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Knit a Sweater That’s All About the Finishing Touches

March 4, 2024 by Sarah White

I won’t say this sweater wouldn’t be pretty on its own, but the finishing embellishments on the Schickimicki pullover definitely take it to a different level.

The sweater, designed by Claudia Quintanilla of EweKnit Toronto, was knit with a luscious combination of a silk/mohair yarn and a merino/cashmere yarn. You can use a lace weight and a light fingering together, or a single strand of sport weight.

It’s a top down sweater that skims the body (it’s meant to be worn with 0-2 inches/0-5 cm of positive ease) and has loose sleeves that are cinched in at the wrist.

As I said it would probably be a lovely, a definitely a luxurious, sweater if that was the end of it, but that is far from the end of it.

The area around the neckline on the front of the sweater is playfully embellished with beads and flowers that I thought were buttons but they are actually made of leather. But you can go whatever way you want with this, adding embroidery, duplicate stitch, different kinds and colors of beads and baubles. I love a project where you can just play and you get to decide where it ends.

The pattern comes in eight sizes, with a finished chest measurement ranging from 31.5 to 58.5 inches, or 80 to 148 cm. The body is cropped but you can always add length if you want, just be aware of how the low amount of ease plays on different parts of the body (or add some increases if you need to make more space).

And if you’re wondering about the name, Schickimicki is German slang for things that are trendy, fancy and posh, which the details of this sweater most certainly are.

You can download the pattern from Ravelry or get a kit with just the yarn, yarn and beads, or yarn plus beads, ribbon and flowers, from EweKnit.

[Photo: Claudia Quintanilla/EweKnit Toronto]

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Fun Tank Top Knitting Patterns

It seems like every summer there’s a new crop of tank top knitting patterns, and what I noticed about a lot of the new releases this year is that they have fun little details that make them a little more interesting both to knit and to wear. 

Like the Sailoress Top from Joji Locatelli, which has a pretty cable worked up the center from and back, with shorter sections of cable work on the shoulders. It uses DK weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes up to a bust circumference of 72 inches/ 158 cm. You can find the pattern on Ravelry. 

Combine lace and cables in an allover pattern on the Mountain Laurel Top from Andrea Gaughan. This sport weight pattern is worked from the bottom up in the count and has 10 sizes. It’s available on Ravelry.

The Vienna Textured Tank Top by Sarah Hatton has wide ribs broken up by eyelets. There’s very little shaping so it’s a pretty easy knit worked in fingering weight yarn. There are nine sizes available and it’s a free download on Ravelry.

Make a tank with a boho vibe perfect for festival season with Mary Beth Temple’s Tropical Sunset Tank Top. Worked in worsted weight cotton yarn, it’s knit from the bottom up in pieces to make it more stable. The coloring changing yarn is perfect for this one, or you can make it solid or work in your own stripes. You can get the XS size free on her blog, and other sizes are available on Ravelry.

Looking for a cropped lacy V-neck top to knit for summer? Jessie Maed Designs has the Sundae Swirl Tank, worked in DK weight yarn in the round with a fun combination of lace and cables. The ribbing under the arms helps give it a great fit. There are six sizes up to a chest measurement of 62 inches/157.5 cm. You can find this one on Ravelry.

How about a tank top with buttons? The Ridge Tank Button Down from Bluebird Pine Shop could double as a vest in cooler weather. This one is made with light fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Grab a copy on Ravelry.

An otherwise simple top can be made a little more interesting with the addition of a fun edging, like on Sarah Opie’s Seashell Tank. Worked in fingering weight yarn, it has a whopping 24 sizes and lots of customization options for making it fit the way you want. The edging is crocheted. Learn more on Ravelry.

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