Sweater Knitting Pattern

Suggestion: Knitting
Pattern Sweater

Knitting a Sweater with a Pattern

I love to knit sweaters because of the fiber. I love
soft wools, cashmere, linen, cotton - any natural
fiber.

When knitting a sweater first pick the right yarn and
fiber for your project. You would never want to knit a light summer sweater out of
thick scratchy wool. And it is best for a rugged, every day,
sweater to be made out of something durable and easy to clean.

Most important . . . I like my yarns to be nice to
touch, smell and feel. After all, I am going to be handling it
for hours and hour while I knit, and I want my knitting
experience to be pleasant.

Knitting a sweater is quite a project to undertake, and
most of us want to be pretty certain that we will end up with something
we like... A sweater that fits and is attractive. That is why it is good
to take some time, before starting, to prepare for the project.

When working a new project, I like to choose my fiber and yarn
first, and then go looking for a knitting pattern. And that is
one of the reason's I started designing my own patterns, and
making them so that they would work for any size of yarn. I
don't like to be stuck to a particular type or brand of yarn
when I want to make a sweater!

First I am attracted by the color and sheen of a
yarn, then by the touch and feel. After that I start thinking
about what to make with it.

The other reason I design knitted sweaters the
way I do is because I can envision so many different ways to
form knitting yarn around the human body. I want to try them
all! Below are some of my designs and tips in why I created them
the way I did.