My First Seamless Sweater

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Make knitting seamless sweaters easy! Take your circular knitting skills to the next level as you learn how to create well-fitting garments.

Intro & Swatching

Meet knitwear designer Wendy Bernard and preview the attractive funnel-neck sweater you’ll knit in class. Learn how to read a top-down pattern with Wendy’s clear, thorough instruction. Then, practice the essential skill of making a gauge swatch using the expert tips you’ll gain from this lesson.

Selecting Size & Casting On

Once you’ve made your swatch, it’s time to start knitting! Discover a simple and effective technique for determining your sweater size. Then knit along with Wendy as she casts on for the neck and works the neckline. You’ll also get helpful tips on inconspicuously adding new yarn.

Working the Yoke

Create the sweater’s raglan shaping with Wendy’s guidance. You’ll get step-by-step instruction on increasing stitches, placing stitch markers and completing the yoke. Drop a stitch along the way? Wendy shows you an easy — and undetectable — way to fix the problem.

Finishing the Body

Discover how to separate the sweater body and sleeves using a tapestry needle, scrap yarn and Wendy’s easy-to-learn technique! Then, concentrate on knitting the rest of the seamless body. When you’re finished, Wendy shares several options for creating a polished hem.

Sleeves: First Steps

Gain confidence knitting top-down sleeves as Wendy breaks down the process into simple steps. Practice placing live sleeve stitches on your circular needles. Plus, learn the correct technique for picking up underarm stitches and knitting a tube in the round.

Shaping & Finishing the Sleeves

Learn how to add subtle shaping to your sleeves. Wendy demonstrates how to make pairs of right- and left-leaning decreases. You’ll also discover a handy method for tightening up loose stitches. Worried that your sweater may be too unwieldy to knit? Get helpful tips and tricks for wrangling your work!

Finishing, Blocking & Customizing

Add the finishing touches to your seamless sweater! Practice weaving in the loose ends of your yarn. Then, see how to properly wash and block a garment. In addition, Wendy shares a variety of eye-pleasing variations you can make to your sweater design.