Knitting my very first sweater

Undercoverhail

Definitely a very flawed work in progress but so excited that I've finally learned how to knit and making my first wearable!Cloud Sweater by Petite Knit

Undercoverhail

ratatootie replied at 2025-2-19 22:04
looks amazing! I’m part way through my first sweater and chose the Step By Step Sweater so i could  ...

That one is next on my list! Good to know it's a good beginner choice :)

ratatootie

looks amazing! I’m part way through my first sweater and chose the Step By Step Sweater so i could follow the youtube video, but this will be my second jumper I think!!

Brazinhaa

I love it!

SandraMMB

Very nice!

iloveknit

looks great!

kurukurokurin

Undercoverhail replied at 2025-2-17 04:54
As a beginner (only 1 month of experience LOL) there was definitely some learning moments as it is ...

I keep skipping any patterns with short rows but it really does seem like they'll be unavoidable. I think I should go from your example and just go for it as a learning experience instead of being worried about perfect fit, perfect stitches, etc...and maybe this year shall be the year I conquer the knit sweater! :)

If you don't mind sharing some of the links - always useful to find good clear videos that actually help.

Undercoverhail

faloozy replied at 2025-2-17 05:14
ooo its coming out so good!! what yarn did u use?

I used a mohair from my stash and lion brand heartland, but I think it may have been slightly over the gauge haha. I didn’t swatch even though I KNOWWW I’m supposed to heh. Just using this as a learning experience honestly and I’m going to love it and think it’s cozy no matter how it turns out.

faloozy

ooo its coming out so good!! what yarn did u use? :o

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kurukurokurin replied at 2025-2-17 04:46
I really want to learn how to knit garments this year - how was this pattern for you? Easy to follow ...

As a beginner (only 1 month of experience LOL) there was definitely some learning moments as it is the stockinette stitch and I was twisting my stitches for a while, but I think it taught me a lot of the basics of knitting and I feel so confident now. The only difficult areas for me were the ribbing on the neck and learning short rows as a brand new knitter hahah. Happy to send the videos I watched if you have trouble while attempting :) (At least to show what helped me even though I’m not a very good mentor)

kurukurokurin

I really want to learn how to knit garments this year - how was this pattern for you? Easy to follow? Clear instructions? I do need a fair bit of handholding otherwise my mind wanders and I make silly mistakes...

meksknits

it looks great! good luck with your project

Undercoverhail

meksknits replied at 2025-2-17 04:49
it looks great! good luck with your project

Thank you so much! If you know hopefully it continues to go smoothly *knock on wood*

faloozy

Undercoverhail replied at 2025-2-17 05:18
I used a mohair from my stash and lion brand heartland, but I think it may have been slightly over ...

i dont usually gauge test either i just start and hope for the best even though i probably shouldnt LOL

Undercoverhail

kurukurokurin replied at 2025-2-17 05:28
I keep skipping any patterns with short rows but it really does seem like they'll be unavoidable.  ...

I’ll get the links together :)