knit up your winter bluff sweater recently and have been feeling sooo guilty about not wearing it because i found i didnt love the loose neckline. as always your patterns and advice are lifesavers!! this came at the perfect time. thank you!
Crochet slip stitch at the base of the collar tightens a lot more because you are doing one slip stitch for every 2 knit stitches (knit/purl) combination. You can adjust this by adding a chain stitch between each slip stitch, or perhaps between every other slip stitch.
My 4 usd thrifted aran sweater has that tightening style 6-9 minute mark around the hand cuffs but the collar none which makes it unstructured and exposed to being stretched.
I didn’t like the loose neckline and so I doubled it over and hemmed it. I may take it apart and do the crochet thing. I crocheted the bottom hem for the same reason and considered crocheting the collar but decided on the doubling over. Now I’m wondering if the sweater could be knitted without the collar and then later knit from the edge up to a desired collar height. Also I used much smaller needles for the cuffs which gave me a nice blouse sleeve and an even smaller needle for the sleeve bind off.
I’m assuming you could use these methods if you wanted to tighten the ribbing at the bottom of your sweater as well. A lot better than ripping out all of your ribbing! Thank you for posting.
I have an oversize wool colourwork cardigan made by my late grandma. I love wearing it but the neckline was so stretched out and I was terrified to start unraveling and reknitting it in case I messed up. I used the slipstitch around the top of the neckline on the inside and it worked great! Thank you so much!
I can’t Knit my Gap sweater because it wasn’t a Knit sweater and I did not want to wear it because of my loose neckline. To cover my Nike undershirt, I need my sweater to be tighter. Thank You!
I was looking for something that would revive an older cashmere sweater that was stretched out from hanging, tried this and it worked, hasn’t stretched out since
hi! i knitted your fall bluff sweater with a dk weight yarn, but it looks like a rectangle when i try it on. is there any way to fix the rectangle and make it like a circle with the elastic? thank you!
Wow, thank you! Decided to go with the method using the crochet hook and made 2 rows at the top, then a further at the base of the collar, as it was still a little loose. So pleased with the result.
Hi Ashley, when I knitted my sweater I got it to tight in the stomach area . Is there a way I can cut the sides and add under the arm pits to increase it from both sides .
This is the most useful thing I’ve learned in knitting in a long time! I was easily able to fix the neck of a sweater I made for my grandaughter. She actually had lots of the clear elastic for her beading and ten minutes after watching your tutorial the neck was no longer hanging off off her shoulders! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I love the slip stitch in Crochet and how you use it here. The elastic is genius! Thank you for this very cool video.
Happy to help! Love little tricks like this that make a big difference, right!?
knit up your winter bluff sweater recently and have been feeling sooo guilty about not wearing it because i found i didnt love the loose neckline. as always your patterns and advice are lifesavers!! this came at the perfect time. thank you!
Oh no! I hope you're able to fix it so that you just love it!! So glad to hear it's helpful though :)
Thanks so much for sharing 💗
Thanks for watching!
Awesome. I was just looking for this. One of my necklines is to wide. My solution was knitting a cowl. Now I can try this solution. Thank you 🙏
Yes! I hope it’s helpful!!
Crochet slip stitch at the base of the collar tightens a lot more because you are doing one slip stitch for every 2 knit stitches (knit/purl) combination. You can adjust this by adding a chain stitch between each slip stitch, or perhaps between every other slip stitch.
My 4 usd thrifted aran sweater has that tightening style 6-9 minute mark around the hand cuffs but the collar none which makes it unstructured and exposed to being stretched.
I didn’t like the loose neckline and so I doubled it over and hemmed it. I may take it apart and do the crochet thing. I crocheted the bottom hem for the same reason and considered crocheting the collar but decided on the doubling over. Now I’m wondering if the sweater could be knitted without the collar and then later knit from the edge up to a desired collar height. Also I used much smaller needles for the cuffs which gave me a nice blouse sleeve and an even smaller needle for the sleeve bind off.
Super simple and genius!! Now I can wear some of the sweaters instead of giving them all away.
oh good -- I'm so glad! Sometimes the simplest tricks are the most helpful, right!?
I’m assuming you could use these methods if you wanted to tighten the ribbing at the bottom of your sweater as well. A lot better than ripping out all of your ribbing! Thank you for posting.
Yes you can! Great idea!
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I have an oversize wool colourwork cardigan made by my late grandma. I love wearing it but the neckline was so stretched out and I was terrified to start unraveling and reknitting it in case I messed up. I used the slipstitch around the top of the neckline on the inside and it worked great! Thank you so much!
Oh I’m so happy to hear this. That’s awesome ❤️
Thank you so much for this video! It is extremely helpful.
I can’t Knit my Gap sweater because it wasn’t a Knit sweater and I did not want to wear it because of my loose neckline. To cover my Nike undershirt, I need my sweater to be tighter. Thank You!
Hello, thank you. I used this technique for the waist on a pair of pants.
thank you for the great tips.
You just COMPLETELY fixed my first ever sweater! THANK YOU!
Super helpful video. Thanks!
I was looking for something that would revive an older cashmere sweater that was stretched out from hanging, tried this and it worked, hasn’t stretched out since
I don't know how to crochet but will try the first method as it looks very easy. Does it look strange in the back ruched together?
My neck for this was way tooooo size 5 needle and worsted weight 4 and re did to 112 stitches instead of 116 using 4.5 mm needles
Thanks Ashely for this useful video. Is it possible to do more than 1 round if I feel the neckline is still a bit loose?
Thank you so much for the technique to fix the loose neck.
It would be really useful if you could wear the sweater after each alteration.
Hi Ashley...how about if its too high or tight ? X
I love this so much!!! Thank you!!! I always thought I can tell a handmade sweater by the neckline!!
You are so welcome! Ha, I hear ya!
I just finished my Winter Bluff Sweater! 😊. Thanks for the pattern and all the guidance along the way
Great job! Yay!! Glad to help :)
I feel like these tips might work for the ends of sweater sleeves, too?
Yes, totally!
Love this video! I feel more confident now!
Yay!! I'm so happy to hear this :)
hi! i knitted your fall bluff sweater with a dk weight yarn, but it looks like a rectangle when i try it on. is there any way to fix the rectangle and make it like a circle with the elastic? thank you!
I would try to do elastic at the top of the collar, that might help!
@@AshleyLillisKnits thanks so much!! i’ll try it out
Genius ideas - thank you. I'm sure I, too, have an old roll of that elastic somewhere....!
thanks so much for your generosity of sharing the knowledge of knitting skills. your videos help me with my homestead chores lately.
Wow, thank you! Decided to go with the method using the crochet hook and made 2 rows at the top, then a further at the base of the collar, as it was still a little loose. So pleased with the result.
Hi Ashley, when I knitted my sweater I got it to tight in the stomach area . Is there a way I can cut the sides and add under the arm pits to increase it from both sides .
These tips were so helpful. The slip stitch to the top of the collar saved my very first wearable. Thank you.
I love your tutorial and you did explain so well and way to follow👌🙏💝
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Thanks it worked. Y sweater is the perfect size now
Excellent thank you Ashley!
Very timely video for me. I'm working on a sweater and I'm concerned that the neck is too big. This is perfect!!
Glad it was helpful! I'm so happy to hear this!
great idea! Thank you for sharing these techniques. I crocheted the bottom hem of the neckline. I crocheted one extra chain stitch btw two stitches.
Wonderful! great idea!
How did you know I needed this right this minute. I made a sweater for my daughter and she doesn’t like how wide the collar is knitted.
oh good -- so glad you can fix it. Hope she loves it after!!
Great ideas. Thanks for the lesson. Both sound easy.
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful tips. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Happy knitting!
Thank you!!
Thank you
Thank you!!!!
Very helpful, thank you!
You're welcome! Happy Knitting!
Thank you. Great tip. ❤
so glad it was helpful! Happy knitting to you!
Thank you for showing ❤
Thanks for watching!
Love this, thank you!
Hope it’s helpful and you can fix any sweaters you want now!
Great thank you so much
You're welcome -- hope it helps!!
Thanks for the tips.
Happy to help! Happy knitting :)
These tips are amazing!
Oh good - I’m so glad! Thank you!!
Love this thanks so much
You are so welcome!
Extremely useful 👍
Glad you think so!
This is the most useful thing I’ve learned in knitting in a long time! I was easily able to fix the neck of a sweater I made for my grandaughter. She actually had lots of the clear elastic for her beading and ten minutes after watching your tutorial the neck was no longer hanging off off her shoulders! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
oh this makes me so happy to hear! Glad it was helpful! and amazing you had the elastic handy :)
Thanks Ashley for sharing such great info with us. ✌️❣️🧶
You are so welcome! Anytime!! Happy knitting :)