Introduction to Knitting for Oversized Garments
A course by Siempre OvejaFashion Brand
A course by Siempre Oveja, Fashion Brand
Learn how to make an oversized sweater with its own unique color composition using the stick knitting technique with circular needles
Imagine being able to weave your feelings into something tangible. That's the daily experience of Joice Cabrera, textile designer and founder of the brand Siempre Oveja. For her, each stitch is an opportunity to understand her inner world a little better while also telling a story with her oversized garments.
In this course, she teaches you to make oversized sweaters with traditional knitting techniques using needles. Explore your emotions and translate them into shapes, colors, and patterns with wide, loose sleeves.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 20 downloads
Materials
3 minutes, 28 seconds
How i get inspired
10 minutes, 13 seconds
Previous exercises: basic points 1
18 minutes, 38 seconds
Previous exercises: basic points 2
14 minutes, 21 seconds
Knit back and front 1
19 minutes, 5 seconds
Knit back and front 2
19 minutes, 42 seconds
What's included in this course?
Joice Cabrera starts by talking a little bit about herself and her journey to founding Siempre Oveja. She also shares where she finds inspiration in her surroundings and how she interacts with it by observing the different textures and patterns.
Discover how to channel your emotions while creating your final project before going through all the materials and searching for references. Next, go over a few of the most important stitches and do a sketch to define your oversized design.
Now the moment you've been waiting for, it's time to knit your sweater! Using your measurements, create the back and the front before moving on to the sleeves. Then assemble all the pieces and finish off the neckline.
To round out the course, learn the importance of blocking your piece to set the final size and even out the stitches and discover exactly how it's done. Joice gives you some final tips for avoiding pilling and keeping your piece looking newer for longer.
What is this course's project?
Bring a sweater to life that tells a story.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in exploring their creative and emotional side through knitting.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is needed to take this course.
For materials, you need some basic stationery items as well as knitting needles or chopsticks, pins, measuring tape, an EVA foam surface, and yarn.
Reviews
- 15 days ago
El curso es muy inspirador, a diferencia de otros cursos que te muestran solo un paso a paso ella te explica cómo inspirarte para poder desarrollar tu propio estilo, en mi caso es el plus del curso ya que te da bases para crees sin depender de copiar el curso. Las puntadas las explica muy bien, yo era primera ver que intentaba con dos agujas y ae me hizo fácil aprender y terminar el proyecto. Amé el curso y ella comenta el proyecto, también se debe destacar...
- 4 months ago
El concepto es bueno, pero es muy lenta y repetitiva ,podría a ver sido mas dinámica
- 9 months ago
very clearly explained + super fun project!
- 10 months ago
Encouraging and easy to follow. I haven't stopped knitting since I took the course.
- 1 year ago
EXPLICA MUY BIEN, ME GUSTO
Making sweaters came to her in a moment of crisis, as instinctively as throwing on a life jacket, and has allowed her to learn to understand her emotions, experimenting with the shapes and patterns that come to her naturally.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Us
- Influences
- U2
Construction of an idea and a pattern
- What it means to work with emotions to tell a story
- Materials
- How i get inspired
- Previous exercises: basic points 1
- Previous exercises: basic points 2
- Oversized waistcoat
- Transform the vest into points
- U3
Make the pattern come true
- Knit back and front 1
- Knit back and front 2
- Knit sleeves 1
- Knit sleeves 2
- Attach the vest
- Make the neck
- U4
The cares
- Lock a garment
- How to care for and store your vest
- FP
Final project
- Introduction to Knitting for Oversized Garments
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FAQs
This course is designed for those with intermediate knitting skills, so it’s recommended to have basic experience with stitches and knitting techniques before starting.
You’ll need balls of wool or mohair yarn, knitting needles, pins, scissors, a measuring tape, a blocking surface (like foam mats), a crochet hook, and stationery for sketching.
You’ll learn how to interpret emotions to design unique garments, create an oversized vest from sketch to finish, apply blocking and care techniques, and blend creativity with textile skills.
The course teaches you how to capture your ideas and feelings in sketches, take your own measurements, and turn those into a pattern tailored to your body and style.
Techniques include stockinette, seed stitch, garter stitch, and double ribbing, along with casting on and binding off, and alternating knit and purl stitches to create different textures.
You’ll learn how to block using steam and pins to shape your garment, plus how to wash, lay flat to dry, and store it properly to keep it looking great.
Yes, the course includes options to add pockets and embroider hearts or other details so you can personalize your piece and express your creativity.