Knitting Patterns I Own But Haven't Knit Yet & Why

[@drflkgbth]

Loved this topic, something I had never really considered. I immediately headed over to my Ravelry purchase history page and was relieved to see that while I have only knitted maybe 20% of my purchases, the financial hit was just under $100 for all purchases combined since 2015. Most were bought on sale during the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. I'll be moving a few to my queue to get reacquainted. Thanks!

[@beverlyfusfield8709]

Consider the frogged projects as learning opportunities. I have hundreds of patterns in my Ravelry library and haven’t made most of them. I sometimes put two (or more) patterns together, especially socks where I take the heel from one, the toe from another, and the sock design from a third. I’ve pretty much stopped knitting winter sweaters because the weather doesn’t get cold enough to wear them. BTW, even though alpaca feels soft, I find it scratchy on my skin. I couldn’t imagine wearing an alpaca bra!

[@granolagear]

I definitely do! Eventually I think you figure out what kind of patterns will or won’t work for you. And the alpaca bra probably would have been awful I just really got fixated on that pattern for a little while, it just never panned out 😂

[@AliceOfSpring]

Subscribed just a sec ago. I like how you described it. I do own a lot of patterns even though I knit like 1,5 year now. I don't have time I guess to knit it all and one pattern I decided to not knit as I found out after another project that this design will not fir my body as well. I hate knitting in panels, I knitted one cardigan like that and no more for sure. Wish you all best

[@granolagear]

It’s definitely a learning curve! Now that I’ve gotten better at modifying patterns I can usually figure out how to make it work!

[@alexpfarl307]

Greetings from Austria! Alexandra

[@granolagear]

@@alexpfarl307 Hello! Thank you for watching :)

[@BlackPixelDustt]

Interesting idea for a video topic. I am now thinking of why I haven't knit from my purchased patterns. (I mostly buy books though.) As for the ribbed sweater, enlarged stitches when ribbing is a common problem. It comes from switching from a knit to a purl, and the extra yarn that switch involves. It made me think of a video by Suzanne Bryan, a Master Knitter: "Enlarged knit before a purl". She gives several ways to deal with this problem, which could also avoid hand pain. She has bunches of tips for making professional looking knits. But yeah, I did a lot of frogging of projects too my first few years of knitting so this is relatable.

[@granolagear]

Yes thank you! I think I may have watched that at some point after attempting that sweater I watched it and managed to correct my stitches for another project but it did take a lot longer. 2x2 rib and I just don’t seem to get along😂