Yarnist Insider
Become the most Fearless Knitter in the room.
Everything you need to understand how knitting REALLY works.
Join Insider for $99 a yearCancel anytime and we'll refund what's left of your year.
A Look Inside Insider
A pattern tells you what to do. It doesn't tell you why.
So you follow the instructions and hope it comes out like the picture.
When it doesn't, you rip it back and try again.
Most of us have knit that way for years.
But it's not your fault. Nobody showed you what's going on underneath.
“I've been knitting from patterns for 60 years without understanding why I was doing what. These lessons have been an epiphany! Everything makes so much more sense.”
Therese DwyerSweater Knitting Weekend
What changes when you can see what your knitting is doing
Every stitch leans the way it does for a reason. A sweater is a few shapes. A chart is a picture of the fabric.
Once you can see that, a mistake stops being a mystery. Often you can fix it without ripping back.
You can change a pattern to suit you. You can start the thing that used to scare you with a better idea of what you're doing.
Fearless Knitters Workshops
Go deep on one technique, live
Getting stuck is where most of us put the knitting down. In a workshop you ask, we show it again, and you keep going.
Fearless Knitters Weekends
See what's possible in a whole subject, in one weekend
A workshop goes deep on one technique. A weekend goes wide. Over three days you see what's possible in sweater knitting, socks or colorwork, one technique after another, so you can decide what to learn next.
Coming up
- Jan 7–9Sweater Knitting Weekend
- Apr 8–10Sock Knitting Weekend
- Jul 8–10Colorwork Knitting Weekend
VIP passes are an additional charge.
The recordings
Workshops and weekend sessions are recorded
Miss a Saturday and watch it on Sunday. Forget how a heel turn goes and watch it again in March. You can watch the recordings while you're a member.
Insiders also get ad-free videos a week early, extra magazine articles, the archives, member discounts, and $100 off the Fearless Knitter Summit SuperPass.
How it works
- Join today and you're in for the next workshop and the rest of the season.
- Come live when the topic matters to you. Watch the recording when it doesn't.
- Use it in what you're already knitting.
Miss one and you're not behind. You're just going at your own pace.
If you're looking for a library of patterns, that's not this. Insider is here to help you understand what's happening in what you're already knitting.
Yarnist Insider
$99 for the year
- Every live workshop included
- Standard admission to the seasonal weekends. VIP is extra.
- Extra articles, early ad-free videos and member discounts
- $100 Discount on Fearless Knitter Summit Superpass
- Recordings of the workshops and weekend sessions
Cancel anytime and we'll refund what's left of your year.
Two workshops and one weekend ticket already cost more than the year.
Reviews from our classes and events
“I have never been able to correct my mistakes! This is the first course I have watched where I actually understand what I’m supposed to do.”
M. BoggsKnitting 911“The explanations of how the shapes are formed were what I really valued. This might actually get me knitting without relying on a pattern!”
Glenda O.Shawl Knitting 101“You saved me so much frustration, because I didn’t know what I didn’t know. This really helped me understand cables.”
Jan HagedornKnitting 102: Cable Knitting“I have been knitting for 58 years and I still learned more than I could ever imagine. This is well worth it!”
Diane McCollKnitting in the Round“I watched the recording, and you gave me more confidence to try. I’m getting the tools for beads.”
Linda MaglioneLive workshop student“I have a better understanding of what I’ve done wrong in the past. It’s nice to know I don’t have to rip it all out!”
Kathi ReedKnitting 911“I doubt I’ll ever follow a published pattern again! Thank you for this knowledge.”
Karen HallowellSweater Knitting Weekend“I am definitely less afraid of making mistakes, because I know I can recover from them!”
Barbara G.Fearless Knitter Summit“It really helps to learn what I didn’t know that I didn’t know.”
Susan Pierson-BaconSweater Knitting Weekend
Questions
What if I can't make it live?
Workshops and weekend sessions are recorded and added afterwards. Watch them whenever you like.
What if I'm just starting out?
Insider is best if you know the basics and want to understand what you're doing. If you're brand new, a few sessions will stretch you, and the recordings let you take them at your own pace.
How much time does it take?
As much or as little as you like. A workshop is ninety minutes. A weekend is three afternoons. Miss one and you're not behind.
Isn't the free magazine enough?
Honestly, for a lot of knitters it is. The magazine gives you the idea. Insider is for when you want to sit down and do it, with someone there to ask.
Can I pay monthly?
We currently only offer an annual plan.
What if I join halfway through the year?
Your year starts the day you join. You get the schedule from then on, and the recordings as they're added.
What if I change my mind after I join?
Email hello@yarnist.co and we'll refund what's left of your year.
What happens to the recordings if I leave?
You can watch them while you're a member. When you leave, they close.
Are you ready to change the way you knit?
Join Insider for $99 a yearCancel anytime and we'll refund what's left of your year.