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Do you feel lost when it comes to picking out your first knit sweater pattern? This week, Kelley shared her favorite sweater patterns during Technique Tuesday. These patterns all feature minimal seaming, have detailed instructions, and have lots of completed projects on Ravelry! 

 

Free Beginner Sweater Patterns to Try

• Ausable by Amy Christoffers 
• The Perfect Knit T-Shirt by Kaitlin Barthold 
• Sunday Morning Rib Stitch Sweater by Kaitlin Barthold 
• Casual T Shirt by Vera Sanon 
• Brick Sweater by Clare Lee

Kelley has knit the Brick Sweater several times, and has decided to knit it again with all our Technique Tuesday viewers! Grab some worsted weight yarn and join us for this informal knit along. 

Do you have a knitter in your life that you would love to give a gift to? Not only do knitters love receiving knitted items, but you can get them some essential knitting supplies and tools as well!

Do you struggle with fixing your knitting mistakes or dropped stitches? Kelley loves the Fix-A-Stitch tools! They're uniquely made to make it very easy to quickly fix your knitting mistakes. Here, Kelley demonstrates how to use the Fix-A-Stitch to fix stockinette, purl stitches, and garter stitch using the Fix-A-Stitch tools. 

Cables make the most awe-inspiring fisherman sweaters and hats, but they can be daunting for new knitters! In this video, Kelley explains how to knit cables, fix cables, and count how many rows between each cable twist.

In this week's Technique Tuesday, Kelley shared why she loves knitting stitch sampler projects. They not only allow you to practice and learn a variety of stitches, but they look amazing too! 

Kelley wrapped up work on her Pengweeno Baby Jacket and thought she would share three different knit bind-offs for you to consider for your future projects! She compared the i-cord bind off, Icelandic bind-off, and Jenny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO.)

Kelley's latest project is the Pengweeno Baby Jacket by Stephen West. This pattern is great for using up scraps of yarn! Kelley is using up her scraps of Hikoo Sueño DK. This baby jacket has knitted welts for a fun texture and it's a great project for practicing weaving in ends. In this week's video, Kelley shows how to make the knitted welts.

One very popular knitted gift is the Grandma's Slippers pattern, and Kelley found ways to improve upon it! Mrs. Hupps' Slippers is a free pattern by Kelley that uses Judy's Magic Cast-On to make her variation a breeze to knit.

This week Kelley was working on the Tsubaki Pullover by Hiroko Fukatsu, a paid-for pattern on Ravelry. While sharing the pattern in this week's Technique Tuesday, she gave her top advice for things to consider when knitting a sweater. Everything from the yarn to the pattern itself!