{"id":15916,"date":"2015-12-02T08:20:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T13:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=15916"},"modified":"2023-03-20T13:57:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T17:57:24","slug":"basic-knitted-v-neck-pullover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/basic-knitted-v-neck-pullover\/","title":{"rendered":"basic knitted v-neck pullover"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is sweater #8 of my ‘learn to knit by making a dozen self-designed sweaters’ project. (Here are links to #1<\/a>, #2<\/a>, #3<\/a>, #4<\/a>, #5<\/a>, #6<\/a> and #7<\/a>, if you’d like to see my progress.)<\/p>\n

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After the fine yarn and lace of my last cardigan<\/a>, I wanted a more relaxing knit for my next project. I decided to go for a really basic V-neck pullover, not too fitted so I can wear layers and long-sleeves underneath when it’s cold, but with some shaping so it fits over my hips but isn’t too boxy.<\/p>\n

Even though the end result is simple – plain stockinette throughout with 2×2 rib for the collar, hem and cuffs – I still got to try some new techniques and expand my skills. I’d just bought Sally Melville’s Craftsy class ‘Essential Techniques Every Knitter Should Know<\/a>‘ (and, as an aside, I loved this class – highly recommended, particularly if you’re interested in knitting sweaters).<\/p>\n

Some of Sally’s recommendations made me feel less like I’m muddling through my knitting journey, as I’d reached the same conclusions as her (so I must be doing something right!), while other tips were new to me, and I tried a few in this sweater.<\/p>\n

(In fact, Sally’s thinking on knitwear design decisions seems like such a good match for mine that I’ve since also bought her book, Knitting Pattern Essentials: Adapting and Drafting Knitting Patterns for Great Knitwear<\/a> – I can recommend that too!)<\/p>\n

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My new techniques with this sweater:<\/p>\n