Knitting a Vintage Autumn Sweater - The Perfect Project for Fall

Join me as I knit an Autumnal version of my favorite vintage sweater! It is the first time I've used my knitting machine to make a sweater and I love it! I still hand knit the color work and hand-finished the sweater.

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Engineering knits is a place for people who enjoy all kinds of vintage and antique crafts - from sewing to knitting, crochet to embroidery I like to try it all. I definitely have a preference for historical fibre crafts, and it is my dream to one day make an entire outfit from sheep to sweater. I hope you enjoy watching me and my favorite companion, Nutella, struggle through some fascinating projects!

[nelemmih]

What a good idea to make a "seasonal sweater"! Now I'm sitting here imagining the winter, spring and summer versions!

[macstabby_j]

What a great sweater. And with being able to do a lot of the "grunt work" on your machine, I hope we see a winter-themed sweater with holly leaves/berries or pine trees!

[constancetroutman]

You have such a wonderful relationship with your love see her.

[actuallyitscady]

I just have to say that I love seeing what intricate things you can make with the knitting machine. I am losing hand mobility due to a nerve disease and not being able to knit anymore is one of my biggest fears. Your videos give me hope that I can find an accessible option!

[mya]

So beautiful! And the yarn was impeccable! Your determination is admirable; you found a solution to make a beautiful sweater despite your hand fatigue. I've developed joint stiffness in my fingers from knitting, but you inspire me to try different methods to continue my craft. Thanks!

Also, your hair looks amazing.

[Leannchops]

I have a KH-588 named Ethel and a KH-840 named Heather, both with ribbers. I gave them names because I swear they have personalities.

[kimberlyokeeffe]

Lovely! I have done the same as you many times. Used the machine to make the stockinette and then worked the design by hand. Just for future reference, look for something called revel cord. It's about the thickness of lace to light fingering weight yarn, is very smooth and comes in long lengths. I use it when I'm scrapping off the piece by knitting 1 row with the ravel cord before knitting with the waste yarn. It makes it so much easier to get the stitches onto a needle. I look forward to seeing you making this design for another season!

[songindarkness]

I think this pattern is the best one you’ve ever made, I love it! Also your hair is *perfect* in this video.

[freckles]

I LOVE Essence of Autumn’s yarn and her dyeing videos!

[lilibug.]

Absolutely wonderful to see someone actually using a knitting machine. I don't use mine very often despite even being taught how to use it at design school as I still make so many mistakes with it. I look forward to seeing more of you knitting on your machine, hopefully it will help me overcome my fear of my machine. I still do lots of hand knitting. Also I love all the vintage knits you do.

[howcanikeepfromsinging]

What a great yarn choice for the autumn version of the leaf jumper. I think i'd love one in snowflakes or even sunflowers 😊

[sarahlovesdonuts]

I LOVE the shape of that sweater!!!! I feel like that could be done in lighter yarn with a different motif for each season.💗💗💗

[lisascenic]

It’s fascinating how your green and white pullover created a crisp, graphic leaf pattern, while the sweater with the more mottled yarn resulted in mistier, more indistinct leaves. I wonder how much of the difference between the two projects can be attributed to the yarn, and how much results from the different stitch pattern of your leaves?

Both garments are lovely. And it’s so interesting to tinker with variables, and see such different outcomes.

[xcurvesx]

I’ve been slowly rewatching your catalogue for the past month or so and the way you show your mistakes and how you eventually fixed them is so so delightful to watch!

I’m a sewist (who crochets sometimes) who doesn’t knit AT ALL so knitting is like magic to me! 😂

[konnyf]

The sweater is so beautiful!
Fall is my favorite season - Pumpkin spice tea and Apple Cider Donuts - yummy. Also, congrats on the sponsorship. Very excited for you and your channel.

[YarrowNjune]

I hope you will be releasing your own version with modern instructions soon!

[mirthevanhoorn]

omg, your hair! It looks so pretty! And oh that yarn is so insanely beautiful.

[Loralit]

What a gorgeous sweater and your leaves turned out beautifully ❤

[normacaffey]

What a beautiful sweater! Watching this makes me want to dust the matching off and try using it again.

[kellyrose]

This sweater is so cool! I bought a knitting machine after seeing yours, and I've been too nervous to try to convert a hand-knit pattern to a machine-knit pattern, so it was lovely to see you do it! I love the design of the sweater, it looks so perfect for Fall! Fun side note: A friend of mine is Australian, and until he'd been living here through a couple of years, he'd never understood why we call Autumn "Fall". And I got to be the person with him when he had the lightening bolt moment of "omigosh, it's because the leaves 'fall' off the trees!" which evidently doesn't happen in Australia.