Knit a sweater

“I still remember the day I decided to knit my first sweater. I had been knitting for a while - scarves, hats, and other small projects - but a sweater felt like a whole new challenge. I was both excited and terrified. What if it didn’t fit? What if I messed up? But I also knew that the only way to grow as a knitter was to take that leap. [...] Because this was my first sweater and I knitted it without a pattern, I had no idea that I needed to cast on stitches after placing the sleeve stitches on spare yarn. So, I didn’t do that. Normally, you would cast on a few stitches under the arms to improve the fit, especially in the underarm area. But every mistake was a lesson.”

“Before this, I had only crocheted. I practiced a stockinette stitch sample (where I twisted all the stitches), and decided to learn to knit directly with my first project. I didn't use any pattern for the sweater, I just took the measurements of my favorite sweater and after thinking a bit and watching some YouTube videos about some techniques or stitches, I went for it. Thanks to this I learned to control tension, increases and decreases, knit flat and circularly, and to make different stitches according to the need. Now I feel like I can knit anything!”

“It's literally the first thing I've knitted, after practicing with two samples! I don't deny that I use many lifelines before changes or increases, and I unravel one or two rows when I see that I don't like what I've done (I don't mind the idea of unraveling and redoing a few rows, making mistakes is part of learning!).”