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Wool is itchy!

I am *obsessed* with the first two If I weren’t poor, I’d order both… in multiple colours 😂

Looks like twisted rib stitch maybe? Very similar to brioche but not as floofy.

This weekend's creation

My sister in law knit me a vest, it was cute, but I think made of heavy bouncy yarn. It was the flounciest garment I’ve ever owned.

Also you can really sculpt the sweater to the body in beautiful ways, because you're the one *making* the fabric one stitch at a time. Basically a whole world of small details opens up to you.

Ce motif en laine épaisse, ça sent le vrai hiver, le café qui fume et la chaleur qu’on porte sur soi. Rien de plus séduisant que quelqu’un qui assume le confort sans sacrifier une once d’élégance.

Terrific!

ty!! i knitted years back and couldn’t stay into it, some friends said my first crochet being a sweater was too ambitious/repetitive but I thought I needed ambitious/repetitive for my adhd brain to stay engaged and I was right 😭 (also it’s a good but easy pattern!) www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

DDL wearing the fuck out of that

Derek’s following post confirms the sadness! bsky.app/profile/diew...

asking the important questions

I would not be sad about any of those sweaters

Moths.

I mean, this is real! I find it very hard to enjoy fall because I know winter is coming.

They don't have someone who loves them enough to knit them a sweater.

I think Mr Day-Lewis looks quite content in his. The others less so as they have to give them back after the shoot.

The weather is ass

1) Upset the collar keeps touching their chin. 2) Still cold after putting on the sweater. 3) The camera person just farted. Not loud, but noticeable. 4) Stepped in something gross and unidentifiable.

The dry cleaners bill.

Well now that’s gonna bug the heck out of me 😒

They're sad for other reasons. The sweaters are just helping them get through it.

These are grumpy brands... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNTS...

Thanks for explaining this Vicky!

It’s finally sweater weather!

so many fantastic knitters here on bluesky

I have some #Pachamama sweaters, allegedly hand-knitted by Peruvian elves, which are gorgeous. And expensive.

Got myself a Chamula jumper and by God it’s the most comfortable thing I own.

Knitter here agrees 🥰

Thank you Derek Guy @dieworkwear.bsky for starting this conversation about hand #knit sweaters. Nothing looks as good. Although I crochet and sew clothes ranging from swimsuits to dressage show coats, I envy #knitters.

Yes, they were. My first husband had a hand-made Guernsey he bought when he went to Scotland.

Guernseys or Ganseys. I recently read a book, This Golden Fleece, by Esther Rutter, which claims the patterns were not specific to different villages. The author found the same patterns in museums in several different areas of the UK. I always loved that story, though.

whenever i wear my crocheted acrylic sweaters i made in my first month of the hobby with all their flaws i will try 2 remember they “add visual interest” to my outfit ty derek 💞

It's not just the slight variations in handknits that make them superior. The difference between a fully fashioned sweater and one that's cut from larger pieces of machine knit fabric & then sewn together is night & day

Also bsky.app/profile/mini...

Handknits are also made with love - each little stitch. So they warm your heart as well as your body ❤️🧶

I love to knit but it’s increasingly difficult to find good wool.

Definitely not a knit worthy person. If a knitter is going through to the time and effort, the sweater better be a classic not a novelty.

I've got a hand-knitter fisherman's jumper that I bought in the Falkland Islands. It was quite a bit too big for me and moths got at it. I'm going to repair the holes at some stage by which time it'll have quite some character!

I have a hand knit Norwegian sweater my grandfather wore. It's beautiful - maybe 100 years old. I treasure it.

If I recall correctly Daniel Day Lewis’ gansey is his own that he wore to the photo shoot.

I have knitwear envy again

What is best to wear under a sweater? Undershirt, something else, nothing?

It's important to realise that "hand knit" refers to 2 different methods of knitting. We like to think of it as the traditional knit with needles, as grandmas of yore would do, but it more commonly refers to a hand-operated knitting machine, which is entirely different. Easily identified by price.

And they last forever.

Why the anti-machine bias? I am a retired professional knitter for theater and film who uses both machine & hand-knitting. Some things are easier to do with each technique but, machine knitting is not automatically inferior- a good hand knitter's work will be even enough to look like a machine's.

I have two sweaters that I was gifted as a teenager that are still in excellent condition today. Yeah, they don't make them like they used to.

Love those!

this is why The Dude should’ve worn a real Cowichan sweater, but at the same time The Dude wouldn’t have owned a Cowichan sweater. Maybe he’d have thrifted it.

💯

Just came back from there. It's a handcrafter's version of Paris Fashion Week. This year, my dogs will be getting sweaters and bandanas from Style Hounds.

DDL's gansey doesn't have the traditional close-fit, but is still beautiful. Haven't knitted a gansey, but my most recent sweater has some subtle texture patterns

Omg I LOVE it

Fabulous sweater! Just incredible!!

Thank you!

On Etsy and Ravelry

Gorgeous! Glad you knew someone that it fit 😊

Glorious

That's spectacular!

Gorgeous. I admire people who can knit complex patterns.

Yes!! My kid would LOVE to make such a crazy pattern. So cool!!

Such amazing smart creatures

That is amazing.

Here it is on the aforementioned daughter 😊

Lovely! I am sure your daughter will enjoy it . I think you have done a memory for generations to come

That is so cool!!!

So cool Gorgeous

This is a work of art!

This is stunning!

Agree! It’s really soothing and gratifying to make your own knitwear 🥰

Thought you might appreciate this, good and kind sir! My mom was an amazing knitter - her hands flew when she made blankets, sweaters and knit sets for me. Leave me alone it was the 80s. My sister in law recently gave our 20yo a sweater my mom had made for her in 1987. Here's how it's held up:

For a more feminine outfit, I'd be tempted to pair that uneven knit with a smooth, clean-lined skirt. Would you keep the contrast in texture and stay within one colour family, or add a stronger colour contrast too?

I read this while knitting a jumper and I agree!

As it says on the tortilla chip bag, they're DELICIOSAMENTE CRUJIENTE!

Where did you find the RRL cardigan? I shouldn’t ask because I know I can’t afford it.

Thanks a lot!

Thank you for adding the pattern, that's a gorgeous sweater.

“Slightly uneven texture” to my hand-knitting sounds like one of my mom’s comments to me as she looked at my attempts to knit a muffler and matching leg-warmers. (I know, I know, but it was the late 70s/early 80s. I thought it was super cool.)

Ravelry has just about everything!

I've been waiting for someone to tell me...

Also the recent All Creatures Great and Small series is filled with wonderful knitwear.

Heirloom > loom

This is me. Started crocheting at 10. Couldn’t figure out knitting for about 12 more years, till I was far away from my mother’s meddling and insistence on teaching me to “throw”. I didn’t even know what Continental was. I just knew it worked

My partner *just* finished her latest project. The details on the cuffs, v-neck and saddle shoulder are great imo!

*not very GOOD at stranded knitting.

Not only that, but you can customize to your heart’s content. Color, yarn, fit … truly bespoke.

I love sweaters and sweaters with character but I have to be careful because if they fit wrong I look super dorky. Like, more dorky than usual.

Thanks... from a knitter!

I love that you have such a cherished piece of knitwear! Your auntie would be so proud to know you still wear it and think of her.

God bless Aunt Rosie! What a treasure.