Pop Top Sweaters: Knit a Cardigan or a Pullover
Learn all the steps to knit the Pop Top Pullover and Pop Top Cardigan sweaters!
Knitting a sweater can seem like a big, daunting project. Figuring out what size to make, measuring your gauge, following a pattern and just knowing what to do next. But we can do it together!
Choose to knit a pullover or cardigan.
Unlock how to read a knitting pattern.
Learn every step of knitting a sweater!
Ask questions and get answers.
Go at your own pace.
Celebrate your finished sweater!
Welcome to the Pop Top Sweater Course
How this course works for both patterns
Pop Top Pullover Pattern
Pop Top Cardigan Pattern
Choose a size to knit
PULLOVER: Let's look through the pattern
PULLOVER: Gather needles and supplies
CARDIGAN: Let's look through the pattern
CARDIGAN: Gather needles and supplies
PULLOVER: How to knit a gauge swatch in the round
PULLOVER: Measuring your stitches for gauge
CARDIGAN: How to knit a gauge swatch flat
CARDIGAN: Measuring your stitches for gauge
Changing from a short needle cord to a longer one
Counting how many increase rounds we've worked
Casting on and neckline
Working Seed Stitch
Marker Placement Round with Increases
All Sizes Round 1: Increasing and establishing the pattern
Round 2: Working as instructed
Rounds 3 & 4: Increasing for raglan shaping
Identifying next rounds are needed
Separating the sleeves and the body
Knitting the body
How to measure the body
Hem at hip edge
Binding off in pattern
What type of small circumference knitting needle
Moving stitches from waste yarn to needles
Joining yarn and picking up stitches
Knit 5 rounds
Decrease round
How to count how many rounds and decreases
Measure sleeve
Cuff at wrist edge
Repeat for second sleeve
Weaving in yarn ends
Blocking a sweater
Styling your sweater!
Casting on and neckline
Working Seed Stitch
Marker Placement Row with Increases
All Sizes: Next Row: Working as instructed
All Sizes Row 1: Increasing and establishing the pattern
Rows 3 & 4: Increasing for raglan shaping
Identifying next rows are needed
Separating the sleeves and the body
Knitting the body
How to measure the body
Hem at hip edge
Binding off in pattern
What type of small circumference knitting needle
Moving stitches from waste yarn to needles
Joining yarn and picking up stitches
Decrease round
How to count how many rounds and how many decreases
Measure sleeve
Working cuff – seed stitch in the round
Repeat for second sleeve
Weaving in yarn ends
Blocking your sweater
Styling your sweater!
This is a beginner advancing to the next level course. You need to know how to cast on, knit, purl and bind off.
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The Pop Top Sweaters course includes a discussion section in each lesson. If you are stuck on something, just ask! You will be answered by the instructor and/or another student in the community. You'll be able to help others, too!
Nope! The Pop Top Sweaters KAL is open to anyone who wants to knit one of these two sweaters. This course is for knitters looking to advance their skills and get more help on their sweater knitting journey.