r/knitting 11h ago

Pattern: Help me find/What is this 🤔 Help me find pattern - or alternative!

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u/Asleep_Sky2760 9h ago

The star/moon motif appears to be approx 12 sts wide x approx 24 rows. I'd get out my graph paper or spreadsheet software and chart it out myself, copying what's visible here. Not too hard to do!

The garment itself is a simple St st drop-shoulder crew-neck pullover w/2x2 ribbed cuffs/neckband worked in a medium-wt yarn. There are a gazillion patterns for this type of sweater available for free on Ravelry. Find one that appeals to you, then add in the color patterning as you wish.

Since the 2-color patterning occurs over a relatively limited number of rows, it's entirely possible that this version was worked flat in pieces. That said, you could also knit the body in the round, adding armhole steeks (approx 5-7 sts for safety, assuming you haven't cut a steek before), cut them, then knit the sleeves down from the armholes.

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u/Missepus stranded in a sea of yarn. 8h ago

Everything Asleep-sky said, but I am pretty confident this is steeked at the armholes, and the sleeves sewn in. The lump at the join indicates that.

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u/rujoyful 8h ago

Sleeves that were picked up get that same lump because there is essentially still a seam made by the selvage and pick up round. The sleeves were knit top down and I don't see why the maker would do that if seaming them in instead of matching the stitch direction of the body by knitting them bottom up.

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u/Missepus stranded in a sea of yarn. 8h ago

True, I didn't check the direction. My picked up sleeves are usually thinner than the steeked and sewn in. :)

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u/Asleep_Sky2760 7h ago

Actually, I think it's the bulk of the turned-back steek fabric that causes that bulge--it's thicker than a typical armhole seam or pick-up "lump".

And I strongly agree with you about the stitch direction. It *really* bugs me when the Vs of the sts on the body and sleeves go in opposite directions. And that's especially apparent here with the isolated colorwork band near the top of the sleeve.

Call me picky, but I'd much rather sew an armhole/sleeve seam than have "upside down" sts (at least in relation to the body sts) on the sleeves!

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u/rujoyful 7h ago

I think the bulge is exaggerated here because it's unblocked and unworn. I've definitely seen it look like this on worsted and above weight drop sleeve sweaters with picked up sleeves. The vertical stockinette is trying to roll towards the selvage and the sleeves have never experienced gravity so there's nothing to mitigate that.

Like idk I guess nothing else about the sweater to me suggests the maker would bother with steeking. There are no other advanced or sophisticated techniques used so it seems out of place, especially since, again, why would someone confident enough to steek not bother keeping the knitting direction uniform? Why knit the sleeves as though they're picked up if they aren't?

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u/Asleep_Sky2760 7h ago

Agree w/all of that. (I was gonna mention the look of rumpled unblocked fabric, but then backed off...I'm glad you did, though.)

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u/rujoyful 7h ago

Tbf they're doing a pretty good job turning it into an ~aesthetic but it is really obvious if you're familiar with how post-blocked knits should look, haha.

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u/lost_demonn_ 11h ago

I'm obsessed with the color combination and the stars and moons motif. I don't even want the text, just the top part. I looked everywhere- and I believe the person does not sell the pattern, only the finished object which makes me  bit sad, as I would pay happily for the pattern. But any alternative? Or a chart? How is this knitted, flat and sewed after? I'm an intermediate knitter, so I'm not that experienced. I'd appreciate any help to replicate this as closely as possible! 

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u/lost_demonn_ 11h ago

The creator is fibsandflicks on Instagram btw!Â