so that way you can adjust the color or stripe width and decide if you want to add color to sleeves as you go and as you change your mind( or is it just me???) You have a mostly finished sweater still
If and when you do decide to dive into new crochet techniques, maybe take a look at Tinna Thórudóttir Thorvaldsdóttir's mosaic crochet. Just beautiful. The Montana and Indiana throws have excellent midwestern vibes and I also love the Havana x
Oooo thank you Cheryl! I will!
Now I want to knit a top down sweater!🧥
I love the nautical navy blue and white design. With the top 2/3's solid, and the stripes starting lower down. I'm going to make my own stripe sweater so this is really interesting to me. Also, you said your husband has broad shoulders I think the dark color up top with the stripes lower down would emphasize his shape in a good way. I love your podcasts Taylor, keep them coming.
I agree with you in the solid top 2/3s. Totally. And what a great point to put the stripes on the bottom third to compliment his shape. You’re absolutely right! ❤
Thank you for including all show notes in the Description section. It is much easier for me, so I guess others mentioned that it was their preference as well. I'm working on a Joji L sweater now, and it's hard for me NOT to make modifications.... new though I am to top-down knitting. Thanks for the tips for doing the yoke increases and distribution of stitches. That will come in handy! (And I liked the nautical striping on the navy-white sweater you showed, it was classy but simple... and you could incorporate the different colors for each or some of the narrow stripes, not just the one color.)
I like the look of the nautical, but also the one where the stripes happen right after the raglan. I'm curious to see how it goes! ❤
Enjoyed this so much. Your journey is so interesting to follow. I loved the stitch markers you were gifted. Makes me want to tackle the challenge just to have a chance at the prize!
I have just seen a sweater, Coloring book raglan by Aimee Sher, on Ravelry. Not usually fond of stripes, but I admired the 3 broad stripes on the body and sleeves of the main sample. She also shows several other options.
Thank you for one of my favorite podcasts. Good luck for Franken 2.
I love wide stripes of main color and skinny cc stripes.
Hi Taylor, I would make 5 stripes, about 5 rows each, separated by about 9 rows of the main colour. I am not into the stripes on the shoulders either
I liked the video. I wish we had a knit shop here. The closest one is in Reno and it's a bit of a drive. I'm pretty much a beginner
Hi Patricia! You’re in the Vegas area! Gosh, I totally empathize. I know we have a knitting community here…we just don’t have a watering hole!! We should start a Kickstarter for someone to open a good yarn store. 😅
I live an hour north east of Reno. The town I live in doesnt have a knit shop. We have Walmart and Safeway and that's pretty much it. I'm having the hardest time with the magic loop knitting and i was wondering if you have a tutorial on how to do that?
Thanks
Patti
You are amazing. By far and away my new favorite channel! The best info, and you have given me back my sweater mojo! Now I need a Franken-sweater 😂 I really like the color blocking btw
Thank you so much Kimberly. This means an awful lot to me. ❤
I love the nautical look for sure. I can’t remember, but you aren’t doing color work because it would be too warm? The nautical looks less warm, but will it be?
Since you started your husbands sweater with the dark colour I likely wouldn’t do anything colour blocked. IMO they look better with the lightest colour at the top working towards darkest at the bottom. What if you left out the natural entirely and just did some striping incorporating the other two colours at the widest part of the chest? Striping somewhere in the bottom third might look cool. You could also try a random stripe generator and see if that helps at all.
What about colour blocking but instead of even proportions, have the sections uneven. Kind of like the last option, but with the blocks in the middle of the sweater rather than at the bottom. I also like the idea of having the colour change be after the yoke so that the stripes are horizontal.
Or, if you do stripes, make them wider than your examples, and maybe more random? Random widths and/or colour changes?
Love the nautical stripe groupings that start below the sleeve separation. You could always make one of the stripes in one of the groupings a third color for a little pop, if that's in your husband's taste. In my color-opinion, I think that since you've started with a dark color at the neck line, your options for color blocks are more limited. Do you think that using lighter colors as you descend the body would look off-balanced or top-heavy? I agree with you that the stripes across the raglan shaping looks oddly squared off. BTW, your podcast rocks.
Personally I like the single/multi/single stripe combo looks fresh and classic. Also, I bought the mandala yarn to make myself a throw for this winter ❤
I love the sweater that you’re wearing! Did you make it?
The more nautical is a great look for your husband's sweater. The stripes never go out of style. The cream and blue one you showed is a timeless piece that will forever hold that couture essence. Totally agree with you about not wanting the stripes on the raglan line. My guys always preferred striping over the pectoral region of a sweater. Just some thoughts.
Edit: When I say my guys I mean husband and sons. Oh my
Check out the stripes on the Downtown Hoodie by Tori Yu - Ravelry.
I agree that stripping in the yolk isn’t very appealing but I totally loved the first of the nautical look, absolutely wonderful look. Well, in my opinion 😅 Wishing you the best.
Lovely crochet work and the mandalas make it so easy. I've never seen a granny ripple design before so I might have to give it a go.
I really liked the colour blocked sweaters but I get the issue with running out of yarn. Totally agree with not knitting the strips as part of the yoke that would give the angles. You would have to start the stripes under the arm holes for the desired effect as the other sweater appears to be seamed. Not sure the correct term for that type of join ...?
Hi Taylor, I am the complete opposite when it comes to knitting and crochet. I have been crocheting for 40 years and knitting only 5 years. I can make anything crocheted that you throw at me. I have only made one blanket and a few hats that were knitted. I think you should go with the nautical look with the striping of the sweater. It makes it look more classic and vintage. 60s or 70s vintage, not the 90s early 2000s 😉vintage. You are lucky that your husband wears what you make. My husband and my two younger sons won't wear anything knitted or crocheted. I made this, what was supposed to be a wolf, stuffed doll. My husband liked that lol but that was the extent. I used to sell my corcheted baby shoes and hats on Etsy a fews years ago, so it isn't like what I made was crappy looking lol I did that since 2012 when etsy first started. Well I will be following for sure to see what the sweater will look like when finished.
The first two “Inspo” designs are nice. The color blocking doesn’t have to be exact thirds: that's close to boring. Be sure not to start the second color too soon, otherwise you get a Star Trek Next Gen vibe; get those sleeves well-divided before the second color starts. Use the lt grey as either a dividing line between blocks, or as a “tease” that a color change is coming (like you colored outside the lines). I don’t know how better to describe it w/o getting verbose, but you’re good enough and smart enough to make whatever you decide to do work.
This is GOLDEN advice. Especially avoiding the Star Trek vibes. Definitely don’t want that! 🖖😂 Thank you!! ❤