Aistė Butkevičienė
eBooks available as Ravelry Downloads
eBook :
8 patterns
Collection of 8 hand knitting patterns using alpaca yarn.
eBook :
8 patterns
8 hand knitting patterns for spring with the anatomical fit.
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Pullover
There’s a time of year when it noticeably warms up, but it’s still not the time to shed too many layers. During these transitional days, it’s better to take care of yourself, and that’s when the Gypsophila blouse becomes an excellent choice. The lace pattern allows your body to breathe under outerwear, while the yarn’s fluff traps deceptive win...
Knitting: Pullover
The Linden tree in July is especially lovely and unforgettable with its rich fragrance. When the tree is covered with blossoms, a thought sneaks into everyone’s mind: “Summer is in full swing.” Could a knitted blouse of the same name, being soft to the touch, with an interesting and airy lace pattern, flirtatiously cropped, and with ample sleev...
Knitting: Pullover, Tee
Fine yarn and thin needles often intimidate knitters. Indeed, a fine sweater can sometimes take three times longer to create than one made with bulky yarn. Moreover, their purposes are entirely different. Thin garments are elegant, not too warm, and can be worn under a jacket or vest during the transitional seasons. The Saffron jumper or top is...
Knitting: Cardigan
Like a squad of dedicated soldiers, the vast forests of taiga spruces guard nature’s secret. And what secrets will the “Taiga” cardigan pattern offer us to unveil? At first glance, inconspicuous but crucial knitting moments unfold with each page. These include partially knitted-in pockets, a belt that doesn’t require loops, bust darts, a fasten...
Knitting: Pullover
In hand knitting, we create lace using the classic combination of “k2tog, yo,” where the yarnover forms a small hole. In machine knitting, sometimes a different method for lace is used. In this variation, some needles are skipped, and the yarn tension is reduced. This results in more extensive and spaced-out stitches, mimicking the traditional ...
Knitting: Pullover
Like this lace hoodie, sporty items in the wardrobe can also be knit. At the same time, nobody limits its purpose to the territory of the stadium. A walk, a picnic or a hike, going to the cinema, or any other leisure time – could there be an even higher degree of versatility for this piece of clothing? At the same time, you will always be looki...
Knitting: Cardigan
Summer knitting patterns are much less common than patterns that suggest knitting from winter yarn. For this reason, I would not be surprised if the combination of cotton, short sleeves, and marine theme appeals to you. “Sails” can be worn both on the naked body, buttoned, and as a jacket on a T-shirt unbuttoned. The graphic design, in which th...
Knitting: Pullover
A delicate flower of early summer will soon bloom on your knitting needles. For the main stitch pattern, you will need two sizes of knitting needles. Thus, long stitches are twisted, forming small eyelets around themselves. Knit a blouse from fluffy yarn if you want to cover these eyelets. If, on the contrary, you want to have a more openwork b...
Knitting: Pullover
Light as down, covering everything around with a warm and soft blanket, the forest carpet smoothes out all the irregularities – these are the features of the knitted blouse having the same name as moss. At first glance, a simple design boldly plays with proportions. The cropped length and moderate positive ease here are in contrast with a turtl...
Knitting: Cardigan
The Latitude cardigan does more than you might imagine. It makes us really warm when buttoned and only slightly warm when unbuttoned. The shallow neckline can replace a scarf if worn over a turtleneck. Large pockets can accommodate small items, and slits keep your cardigan from restraining your movements. Their triangular shape will allow the s...
Knitting: Pullover
This bulky yarn jumper breaks all the basic principles of cable knitting. The regular repetitiveness of cables continues only to the armholes. Then their rhythm and monotony, which we are used to seeing in cable sweaters, is interrupted by small patches of the smooth purl surface and another simplified cable pattern. So the design becomes more ...
Knitting: Cardigan
There are three main attributes of a classic cardigan: V-neck, pockets, and mid-length. But not everything is so straightforward here. A handmade long color-matched gradient draws the horizon over the lake and fields on a sunny day. Nobody dared to interrupt such a calm midday atmosphere, either the button band, the pockets, or even the bust da...
Knitting: Cardigan
There are often circumstances when you have to get dressed very quickly, and there is absolutely no time to think over the look, carefully select the matching pieces. On days like this, we need stylish and comfortable things, which go well with everything. The Longitude cardigan stands out for its massive details. Oversized pockets, large coat ...
Knitting: Cardigan
Spring is the time of romance and femininity. Spring is the season of floral patterns. It is easy to find floral dresses or skirts, but have you ever dreamt of the floral knitted cardigan? I wanted to present my knowledge in anatomical knitting with a Sakura design, making the fit almost impeccable. Bust darts, asymmetrical sleeve caps, anatomi...
Knitting: Cardigan
Cropped pieces in the wardrobe are merely irreplaceable. They suit full skirts and wide pants, any dress. A longer silk blouse can peek out coquettishly from under the jacket. Equally well, any woman can fit such things into her wardrobe because they are suitable for any age and body type. A cropped Almanac jacket with bell sleeves, the length ...
Knitting: Cardigan
Clothing is a thin shell that separates us from the outside world. And one of its primary purposes is to make us warm in the cold weather. Bouclé yarn for this design was chosen intentionally. Its feature to create an additional protective layer is well known to everyone. Comfortable, warm, showy, with pockets – what else do you need for travel...
Knitting: Pullover
If we can imagine sound as waves of mechanical vibrations in any medium, silence can be represented by straight parallel lines. Any, even the slightest movement of the wind touches the tight strings of silence, and the agitated rustle of leaves makes us look back. Top “Sound” can be loud or quiet, depending on your choice of color combinations....
Knitting: Cardigan
Sometimes, looking at the piece of clothing, we whisper to ourselves: “yummy.” This time the word “yummy” can be used almost literally – it’s a “Marshmallow” with cherries or strawberries flavor. Knitted cropped jacket with an eye-catching peplum and a raised waistline: the shape that makes your legs look even longer. Match the jacket with a lu...
Knitting: Pullover
I propose you knit a pullover, the image of which I dreamed. Is it possible to pull a material object out of dreams? It turns out, yes, it is somehow possible. Here, the technique of symmetrical short rows in stripes is used, painting a delicate graphic pattern, and the simple striped Garter Stitch becomes playful. The anatomical dolman sleeve,...
Knitting: Pullover
Jumper Electra will delight those who like to engage not only in knitting but also in needlework. Here, the finishing takes almost the same amount of time as the knitting itself. But in the end, the garment you are going to hang in your closet will be trendy as long as a plaid pattern exists in the fashion world. Let your imagination run wild w...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
If you remember the image of a shepherd, a beautiful view of the mountains pops up, a herd of sheep grazing nearby. The shepherd wears a long sheepskin vest or coat to keep warm on a frosty morning until the sun peeks through the mountains. Knitted Shepherd fur coat is going to be probably the warmest project that you have ever made so far, reg...
Knitting: Cardigan
The canyon is a deep valley with very steep, often hanging slopes and a narrow bottom. Often in canyons, you can find unique geological structures called hoodoos, carved by erosion as a result of exposure to wind, water, and ice. Nature is also able to create eyelets from solid matter for millennia. For a cardigan “Canyon”, millennia and forces...
Knitting: Pullover
The water of the river flows along the path of least resistance, bypassing stones and other obstacles. When meeting with a cliff, it falls into the abyss, merging into one bubbly stream. A waterfall in a sweater with the same title smoothly bypasses the neck, shoulders, armholes, and falls, gathering in a single stylized stream. The sweater is ...
Knitting: Pullover
Bulky, soft, loose, long. The one in which you can wrap yourself, like in a blanket. A wintery Icicle sweater will gift you many unforgettable moments in the coldest time of the year. After all, there is no severe weather; there are too light sweaters. Icicle is worked from bottom to top in separate pieces, which further are joined into a round...
Knitting: Cardigan
Bubbles of foam in any form contain droplets of air. Each thrown yarn over in the pattern is a framed drop of air that provides softness and airiness to the knitted fabric. The experimental sleeve cap and the shape of the armhole, in which the principles of the set-in sleeve, raglan, and drop-shoulder are combined, are designed without underarm...
Knitting: Pullover
Light and transparent as smoke, a Smoky jumper will become one of the favorites in your wardrobe. Subtle positive ease, shallow armholes, and thin knitted fabric will make you feel comfortable wearing it under a jacket, а raincoat, or а blazer. The cropped fit suits full skirts or high-waisted pants. A simple at first glance jumper is pampered ...
Knitting: Cardigan
Cirrus clouds – scattered, thin, filamentous clouds in the form of thin white fibers or slightly grayish elongated ridges and shreds, often in the shape of a feather. The cardigan stitch pattern resembles cirrus clouds meeting and diverging high in the blue sky: lightness, airiness, translucency. A lose cropped cardigan with tight ribs, and a d...
Knitting: Pullover
Ozone is a modification of oxygen with much higher activity. It is very captivating, trying to design features of something, which cannot be touched and seen. How to convey the smell of the air after thunderstorms and lightning with knitting needles? Jumper Ozone is designed to wear in spring, summer, or early autumn. Eyelet stripes are made wi...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
The wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In order to catch and capture the wind in knitting, you need to give it an imaginary color and shape, create a direction and the ability to move. Not an easy task for yarn and knitting needles. The wind is often portrayed as s...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in the atmosphere. The glow here embodies the main dressy element of the summer top – the neckline ruffle. This vintage detail is made with modern knitting technologies without a single seam. Two types of...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Ether is an all-penetrating medium supposed in the outdated theories of ether, whose vibrations manifest themselves as electromagnetic waves. If you try to visualize the picture described above, Ether top can be a good illustration. Waves in some places oscillate at a constant frequency, in other places interrupt and become silent under the inf...
Knitting: Tee
In the hot summer, there is nothing better than linen yarn, eyelets, and “flying” silhouette. All these characteristics make it possible to feel comfortable even in the most intense summer heat. The back and front of the top Airy are knitted from the bottom up in separate pieces and have different degrees of A-shape. Sleeve ruffles are picked-u...
Knitting: Tee
The Milky Way, home of the Solar System, the planet Earth and, therefore, all human beings, is an immense and fascinating place that never ceases to amaze us. In August, the night sky gets sharp, and this is the time to admire the beauty of the universe and wonder about infinity. Sometimes the immense becomes tangible as an idea of an ordinary ...
Knitting: Tee
Cumulus — dense, bright white clouds in the sunlight, most often forecasting nice weather. The tops of cumulus clouds look like domes or towers with rounded outlines. In cumulus clouds, you can often recognize buildings, ships, animals, or heroes of your favorite fairy tales. At first sight, the Cumulus Top captures your attention with its inte...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Stratus (low-level clouds) are monotonous pale low clouds that can be observed in overcast weather. Usually, they cover the whole sky, drawing a faded pattern of smooth lines, sometimes they merge with the ground fog, hiding the sun for several days. Top Stratus reflects the calmness of such cloudy days. Minimalistic lines of a mirrored twisted...
Knitting: Tee
The combination of knitting needles and a crochet hook from time to time return to fashion, bringing a touch of ethnicity and unexpectedness to the look and expanding creative boundaries. Top Solaris is, if I may say so, a reproduction of a jumper, which I made being a university student, and if memory serves, at the very end of the last centur...
Knitting: Pullover
Every woman sometimes has a playful mood. Sunny day, the neighbor’s smile, the call of a loved one, a kind word from a stranger, and it seems you can hug the world. Or just today she wants to wear a flying skirt, something bright and especially with ruffles. A Cranberry jumper in your closet will wait patiently for such moments. The jumper desi...
Knitting: Pullover
The inspiration of the Rye jumper was the wind rushing through the rye field. It seems that the field came to life, was agitated. Different textures, created by different weight yarns, as well as playing with stripes that create soft waves, or, conversely, clear geometric lines, paint a picture row by row, on the canvas of which the wind froze ...
Knitting: Pullover
This small late fall berry has an obstinate character. Not afraid of the cold, and only becomes sweeter; loaded with steady saturated dye and strong tart taste. In the fall, Aronia bushes decorate the estates, and the berries in their rich clusters delight housewives when making preserves. These are the qualities the jumper borrowed from this s...
Knitting: Pullover
Fall is not only represented by yellow trees, heavy rains and a time when days are getting shorter. Fall is a time for focusing, routine and for achieving various goals. Fall is a time of structure, analysis, and progress. That is how I saw fall in this design. At first glance, this is a common tricolor stripy jumper, but if you look closely, y...
Knitting: Pullover
Thin threads of mist enveloped tree branches in this early fall morning. The sun today decided not to wake up, and, tired of the summer, was still dormant, wrapped in mist. Exactly the kind of fall morning suggested the idea and the name of this sweater. A long aran sweater with high collar accentuates your figure with a bunch of darts, and two...
Knitting: Pullover
Dahlia – the richest and the most generous of all common garden flowers. Sometimes it behaves like a little narcissist. Rarely do we pass a dahlia bush without noticing its greatness. For some reason, we always stop, take a flower in our palms and wonder at its royal majesty. Each flower is woven of hundreds of small petals, it is pleasing to t...
Knitting: Pullover
Rain is not always gloomy. Everyone waits for the rain after a drought. After the rain, plants are joyful, a rainbow appears, and fields pleasantly smell. The front, the back, and sleeves are worked separately from the lower edge to the underarms. The pieces then are joined, and the yoke is worked in the round. “Rain” belongs to the raglan jump...
Knitting: Pullover
The forms of nature will never cease to amaze. The most common cone fascinates with its symmetry and repetitive motifs arranged in a spiral; it seems that it was lathed by an outstanding engineer on a machine designed to lathe super-precise parts. Repeating the image of an ordinary cone is not an easy task. We must come up with relief and depth...
Knitting: Cardigan
Blazer White Wins. White is always a winner. White to move first and win. Snow-white blazer in checkerboard stitch for your victories