Free first session
Thirty minutes: show us what you're making and what's going wrong.
Online · Absolute beginners very welcome
A sweater
A sweater
that actually fits.
Knitting is easy to start and full of small traps: gauge that lies, a yoke that gapes, tension that drifts. A coach looks at photos of your actual stitches and tells you what's going on.
- 6–12weeks per program
- 48 hfor a photo review
- 10 maxin a live session
- $0first session
The programs
Four programs, from first stitch to finished garment
Everything is taught on your project, with your yarn, at whatever speed you knit.
Learn to knit
Casting on, knit and purl, fixing dropped stitches, and reading what your fabric is telling you.
See the programCrochet basics
Chains, single and double crochet, working in the round, and reading a crochet pattern without panic.
See the programGarments that fit
Swatching honestly, choosing a size from your measurements, and adjusting a pattern for your body.
See the programColorwork & finishing
Stranded colorwork with even tension, plus the seaming, blocking and edges that make a handmade thing look made well.
See the program
How it works
Photos of your stitches, not a video to copy
A tutorial shows a perfect swatch. A coach looks at yours and can see that you're knitting into the back of the loop.
A project that suits you
Chosen for your level, your yarn and how much time you have.
Photos each week
Close-ups of your stitches — front and back. That's all we need.
Written feedback
Within 48 hours: what's happening, why, and how to fix it.
Plans
Pick your level of support
Month to month, cancel anytime. The 30-minute first session is free.
Knit-along group
A weekly session where everyone works and problems get solved on camera.
$25/ month
- One 90-minute live session each week
- Groups of 10 people maximum
- Everyone works on their own project
- Recordings for 30 days
- Question thread between sessions
Coaching essentials
A coach on your project, with photo feedback every week.
$65/ month
- Personal 6 to 12 week project plan
- Photo reviews within 48 hours
- One 30-min private session per month
- Help choosing yarn and patterns
- Access to all group sessions
One-on-one
For a first sweater, a gift with a deadline, or a technique that keeps defeating you.
$135/ month
- One 45-min private session each week
- Reviews within 24 hours
- Pattern adjustments worked out with you
- Live help during tricky steps
- Access to all group sessions
Prices in USD. Cancel anytime, no contract.
How we work
A coach, not a yarn shop
We sell no yarn, no patterns and no needles, and take no commission from anyone who does. That means we can tell you the cheaper yarn is fine for this project, or that you already own a suitable needle.
What you get is someone who looks at photos of your actual stitches every week. Most problems — puckering, drifting tension, a yoke that gapes — are obvious in a close-up and invisible in a tutorial.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
I'm completely new. Where do I start?
The Learn to knit program starts with holding the needles. By week eight most people have finished a hat they'd actually wear.
Knitting or crochet — which is easier?
Crochet is usually faster to pick up and works up quicker; knitting makes stretchier fabric for garments. We can start you on either.
Do you sell yarn or patterns?
No. We'll tell you what to look for in a yarn and what a pattern needs to include, but you buy from wherever you like — and you should buy patterns rather than sharing copies.
I'm left-handed.
Not a problem. We teach both directions, and plenty of left-handed knitters work the standard way comfortably.
My tension is all over the place.
Extremely common and very fixable. It's usually about how you hold the yarn, which shows up immediately in photos.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No contract, no minimum term. Access stays open until the end of the month you already paid for.
What are you making right now?
Thirty minutes, free, on your project and whatever's going wrong with it.