Vicki's Cardigan | Machine Knitting Project

Take a ready-to-wear inspiration sweater (or a hand knitting pattern) and make it your own.

Use a Knit it Now Basic pattern.(Misses or Plus)
Add your own stitch pattern.
Modify the length.
Add some special techniques.
Duplicate the design details.
Make it your own!

This is not a beginner's course. You should have knit a couple of sweaters and be very familiar with your knitting machine. You need to be able to do the math and apply your desired changes to your Basics pattern.

Supporting Files

Vickie' Cardigan Home Study Guide

Member Tutorials

Examine your ready-to-wear or hand knitting pattern to determine if it's a good candidate for machine knitting.

It pays to plan ahead so your ribbing matches at the seams.

When choosing your own stitch pattern, you need to consider the stitch multiple so you get a full repeat of the design at the edges of your knitting.

Flat ribs give you the look of ribbing without the pulling-in of regular ribbing.

Using a decorative flat rib would create a beautiful sweater from hem to neckline.

Tuck lace (tuck with needles out of work) is a long-time machine knitting favorite.

With a little simple math customize your "basics" pattern to knit Vicki's Cardigan. Watch as we plan ours based on our gauges.

Generate the perfect sleeve length pattern.

Even though Vicki's cardigan doesn't have buttons, here are some great tips for creating a crisp, neat edge for your faced front edges.

You may want to go "au natural" and not face the front edges of your cardigan. Here are tips for some alternate edges.

Another method of finishing the front edges.

Beautiful, neat, Full Needle Rib edges for your collar.

If you plan to button your collar ... here's a technique for beautiful vertical buttonholes in pattern.

Neatly join your shoulder seams for a professional finish.

TIP: Practice setting in sleeves in YOUR stitch pattern.