Ok, so I think I get that you have to make the back, then the front, and the sleeves separate. I’m assuming you would obviously make the sleeves on a circular needle.
But how do you attach it all together?
Does anyone have a step by step process so that I can start these other projects in my head?
Thank you,
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There is no one way to knit a sweater. More information is needed to answer your question. Perhaps a link to a pattern you have in mind?
Ok, I don’t have a pattern in mind as yet.
But could you explain how to attach pieces in the basic fashion of a shirt?
What kind of stich do you use, what actual tool do you use?..
There are sweaters knit in pieces which are sewn together, and there are sweaters knit in pretty much one piece. You’ll find that with sweaters knit in sections, the sleeves are generally knit flat to aid in attaching them to the body of the sweater. Some sweaters have sleeves that are knit on after you do the body, and many raglan patterns are knit from the top down or bottom up in virtually one piece.
There are a lot of varieties out there.
For seaming a sweater, you would use the yarn that you’ve used for the knitting, and a tapestry needle. A tapestry needle is just a very large sewing needle, with an eye large enough to fit the appropriate yarn. I use mattress stitch for seaming a sweater together, you can find a video on this page under ‘Finishing’.
If a sweater is made in pieces, you would seam the shoulders first, then set in the sleeves, and lastly seam the length of the sleeves and the sides of the body.
Many sweater patterns are made to be knit in the round from the bottom up or the top down, with little to no finishing. Those are the BEST!
Making an easy baby sweater following a pattern would probably be a useful learning tool and wouldn’t require much time or yarn. That’s what I plan to do when I’m ready to get started.
Before I knitted my first pair of socks, I knitted a “test sock” out of yarn I didn’t like and I really learned a lot.