Intriguing techniques!

Hello everyone! Hope you’re well.

I’ve been looking at these gorgeous jumpers and since I’ve learned to knit I just always want to make my own versions of stuff (especially as these ones are £2,000 +!!!).

I love the sleeves on the first one. Would this be done with basically intarsia technique? Moving across the sleeves and knitting a different thickness of wool as you go? Would you use different needle sizes, too?

And the cable knit one is really fascinating, too. How would you begin to calculate that? I’d love to try even just in stocking stitch to have the gradients of different yarns.

Also, does anyone know how to get an extra 10 hours in the day so that I can actually make all of the things I want to make? :joy:!

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These are very jnteresting design elements, I can see why you’re drawn to them.

The second one is easier to work out I think as the needle size changes like a horizontal stripe so all stitches are worked onto the new needle and the stitch count altered for gauge as the piece is worked. I can see areas where there is a decrease in stitch count between the smaller stitches and the larger so whilst one might want a sleeve to have an increase in size going up from cuff to shoulder, this wouldn’t necessarily mean an increase in stitch count but could mean a decrease in stitch count.
I’ve seen patterns where the stitch size/gauge is not so obviously changing and different size needles are used in the same way to shape the body of a sweater instead of using increases and decreases in stitch count. I have never made one myself but think it an interesting construction and I like this cable example with the obvious gauge change, it’s great.
Working some swatches with different needles to decide which you like would be relatively easy, then working out the size and stitch count from these which I think is the harder part. Each section might need to be gauge tested for the cables to look right and measure as needed for a good fit. Worth the work though, it’s a stunner!

My first thought about the sleeves on the colourful sweater were that you had a good idea about working them like intarsia, but changing needle size across the row. I think there could be a possible ladder problem between needles, each different size would need to stay on its own size needle - well many people work with dpns and manage to avoid ladders between needles, so why not? Probably only m hat would struggle.
Again, I like the design of it, great use of gauge variation. I wonder if 2 weights could be used with the finer weight for the small gauge, a heavier weight for the middle gauge and then 2 strands of the finer weight to make the chunkier weight gauge.
Or 1 strand, 2 strands, 3 strands - easier to purchase a single weight in a single colour so you don’t have dye batch problems?
Another way to work it could be in narrow strips seamed together.

Thanks for sharing. Now I want to make one of these too!

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Coned yarns could be a good way to play with different numbers of strands to get the different thicknesses.

It’s clever on the green one how they have changed the stitch count very smoothly between the lower and upper sections so that the sleeves and body don’t suddenly get wider at the changeover from thinner to thicker.

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Thanks so much for sharing all of that info! You’re a treasure trove of knowledge!

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I think they should let us have the pattern :joy:

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I just did an image search and saw a pic of the back on a vogue site, I can’t copy the pic, but it was reasonably easy to zoom in. The outer arm had what looked like 6 strands of yarn making up the chunky knit, with a narrower section looking like 3 strands.
If you decide to have a go at one of these I hope you’ll post your progress as it is so interesting, it out be great to see and follow the journey.

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Oooh, good detective work! It’s definitely on my “want to try” list. Just need to try a source yarn that’s the same colour but in different thicknesses. I think scheepjes might be a good bet, their range of colours is really good.

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