Full Tutorial: How to KNIT a Custom MAN'S SWEATER| Part 1 

So does everyone who knits or crochets

Y la que yo tengo es mucho más!

Thank you!

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You are so welcome!

Glad to hear it worked out! :D

Thank you for your wonderful comment ! :)

@@captaincrochet6483 your very welcome as I know how much trial and effort goes into making your own Patten's understandable to others. I do a lot of knitting always have for more years than you have been on this earth. Now I have retired I can relax and fully knit for pleasure I'm finding so much more gratification and am able to knit for others outside my circle of family and friends. I adore the traditional Aran patterns both from the Irish Ilse of Aran and the Scottish Arran island which is not too far from my home in fact my husband lived there as a boy. I have always crocheted as well as knitted in fact it was an old gentleman from Arran an ex fisherman who actually taught me the basics when I was in my mid teens. I love the traditional patterns and the stories behind them. In fact my old fisherman friend who has long since gone to his home port as he put it told of how after a really bad weekend of gales and storms how two boats and crews were lost it took some time to have everyone accounted for at the time, the crew from Fraserburgh were all identified to a man much sooner than those who were on an Icelandic vessel and it was solely down to the fact that everyone on board came from fishing families and each of course had their hand knitted jumpers ( sweaters to our American cousin's) each knitted to their respective families traditional Arran patterns ( just for this purpose of identification of a person was lost at sea and time or damages made identification by sight problematic). The Icelanders wore their own multi coloured hand knitted jumpers too and we or rather I was surprised to find out that as our cables, twists and diamonds etc pattern told their families stories so did the colours and patterns of the Icelandic vessel too. This caught my interest so I learned how to make these too. Today people forget the hard fact that whether the patterns knitted on what is known now as cable knitting actually started out as a way to identify the person who wore it in the event of a tragedy I should have commented on how in fact I actually knitted full pattern on both back and front of your jumper style simply because I have always done so. Once again to anyone who is hesitant to begin their own knitting project but love the idea of making this but feel that they lack experience to do so you will NEVER find an easier pattern than this every single step is not only clearly described but physically shown to you. Oh one more thing in Scotland ( and Ireland) it was expected that a young woman courting a fisherman made him a jumper in HIS families designated pattern knitting it while he was at sea and presenting him it before her future mother in law before the wedding took place.

@@amsodoneworkingnow1978 Wow what a wonderful story. That was very interesting. I didn't know that about sweater patterns :) Thank you!

Glad you enjoyed it !

Hope you enjoy it!

You're a good parent.

which needles u uses

@@alwayswithtruth4449 I use DK yarn, so I use 3mm needles

@@alwayswithtruth4449 You have to adjust the stitch number according to your gauge. I just use the pattern and recalculate the stitch number needed for my project.

Hi! Did u decrease stitches at the waist? If so, how many and how?

:) Yes the neck is an easy fix. Have fun making it!

Thank you. and sorry for late reply. Yes 4.5 will work just fine. The knit stretches too after, so don't worry, it won't be significantly smaller if you use a 4.5

Thank you!

Thank you. I hope you enjoy it.

You're welcome. I hope it turns out. And it should if the yearn is roughly the same weight.

Glad you enjoyed it :)

It's my pleasure

Thank you. Perhaps in the future.

Yes straight needles will work too :)

You're welcome. About 800g

Yeah if you just want to do normal stitching that is fine too.

Hi Sorry for the late reply. I think I used 24" circular needle. Honestly it does not matter though. You just need enough length to hold the project. 24 Inches should be more than enough for this project.

Thank you!!@@captaincrochet6483

Hi. Unfortunately no I don't have a scheme.

That's fine. you can substitute the middle with any design.

Hi. U.S Small Size, Medium, Large, Extra Large and XXL. At 6:09 there are the actual measurements of each size for you to pick from.

@@captaincrochet6483 can plz send me uk large size. How to take

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Hi and thank you! I think it would be possible to knit a small version for a teddy bear. I start with the front panel, then the back panel, then the arms and the neck. Then sew the pieces all together. I start knitting from the bottom up on all the parts. If you figure out your dimensions and how many stitches you need to cast on for each part, then I don't see why you wouldn't be able to make a tiny version. Good Luck!

Hi and thank you! I think it would be possible to knit a small version for a teddy bear. I start with the front panel, then the back panel, then the arms and the neck. Then sew the pieces all together. I start knitting from the bottom up on all the parts. If you figure out your dimensions and how many stitches you need to cast on for each part, then I don't see why you wouldn't be able to make a tiny version. Good Luck!

@@captaincrochet6483 many thanks for the quick and prompt reply, I will give it a try, thanks again.

Hey, is it possible for you to create videos with tutorials on your amigurumi?

Hi. I used both 5mm and 4mm needle sizes. You can see what else I used at 3:54

​@@captaincrochet6483thanks. I noticed you must have flipped the video for right handers. I'm left but if I just follow you visually will I be okay? Or do I need to flip everything over to left handed? Thanks.

@@turloughkennedy6579 Sorry for the late reply but it should be fine if you just follow it.

You're welcome. It's not meant to be a left hand specific tutorial. I just happen to be a lefty.

@@captaincrochet6483 ok I get you. Thank you for the reply.

SteakTarTare Hey, fantastic tutorial. I am starting to knit this piece tomorrow. I was also a bit confused when you started to explain what’s in the left and what’s in the right hand. So i am just going to switch hands and work with right hand, nothing else changes? Thanks!

@@beardedpredator806 Hello :) Nothing else changes. If you switch hands, you will have the same result. As long as you follow the written pattern on the screen, my visuals are only there to help clarify what to do. Good Luck!

SteakTarTare thanks! Do you know what is the thickness of the yarn? I do not have that brand here and I have to replace it with something else, but I don’t want to get too thick or too thin yarn.

Yes the material for the needles don't matter. The length of the cables I used were 24"

Sorry for late reply. At 4:40 I show you the yarn I used and I used for a size small about 7 balls of these.

Hi. Yes I used 24 inch circular needles.

The pattern turns out to be very similar to the size that you'd buy from a store. So whatever sweater size you buy from a store, make the same size here. If you buy a M from the store, then a M from here should fit too.

Thank you so much sir. You have explained very nice and any one can understand. 👍

Hi. Good question. To keep it simple, I would advise you start your tension swatch with 5mm needles and adjust from there. 18x24=10cm for the Moss St. And The 29sts of the Center Cable panel =12cm. (I just measured my cable panel and mine measures 10cm not 12cm. So as long as you're within 10-12cm you'll be fine). I'm sure it will be a little wider when it is finished anyways because at the end I show you how to take in the sides to fit your body shape. Regarding the length, the entire sweater is custom so keep knitting longer or stop shorter at each body part to custom fit to you. I don't have a tension swatch for the beginning rib st because it is stretchy but whatever you main needle will be, go one size down for the rib st.

@@captaincrochet6483 thanks so much!!

Hi. If 8mm confuses you, and you have similar sized yarn as me, then just use 5mm and (4mm for the rib st). Unless your tension is really tight, then you can go up needle sizes, but you should be ok with 5mm and 4mm to keep it simple.

@@captaincrochet6483 Thanks for clarifying 👍👍👍

Hi. I used: Interchangeable Needle Tips from Knit Picks. (Needle tip length is 4-3/4") US Sizes: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,10.5 and 11 (3.50mm, 3.75mm, 4.00mm, 4.50mm, 5.00mm, 5.50mm, 6.00mm, 6.50mm, and 8mm) Cables 2 each of 24" and 32" lengths

@@captaincrochet6483 thanks a lot so 4mm needle length 24inches & 5mm 32 inches ? Have I understood it right ?

Yes if you knit a different way from how I knit, then as long as you follow the written instructions throughout my video, you will be able to make it.

Thank you. If you are using the Life Aran like I have in the video, each ball is 217 yards. So for a S: 217*7=1519yrds, M:1736, L:1953, XL: 2170, XXL: 2387yrds

@@captaincrochet6483 awesome thank you so much! :)

Yes an S

Not at the moment :(

Hi. I use the Knit Picks Interchangeable Nickel Set. Here is the link. You can find all the measurements there: www.knitpicks.com/nickel-options-interchangeable-circular-set-green-cables/p/91310

@@captaincrochet6483 thanks

I don't see why not. Though you'd probably have to taper it in in certain areas to suit the natural curves.

Thank you for your kind words. If you make the sweater you are free to sell the finished piece. Also feel free to change/modify it to your liking.

@@captaincrochet6483 thank you for the reply ^^ just wanted to make sure, better safe than sorry. Got already sweaters in mind with funky designs

Or do you have a gauge for this pattern?

@sephtis hargrove Hi. It is worsted weight and the gauge that is on the back of the yarn ball label (Not the sweater pattern but the yarn ball label) is 24 rows high by 18 sts wide = 4x4inches using 5mm knitting needles (uk6, us8) and each ball comes in 198 metres.

@@captaincrochet6483 Thank you!!!