I wanted to bring something that was totally unique, that no one would be able to buy anywhere. My go-to for these types of things is to make them. So I came up with this great sweater idea:
The Fornicating Reindeer Sweater!!!!
This pattern is more of a blueprint than it is a pattern. I used a jumper pattern from the Bond America Website and tweaked it, adding in my own fair isle touches along with the fornicating reindeer knit chart that I found on ravelry. Here are my notes and ramblings to design your own!!!
First up, here are the charts that I used:
I started with the Fornicating Deer Chart, found HERE on Ravelry. I sketched this out in my graph book, and added the green border that you see above.
Then, I sketched up the red border that I wanted to appear at the bottom of my sweater, and the bottom of the sleeves.
Next, I decided on the size from the Bond America Pattern, found HERE.
I made this sweater on a knitting machine, which worked up pretty quickly, but you can tell I had a few small errors with the border patterning.
I knit the sleeves flat and then seamed them on the underside of the arm, and the front and back were each knitted as their own panels. I then joined everything together and sewed it up.
First up, here are the charts that I used:
I started with the Fornicating Deer Chart, found HERE on Ravelry. I sketched this out in my graph book, and added the green border that you see above.
Then, I sketched up the red border that I wanted to appear at the bottom of my sweater, and the bottom of the sleeves.
Next, I decided on the size from the Bond America Pattern, found HERE.
I made this sweater on a knitting machine, which worked up pretty quickly, but you can tell I had a few small errors with the border patterning.
I knit the sleeves flat and then seamed them on the underside of the arm, and the front and back were each knitted as their own panels. I then joined everything together and sewed it up.