Mary teaches a Seamless Sweater workshop on Sunday afternoons. Each workshop runs for four sessions - check the
class calendar for specific dates and times.
You can knit any seamless sweater, but if you're looking for ideas, here are some suggestions:
Juliet - A top down sleeveless cardigan with raglan shaping, a garter stitch yoke and lace body.
Gauge: 14 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Venezia Chunky, Araucania Azapa, Rowan Cocoon
- A top down cardigan with raglan shaping, 3/4 sleeves, a garter stitch yoke and lace body/sleeves.
Gauge: 18 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Cascade 220, Berroco Ultra Alpaca, Araucania Toconao, Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, Blue Sky Dyed Cotton
Liesl - A top down cardigan knit entirely in the feather & fan lace pattern (the shaping is worked directly into the lace) with 3/4 sleeves.
Gauge: 14 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Rowan Felted Tweed, Sublime Aran
Fair Enough - A cardigan with fair-isle colorwork around the yoke. The body and sleeves are worked bottom up and joined for the yoke and colorwork.
Gauge: 18 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Karabella Aurora 8, Debblie Bliss Cashmerino Aran
Alexandria - A cardigan with cable and lace borders on the fronts and yoke. The body is worked bottom-up in one piece, then the shoulders are joined and the sleeves are picked up and worked from the armhole to the cuff using short-row shaping.
Gauge: 20 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Cascade Venezia
Leyfi - A top-down pullover featuring a lace motif around the yoke and continuing down the arms.
Gauge: 14 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Araucania Azapa, Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed Aran
Ingenue - a top-down pullover with a wide neck, 3/4 sleeves and waist shaping (think Audrey Hepburn!) - the neck, cuffs and hem feature a 4-row decorative pattern that adds texture.
Gauge: 18 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Cascade 220, Spud&Chloe Sweater, Berroco Ultra Alpaca
Favorite Cardigan - another Wendy Bernard design from
Custom Knits. This is a top-down cardigan with raglan shaping and lots of cables!
Gauge: 18 stitches/4 inches
Suggested Yarns: Araucania Toconao (that's what Karen used for the sweater modeled to the right); Spud&Chloe Sweater; Madelinetosh Vintage; Malabrigo Twist or Rios
Juliet - A top down sleeveless cardigan with raglan shaping, a garter stitch yoke and lace body.
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