How to Tighten the Neckline of Your Knit Sweater
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Күн бұрынHere are two ways to tighten the neckline of your hand-knit sweater without re-knitting the collar or doing anything drastic. These two simple methods will become great options if you're not happy with the way your collar is sitting on your neck after you finish knitting a sweater and you want to tighten it up and add some more structure to it.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:11 Elastic at the Base of the Collar
4:04 Elastic at the Top of the Collar
4:47 Crochet at the Top of the Collar
8:54 Crochet at the Base of the Collar
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@ezrarae7082 Жыл бұрын
knit up your winter bluff sweater recently and have been feeling sooo guilty about not wearing it because i found i didnt love the loose neckline. as always your patterns and advice are lifesavers!! this came at the perfect time. thank you!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Oh no! I hope you're able to fix it so that you just love it!! So glad to hear it's helpful though :)
@alpacapancake 6 ай бұрын
You just COMPLETELY fixed my first ever sweater! THANK YOU!
@marjankoevoets5435 Жыл бұрын
Awesome. I was just looking for this. One of my necklines is to wide. My solution was knitting a cowl. Now I can try this solution. Thank you 🙏
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Yes! I hope it’s helpful!!
@jainicole23 8 ай бұрын
These tips were so helpful. The slip stitch to the top of the collar saved my very first wearable. Thank you.
@woollybear3328 8 ай бұрын
I have an oversize wool colourwork cardigan made by my late grandma. I love wearing it but the neckline was so stretched out and I was terrified to start unraveling and reknitting it in case I messed up. I used the slipstitch around the top of the neckline on the inside and it worked great! Thank you so much!
@AshleyLillisKnits 8 ай бұрын
Oh I’m so happy to hear this. That’s awesome ❤️
@poppyseed9967 Жыл бұрын
I love the slip stitch in Crochet and how you use it here. The elastic is genius! Thank you for this very cool video.
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Happy to help! Love little tricks like this that make a big difference, right!?
@cecilianiblett6387 Жыл бұрын
Super simple and genius!! Now I can wear some of the sweaters instead of giving them all away.
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
oh good -- I'm so glad! Sometimes the simplest tricks are the most helpful, right!?
@katieanncarochi3723 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! It is extremely helpful.
@sshuo8977 8 ай бұрын
thanks so much for your generosity of sharing the knowledge of knitting skills. your videos help me with my homestead chores lately.
@vijaya5012 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the technique to fix the loose neck.
@stepbystepscience Жыл бұрын
thank you for the great tips.
@Tiger-Creations Жыл бұрын
I just finished my Winter Bluff Sweater! 😊. Thanks for the pattern and all the guidance along the way
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Great job! Yay!! Glad to help :)
@tinabonny5192 6 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! Decided to go with the method using the crochet hook and made 2 rows at the top, then a further at the base of the collar, as it was still a little loose. So pleased with the result.
@Hotel2013 6 күн бұрын
I can’t Knit my Gap sweater because it wasn’t a Knit sweater and I did not want to wear it because of my loose neckline. To cover my Nike undershirt, I need my sweater to be tighter. Thank You!
@catherinemcmullen2929 Жыл бұрын
I love this so much!!! Thank you!!! I always thought I can tell a handmade sweater by the neckline!!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Ha, I hear ya!
@knickiehall9149 Жыл бұрын
Hello, thank you. I used this technique for the waist on a pair of pants.
@nicoleschouwey2077 Жыл бұрын
Excellent thank you Ashley!
@kristiserba5850 Жыл бұрын
Love this video! I feel more confident now!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Yay!! I'm so happy to hear this :)
@megumim6795 Жыл бұрын
great idea! Thank you for sharing these techniques. I crocheted the bottom hem of the neckline. I crocheted one extra chain stitch btw two stitches.
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Wonderful! great idea!
@tj-8422 Жыл бұрын
These tips are amazing!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Oh good - I’m so glad! Thank you!!
@bonnadowns524 6 ай бұрын
I love your tutorial and you did explain so well and way to follow👌🙏💝
@fotinicharalambous374 Жыл бұрын
Very useful tips. Thank you!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Happy knitting!
@dcantu-paez4308 Жыл бұрын
Great ideas. Thanks for the lesson. Both sound easy.
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@tinabonny5192 6 ай бұрын
Genius ideas - thank you. I'm sure I, too, have an old roll of that elastic somewhere....!
@TheKinderdoc Жыл бұрын
Crochet slip stitch at the base of the collar tightens a lot more because you are doing one slip stitch for every 2 knit stitches (knit/purl) combination. You can adjust this by adding a chain stitch between each slip stitch, or perhaps between every other slip stitch.
@Anna-kj2bd Жыл бұрын
Love this, thank you!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Hope it’s helpful and you can fix any sweaters you want now!
@Jaiyu1002 8 ай бұрын
Thanks it worked. Y sweater is the perfect size now
@pottery444 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing ❤
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@njbrennan14 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thank you!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Happy Knitting!
@lizferrari6632 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips.
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Happy to help! Happy knitting :)
@karenbochinski Жыл бұрын
Love this thanks so much
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@MikiCrespo Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing 💗
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@deborahcomrie6671 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great tip. ❤
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
so glad it was helpful! Happy knitting to you!
@laurahorgan7657 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@nehabijutkar2439 Жыл бұрын
Extremely useful 👍
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@TMcKnight-xh2rk Жыл бұрын
I’m assuming you could use these methods if you wanted to tighten the ribbing at the bottom of your sweater as well. A lot better than ripping out all of your ribbing! Thank you for posting.
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Yes you can! Great idea!
@crochetcarri Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ashley for sharing such great info with us. ✌️❣️🧶
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Anytime!! Happy knitting :)
@maryszoke 7 ай бұрын
Thank you
@caitlincollins4554 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@lmmiskeify Жыл бұрын
Very timely video for me. I'm working on a sweater and I'm concerned that the neck is too big. This is perfect!!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! I'm so happy to hear this!
@ChipsChallenge95 4 ай бұрын
I was looking for something that would revive an older cashmere sweater that was stretched out from hanging, tried this and it worked, hasn’t stretched out since
@Carole535 Жыл бұрын
Great thank you so much
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
You're welcome -- hope it helps!!
@sassy6292 Жыл бұрын
I didn’t like the loose neckline and so I doubled it over and hemmed it. I may take it apart and do the crochet thing. I crocheted the bottom hem for the same reason and considered crocheting the collar but decided on the doubling over. Now I’m wondering if the sweater could be knitted without the collar and then later knit from the edge up to a desired collar height. Also I used much smaller needles for the cuffs which gave me a nice blouse sleeve and an even smaller needle for the sleeve bind off.
@emilyho6387 3 ай бұрын
Thanks Ashely for this useful video. Is it possible to do more than 1 round if I feel the neckline is still a bit loose?
@obamalastname34 Жыл бұрын
My 4 usd thrifted aran sweater has that tightening style 6-9 minute mark around the hand cuffs but the collar none which makes it unstructured and exposed to being stretched.
@nancylagoyda5337 Жыл бұрын
How did you know I needed this right this minute. I made a sweater for my daughter and she doesn’t like how wide the collar is knitted.
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
oh good -- so glad you can fix it. Hope she loves it after!!
@4moniker Жыл бұрын
This is the most useful thing I’ve learned in knitting in a long time! I was easily able to fix the neck of a sweater I made for my grandaughter. She actually had lots of the clear elastic for her beading and ten minutes after watching your tutorial the neck was no longer hanging off off her shoulders! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
oh this makes me so happy to hear! Glad it was helpful! and amazing you had the elastic handy :)
@nini.xo.1 4 ай бұрын
I don't know how to crochet but will try the first method as it looks very easy. Does it look strange in the back ruched together?
@bartsexton1652 Жыл бұрын
Hi Ashley, when I knitted my sweater I got it to tight in the stomach area . Is there a way I can cut the sides and add under the arm pits to increase it from both sides .
@attbeach6927 10 ай бұрын
My neck for this was way tooooo size 5 needle and worsted weight 4 and re did to 112 stitches instead of 116 using 4.5 mm needles
@GracefullyUnraveled Жыл бұрын
I feel like these tips might work for the ends of sweater sleeves, too?
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
Yes, totally!
@carolynpounsett7377 Жыл бұрын
Hi Ashley...how about if its too high or tight ? X
@juliaou227 Жыл бұрын
hi! i knitted your fall bluff sweater with a dk weight yarn, but it looks like a rectangle when i try it on. is there any way to fix the rectangle and make it like a circle with the elastic? thank you!
@AshleyLillisKnits Жыл бұрын
I would try to do elastic at the top of the collar, that might help!
@juliaou227 Жыл бұрын
@@AshleyLillisKnits thanks so much!! i’ll try it out
@Derya679 3 ай бұрын
👍
@susanlinton8835 Жыл бұрын
It would be really useful if you could wear the sweater after each alteration.
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