Knitting Fearlessly
Rhubarb: A Fearless Sweater
For some knitters, the idea of making a garment is scary. They might not be the ones you would expect: I’m talking about knitters who have already made lots (and lots) of other things. They have earned their chops. They have made bobbles, booties, and blankets. They have cabled, and laced, and intarsia-ed their way all around the block.
But they’ve never made sweaters.
This isn’t a judgement - heavens no. There are lots of you out there who are perfectly happy not to make clothes at all. There are even designers (famous ones!) who never make garments. Everything they publish falls firmly in the accessory category. They wouldn’t know an armscye from an armadillo, and they are perfectly happy with their work, thank you very much.
So today’s message is not for them. Instead, I’m reaching out to those who just need a gentle nudge out of their own way. I’m calling to you, Gentle Knitters, who have never made a sweater because it just seemed, well, hard. What if it doesn’t fit? What if I pick the wrong pattern for my first try? What if I don’t like it when it’s finished ? And what’s the deal with “wearing ease”, anyway?
Lots of us have been stopped by those very questions on the path to sweater smugness. But I’m here to tell you that you can do it, because I believe in you.
I believe in you so much that I’ve created a very special class for you with its own pattern. The experience has four sessions, spaced far enough apart for you to make lots of progress in between. There’s no pressure to finish your sweater within the prescribed workshop time, but every support in place if you want to. I’ll be your personal guide, yarn whisperer and pattern sherpa. Together we’ll work on how to measure our bodies, select personal design elements, and yes, demystify wearing ease. Because I think that every knitter deserves to wear their own work, and to feel beautiful and accomplished when they do.
Our class project is the Rhubarb sweater, shown above. I created it especially for knitters making their very first sweater: It’s elegant but wearable, stylish without being trendy, and flattering on all kinds of different bodies. I wanted to make a pattern for you that is challenging without being complicated, and simple without being boring.
Won’t you join me for a little adventure? I promise to show you how brave and beautiful you are.
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