My First Sweater Follow Along

Yes, absolutely! Simply purchase a course pass here.

You will then receive a follow up email with enrolment instructions for your gift recipient.

This is for all knitters that want to push themselves into knitting their first sweater. If you are an adventurous beginner that wants to make your first sweater, or an advanced knitter that has never knitted one before, then this is for you.

Please bear in mind that there are many techniques involved in the shaping and making of a sweater. The pattern chosen is knit in the round, in one piece, from the top down.

If you are a beginner that has never knitted in the round, then you might want to start off making a simple cowl, to get comfortable with the concept of knitting in the round.

But if you feel adventurous enough, and are patient and willing to take your time as you learn new techniques, then hop on! Will do everything we can to support you along the way. 

You should be comfortable with casting on, knit, purl and casting off.

You will also need a basic knowledge of knitting in the round.

Knowledge of simple increases and decreases is also a plus!

The pattern will be supplied digitally via Ravelry.com after you have purchased your follow along ticket.

You should receive an email with the link to the pattern within one working day of purchasing your follow along ticket.

Please allow a little extra time for this email to come through if you sign up on a weekend.

Your ticket purchase covers the pattern fee of approx €10, all tutorials and remote support for €25 (a bargain!) and a €30 coupon code towards your follow along materials.

You will receive a unique coupon code for use in our online shop after you purchase you follow along ticket.

This code will be valid for 6 months, and it must be used in one single transaction.

We will email you links to each lesson on a set schedule, but you can follow along at your own pace.

The pattern calls for aran or worsted weight yarn. One of the first lessons will go through how to choose the right yarn for your project and how to make sure you have enough for your chosen size too, of course. You can view our recommended yarns for this design here.

Generally speaking you can reuse the yarn from your swatches in your project (even though the yarn has already been blocked). It shouldn't make a very noticeable difference in your finished project, especially after you block the whole sweater again at the end.

If you'd prefer to have some "insurance" yarn then ordering an extra ball might be no harm at all. Aran / worsted weight yarn is very versatile and you could even use any leftovers as stripes in your next sweater project. (Remember there are multiple different combinations and styles that can be made from this one pattern, so you won't be short of options!)

This will depend!

The pattern recommends 5mm / US 8 for the main fabric and 4.5mn / US 7 for the ribbed edges, but your swatch might tell you that you need to adjust in order to get the right fit on your finished sweater.

We cover this in one of the first lessons of the follow along too. All will be explained, we promise!

Simply pop your query in the chat box at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

A member of the TIK Team will get back to you within one working day.