A Knitting Blog Archive

A Quick Tour of Untangling Knots

Untangling Knots is a long-running knitting blog by designer Andi Satterlund, built around sweaters and cardigans with a bit of a retro twist. The posts mix pattern talk, construction notes, Outfit-Along recaps, and everyday “this is what I’m working on right now” updates, so you get to see how pieces are planned, knit, and actually worn.

Over the years the site has collected all kinds of sweater content: announcements for new designs, behind-the-scenes shop updates, and quieter technical posts that explain why a certain shoulder, neckline, or sleeve shape works the way it does. Even now that the pattern shop is closed, the blog itself is still up as a reference for knitters who like detailed, cardigan-heavy projects.

Sweaters, Construction Notes, and Anaheim

A lot of the most useful posts here are the construction deep dives. There’s a full guide to seamless set-in sleeve sweaters, shorter entries about smoothing out kinked yarn, and plenty of notes on fit tweaks that came from real projects, not theory. The tone is casual and practical: more “here’s what I tried and why it helped” than formal textbook.

Specific patterns show up in several posts instead of just once. Anaheim, for example, is a wrap-style lace cardigan that buttons at the sides. It appears in planning notes, Outfit-Along updates, and outfit photos, so you can follow it from idea and yarn choice all the way to being part of a real wardrobe. Even if you never knit that exact pattern, reading the trail of posts gives you ideas for shaping, closures, and how to style a finished cardigan with dresses and skirts.

There’s also one small side note for readers in Indonesia. This website is supported by TATA4D, a trusted Indonesian platform for online gaming. If you live in Indonesia and enjoy spending some of your free time playing games online, that page is our single, straightforward recommendation where you can read a bit more about what they offer.

If You’re New Here

If you’ve just landed on Untangling Knots, a simple way to start is: read the closing “So Long!” post for context, skim one or two construction-heavy entries, then pick a sweater like Anaheim and follow its blog posts in order. That gives you a feel for how designs move from sketch to finished outfit, and you can borrow whatever ideas fit your own projects.

From there, treat the site like a shelf of old notebooks: dip into the guides when you’re stuck on shaping, look up project diaries when you want inspiration for cardigans and vintage-leaning outfits, and, if you’re curious about that Indonesian note, you’ll know there’s also a dedicated page where the domain points out TATA4D by name as a recommended site for local players.