Wool and the Gang | Lady Soul Sweater Kit

Have you got the basics of knitting sorted and you want an easy to make, easy to wear, stylish sweater? Or are you an advanced knitter looking for something that looks great and knits up quickly? Then the Lady Soul Sweater is for you! It features an oversized Jackie Kennedy neck, dropped shoulders, and a loose cable stitch down the arm. You will be warm and cozy when you’re snuggled by the super soft Feeling Good yarn. At the same time, you get to try some new techniques without getting yourself in a knot!

This kit includes the yarn and an A5 booklet with all the instructions you need to make this hat, including tutorials and descriptions of the techniques involved. The Lady Soul Sweater is made with Wool and the Gang Feeling Good yarn. It’s a sustainable baby alpaca/merino blend. Wool and the Gang sources the baby alpaca wool from the Andean Highlands. It’s light, fluffy, soft, warm and easy to knit with.

What Comes With the Lady Soul Sweater Knitting Kit

• 6 – 9 balls of Feeling Good (depending on size)
  • Size 1: 6 balls
  • Size 2: 6 balls
  • Size 3: 7 balls
  • Size 4: 7 balls
  • Size 5: 8 balls
  • Size 6: 9 balls
• 1 x Eden Jumper pattern

What You Need to Make the Lady Soul Sweater Knitting Kit

• 1 x pair of knitting needles 6.5 mm
  • If you need knitting needles, we have options in two brands! For Hiyahiya, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here:
    • Steel tips 5 inch
    • Steel tips 4 inch
    • Sharp Steel tips 5 inch
    • Bamboo tips 5 inch
    • Cable We recommend 60 or 80 cm for this pattern
  • For Knitpro, you will need a cable and your choice of tip, available here:
    • Symfonie tips (birch wood)
    • Zing tips (aluminium)
    • Cable We recommend 60 or 80 cm for this pattern
  • For more information on circular needles, check out our blog post: The Ultimate Guide to Circular Needles.
• Cable needle
• Needle for weaving in your ends.
  • We recommend the Knitpro Wool Needles.

Who Do We Recommend the Lady Soul Sweater Knitting Kit For?

If you have knitted a simple project or two and are happy with your results and comfortable with those skills, then you are ready to make the Lady Soul Sweater Knitting Kit! If you’re a beginning knitter, you’ll get to learn the following techniques: long-tail cast on, stocking stitch, cable technique, casting off, vertical invisible seam technique, horizontal invisible seam technique and perpendicular invisible seam technique.. And if you already have all those skills, this will be a relaxing project that you can complete in a weekend or a few of evenings.

About Wool and the Gang

Owned by the DMC Group, a fibre arts supply company founded in 1746, Wool and the Gang’ works to make craft accessible to everyone. They work to make sure their patterns fit every size and shape and that they are accessible for a wide range of abilities. Wool and the Gang is also committed to producing sustainable yarns.