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Stranded Colourwork Basics

Join us in the Knitwork and discover the joys and challenges of knitting colourwork! Featuring the Tyrie hat.

Founded by Scottish knitwear designer Ysolda Teague, Ysolda.com is the online home for contemporary knitwear design, knit knowledge and inspiring ideas for every generation of knitter.

Knit a Swatchless Hat: Mini Course

If you've wanted to join the Musselburgh or Porty hat knit squad but worried about choosing your size or mastering that top down cast-on? This one's for you.

Bite-size learning & endless possibilities

Using a mixture of webinar replay, lesson notes and photo tutorials Ysolda walks you through each step of knitting a swatchless hat from selecting yarn and needles to creating a beautiful finish. She'll cover how to use the patterns and share lots of tips and tricks for a successful project that you'll love knitting. Discover why so many knitters haven't been able to stop knitting these compelling projects!

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Knit Yourself a Brioche Accessory

Join us for this how to knit brioche online course! This course is your ultimate guide to brioche knitting in which you will learn all the basics of how to knit the brioche stitch and by the end, knit your first brioche accessory (and maybe your second, third and fourth....!)

1 course, 4 brioche patterns

Our online course includes access to 4 brioche knitting patterns designed to slowly grow your brioche knitting skills. Course members get early access to two of our brand new brioche patterns!

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Knit a Sweater with Ysolda: Glenmore

Join Ysolda for our first ever sweater course in our learning community, the Knitwork. In this Glenmore edition of our learn to knit courses, you will be guided through knitting our popular Glenmore sweater pattern. You'll learn all the foundational skills for sweater knitting and knit a sweater in just a few weeks!

Based on the popular Glenmore knitalong that ran when the pattern first came out, we've taken all the elements people loved and made it better. The result is a complete sweater knitting course with brand new technique videos and support for customising your sweater fit.

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Recent Blog Posts

Learn to knit: the long tail cast-on

February 03, 2022 3 min read 0 Comments

The long tail cast on is a great multi-purpose knitting cast on and the perfect place for beginner knitters to start. Learn how to work the long tail cast on and how to estimate the length of yarn needed with our clear step by step tutorial and video.

How to Kitchener Stitch

December 09, 2021 3 min read 0 Comments

Kitchener stitch is a knitting technique used for grafting together two sets of live stitches, most often stockinette stitch. Instead of binding off and sewing two edges together, you can use a tapestry needle and yarn to join the stitches completely seamlessly.

Crochet Provisional Cast-on

December 02, 2021 3 min read 0 Comments

The crochet provisional cast-on is easy to work and unzips perfectly every time! A provisional cast-on can be used anytime you want to pick up live stitches from your cast-on edge, either to knit in the opposite direction from or to create a seamless kitchener stitch join.