Ready to dive into a big Sweater Adventure? Looking to explore more complex patterns? Need help getting an existing sweater project across the finish line? Whether you want to expand your knitting skills to include making garments or if you need a helping hand growing your existing skills, Sweater Camp might just be for you! This series of single classes allows a flexible schedule to help you curate your own curriculum and expand your knitting skills at your own pace. Sign up for the whole series for weekly accountability, or one or two to focus on the parts of a sweater you want to work on together.
**Note: this class has several weeks of open sessions. You do not have to attend all sessions of the class.
Skills needed:
- Working in the round
- Knitting/Purling
- Pattern Reading
- Etc.
Skills learned:
- Pattern Reading
- Gauge
- Sizing
- Sweater Construction
Skills needed:
- Working in the round
- Knitting and purling
- Some familiarity with increasing is helpful, but not essential
Skills learned:
- Gauge (how to swatch and measure)
- Sizing (how to pick the right size and adapt the pattern if necessary)
- Pattern reading
- Seamless raglan sweater construction
- Picking up stitches
Preparation:
Please get a copy of the necessary pattern (links below) and all necessary materials. Please prepare a swatch and measure your swatch both before blocking and after washing and blocking, using the intended yarn and needles for the preferred pattern.
First Sweater: Simple Sweater
- Copy of the Simple Sweater pattern by tincanknits
- Needles:
- Worsted Version: US 6 / 4mm & US 8/5mm (see pattern details for specific cord lengths)
- DK Version: US 4/3.5 mm & US 6/4.0 mm(see pattern details for specific cord lengths)
- Yarn – Worsted Version:
- Regular length: 200 (250, 300, 400, 450, 550, 650, 700, 850, 900, 950, 1050, 1100, 1200, 1350, 1550, 1750, 2000, 2200, 2400) yards
- Cropped length: 175 (225, 250, 350, 400, 450, 550, 600, 750, 800, 900, 950, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000, 2150) yards
- Yarn – DK Version:
- Regular length: 275 (350, 400, 500, 600, 700, 850, 950, 1100, 1150, 1250, 1350, 1450, 1600, 1750, 2050, 2300, 2600, 2850, 3150) yards
- Cropped length: 250 (300, 350, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000, 1050, 1150, 1250, 1350, 1500, 1700, 1850, 2100, 2350, 2600, 2800) yards
Other suggested patterns:
Beginner Sweaters:
- Sellwood Tee pattern by Caitlin Hunter
- Midsomer Tee patter by Caitlin Hunter
- Olive Tank pattern by Sari Norlund
Intermediate Sweaters:
- Ballard Tee pattern by Sari Norlund
- Hey Sailor pattern by Andrea Mowry
- Kaarina Tee pattern by Sari Nordlund
Advanced Sweaters:
- Sea Faerdy pattern by Gudrun Johnston
- Pressed Flowers Cardigan or Vest pattern by Amy Christoffers
- Tesselated Vest by pattern Andrea Mowry
Note: Please see all patterns for required yarn and suggested materials. If you have a question about yarn suggestions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
