Top down knitting

Ever since I posted the details of the top-down rollneck sweater I knitted for Bob, I’ve gotten a lot of questions about why on earth I would opt to knit flat sleeves on a top-down sweater, as well as how to do it. For many or most knitters, the whole point of knitting a top-down sweater […]

Sweater Tees have always been popular and are in current modern winter fashion too! Yet get a neat and properly fit sweater is not easy. Tee No. 1 is a classic loosefit t-shirt with prominent saddle shoulders. The yoke and sleeves are shaped by working short rows, which ensure a great fit. The neat neckline and folded edges create […]

A step-by-step tutorial for the Harvest cardigan. The Harvest cardigan is part of our free learn to knit series, The Simple Collection

This sweater started as a design challenge to turn our bottom-up, saddle shoulder Purl Soho…

Top-down construction is an essential skill all sweater designers should have. So why am I, a lover of seamed sweaters, advocating for top-down sweater construction? That’s what I’m going to share with you in this blog post.

Kristeen Griffin Grimes takes Barbara Walker’s construction techniques and turns it all around in her book, French Girl Knits. And Kathleen Cubley, editor of Knitting Daily spells it all out …

A personal navigation system for the Simple Swoncho.

Knitting a tank top has never been easier with this simple, gorgeous knit tank top pattern. Get the full FREE pattern in US women's XS-XXL

Knitting Top Down Sweater Step By Step Tutorial – Handmade by Derya

Avoiding holes at the underarm with top-down sweaters: in this tutorial I tell you all about it! Go take a look.

Learn how to knit a top down raglan sweater for your baby with cable-look sleeves. Detailed pattern and live QA section in the comments.

Pullovers are having a moment right now - the look is slightly oversized, with a yoke neck, color work, and a relaxed-fit perfect for weekend wear. I’ve rounded up 10 of the best of these must knit projects. If you haven’t cast on something lately for yourself, now may just be the time!

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Did you know that it's possible to fit your sweater while you knit it? The secret is knitting continously from the top down (rather than assembling knitted panels), so you can try on the sweater when you are halfway done with the pattern. By increasing and decreasing to fit your body, you can fit any sweater knitting pattern just for you once you've tried it on. Knit a sweater for yourself or your child using the top-down method, which is suited for the advanced beginner and requires the…

For those of you wanting to incorporate a stitch pattern into your improvised top-down sweater, I’m going to do my best to explain how to do so. As much as I believe I have a grasp on the theory, I have only just done it for the first time (see above), so if anyone among you […]

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Not too long ago, I noticed that you don't see too many top-down sweater patterns knitted in stitches other than stockinette, garter stitch, or maybe seed stitch if they're getting fancy. Why don't we ever see a fisherman's rib, or some simple lace in a top-down sweater, for example? My theory about this is that it seems too hard to keep up the stitch pattern, when you keep increasing stitches along the raglan seams every other row. Hm. I started puzzling over how one would carry the stitch…