Can you knit sweaters in the round?

Can you knit sweaters in the round?

Knitting a sweater in the round from the bottom up gives you the option to customize the length and make sure that the sweater fits as you knit. With some basic math and knitting skills, even a beginning knitter can design a perfect fitting sweater.

Can you knit a sweater flat?

There are many ways to knit a sweater: seam-to-seam, top-down yoke, flat, raglan, etc. This is preferable for those who like to have less stitches on their needles and prefer flat knitting. It can also be easier to go back and fix mistakes since you’ll have four separate pieces of fabric rather than one.

How do you knit a sweater without curling at the bottom?

Knit one stitch then purl one stitch and repeat to the end of the round. Work in knit one, purl one ribbing until the sweater measures 2 inches from the cast on edge. The ribbing will keep the edge from curling up at the bottom.

How do you knit a top-down sweater?

When a sweater is knit from the neckline downward to hems and cuffs, we say it’s knit top-down. When it’s knit from the hem and cuffs upward to the underarm and through the yoke, we say it’s knit bottom-up. The Embers sweater is knit top-down. From the neckline, you work in increasing rounds from the yoke.

Should you knit a sweater in the round or round?

Knitting a sweater in the round from the bottom up gives you the option to customize the length and make sure that the sweater fits as you knit. With some basic math and knitting skills, even a beginning knitter can design a perfect fitting sweater.

How do you knit a knitted sweater with a marker?

Slip the marker and knit two stitches together and repeat until the end of the round. Knit one round without shaping. Repeat these two rounds until the sweater is the desired length from the underarm to the neck. Work in knit one, purl one ribbing for 2 inches.