Top down? Nope. No thanks. This is what I thought when I was just dipping my toes into making a sweater. As a knitter it took me forever to get to knitting a top down sweater and I think it’s because I didn’t understand it. So I’m here to break it down for you so it’s not as stressful, and you can have an idea of how a raglan is worked!
top down raglan
HOW I USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO INFLUENCE MY DESIGNS
KnittingCommentI can’t be the only person who hoards yarn for a long time right? Not because I don’t want to use it… but because no design will ever be good enough for it. That my friends was my six balls of Alpaca Pure that I picked up from Purl Soho during the Lion Brand Blogger Bash in March 2019. So after it collecting dust for almost a year, and my eyes lusting after it every time I passed, I finally said fuck it and just decided to use it without much thought other than: “Top down raglan, wider collar”.
4 DIFFERENT WAYS TO STYLE A CROPPED SWEATER
KnittingCommentGimme a C-R-O-P!
I’l be completely honest with you, it has taken me a long time to get into the cropped sweater style. There’s something about the idea of showing off my midriff that makes me unsettled.
5 Quick Tips to Going with the Flow of Knitwear Design - The Bombshell Crop Top: Collab with KenYarn
Knitting, Small Biz Tips1 CommentBack in April-ish of last year, Jake from KenYarn sent me a message asking if I would like to do a collab with his company and his hand dyed yarn. I immediately said yes, and that’s where the Bombshell Crop Top came from.