recreating a $500 hand knit sweater (it took me 3 months...)

[@nikolaplivna]

I think you should have sewn the sleeves and panels together normally and then added the brown looset stitch on top, just for the look. That way it would be more ‘functional’ in my opinion. Its still a wonderful job!

[@melanielocke]

tbh i might even go back and do this… definitely think it’ll stretch out over time so making it more durable is a good idea😅 ty for the tip❤

[@13ia.t]

i discovered your channel, like, yesterday, and i already love u

[@gracies._.place05]

Ahhh this is the motivation I need I start my crochet projects but don’t finish 😭

[@melanielocke]

girl YOU GOT THIS

[@tjskeyblade]

I appreciate your commentary and I believe you

[@owamistanley]

You truly never seize to amaze me :) I am so proud of you for crocheting this sweater, it looks so cute

[@melanielocke]

:,)))) hi owami!! you always make me smile with your sweet comments!

[@zainababdulsalam584]

knitting🥲

[@serenitybysaf]

not me literally dying to make this for so long but idk where to start bc my knitting knowledge is below basic omggggg THANK YOU

[@olgahein4384]

It is actually rather basic though, it's just plain basic knit (front and back row) and either increase (if you knit from the top) or decrease (if you knit from the bottom). It's a basic raglan cardigan (Melanie did a boxy cardigan though, which is even easier for plain knitting, but more difficult for the neckline) with either decorative contrast color stitching at the eges, or decorative chunky crochet. You can find many free online tutorials for basic raglan tops and raglan cardigans, i recommend the free knitting patterns by 'Drops' - you can use the drops yarn or smth else. Their patterns are easy to understand (for me at least), but at the very bottom they also have short videos showing the different techinques used in the pattern. I learned to knit socks with them.

[@serenitybysaf]

@@olgahein4384 ohhhh wait thank you ! i have made a raglan sweater before in the round top down, but i wouldn’t know how to make different panels to attach them later on with crochet. or do you mean like just making a plain raglan sweater and stichting in the details at the end

[@olgahein4384]

@@serenitybysaf Yeah, i think you can easily do a normal raglan, just as a cardigan instead of a sweter, and stitch in the details afterwards. Will be easier too, i think.

[@melanielocke]

tbh i think if you know how to knit a raglan sweater you have more than enough experience for this! I only did straight up knit rectangles in different shapes and stitched them together at the end but honestly knitting a raglan and then adding on stitching detail for detail would probably be even more durable! best of luck

[@serenitybysaf]

thank you for the details & advice guys !! that’s really sweet ps love love love your channel @@melanielocke

[@clara-r5p9u]

Girl i always have the exact same problem of knitting one side too tight and the other one way looser it's so annoying cause i feel like they're not the same size at all

[@Erte3pe]

You should try tunisian crochet!! You can create a knit looking fabric but the actual process feels like crochet and knitting had a baby😆 tl yarn crafts has great tutorials

[@melanielocke]

ooo i've been hearing all about that recently!! i definitely want to try :) I'll have to check out those tutorials, thank you!!

[@satira2087]

Your gauge changed and that's why there's a difference in length abd width. It happens all if the time. I mainly knit with superwash wool so I can block it out most times.

[@melanielocke]

ah so thankful for blocking😭

[@maddielucarelli1992]

What were your measurements or like how many stitches did you cast on for each piece? I really wanna make this and your video inspired me to finally give the courage to start I just don’t know what to gauge for many stitches to cast on :)

[@laurienesdahl6817]

Make a gauge swatch,then count stitches per inch. Use your own measurements and multiply your measurements by the stitches per inch of your gauge swatch. Good Luck!

[@melanielocke]

[@kajolpatel9958]

Love how it came out! How many stitches did you cast on for the panels and what size needles did you use?

[@melanielocke]

hehe tyyy! i did 40 for each front panel and i used us 10 needles🤗

[@stitchandlilly]

Soo cute!! I need to make one

[@melanielocke]

☺️🤗

[@evatang4429]

OMG so cute!!

[@melanielocke]

hi eva!!🫶 TYSM💖💖

[@katiea110]

i am also more of a crochet girl, i can knit a little but it intimidates me so much lol

[@melanielocke]

girl we on the same page! but slowly convincing myself to start knitting and its been SO fun!! (ngl tho... the barrier to entry with knitting is SO much scarier than crochet, but following a step by step raglan sweater tutorial on youtube has help me so much!)

[@brooke_elise]

So cute!!!

[@melanielocke]

[@Licey-so7fd]

More crochet and knitting vids pls❤

[@melanielocke]

ABSOLUTELY

[@isabellamarti4209]

LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@melanielocke]

love love love YOU🫶🫶🫶

[@_coconut_water_]

Hey what tutorial did you follow for this??

[@Everything_Callie]

How do you store your yarn?

[@melanielocke]

in… a bin? or random tote bags🤣

[@mavisjoa]

Love the sweater!!! It looks so good! Also, Melanie! You’re a Christian?!!!

[@melanielocke]

tyyyy❤❤ and yes i am!

[@emmf4065]

But the sentro makes the stitches too loose

[@melanielocke]

okay yeah thats true... i was thinking that a bit also

[@melanielocke]

you have to use like the perfect yarn for it to work right 😅

[@caroline4689]

Does anybody else not know where to start when trying to make something without a tutorial?

[@melanielocke]

ah yes it’s so daunting! everything i learned was from youtube! there’s some really amazing tutorials that are really thorough :) you got this!!

[@GrubUbsDiaries]

I also suggest finding another outfit that is the same size as what you want to make. That way you can use that for measurements as well as utilize KZbin.