Knitting for Children's Garments

Knitted fabric for children's garments

“Congratulations!! If you are reading these lines, it means that we have advanced to the end of the course. Thank you so much for joining me, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Now share your final project with all of us by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result of your garment and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. Before we say goodbye, I would like to make a brief summary of the phases and steps that you have to follow to carry out your final project (and that I want you to teach me) and show you everything you have learned. Preparation If you choose to follow the same pattern that I propose in the downloadable resource of Unit 4, you must bear in mind that the thickness of your yarn and your needles is decisive for the size of your garment. I have chosen Katia Merino Arán. If you do not find this quality or you want to use another composition, for example, you must make sure that the density of your tension swatch is 16 stitches x 31 rows to garter stitch. If you want to make your garment for a size larger than the ones I offer, you are going to create your own design from the beginning or you want to make a radical change of thread (thickness, composition, etc.), follow all the steps of the lesson "From the measurements of the swatch to the real measurements "from Unit 3. Take the measurements from the measurement table as a reference, transfer these measurements to paper (if it is a real size, better) and do the calculations to translate the horizontal measurements into stitches and vertical measurements into rows. In both cases, remember at all times, when choosing your fiber, the three questions we asked in Unit 2, who are you going to knit for? When is this garment going to be used? is your level? The answers to these questions will lead you to the proper fiber and shape. Inspiration and creation of your design Make a sketch and capture everything you want to see in your garment, structure, color changes, different stitches, pockets, buttons, ornaments, embroidery... The more detail you add to the sketch, the better. This will help you get the image you've created out of your head and see if the composition works or you need to change anything to balance it. Erase and draw as many times as necessary until you are satisfied with the final result. As I mentioned in the lesson, Pinterest can be a great source of inspiration in this part of the process. The extra time you spend planning will ensure the best result. Share the mood board or the board you have created on Pinterest to organize and structure the inspiration for your garment.

Remember that you must take into account the characteristics of the infant stage, which we saw in Unit 3 when creating a design that is comfortable, functional and easy to use and carry. This is the sketch that I made for my garment with Photoshop. Knit the back of the jacket TO KNIT! As we have seen in unit 3, in which we designed the garment, we will begin by knitting the jacket at the lower back. You will put into practice the cast on of stitches, knitting in garter stitch (or what is the same, to knit all the stitches of all rows) as well as the color change. It is very important that you remember that you should always slip the first stitch of each odd row, inserting the needle as if you were going to knit. In this way, you will get a more uniform edge or selvage that will facilitate the final seam. At this point, that you will have already advanced enough in the fabric so that the stitches are more settled, it is highly recommended that you go making measurements to see if it adapts to the measurements you projected, or those indicated in the PDF pattern. In the event that it is getting smaller or larger than desired, don't be afraid to pull the strand and undo everything to start over. Making and undoing the fabric as many times as necessary is part of the design process. Hardly anything goes your way the first time. The important thing is not to be lazy to start from scratch as many times as necessary, the result is worth it! Knit the back of the sleeves After knitting the lower back, you should form the sleeves of your garment using increases at the edge of the piece. Once you have reached the desired armhole height, it is time to divide the piece to knit first one front and then the other. To do this, you must reserve the stitches corresponding to the second striker to be able to knit them later. Knit the first front Once the back and the back of the sleeves have been worked, you will work on the first front. At this point in the process, we are going to combine knit and purl stitch to get a twisted decorative edge. It is highly recommended that you get used to using stitch markers to know at all times where you should make the change of stitch from knit to purl and remember where you should make an increase. When the sleeve reaches the armhole width you want, it is time to bind off it. Once binded off, continue increasing until you have the same number of stitches that you started the back with and knit until the back and front have the same number of rows (from bottom to armhole). Knit the second striker Take up the stitches reserved for the other striker and knit the same as the previous one. You just have to keep in mind that the area of the increases slopes to the left, instead of to the right. Last details and final result After having knitted the entire base of the garment, sew the sides and under the sleeves, with an invisible seam, to give your kimono its final shape, as we saw in Unit 5. You have it! Now share your project with the community by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result and the steps that led you to it. If you feel like it, you can also share it with the rest of the world on social networks using the hashtag #CreativaAtelierDomestika. I'm looking forward to seeing how your garment turned out and that everything you have learned in the course will help you to knit many more. I ask for your patience, I will try to access the forum as much as I can and as much as my professional projects allow me. Finally, I want to invite you to participate actively in the forum, not only sharing your progress, but also giving advice and trying to help the rest of the community. See you in the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Now we have reached the end of this Domestika course, but before saying goodbye we will review what we saw in the course. First I showed you the materials we would use and we learned to cast on the stitches on our needle. Then I taught you the basic stitches to knit and I showed you how to bind off stitches to shape your garment. Later I showed you my inspiration process. We create our sketch. We did the stress sample and we calculate the actual measurements of our jacket. Then we create our garment. We start at the back, we go up to the sleeves and we finish with the front. F...”

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Course summary for: Knitting for Children's Garments

• Level: Beginner
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• 5 units
• 17 lessons (2h 38m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Textile Design