Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to I’ll Knit (& Spin!) If I want To! I asked y’all to send in some of your questions (from everything from fiber arts, to designing and on!) so I could put together a little video for y’all every Friday doing my best to answer your questions!
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In this week’s episode we cover:
1. I love the Framed sweater! I bought the pattern right away and I went to my LYS today to buy the yarn. While I was there a lady pointed out that Spincycle Dream State is Worsted (Aran?) and that combined with colorwork the sweater is going to be very warm. That made me second guess making it. She thought maybe it could be done with Sport (Dyed in the Wool) and math. What are your thoughts? Thanks!!
Ravelry: ravelry.com/patterns/library/framed-11
My Website: dreareneeknits.com/shop/framed
2. Hi Andrea! I'm obsessed with your Framed Sweater and received a beautiful kit in the OG colors this week! I have 2 questions! First, sizing: I've been agonizing about choosing a size 3 and 4. Im a 40" bust (but used to be 38 inch until breastfeeding so that might change again). I made my Weekender in a size 3/48" bust and I thought that was a bit too big for the look I like, wasnt super flattering on me personally with that much ease. But the sleeves in that size were a good fit. Is the Framed fit similar to the Weekender? Most testers are suggesting to size up with this design, but my Weekender being a bit too big on me has made me nervous. (2nd) Color dominance! The motifs switch which color is dominant every other square. Did you switch which color you held dominant every other square or keep it the same? Also, if the contrast color is dark and the other color white Ive heard its sometimes best to let the light color be dominant for an even look since visually the dark color will pop more anyway. Im not sure how true that is or if it depends on the motif. Do you have any thoughts? I'm guessing the answer to that is multiple swatches to compare but dont want to waste lots of my precious Spincycle!
3. I’ve made so many of your sweaters (love your designs so much thank you) and I always hit gauge first try so I stopped swatching… and then I made the nebula with fingering and alpaca and finished the body and sleeve and realized I was way off and the neck was teenie tiny. When swatching I was initially really distressed about the needle size I needed, the fabric looked so open and sloppy but now the sweater body looks great. Is there a rule of thumb for how many is too many needle sizes to get gauge before the fabric becomes icky? How do I know what the designer was going for or do I just base things on what I like?
4. I love the way a lot of your bottom up, drop shoulder designs cast on at the underarm in order to get a deeper drop without an equally wide body. Is there a reason this can't be done top down? I was thinking it would just be a sewn bind off in the underarm before joining in the round. But I haven't seen any patterns with that kind of shaping for top down, so I was wondering if there's a design reason its only ever in bottom up.
5. Hi Andrea, I love the new Framed sweater! It looks like the body is worked in the round, and then flat once it splits for the arms - and I'm nervous to try stranded colourwork knit flat! Do you have any tips for flat colourwork? Would this be an ok pattern to try inserting a steek at each armhole? Do you have any other advice? Thank you so much :)
Tips for colorwork: youtu.be/Ny9dWbAp5Zs?si=dtOclBdBPo7LiSn2
Instagram Live Saturday July 27 at 12 pm EST @dreareneeknits @spincycle_yarns @thefarmersdaughterfibers
Today I am wearing The Traveler (Crew)
Traveler Hoodie Pattern:
Ravelry: ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-traveler-3
My Website: dreareneeknits.com/shop/the-traveler
Rhinebeck Framed KAL Ravelry Forum: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4321023
Rhinebeck Framed KAL Facebook Forum: facebook.com/groups/1227489541598223
Instagram Hashtag: #RhinebeckFramedKAL
Instagram: #100daysoflongdraw
Ravelry: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4306907
Instagram: #100daysofknitting2024
Ravelry: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4306908
DRK Spin It to Knit It KAL
Ravelry KAL Forum: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4300929
Instagram Hashtags: #DRKspinittoknitKAL2024 #DRKspinsTHETRAVELER
Ask a question for next week’s Q&A: https://forms.gle/pKM9gF9SixkdQwmS7
Welcome to I’ll Knit (& Spin!) If I want To! I asked y’all to send in some of your questions (from everything from fiber arts, to designing and on!) so I could put together a little video for y’all every Friday doing my best to answer your questions!
Sign up for my newsletter here: Sign up for the DRK Newsletter: eepurl.com/diPxsr
In this week’s episode we cover:
1. I love the Framed sweater! I bought the pattern right away and I went to my LYS today to buy the yarn. While I was there a lady pointed out that Spincycle Dream State is Worsted (Aran?) and that combined with colorwork the sweater is going to be very warm. That made me second guess making it. She thought maybe it could be done with Sport (Dyed in the Wool) and math. What are your thoughts? Thanks!!
Ravelry: ravelry.com/patterns/library/framed-11
My Website: dreareneeknits.com/shop/framed
2. Hi Andrea! I'm obsessed with your Framed Sweater and received a beautiful kit in the OG colors this week! I have 2 questions! First, sizing: I've been agonizing about choosing a size 3 and 4. Im a 40" bust (but used to be 38 inch until breastfeeding so that might change again). I made my Weekender in a size 3/48" bust and I thought that was a bit too big for the look I like, wasnt super flattering on me personally with that much ease. But the sleeves in that size were a good fit. Is the Framed fit similar to the Weekender? Most testers are suggesting to size up with this design, but my Weekender being a bit too big on me has made me nervous. (2nd) Color dominance! The motifs switch which color is dominant every other square. Did you switch which color you held dominant every other square or keep it the same? Also, if the contrast color is dark and the other color white Ive heard its sometimes best to let the light color be dominant for an even look since visually the dark color will pop more anyway. Im not sure how true that is or if it depends on the motif. Do you have any thoughts? I'm guessing the answer to that is multiple swatches to compare but dont want to waste lots of my precious Spincycle!
3. I’ve made so many of your sweaters (love your designs so much thank you) and I always hit gauge first try so I stopped swatching… and then I made the nebula with fingering and alpaca and finished the body and sleeve and realized I was way off and the neck was teenie tiny. When swatching I was initially really distressed about the needle size I needed, the fabric looked so open and sloppy but now the sweater body looks great. Is there a rule of thumb for how many is too many needle sizes to get gauge before the fabric becomes icky? How do I know what the designer was going for or do I just base things on what I like?
4. I love the way a lot of your bottom up, drop shoulder designs cast on at the underarm in order to get a deeper drop without an equally wide body. Is there a reason this can't be done top down? I was thinking it would just be a sewn bind off in the underarm before joining in the round. But I haven't seen any patterns with that kind of shaping for top down, so I was wondering if there's a design reason its only ever in bottom up.
5. Hi Andrea, I love the new Framed sweater! It looks like the body is worked in the round, and then flat once it splits for the arms - and I'm nervous to try stranded colourwork knit flat! Do you have any tips for flat colourwork? Would this be an ok pattern to try inserting a steek at each armhole? Do you have any other advice? Thank you so much :)
Tips for colorwork: youtu.be/Ny9dWbAp5Zs?si=dtOclBdBPo7LiSn2
Instagram Live Saturday July 27 at 12 pm EST @dreareneeknits @spincycle_yarns @thefarmersdaughterfibers
Today I am wearing The Traveler (Crew)
Traveler Hoodie Pattern:
Ravelry: ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-traveler-3
My Website: dreareneeknits.com/shop/the-traveler
Rhinebeck Framed KAL Ravelry Forum: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4321023
Rhinebeck Framed KAL Facebook Forum: facebook.com/groups/1227489541598223
Instagram Hashtag: #RhinebeckFramedKAL
Instagram: #100daysoflongdraw
Ravelry: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4306907
Instagram: #100daysofknitting2024
Ravelry: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4306908
DRK Spin It to Knit It KAL
Ravelry KAL Forum: ravelry.com/discuss/dreareneeknits/topics/4300929
Instagram Hashtags: #DRKspinittoknitKAL2024 #DRKspinsTHETRAVELER
Ask a question for next week’s Q&A: https://forms.gle/pKM9gF9SixkdQwmS7
