i DIY’d the chunky sweater of your dreams *surprisingly easy*

[Music] i have a problem i was up until 2 a.m last night looking at chunky sweaters on the internet i basically dove straight into a rabbit hole of how to crochet on youtube yeah basically i figured why not take you on this neurotic journey of me trying to figure out how to diy this chunky sweater side note i've never done this before i am a complete beginner and forgot the concept of yarn even existed until now so we'll see how it goes all right i'm about to take you to michael's let's go as i rush to my local craft store on my lunch break let's talk about yarn when i was researching i didn't realize how many different types of yarn there is from my understanding if you want to look like you're constantly wrapped in a chunky blanket you want to work with roving which is different from regular string because it's a bundle of fibers that don't have a lot of structure it's what gives it that fluffy chunky vibe however it's not without some downsides which i'll show you later the cardigan i'm referencing uses merino wool for their sweaters which seems to be pretty premium in the yarn world also i'm going to be using the words sweater and cardigan interchangeably so i apologize in advance anyway the price point for merino wool was a bit much for me considering i've never done anything like this before and it's not as accessible and i didn't want to wait for it to ship because it's my money and i want it now it's my money and i need it now so i was perusing the michael's website and found this chunky grande big yarn by loops and threads it's 100 acrylic and i'm guessing it's just a cheaper alternative to wool roving it was also on sale for buy one get one half off so i was like done sold i made it to the store with my adrenaline through the roof because i only had 10 minutes to make a decision before going back to my apartment for my next work meeting could i have waited until tomorrow maybe but what's an adventure without an unnecessary ticking clog alright so i came with a pretty specific color scheme in mind what i imagined was a sweater with off-white chunks balanced with dusty blue chunks with forest green accents however they don't have any of the colors that i want so i might have to make some compromises oh and i'm also running out of time so i panicked made hasty decisions and drove back home in cold sweats and made it to my meeting with three minutes to spare [Music] oh my god was it worth it i don't know so here's what i picked up and what i actually ended up using were the two chunky white yarns and the two chunky dusty pastel twisty yarns i know i have like a giant crochet thing in there but you only need yarn in your hands for this project if you don't have hands um oh i'm sorry with the buy one get one half off discount the materials cost me around thirty dollars which is great considering the original costs about 200 so when it comes to making the thing itself i wanted a simple pattern that didn't require a lot of thinking so after a tiny bit of research i found out you could just start off with a rectangle for the back two smaller rectangles for the front panels and then the sleeves which i had no idea how i was going to achieve but figured it was future me's problem and again you can make this entire thing with just yarn you start off with a slip knot and create a loop grab the string through the loop to start your chain when you get the desired length add another loop then go back to the chain behind it poke your fingers through the top and create another loop continue down the rest of the chain and keep going until you achieve your desired length when switching colors you're basically doing the exact same motions but just make sure you keep a long enough tail so your work doesn't come undone just think of that sweater song by weezer again keep going until you reach your desired length i was worried about this twisty yarn dbh it's naturally a little bit thicker than the white but honestly it didn't cause me too much grief and i actually really like the fullness it gives when you're ready to finish off the rectangle add an extra loop to the top go to the loop before it create an additional loop and put it through the first loop now you've made a corner continue this motion through to the end of your rectangle to finish it off cut the string pull it through the last loop and tighten it i hit the tails by shoving them through the perimeter of the rectangle i was pretty random with it it definitely could be neater but honestly i think the beauty with these chunky sweaters is that it's supposed to look sort of messy like i just came out of a giant bat of yarn i think this might be a bit too big like width wise so i think i might have to redo it but it didn't take me as long as i thought it would so not i don't mind i actually think i might finish this today so yeah maybe it'd be a better idea to get measurements of yourself beforehand but here is a smaller version it honestly took me less than 30 minutes to redo this i decided to go with 14 loops for the width which ended up being about 17 inches and 16 rows up for the height which ended up being around 15 inches again i wasn't very perfect with it you can try to be more perfect with it but i didn't really care so moving on next i went to work on making the two smaller rectangles for the front portion of the cardigan the basic principles are exactly the same as the larger rectangle for the back i went seven chains across and 16 or 17 rows up i honestly wasn't counting which is bad but i just kept comparing it to the back piece to see how far up i should go i decided to go all white on one side and half and half on the other the mismatched feel reminds me of that hairy style sweater that went super viral a few months ago these sleeves are the hardest part of this entire thing especially because i specifically wanted the lantern sleeve look where it poofs out for the ultimate chunky vibe first start off with a chain of seven connect both ends to create a circle by threading through the tail to the bottom of the last chain go ahead and start on the next row and continue spiraling along for about three to four rows when you want to start creating that lantern effect here's what you do when you get to the end of a row instead of continuing upward into your next row add an extra loop beforehand now you've got eight loops instead of seven keep going through the loops per usual and every time you reach the end of the row add an extra loop if you keep doing that you'll start seeing your sleeves get wider and wider i think i kept going until i got to about 16 ish loops again i wasn't really counting oops when you get to your desired sleeve width stop adding extra loops to the end of each row and just continue upward until you have an additional three or so rows and finish off the top cut the string for the tail and shove it through the beginning of the last row and you're done with the other sleeve i switched colors halfway it's exactly how you do it with the rectangles but just make sure you have a long enough tail and continue into your new row you'll eventually tuck in the extra straggler strands later now that you've got all the pieces we've got gotta stitch them together now i will warn you this part is incredibly half fast on my part and not calculated whatsoever line the back sleeve and front panel accordingly and thread a running stitch all the way down this also somehow turned into twirling it around the edge honestly as long as it sticks it's doing the job make sure you have long enough tails on both ends so you can secure it by going back around the same edges for extra support when attaching the top of the front panel to the top of the back piece turn the entire thing inside out in order to stitch with ease and now you've got one side down and you just got to do the same with the other side and you're finished and voila we finally have our finished product y'all i am so proud of this project it's incredibly cozy and warm and it's perfect now that it's finally back to 70ish degrees out in l.a which i know isn't that cold but you know what i'll take it i've already worn it out and about and have gotten a ton of compliments from my friends and even strangers too i think it turned out so well and it took me less than three hours to figure out and complete if i were to do this again it should definitely take less time alright so before we finish off this video let me just tell you things i do differently the problem with working with roving is that it lacks any structure since it's super fibery and loose this actually ends up creating a ton of lint like a lot it was actually very frustrating trying to work with this because you'd end up with just piles of lint even with the finished product you're leaving trails of lint everywhere you go also just don't wear dark clothing because it'll look like you murdered a sheep and then afterward i found this video where some lovely ladies explain why you shouldn't knit with roving it's super informative i'll link it in the description basically this material isn't very durable or strong and so i'm assuming my sweater isn't going to last very long but honestly for the price and for the experiment it was worth a try even if it only lasts the season i'm very very happy with the outcome but as an alternative i found this other yarn called bernat blanket big that has the same chunky thickness as the one i used but with much less lint it's not as silky looking and it's also not really a dupe for merino wool but this other yarn will probably make the sweater last a lot longer alrighty so that was the video i'm actually in the middle of editing this i just wanted to film this outro if you enjoyed please make sure to like and subscribe i make videos every week i don't really know what i'm doing i'm just kind of going with it just hop on this ride and we'll figure out this show together and with that i will see you next week you

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Length: 10min 7sec (607 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 27 2020