3 SWEATER PATTERNS You Have To See!!!

[@DrowninginYarn]

If you love knitting sweaters as much as I do, consider watching my other videos in this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLKZMoghcMYzER2q1TR4rsUbUtXH_wMxL9. Also, links to items discussed in this video can be found in the description of the video. Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already :-)

[@annmariebusu9924]

I would love to see all your sweaters, no need to pick your favourites 😁. It’s my favourite kind of video to watch. I like the hoodie sweater and the striped raglan from another video. I have only knit four sweaters so I am not too experienced. My favourite was the ramble jumper by Irene Lin. I really enjoyed the whole process including the yarn I choose.

[@klaudiakremp8159]

How long a medium knitter spend tô do The.number one and How much grams off yarn?

[@mdevery8894]

I still the sweater I made in 1990. Red pullover, worsted weight 100% wool, mock cable bodice front and back. I still love it.

[@binarystar11235]

Hi Caleb, I just finished my 4th montrealer hoodie! Two months ago I wanted to knit a sweater again since a very very long time without knitting, and found this one through one of your videos. Immediately fell for it. I love it so much! I made one for myself, and then one for each of my 3 kids. And speaking about gender and knitting patterns/clothing: the montrealer is for everyone, my daughter and I love it as much as my sons. Thank you for making these videos, especially about everything sweater related.

[@DrowninginYarn]

Oh wow! You’re a Montrealer machine! I love that… and it’s so amazing that you found a pattern that the whole family loves 💚

[@antoniomartinazzo5847]

I love your style, Caleb! Thank you so very much for your informative and chilled videos.

[@rachelraye285]

Love-Love-Love! I am newish to knitting sweaters and cannot wait to try all three suggestions ☺️

[@brianh8543]

Those Otte sweaters are beautiful!

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thank you ☺

[@rosemaryfrew5571]

Thanks Caleb. Great choices. I just knit my husband the Nuuk raglan sweater.

[@toomiepal]

Your recommended sweaters look great. I love your color choices. Best wishes!

[@lauramcdougal5820]

Omg, Caleb! Thanks so much for the shout out! I also love my Leelanau sweater - in my dreams I want one in every color. I love your criteria for "fave" patterns - so smart! 💙

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thanks for the sweater inspiration! And I love that dream... a Leelanau in every color would be AMAZING! Now, we just need more time to knit them all! Haha.

[@madelenewhite1576]

I'm knitting my first top down raglan sweater, winter bluff. Thanks for your channel and sharing your beginner sweater patterns.

[@karebear6464]

Love the last one!

[@ritaderuysscher3535]

I usually knit sweaters for myself or my pugs (may they r.i.p), but seeing this video of your favourite sweaters makes me want to start knitting for my adult sons. Thanks for this inspiration!

[@DrowninginYarn]

Oh, you're so welcome! Thanks for stopping by to watch :-)

[@crochetknittingaddictionws2580]

Wow, Caleb, you make me want to knit a sweater. I love the hoodie sweater that you made. I do like the other 3 also. I am teaching myself how to knit. I am knitting a shawl at the moment. I am planning on just knitting next year, putting my crocheting on the back burner. I am truly looking forward to practicing knitting items and not being scare. Thanks for showing your sweaters.

[@DrowninginYarn]

I'm so happy you liked the video and found it inspiring! I am a big shawl knitter too... I need to share more about that! Shawls are such great projects... but I am sure you are fully capable of knitting a sweater. It's so much easier than it seems as long as you take the time to swatch first and make sure you gauge is right! I hope you enjoy your knitting adventures and I can't wait to hear more about what you're making!

[@stefanisilva2493]

Fell in love with this channel's name 😀.

[@debmidas7736]

Thanks for the suggestions. I've been wanting to knit sweaters for my boys

[@DrowninginYarn]

You are so welcome!

[@gwenhigley9944]

Great sweater ideas! I've admired your striped hoodie since I first saw it. I think I will need to make one too.

[@erisisthename]

I don’t have a favorite knit sweater. Yet. I’m a beginner knitter. I’m literally working on my second project of all time currently. I love little videos like this cause they give me a good idea as to what to look forward to if I ever decide to tackle a sweater, so thank you! So far, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t mind a montrealer once I’m more practiced. Thanks for sharing your list! I’d be curious to know the others in the like.

[@yarnmotivated-joyceswensso9744]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

love what you made great video.

[@kidsBookLibrary]

very good collection of sweaters

[@thanhstorf9036]

Thank you so much for the video 😊. I love the hoodie, will make it for my husband, thank you for the inspiration. Looking forward to see your future videos. Have a nice day 😊

[@DrowninginYarn]

Yay! Thank you! I am sure your husband will love The Montrealer! I get so many compliments on it when I wear it and it's so cozy :-)

[@roxannashively3751]

Beautiful sweaters.

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thank you! 😊

[@situationroom3090]

Thank You for the great advice❣️

[@megmurgic9395]

Video idea: best patterns for first time doing cables, lace, fair isle, etc? I'm a beginner and loved your video on best first sweater patterns! Just finishing the second sleeve on my first sweater (chose flax by tin can knits) and looking for some ideas on how to learn more techniques once I'm done with my first sweater!

[@marygracehoward9137]

Caleb, I LOVE the colors you used for the leelanau sweater. It come out so beautifully!!!

[@annabelle7123]

Love this video!!! I learned all these sweater patterns that I didn't know of. Just hoped it was longer with more favorites? Haha My fave is Sunday sweater and Ranunculus so far but i think they look too feminine for you... I love how you switched colors and added stripes to make jumpers more colorful and interesting! :D

[@karensmith2204]

Love your sweaters......trying to knit my own...wish me luck

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thank you so much! I’m sure you’re doing great!

[@debmaclyman2547]

All your sweaters look so professional! Inspiring.

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thank you so much!

[@katibere1966]

All beautiful sweaters…I want to knit a sweater!! If only I could finish all my WIPS!! 😬😳

[@loganknits]

All three of these patterns are great! And a big "yes" to reworking the Otte design and making it your own -- and inspiring others to do the same! (My top three sweater patterns would be Riddari, Føyka, and Alasuq Polar.)

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thanks for sharing! I know the Riddari (and thanks to you, I can now pronounce it correctly. Haha). I'll check out the other two 💚

[@ChelleC33]

Oh yeah, the hoodie is definitely my fav in your 3. I’ll have to give it a try, but I’d use 8 ply (I think that is DK to you) because it’s not cold enough here very often to wear chunkier knits. I have only ever completed three jumpers, and one of those was a baby one. My fav of the three is a super-chunky mohair & wool jumper which was knitted on needles like telegraph poles. It was started and finished within a week. It has some cabling and a fairly high neck. I hardly ever wear it… just on astronomy nights a few times a year, but it was regularly worn when I was living in Milwaukee one winter (2013-14).

[@KnittedSister]

My favourite patterns are all from PetiteKnit. Her patterns are all very thoroughly explained and i love that. 😍

[@DrowninginYarn]

I’ve been wanting to make her Ankers sweater! Jonathan made one over on his channel (@JonathanDay) and it looks incredible!

[@KnittedSister]

@@DrowninginYarn my sister made an Ankers sweater for my son. It is gorgeous, and worked up so fast. Between us, my sister and i have probably made six or seven different sweaters and cardigans from her patterns at this point, and all of them have been a joy to knit. That being said, we use her danish patterns, and i dont know if her translations are as good as the originals, but i have never heard of any problems. 😊

[@kierafinneke5828]

I would love to see your favorites regardless of complexity! I've finally reached the advanced stage of being a knitter and I'm looking for things that will challenge me(: I just finished The Weekender in two weeks and have the new Oakland tee cast on, with plans to quickly whip up another cropped sweater in a week or so (my boyfriend is taking me on a fancy city trip and how could I not! We'll actually be in your neck of the woods!!). I started knitting with the No Frills sweater, a great beginner raglan. Thanks so much for this great video! (:

[@DrowninginYarn]

You sounds like you have quite the sweater collection! I love that! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video :-)

[@ViperBurlesque]

I really want to knit something for my partner that he would actually wear, and I think the Montrealer is perfect! Who doesn’t love a hoodie??

[@patricialcarpenter4090]

Caleb, I really enjoy your videos, both the survey type videos, like this one with your 3 favorite sweaters, and more detailed videos. I see you have videos with specific tips for techniques, stitches/cast-ons, and even a sweater video for a beginner or “adventurous” beginner knitter, like me. I’m pretty good at following patterns but I plan on tackling my first sweater with your video(s). Have only watched it quickly up to now, but once I get the yarn, I’m going to work on my very 1st sweater! I live In the land of cactus & desert creatures, where we have only a couple weeks of “sweater weather” (a little before & after 12/21 each year), but I’m going to knit a sweater anyway. If I can’t wear it, It’ll knit a matching hat and donate it (there are several donation opportunities out there). I’ll let you know when it’s done - but I’m not fast, so probably not for our 2-4 week “winter” this year. Who knows, maybe we’ll get snow someday! I like your teaching style and look forward to working on something with new skills with you. Keep teaching! Thanks.

[@umabagal3869]

First. One I like and want to make

[@caramrz]

I have only made one pattern but have made it five times and given many away! It’s a raglan pattern from Davina at Sheep and Stitch. I’d love to try some of these too!

[@mistyblue5312]

You look great in all your favourite sweaters particularly the Montrealer. Hoping to start on my Christmas sweater soon. Thanks Caleb. 🍁🍂

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thank you so much, Misty! What are you knitting for Christmas?

[@mistyblue5312]

A toss up between a colour-work sweater or a Celtic cabled sweater. Wish me luck.lol. At the end of the day…it’s just yarn and always a learning process. So no stress.. ..just fun!

[@annabelle7123]

When/if i finish the drop shoulder design sweater for my bf, i'd like to try out one of these patterns for him!

[@sandracroley9784]

I'm currently knitting Single Malt for my husband's Christmas present and really enjoying it

[@DrowninginYarn]

Oh your husband is a lucky man! That’s such a a gorgeous sweater! What color are you making it in? I’m considering making one as my next sweater 🤔

[@sandracroley9784]

@@DrowninginYarn I am using WYS The Croft Shetland Tweed in colour Lunna, which is a marled grey, so it's not showing the texture of the pattern as much but is lovely and soft to work with 😊

[@judyurrutia6072]

Thanks for the pattern ideas! I liked making the SoSu Hoodie shawl cardigan so much I made another one! Then I tried a Tee which I like Really liking top down patterns which I had never done before For some reason hoodies appeal to this Grandma!! 1

[@tamarafaurot]

These sweaters are great! I see why you chose them. My favorite sweater pattern that I’ve knit over and over is called Perry. It’s a cardigan and only once have I knit it with the lace bottom edge. I learned that I hate lace. So now I knit it with regular ribbing. Sometimes patch pockets, sometimes inset pockets. A great pattern is good to find! Great video-thank you!

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thanks for sharing! I love to make little mods like that to make a sweater work for you... It's so important to do the things we enjoy knitting :-)

[@yellowsuv13]

I am currently knitting the Breckin pattern from Knit Picks in their Dapper pattern book. It's a henley sweater, which I've never knit before. But I love how henleys look on me, so I'm excited to finish!

[@elyseellis2285]

Thank you for these beautiful pattern suggestions; all 3 have made it to the never-ending list of things to knit! By the way, the cute little strawberry in the background made me smile 😊

[@reginahutchinson4057]

just found you. I am just learning to knit a few days ago

[@0743ASTODDARD]

I love these three sweaters and intend to check the out and put them on my ToDo list for this coming year. My 3 favorites that I want to knit for me this year are Top down Cardigans with Shawl collar,necklines with large pockets on the front panels. Am truly loving your videos, please keep it up, I’ll be watching as long as I’m still here ;-) !!!👩🏻‍🦰

[@bonniemyers1163]

Awesome sweaters

[@DrowninginYarn]

Thank you so much :-)

[@kanke2147]

Im pretty new to knitting. Did a few pie of socks and just started my first try on a sweater. I'm following the flax light pattern because it's mostly pretty warm where I live and I want something I can wear for more than a couple of weeks a year. I love the three patterns you showed here, especially the hoodie. I might give it a try for the next project!

[@DrowninginYarn]

A flax light sound perfect for a warmer climate! I think you would really enjoy the hoodie. You could always do it in a wool/cotton blend and I think you'd be happy with your fabric while still ending up with a garment that might be better I a less cold climate.

[@suNRze]

Mostly, what I have done is blankets, hats or booties. I would love to do a sweater. My Nannie taught me when I was 7 (lefties).

[@ejd52]

I've only ever made one sweater and it took 20 years. Life got in the way. So now I want to knit one for me - a short sleeved summer weight one and I have a couple of patterns saved on Ravelry to choose from after I finish my holiday knitting. I'm not a fan of raglan though - as I'm short and a little petite and they tend to bunch up, so I'm looking at set in sleeves. As a person who also sews a bit, a set in sleeve is not scary. What scares me is trying to make a hat on a circular needle with too long of a connector. DPNs in a 5 are on their way.

[@Woolmouse]

Great video thank you! What's your favorite v-neck sweater pattern?

[@celestedouville2529]

My current favorite sweater is the Daytripper Cardigan - very approachable first steeked, and colourwork, pattern. Especially if you knit it out of very affordable Lettlopi and Plutloppi yarns. (I've knit two so far and plan to knit more for myself and as gifts...)

[@Ipleadthebloodofjesus]

Bought the Montrealer! Thank you caleb!

[@DrowninginYarn]

Oh yay! I hope you have fun knitting it! It's a great sweater :-)

[@Ipleadthebloodofjesus]

@@DrowninginYarn oh I can't wait! Off to yarn shop!

[@rollingcow2224]

I prefer cardigans for myself. I did Andrea Mowry's Doug Cardi and found it to be fun and relaxing even though it's striped. Stephen West's Bubble Cardigan is also fun once you get the pattern down.

[@Sophira1]

Great information! I am working on my first sweater for my son. A big learning curve. It's called One Sweater by the Fibre Co.

[@DrowninginYarn]

That's a great option! I hope you're having fun with it :-)

[@julielandy9162]

I'm currently working on The Rift sweater by Jared Flood. Love the added details but it's a challenge because of my knitting level. I frogged it back to the waist line and am starting over. I like Mr. Floods patterns. I will conquer it. Lol.

[@DrowninginYarn]

You can do it! It'll be so rewarding when you finish it :-)

[@tyanneagle4630]

Great sweaters. You definitely have a preferred color palette - those rich earthy colors. I have only knit one sweater so far and am currently searching for my next pattern. I am trying to decide between a casual v neck or a color work sweater while I finish up my current project. (Stephen West’s shawlography which has been a wild ride for this basic knitter😃) I love the color work on the Otte Sweater but unfortunately the style is not one that would work for me. There are so many beautiful color work sweaters out there to choose from. It’s a conundrum.

[@TheMassagequeen001]

We're kinda in the same boat! I'm currently deciding on my first sweater and I'm also working on shawlography 🤯. I'm pretty far behind and as a knitting novice I'm thoroughly impressed by what I'm learning.

[@DrowninginYarn]

I have definitely found the colors that I enjoy and stuck to them. Haha. I vote for a casual v neck for your next one... staple pieces like that are so versatile and you can mix and match them with so many different things to achieve a lot of different looks with one garment. But you can't go wrong with color work either :-)

[@DrowninginYarn]

Did you happen to see my video with first sweater patterns? I think you'll find that a sweater is much easier than it might seem at first :-)

[@tyanneagle4630]

Josie, if you can do shawlography you can do a sweater. In addition to the beginner sweaters that Caleb recommends in his previous video, the vanilla sweater is an easy top down raglan sweater.

[@TheMassagequeen001]

@@DrowninginYarn Yes! I've watched it about 6 times already!😅 I'm going to go with The Flax from tincanknits because it's so highly recommended.

[@pietvancleef7696]

Your Otte sweaters look beautiful! Did you make some neckline adjustments? I like the way yours look, it appears less wide than the pattern photos…

[@profeko8508]

мне понравились все работы. Но больше всего последний с полосками. Мне кажется он самым красивым. Спасибо за видео.

[@vkat4167]

How interesting to know what you see as “favorite” sweater! 😀 I learned how to knit when I was 7 yo… first it was for my teddy bear, then scarf for me, then I knitted my first big item - pullover for my mom (she was verrrrry proud!) … now I knit for everyone but I never knitted any sweater for my son 🤔 simply do not know what he would like 😣 When he was a toddler I used all my yarn leftovers for him, he liked colorful sweaters, but now… for his daughter or amigurumi …

[@DrowninginYarn]

You sound like such a generous knitter! I hope you make time to knit for yourself as well 💚

[@vkat4167]

@@DrowninginYarn yes! Few times to redo starting over from the beginning … and then I will finally like it 🤣😂 I hate to do calculations and even if I force myself to do it “right” and knit small sample pattern… I will change my mind while knitting 🙄

[@kerri5529]

Lovely patterns and colors! I just finished Metamorphic for my husband, which was an easy to follow pattern and fits him well. I started the color transition higher than the pattern suggested and I like how it turned out. It was also a great way to use up some leftover yarn. Enjoying your videos!

[@DrowninginYarn]

That sounds gorgeous!!! And thank you :-)

[@mscatherinemccoy]

Caleb can you recommend a DK weight top down sweater? I'm just knitting my 1st; the raglan by Brokklyn Tweed, but I really feel that the worsted weight is going to be too warm for me. Any ideas? Thanks for your great videos!!!!

[@annieslat9214]

Your my hero do u have a bulky men’s cardigan style coat sweater heavy gauge yarn? I made two 40 yrs ago for my brothers with two twisted cables down the front would love to make that for my son I can’t find anything like it on utube

[@QueenMonkeyGirl]

So, I’ve not quite made it yet, but The Last Unicorn is a sweater in my near future to knit for my friends 6 year old. It’s by Bad Wolf Girl and it’s the cutest. She’s got many fun yoke patterns to work with.

[@DrowninginYarn]

Oh that sounds fun! I'll check it out... thank you!

[@CarolStephen]

Hi Caleb, That Montrealer sweater looks terrific. I’m about to start my first sweater (again), after the first one I tried had confusing instructions. Waiting for interchangeable circulars from KnitPicks to arrive. Thank you for these videos. I love your style!

[@tamaxwell7]

Hi Caleb! I love your channel! I was wondering if you had a sweater or cardigan pattern recommendation for me. I have been knitting for a couple years now and I suppose I am a beginner + haha. I haven't really done any patterns that are difficult or require too much thought, but I am looking for something that is a little more challenging than your basic knit/purl stitch patterns but is also not terribly intimidating. Do you have any recommendations?

[@3Dhyana]

I like roll neck.

[@valeriekoochin3569]

Would love to see which are your “most worn” sweaters as well! They might be worth going up in difficulty, and I might learn something!😊

[@purplebec9112]

Hey I just recently subscribed to your channel. I dont crochet but I do use looms. I have a question. Do you stretch out the yarn when you make a project? Do you wet it? It will be very helpful if you answer these questions. I enjoy your videos so far.

[@dianeclark4180]

I am new to your channel, and I think your sweater work is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing these patterns. I have not tackled a sweater yet, but you have inspired me to consider giving it a try.

[@DrowninginYarn]

You are so welcome! I'm always so happy to hear about a new sweater knitter! I hope you have fun when you work on your first one :-)

[@jesusbernardosfernandez6515]

Oh, no! I already have enough wips and future sweater projects, and now you make me want to put some more sweaters on queue! hahaha Actually, my first full size sweater was a pattern by Bergère de France (10 Pull raglan col rond - M2342), which i love, but i didn't plan for the shrinking of cotton yarn and i don't wear it anymore, so i was planning on making another one...

[@DrowninginYarn]

Hahaha... I'm in the same boat with enough projects... but I just bought a sweater quantity today that I DON"T NEED. Hahaha.

[@julim2603]

All great options!✨ Loved the colour pallette too, any kind of dark blue will always work imo. Recently I've been working on Just sweater by L'oro unico (on ravelry), a different construction to what I'm used to but is an enjoyable journey. I'd rec it if you want a seamless but not raglan type of sweater

[@DrowninginYarn]

I agree regarding dark blue! It's a winner every time! And I just looked up that pattern and it looks so cute! Thanks for letting me know about it :-)

[@livvynut]

I'm a new knitter do you have a video for a sweater for beginners?

[@johnvanpuyenbroeck788]

I've been knitting for a little while. Haven't made my first sweater yet. Picked out the pattern and bought the yarn. Just Haven't cast on yet. I'm also into vintage things and have been buying vintage pattern books from eBay. Have you ever thought of purchasing vintage patterns instead of using just modern patterns?

[@DrowninginYarn]

I haven't... There are so many gorgeous modern patterns already that inspire me :-) But it sounds like you're having fun with that which is awesome!

[@elizabethpotter9471]

In your June video about what experienced knitters do, you showed a color blocked sweater at your LYS. Can you send the info on that? I’d like to try that pattern-

[@DrowninginYarn]

Are you maybe talking about the Shifty by Andrea Mowry?

[@Margar02]

I love that the auto generated subtitles think this podcast is called "Drowning And Yarn!" Gee, what a topic!

[@MarshaNovak]

Love that Otte and as a female body with more narrow shoulders and I get wider heading south. Not familiar with that pattern. Does it go the other way?

[@DrowninginYarn]

I'm sorry... are you referring to the tapering? It decreases slightly as the body goes down. But you can easily omit that portion.

[@MarshaNovak]

@@DrowninginYarn yes that's it- if anything I would need to turn the 'V" into an "A" - really appreciate your reaching out.

[@sarahqamar6377]

Wow

[@Draymorden]

I've been really wanting to give the Nelson Pullover by Irina Anikeeva a go. It would be my first sweater but i am not sure if i can afford a sweater quantity of yarn that i would like to wear...

[@DrowninginYarn]

Are you comfortable holding yarn double (or maybe triple depending on what you need to achieve gauge)? If so, you could check out Holst Garn on cones… one or two cones of Supersoft would likely be enough and would be lovely. Also, I haven’t used it but Valley Yarns from Webs are highly recommended by a friend of mine and they come in all kinds of lovely fibers with a discount when you buy certain amounts.

[@sabrinaattique5193]

Which number needles you used ?

[@peaches7551]

How about a Reglan sweater tutorial?? Hint hint

[@marymary5494]

What is better than knitting a sweater? Wearing your knitted sweater. ☺️

[@toscatattertail9813]

Can you please explain why it's so hard to find Men's cardigan shawl neck patterns for worsted weight or lighter yarns..? My husband is a 56 chest and it's more cost effective to buy the yarn and make him the sweater he wants than pay $200 + for store bought one..

[@helenforrestal580]

where are these sweater patterns to start on? The anchor? sweater?

[@alexiareyes3914]

What does tapering mean??

[@Colleen527]

What ply is worstest weight please. We have don't know what that is

[@loganknits]

It's equivalent to 10-ply!

[@DrowninginYarn]

All of the patterns are linked in the video description. If there is something you are unsure of, that is a great place to start :-)

[@oekmama]

Bingeing all your sweater videos because the sweater bug bites me ALL the time…

[@rae0521]

I don't speak "knitting" - I speak "crochet." Any chance of a smart-looking sweater pattern in my language?

[@aca_77]

I HAVE TIME FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THEM ACTUALLY

[@robertgavin980]

Just an advert for his patterns--- tells you nothing about how to knit a sweater, loads of better posts on KZbin.