I recently watched the podcast Fruity Knitting, episode 151, where they interviewed Judit Gummlich who adds embroidery to her work and I immediately found my ears perking up. I have done needlework in the past, but never really thought of doing it on my knitting! Her sweaters and cardigans were absolutely beautiful and now I’m a little obsessed with wanting to try this myself. I have been looking for some patterns for inspiration, though once one really gets going, I imagine you can pop embroidery onto anything you want. You would need to learn how to add embroidery properly, using a hoop and stabilizers etc, but once one learns that, wow - you are limitless in what you can do.
How sweet is this little romper for baby? Toadstools Embroidered Romper by Julie Taylor sells for about $5 on Ravelry. It uses DK yarn for the romper so I think Jody Long’s Ciao would work nicely for this as it is a superwash yarn. The designer also has a matching bonnet, booties, and cardigan, all with cute toadstools to embroider!
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For smaller project ideas, Pientare by Jonna Kapela is a sweet pair of socks with little flowers embroidered near the cuff. The pattern sells for $4.50 on Ravelry.
Or Cindy Pouch Bag by Lilia Vanini selling for $6.50. This pattern even includes picture tutorials for learning all the stitches required to embroider these flowers. What a cute way to try your hand at embroidery on knitting, and useful, too, when it’s all done. (I really want to make this one!) It calls for Worsted weight yarn, so I think Deluxe Worsted would work great here, or Yarn Citizen’s Unity, or Woolstok! All would make a great little pouch.
A great project to dip your toes into embroidery on knits would be Spring Will Bloom Hat by AJ Garbaty . It’s free on Ravelry. It calls for Worsted weight yarn and can be paired with a lace weight fuzzier yarn like Yarn Citizen's Trinity Cashmere. I do think if you were just beginning to try embroidery on knitwear, I would not use a fuzzy yarn for the hat as this might make embroidery more difficult. However, if you were willing to take it on, go for it! Yarn Citizen’s Unity would work nicely for this hat, and pairing it with Trinity would be perfect for the fuzzier option, but if you opted to not use a fuzzier lace weight yarn to pair with the Worsted yarn, I think the Woolstok would be a great way to get that same sort of feel without all the fuzz. It’s a very lofty yarn and to me gives off that same vibe as a soft fuzzy yarn does without actually being fuzzy.
Blomstring Slipover by Fiber Tales shows us how beautiful embroidery can be even using the same yarn color for the embroidery as was used for the project, in this case a vest. It sells for about $9 on Ravelry. It calls for Worsted weight yarn, and I think Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok would be so lovely for this project. Universal Yarns Deluxe Worsted would also be a great option.
Briar & bramble by Caitlin Hunter, which sells for $9 on Ravelry is also a wonderful sweater that uses embroidery. It uses a DK weight yarn, so Juniper Moon’s Rambouillet would be so pretty for this. The sweater alone is beautiful and many projects using this pattern opted to not use the embroidery. However, it is very inspiring looking at the projects that did use embroidery on their sweaters - some beautiful projects there, and lovely color combinations.
Many of these embroidered projects use flowers as the motifs but again, once you learn how to embroider, you can embroider anything you want. It’s been a lot of fun for me to look up patterns and just get inspiration from all of the projects I see. I’ve seen embroidered pumpkins, mushrooms, bees, and butterflies. Why not fairies or dragons? What a great way to use up those leftover bits of yarn we all have stored away.
How sweet is this little romper for baby? Toadstools Embroidered Romper by Julie Taylor sells for about $5 on Ravelry. It uses DK yarn for the romper so I think Jody Long’s Ciao would work nicely for this as it is a superwash yarn. The designer also has a matching bonnet, booties, and cardigan, all with cute toadstools to embroider!
For smaller project ideas, Pientare by Jonna Kapela is a sweet pair of socks with little flowers embroidered near the cuff. The pattern sells for $4.50 on Ravelry.
Or Cindy Pouch Bag by Lilia Vanini selling for $6.50. This pattern even includes picture tutorials for learning all the stitches required to embroider these flowers. What a cute way to try your hand at embroidery on knitting, and useful, too, when it’s all done. (I really want to make this one!) It calls for Worsted weight yarn, so I think Deluxe Worsted would work great here, or Yarn Citizen’s Unity, or Woolstok! All would make a great little pouch.
A great project to dip your toes into embroidery on knits would be Spring Will Bloom Hat by AJ Garbaty . It’s free on Ravelry. It calls for Worsted weight yarn and can be paired with a lace weight fuzzier yarn like Yarn Citizen's Trinity Cashmere. I do think if you were just beginning to try embroidery on knitwear, I would not use a fuzzy yarn for the hat as this might make embroidery more difficult. However, if you were willing to take it on, go for it! Yarn Citizen’s Unity would work nicely for this hat, and pairing it with Trinity would be perfect for the fuzzier option, but if you opted to not use a fuzzier lace weight yarn to pair with the Worsted yarn, I think the Woolstok would be a great way to get that same sort of feel without all the fuzz. It’s a very lofty yarn and to me gives off that same vibe as a soft fuzzy yarn does without actually being fuzzy.
Blomstring Slipover by Fiber Tales shows us how beautiful embroidery can be even using the same yarn color for the embroidery as was used for the project, in this case a vest. It sells for about $9 on Ravelry. It calls for Worsted weight yarn, and I think Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok would be so lovely for this project. Universal Yarns Deluxe Worsted would also be a great option.
Briar & bramble by Caitlin Hunter, which sells for $9 on Ravelry is also a wonderful sweater that uses embroidery. It uses a DK weight yarn, so Juniper Moon’s Rambouillet would be so pretty for this. The sweater alone is beautiful and many projects using this pattern opted to not use the embroidery. However, it is very inspiring looking at the projects that did use embroidery on their sweaters - some beautiful projects there, and lovely color combinations.
Many of these embroidered projects use flowers as the motifs but again, once you learn how to embroider, you can embroider anything you want. It’s been a lot of fun for me to look up patterns and just get inspiration from all of the projects I see. I’ve seen embroidered pumpkins, mushrooms, bees, and butterflies. Why not fairies or dragons? What a great way to use up those leftover bits of yarn we all have stored away.
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