How To Knit A Sweater From The Bottom Up Adding Waist Shaping Design This video shows examples of various ways waist shaping is incorporated into sweaters, and explains how to do the calculations to add shaping. In this blog post i'll guide you through what measurements to take and calculations to make to add custom waist shaping to any top down sweater pattern, be it a pullover, cardigan, tunic, or dress.
How To Knit A Sweater From The Bottom Up Adding Waist Shaping Design To make a pullover from the bottom up, you knit with 3 tubes (2 sleeve tubes and a body tube), then you join them all together for the yoke. sounds simple right? it is! here are some photos to help you on your way. your sweater will look like three tubes; two sleeve tubes and a body tube. We have now arrived at our theoretical waist in our theoretical bottom up, knit in the round pullover. all the decreases are done, leaving us with 267 stitches at the waist. here’s what to do from there on up: 1. work even for a bit. usually, patterns will tell you to work even at this point for about an inch. Want to add a little trim look at the waist? here’s how to add waist shaping to dissent or any other sweater. In this knitting tutorial carol takes a look at how to add wasit shaping to your top down sweater. the example used here in this tutorial is our autumn knit along garment, the saoirse.
Knit Sweater Bottom Up Knitting Sweaters Down Looked Upside Turning Want to add a little trim look at the waist? here’s how to add waist shaping to dissent or any other sweater. In this knitting tutorial carol takes a look at how to add wasit shaping to your top down sweater. the example used here in this tutorial is our autumn knit along garment, the saoirse. This is merely my simple, practical way for designing a sweater knit from the bottom up in pieces sewn together later. i’ve developed this method over the years and have tried to summarize it in 10 (hopefully easy to follow) steps. The bottom up sweaters we’re choosing for this knit along are all pretty straightforward, but this is a good thing to do for any pattern you ever knit. once you’ve gone through these three steps, all you really need to do is wait until february 1, our cast on date!. Learn how to knit a bottom up sweater with this easy knitting pattern. create a cozy and stylish sweater in no time with step by step instructions.