Knitting has been a popular trend for the future because of the new types of yarns and improvements in the tools used to knit. New patterns and designs are for those wanting to begin up through highly advanced. Whether a hand or a machine knitter, many relaxing hours are available to the person at every level of ability as a knitter and to the wearer of the completed jacket design.
Knit garments have always been a necessary part of my clothing choices, so I really like the weather, which lets me wear my favorite item of clothing. However, during the season changes when air conditioning is turned up inside waiting rooms, sweaters remain an important part of my wardrobe almost year round.
Since there are so many new types of knits, make a list of those that are favorites for your own wardrobe. See if you can find additional new ways to wear that same style of knit jacket. Review specialty magazines, watch for sweaters on your favorite TV programs, go to movies and just observe the people that are around you and how they are wearing their knits.
It will give you great ideas when you make time to knit with new creative ideas that can allow you to enjoy your favorite sweater style just knit in a slightly different way.
There are many types of knitted garments. Sweaters, jackets, coats, shawls and capes are just a few. As a knitwear designer I see many unique garments but they do not fit on the person. There are several things that need to be taken into consideration to achieve a finished knitted item that is properly fitting the person who will wear the item.
You may want to explore the styles and lengths of the sweater designs you are considering to be sure they will look great on you. You can get proportion information for your length and accent details. Armed with the information about your preferences, go through the steps below for amazing success with your new projects.
1. Before you begin you need to take accurate measurements. For help see the tools in the navigation bar that will assist you.
2. Determine the yarn you will use and the size needles or the machine tension that match the yarn.
3. Knit a swatch to get the feel of the yarn. For machine knitters I suggest a scarf or shawl so you will know your time has not been wasted as re-knitting when machine knits are unraveled changes the look and feel of the yarn so you do not want to use it in a new item.
*NOTE: It is necessary that you put the swatch through all of the processes you will use to care for the final item. Wash and put through the dryer on the temperatures you will use or wash and lay flat to dry. Help with blocking knits.
You may catch a major problem at this part of the process so be on the look out to see if your swatch size changes dramatically or stays close to the same. It may need something as easy as changing the wash water or dryer temperatures.
4. From the swatch, see how much the yarn might shrink.
5. Measure the pattern template you will be matching and cross check the measurements to be sure you will be right at the finished size you want before you go through all of the time of knitting the pieces.
6. With this information you can have more assurance that your finished knit will be worth your energy.
