Checkerplate sweater | Choosing yarn & size for perfectly fitting knit

[@snoble1148]

I like all of your videos, but this one focused on a specific pattern is particularly interesting. I think this type of content would be great for a lot of your patterns. It gives so much insight regarding many considerations that could be helpful to understand before the start of the pattern. Please do more of these! ❤

[@lilykatemakes]

I think I'll probably do a similar video for all of this year's designs! There will obviously be a lot of overlap with sizing advice etc but I'm sure there will always be some different points to make 😊

[@elvatretton-juliaohm]

Even though I don't really have any plan to knit this garment in the near future (not that it's not nice, I just have way to many other things on my to do list with higher priority😶‍🌫) I found this video weirdly interesting haha. I really like the format of a chatty video going through all possible question marks one could have before committing to knitting a garment, and I also really appreciate getting a bit nerdy information about design choices and your thought process as a designer. Sorry for the wall of text, just wanted to say that I liked the video and hope there will be more in this format 😊

[@nataliacliff75]

I definitely agree! I'd find more of these videos super interesting even for patterns I don't think I'll get around to knitting (and that goes doubly so for the ones that are actually on my to knit list).

[@lilykatemakes]

haha I know the feeling! Out of curiosity, what other kinds of questions do you generally have? So I know what kind of topics to cover in future!

[@elvatretton-juliaohm]

@ Honestly I think you covered almost everything worth mentioning in this video, and I just enjoyed following along hearing about your process! Being a beginner knitwear designer myself I'm just realising how many design decisions that come along the way and it's both reassuring and fun to see someone else's process and how decisions inevitably change all the time, especially when it's someone as experienced as you ☺one thing on that topic that would be interesting to see/hear about is some kind of comparison between the original idea and the finished garment. Like if you have sketches or just tell us about how you envisioned the garment to be. I think that could be fun regardless if the result is very much like the initial idea or not!

[@sendingloveandgoodvibes]

Wow, Lily! Your videos never fail to inspire me! I absolutely love your design style and the way you share your creative process. This chatty and informative format is so interesting - it feels like we’re getting a glimpse into your world! Thank you for being so genuine and for always sharing your passion with us ✨ PS i think this is my absolute favourite design so far. Everything about it is perfectly thought through and the split hem gives it such a high end look

[@lilykatemakes]

Thank you! It is quite the process usually 😅 Thank you so much for watching! I'm thinking of using this stitch pattern in more designs too.

[@nicolanoller9264]

Love this format, Lily. Great insights into the construction and detailing of a design. And nice bringing your test knitters’ experiences into the mix too. Looking forward to more.

[@coryanderson_]

This was really helpful, particularly the section on choosing yarns and which yarns worked particularly well in testing. I'm often limited to ordering my yarn online without being able to feel it first, so having multiple examples to browse for a few attributes to look for on yarnsub is lovely.

[@tracy2468]

Loved this deep dive on your design, so valuable for those who knit the pattern!

[@mlea79]

Ive been eyeing this sweater for a while now and this video has confirmed I definitely want to knit this.

[@lilykatemakes]

ah yay! Hope you like it 😊

[@regine3170]

Super vidéo, c’est très intéressant d’avoir tous ces renseignements avant d’acheter le patron, ça retire une partie des difficultés qu’on se met dans la tête !

[@asieknits]

What a great video Lily! Really helps to decide whether to knit this pattern or not. And great tips that you can take along while knitting. Thank you!

[@RhianClitheroe]

Really useful Lily thank you, especially about the neck ribbing, will bear in mind when swatching for this sweater.

[@bonniebrown1566]

Perfect!! I just finished binge watching your entire channel. Finished last episode last night and I was sad! Lol. I have loved your patterns for a while, but didn’t know you had a KZbin channel. I enjoy it so much!! Hands down my FAVORITE! 😊

[@lilykatemakes]

haha you must be sick of the sound of me by now! Thank you so much for watching!

[@lesleyharris525]

Nice video, I think it's a great idea to explain the reasons for choosing the size and the whys on your jumper patton, I've been a little intimidated by modern pattons, i tend to use 1950-60 patterns, i have never done a top down, didn't know they were a thing till i started watching sewing and crafting in general on ty.❤

[@Annthrium]

I haven't made any of your patterns yet, but I am definitely planning on doing so and I enjoy your videos very much. I really appreciate all the thought you put into it and especially that you consider how the garments fit a human body. And how different human bodies are. I cannot count the number of times I ended up ripping things out because the design is beautiful, but just not made to fit the human body well - and I am a standard size! XS/S. Garment construction and pattern writing/designing are two very different skills and in my opinion, not many knitwear designers have both.

[@lilykatemakes]

Thank you! Sometimes I probably overthink things tbh 😅 Definitely two very different skill sets, and I find being both a maths-y and arts-y person helps!

[@Annthrium]

@lilykatemakes It must consume a lot of your mental energy, but I personally really appreciate it when people overthink designs. I also have an eye for detail and can't stand puckering fabric, weird folds due to excess fabric, deformed stripes...

[@lilykatemakes]

@@Annthrium for sure 😅 I'm glad it's noticed! Those are a few of my pet peeves too haha

[@keikoparker4532]

I really liked this video format and hopefully you can do more! It’s very helpful.

[@fionab4933]

Thanks for the video. I bought the pattern last week and have some yarn that I think will work. I found all the hints and tips very helpful and think it will make picking the right size much easier.

[@MikiCrespo]

Beautiful knitting pattern 🩶💙

[@lilykatemakes]

thank you!

[@lauriejarboe6087]

Gorgeous and fun design. I love the inspo!! I really enjoy hearing your process and reasons for charting vs. writing . I hope you follow this type of podcast for new patterns as I am someone who picks a yarn for a certain item and then don't like fabric or can't get proper gauge. Thank you and looking forward to what you've got for us in 2025 (and your cottage!!)

[@lilykatemakes]

Thank you! Plenty more of these videos to come!

[@jillyb9995]

De Rerum Natura, that took me back to my Latin days. Good old Lucretius😊

[@meganmeyer1157]

Love this video. So interesting to hear more about your considerations and decisions as a designer. I'm not a knitwear designer, but I would totally watch more videos like this one. (I like your others, too! It wasn't a backhanded compliment.)

[@lilykatemakes]

Thanks! One of many video styles planned for 2025!

[@kirstymcleod6647]

I pounced on this pattern as soon as you released it! This was a really helpful video - thank you 😊. (The twisted stitch is genius - it solved a conundrum I was having trying to make up a Gansey style chart, so double win!). This is next on my needles….

[@lilykatemakes]

haha thank you! Twisted stitches are fab!

[@heikehirt6604]

Very interesting video, I am now really thinking about casting on...

[@lilykatemakes]

thanks for watching! It's a fun knit 😊

[@tamaragonzalez708]

I’m planning to knit this lovely sweater.

[@lilykatemakes]

Hope you like it!

[@NorahGaughan]

I love your well thought out sweater. Nice job! Might you mention where you sourced the stitch pattern? 😁

[@lilykatemakes]

thank you! Sure, I'll add it to the pattern. 😊

[@slaraffenliv6344]

Hi - very interesting and enjoyable video😊 I see knitting this sweater in my not too distant future. Love the texture!

[@lilykatemakes]

thank you! What yarn are you thinking? 😊

[@slaraffenliv6344]

@ I’m going to dive into my stash and see😄

[@easternsecrecy9777]

Oh, I do like that!

[@cjrichmond6102]

Love this pattern

[@lilykatemakes]

thank you!

[@gwynhigginson4871]

Ps love split hem..off to order it...

[@lilykatemakes]

Thank you!

[@stephanienorwicz1366]

Thank you for this podcast - it was so helpful and will make the yarn buying and knitting process a lot more enjoyable. I do have one question which may vary from designer to designer but using the Checkerplate sweater as an example is the amount of ease added in when picking a size? For example, I am a 36" bust so I would pick size 3 in the "to fit bust size" but size 1 in the "finished bust size" because I do not want a lot of positive ease as I am very short (5'). So I am a bit confused but if I'm thinking correctly size 1 would give me the ease I'm looking for (depending on my gauge and yarn)??

[@gwynhigginson4871]

Love this pattern ...got 2 of yours on needles..this is in que❤😂

[@lilykatemakes]

haha! which 2? 😊

[@gwynhigginson4871]

@lilykatemakes calm down cardi and sweater

[@roopamaheshkumar5515]

I have been eyeing this design for a while and purchased pattern the first day it was published. I want to swatch per pattern and was wondering which chart to use for swatch. Do you have any suggestions ? Thank you in advance.

[@debosorio4676]

Would you suggest a plant based fiber if so, any recommendations?

[@lilykatemakes]

I'd probably recommend a synthetic blend, such as cotton-acrylic. A 50/50 blend tends to give a yarn with more body than 100% plant fibre, which would be quite heavy and drapey 😊

[@bevabberley1524]

I’ve bought the pattern do you think 2 strands of JC Rennie lambs wool 4ply would work as I have an 850 gram cone dying to use 🤞🤞

[@lilykatemakes]

thank you! I should imagine that will work, yes!

[@woxanna]

Hi Lily Kate, I've been a fan of your designs and channel for awhile now and wanted to comment about your KZbin videos. I really enjoy the content and style however I think your mic is a bit off. Since you've been recording in the your awesome house, I think the bass is getting blown out every so often. It's not constant but sounds like you are in desperate need of clearing your throat. Since you don't seem to need to do that, I am thinking the mic is off. Wish you the best and hope this new Checkerplate pattern gets all the attention and praise I'm sure it deserves.

[@havvaylaorgusanat6986]

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