L-R: Harvest in Berroco Remix, Moraine (from Strange Brew in Cestari Mt. Vernon 2-Ply, and The Weekender in Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok.
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The 2019 Intrepid Sweater Brigade
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We had an amazing reception for our inaugural Intrepid Sweater Brigade last year. So we're back for Year 2.
Running from January 26 to April 30, 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
First-time-sweater-knitters in the Intrepid Sweater Brigade are encouraged to choose one of the following 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.
For more experienced/adventurous Intrepid Sweater Brigade Members, we're suggesting the following patterns this year:
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 on January 26/29, you’ll need to make your special order request no later than Tuesday, January 15 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 26 to April 30, 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
First-time-sweater-knitters in the Intrepid Sweater Brigade are encouraged to choose one of the following 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
- Any sweater from the Strange Brew book - mostly pullovers with stranded-colorwork yokes; if you want to be brave and attempt your first steek to make a cardigan, we're here to support you!
Additionally, Flax, Flax Light, and Harvest are all part of The Simple Collection, which are free and provide tons of online support and tutorials.
For more experienced/adventurous Intrepid Sweater Brigade Members, we're suggesting the following patterns this year:
- Shapely Boyfriend by Stefanie Japel - a worsted-weight seamless raglan-sleeve cardigan that incorporates waist/hip shaping and skims the body; free
- The Weekender by Andrea Mowry - a worsted-weight pullover with TONS of technique-building potential: drop shoulders, tubular cast-on, slipped-stitch body detail, grafting ribbing, working with positive ease. $8 Ravelry pattern.
- Want to join us for Sweater Brigade but have your own project in mind? Choose the "independent study" option, and work a pattern of your own choosing.
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 on January 26/29, you’ll need to make your special order request no later than Tuesday, January 15 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, 5-8 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/swatch parties: Saturday, January 26 and Tuesday, January 29
- Sweater Reveal Parties: Saturday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 30
- NO Intrepid Sweater Brigade Saturday meeting on Saturday, February 16
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.