Circular Yokes Live Zoom Workshop

Service Description

DECEMBER 13, 2025 - 2 PM ET Do you love the look of circular yoke sweaters: those seamless, beautifully balanced designs with colorwork or texture across the shoulders, but find that sometimes the fit isn’t quite right? Maybe your neckline feels too high, or your sweater rides up at the front. In this class, we’ll take the mystery out of circular yokes and learn how to make them fit beautifully on real bodies. In this LIVE 3-hour Zoom workshop, we’ll explore the geometry and shaping behind circular yokes: how a simple cone of knitting can transform into a sweater that fits your shoulders, bust, and neckline just right. You’ll learn how to plan, modify, and customize your yokes for a polished, tailored fit, without losing that effortless, seamless charm. What You’ll Learn 🧶 How circular yokes are structured and why they can be tricky to fit 🧶 The different approaches to shaping and distributing increases 🧶 How to calculate your own yoke using your measurements and gauge 🧶 Neckline, bust, and shoulder adjustments for better fit 🧶 How and when to add short rows to raise the back neck What to Expect ✨ Live instruction with me, Joji, in an interactive Zoom setting ✨ Real-time Q&A, bring all your yoke-related questions ✨ A detailed, workshop-style handout with space for your own calculations ✨ A blend of technical knowledge and creative freedom to empower your sweater designs Who Is This For? This class is perfect for knitters who have already knit at least one sweater and are ready to understand why their circular yokes fit (or don’t!). Whether you want to improve the fit of patterns you love or design your own from scratch, you’ll leave with the tools and confidence to make circular yokes that truly fit you. Technique Requirements ✔ Knit/purl ✔ Cast on/bind off ✔ Increase/decrease ✔ Working in the round ✔ Basic sweater knitting experience Homework Before class, choose the yarn you’d like to use for your dream circular yoke sweater, and knit a 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) blocked swatch in your chosen stitch pattern. This swatch will help you calculate your gauge and will serve as the foundation for your personalized yoke math during the workshop. 📅 Join me live on Zoom and discover how to knit circular yokes that fit perfectly, flatter beautifully, and feel uniquely you.