Weeks 1–2 · The basics
Cast on, knit stitch, and a tension that isn't strangling the needle.
The programs, in detail
Four programs of 6 to 12 weeks, all taught on your own project with weekly photo feedback.
Program 01 · From nothing
Learn to knit
We start with holding the needles and end with a finished hat. Along the way you'll learn the two things beginners rarely get taught: how to fix mistakes instead of ripping everything out, and how to read your knitting so you know where you are.
Weeks 3–4 · Purl and patterns
Ribbing, stockinette and reading your fabric.
Weeks 5–6 · Fixing
Dropped stitches, twisted stitches, and unknitting a row.
Weeks 7–8 · A finished hat
In the round, decreases, and a tidy finish.
Weeks 1–2 · First stitches
Chain, single crochet and consistent tension.
Weeks 3–4 · Taller stitches
Double and treble, and keeping edges straight.
Weeks 5–6 · In the round
Circles that lie flat, and amigurumi shaping.
Weeks 7–8 · A project
Something finished, with the ends properly woven in.
Program 02 · Faster than it looks
Crochet basics
Crochet works up quickly and frustrates people for different reasons than knitting — usually stitch counts and knowing where to put the hook. We work on both, then a project: a blanket square, an amigurumi, or a garment if you'd rather.
Program 03 · Gauge is the whole game
Garments that fit
The reason handknit sweaters go wrong is almost always gauge and size choice. We swatch properly — washed and blocked, not a two-inch square — measure you, pick a size based on ease rather than your dress size, and adjust length and shaping as you go.
Weeks 1–2 · Swatch
A real swatch, washed, measured and honest.
Weeks 3–4 · Size and ease
Choosing from your measurements, not from a label.
Weeks 5–9 · The body
Knitting with checkpoints, trying it on as you go.
Weeks 10–12 · Sleeves and finishing
Getting the sleeves right and blocking properly.
Weeks 1–3 · Two colors
Holding both yarns and keeping floats loose.
Weeks 4–6 · Reading charts
Following a chart without losing your place.
Weeks 7–8 · Seaming
Mattress stitch and joins that disappear.
Weeks 9–10 · Blocking
Making the finished piece look like the pattern photo.
Program 04 · The last ten percent
Colorwork & finishing
Colorwork intimidates people because of puckering, which is a tension issue with a straightforward fix. We also spend real time on finishing — weaving in ends, seaming, picking up stitches, blocking — because that's where handmade either looks professional or doesn't.
What are you making right now?
Thirty minutes, free, on your project and whatever's going wrong with it.