All photos above are courtesy of TinCan Knits.
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The 2018 Intrepid Sweater Brigade
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Customers have been asking us since we opened if we can do a sweater workshop, and we’re excited to be able to bring you the Intrepid Sweater Brigade to open the new year! Read on for all of the relevant information!
Running from January 23 to April 28, this workshop is designed for knitters with a solid grasp of knitting fundamentals (knitting, purling, binding off, casting on) who want to make their first sweater. If you’re a more experienced knitter who wants to make your first successful sweater, this is for you, too! There is no cost to attend Intrepid Sweater Brigade meetings; if you need assistance above and beyond typical drop-in capacity (for example, you need one-on-one help with stranded colorwork), we’ll be happy to make arrangements to do a private lesson at your convenience.
Patterns
Intrepid Sweater Brigade members will choose one of four sweater patterns, all designed by Tin Can Knits. We’ve chosen these patterns because of their incredible size range (newborn through adult 4XL), super-user-friendly formats, popularity on Ravelry, and versatility/adaptability for all skill levels. (All pattern links before will open in a new window.)
Additionally, Flax, Flax Light, and Harvest are all part of The Simple Collection, which are free and provide tons of online support and tutorials. Strange Brew is a $7 pattern and design-guide booklet that will walk you through the process of designing and knitting a bottom-up pullover with a stranded colorwork yoke; charts are provided, but you can also do your own thing or use a stitch dictionary such as AlterKnit (Andrea Rangel, Interweave Press) to make your own masterpiece.
Yarn
Customers who sign up for the Intrepid Sweater Brigade may choose yarn from the shop’s current inventory or place a special order for their sweater’s worth of yarn - and get a 10% discount! Feel free to come in and peruse our vendor catalogs, and we’ll help you select just the right yarn for what you want to make. (Please note - to get your sweater started at our swatch/cast-on parties the week of January 23, you’ll need to make your special order request no later than Thursday, January 11 at the close of business.)
Workshop Meetings
The Intrepid Sweater Brigade will have two meeting times each week to accommodate multiple layers of your busy schedules. Attend one or both meetings each week as you see fit; skip weeks without worry as you need to!
How do I get more information? How do I get signed up?
Stop by and see us during normal business hours, call us at 360.631.5801, or email us at Lindsey@stillyriveryarns.com.
Running from January 23 to April 28, this workshop is designed for knitters with a solid grasp of knitting fundamentals (knitting, purling, binding off, casting on) who want to make their first sweater. If you’re a more experienced knitter who wants to make your first successful sweater, this is for you, too! There is no cost to attend Intrepid Sweater Brigade meetings; if you need assistance above and beyond typical drop-in capacity (for example, you need one-on-one help with stranded colorwork), we’ll be happy to make arrangements to do a private lesson at your convenience.
Patterns
Intrepid Sweater Brigade members will choose one of four sweater patterns, all designed by Tin Can Knits. We’ve chosen these patterns because of their incredible size range (newborn through adult 4XL), super-user-friendly formats, popularity on Ravelry, and versatility/adaptability for all skill levels. (All pattern links before will open in a new window.)
- Flax - a worsted-weight pullover
- Flax Light - a fingering-weight pullover
- Harvest - a worsted-weight cardigan
- Strange Brew - a dk-weight pullover with a design-your-own circular yoke
Additionally, Flax, Flax Light, and Harvest are all part of The Simple Collection, which are free and provide tons of online support and tutorials. Strange Brew is a $7 pattern and design-guide booklet that will walk you through the process of designing and knitting a bottom-up pullover with a stranded colorwork yoke; charts are provided, but you can also do your own thing or use a stitch dictionary such as AlterKnit (Andrea Rangel, Interweave Press) to make your own masterpiece.
Yarn
Customers who sign up for the Intrepid Sweater Brigade may choose yarn from the shop’s current inventory or place a special order for their sweater’s worth of yarn - and get a 10% discount! Feel free to come in and peruse our vendor catalogs, and we’ll help you select just the right yarn for what you want to make. (Please note - to get your sweater started at our swatch/cast-on parties the week of January 23, you’ll need to make your special order request no later than Thursday, January 11 at the close of business.)
Workshop Meetings
The Intrepid Sweater Brigade will have two meeting times each week to accommodate multiple layers of your busy schedules. Attend one or both meetings each week as you see fit; skip weeks without worry as you need to!
- Tuesdays, 6-8 PM (during our Stilly String Social Night)
- Saturdays, 9:30 - 11:30 AM (yep, you’ll get half an hour all to yourselves before our usual opening time!)
- Kickoff meetings: Tuesday, January 23 & Saturday, January 27
- Sweater Reveal Parties: Tuesday, April 24 & Saturday, April 28
- NO Intrepid Sweater Brigade Saturday meeting on February 17
How do I get more information? How do I get signed up?
Stop by and see us during normal business hours, call us at 360.631.5801, or email us at Lindsey@stillyriveryarns.com.