Let’s see your handcrafted sweater!

No matter if you’re just starting on your collar or you’re finishing up the final touches on your sleeves, we want to see what you’ve been working on.

As you get into knitting your sweater, here are a few things to keep in mind:

Evaluate your piece as you go to make sure you’re knitting with a similar tightness throughout your piece and not dropping or adding any stitches.
Give yourself time to learn each technique. Constructing some pieces of this sweater will take more tries than others and it's okay to come back to lessons more than once if you need to.
If the thought of knitting an entire sweater feels out of your comfort zone, break the project into chunks and set an achievable goal each week for the next month.
It’s okay to not be the best at something when you’re first starting. Let yourself be liberated by doing a craft because you enjoy it not because you are good at it.

Resources

Connect with Brandi on her website, Instagram, and YouTube
Download Brandi’s original sweater pattern
Discover more of Brandi’s patterns and tips and suggestions for carving out time for creativity with her book Knitting For Radical Self-Care.
Continue to build your knitting skills with Brandi's Knitting Learning Path

Explore More Classes on Skillshare

Perfect Fit Knits: Understanding and Modifying Knitting Patterns – Brandi Cheyenne Harper
Edgy Stitch Kit: 8 Techniques to Create Standout Knit Edges – Brandi Cheyenne Harper
Knitting 101: Everything You Need to Knit With Confidence – Vincent Williams
Modern Crochet: Essential Skills for Getting Started – Toni Lipsey
Sewing Basics: Make Your Own Clothing – Denise Bayron

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