Hi there! If you are new here, my name is Amy Small and I am the owner and founder of Knit Collage. Welcome! On January 1, we kick off our annual Winter Solstice Knitting challenge, where as a community we will knit either the Solstice Collared Dickie or Solstice Hug Cowl patterns by Knit Collage team member Cheryl Kubat. Hear all the details in the video below! 

Cheryl and Pia, our resident knitting coaches, as well as myself, will be here to support you and answer any questions that you may have along the way so that you happily finish with something you adore. Together, we’ll jumpstart your knitting practice, so that you get to experience the amazing benefits that come from knitting things – increased creativity and a healthy tool you can lean anytime into to bring about calm and peace, just to name a few! We kick the adventure off on Jan 1, 2025.

Inside the 10 day knitting challenge you’ll get:

* Easy-to follow video courses on how to knit both the Solstice Collared Dickie AND the Solstice Hug patterns from start to finish. You just need to know the very basic knit and purl stitches to join in! This will include around 30 videos total and these courses are yours forever.

* Techniques you’ll learn: swatching in the round, knitting in the round with magic loop, crochet tubular cast on, German short rows, rib knitting, needle felting ends, sewn bind-offs + so many more.

* A downloadable workbook with the patterns and our best tips and resources for knitting success.

* Daily live zoom sessions with me, your teacher, and the Knit Collage coaches, Pia and Cheryl, to help answer in-the-moment questions.

* Technical support in our Knit Collage App to answer all of your questions.

* A welcoming, energetic, and kind community of members to hold you accountable and keep you motivated to actually complete your project.

* All aspects of the challenge from the video tutorials as well as the community will be hosted in our brand new Knit Collage app. This is accessible from any device as well as any internet browser. 

* You have the option to order a yarn kit from us or use your own yarn. I’ve put together 10+ different kits that combine our Spun Cloud yarns with our Mini Skein Sampler Kits as well as solid kits in our Spun Cloud and Sister yarns. We are down to the very last mini kits so if you have your heart set on a color, grab it quickly!

* Finish with a closing celebration party and community fashion show!

We open up registration on Dec 19^th at 10am ET for both the virtual option, priced at $28 and the yarn kit option which is $108 to $138 depending on the pattern you choose, your size and whether you go with a solid color or mixed mini skein option. I would so love to have you join us!

On Saturday, I'll share a blog post with more pattern pics, yarn color combo details and details on how to choose the best size for your body.  I am so excited for it! AND If you are a beginner knitter, this is for you. Our team plus the video tutorials are there to guide and support you. When you're starting out, you need the most help and support - that's what this challenge is all about! Let me know in the comments if you have any questions!

Amy