What Was the First Sweater You Knitted?

mari_13 · 01-21-2007, 01:51 PM

I really want to dive in and make a sweater but I haven't really found any easy patterns. What was the first sweater that you ever knitted? Did you have success with it? TIA!

Mari

Jan in CA · 01-21-2007, 06:57 PM

I made this pullover 3 mos after I started knitting. It's very easy!
Knitting pure and simple #9724

brokenblossoms · 01-21-2007, 06:58 PM

A sweater for my Blythe dolls. It was just for practice and I still have a few kinks to work out for when I make the "real" one, but it turned out looking pretty cute, but it has no sleeves or buttons. Hehe.

Jax3303 · 01-21-2007, 07:04 PM

My very first sweater was a very basic, top down raglan cardigan for a baby. I think everyone should start with something like this, it's great and easy for learning sweater construction.

My second sweater was Starsky.

Jenelle · 01-21-2007, 07:07 PM

I'm still working on my first sweater which is Tubey.

Very easy, though you can get easily bored knitting the back part.

jdee · 01-21-2007, 07:57 PM

I haven't made a sweater yet. I'm still a bit intimidated by them.

HamburgKnitter · 01-21-2007, 08:11 PM

I made this sweater (in blue) about a month after I learned to knit - and it was very very easy. And it fits!

(That was more luck than talent, but hey!)

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/doreen/doreen.html

And now I'm working on another simple one, this vest:

http://www.dailyknitter.com/michelle.html

I got a bit adventurous on the vest, though. I'm knitting it in the round instead of knitting up the front and back seperately. It's even easier that way....and none of that boring finishing work at the end.

psammeadred · 01-21-2007, 08:16 PM

Baby sweaters are great because they're fast, easy, and don't take a whole lot of yarn. I've learned a lot about sweater construction by making baby sweaters (and people are always having babies!).

Chrissie · 01-21-2007, 09:20 PM

I made the hourglass sweater from Last Minute Knitted Gifts.....it is very easy, but I had to modify the neckline and sleeves a bit.

Lilsea · 01-22-2007, 12:25 PM

I made a reglan sweater for my youngest dd. It's knit in pieces, and when I made it, I didn't check gauge and didn't know how to seam. The sweater fit her good, but I'll probably make more for the summer for my girls because I know how to seam. It was a quick easy sweater that I did within my first year of knitting