Wool and the Gang | Taylor Sweater Kit

Fair Isle sweaters are a fashion must, and the Wool and the Gang Taylor Sweater Kit gives you everything you need to create the sweater of your dreams. The pattern is roomy enough to accommodate layers for winter or just give you a cool oversize look. And the detailing is challenging enough to keep even the most experienced knitter on their toes.

The challenge in this sweater comes with the colourwork. You’ll alternate between not two, not three, but four strands in order to create the pattern. Your reward will be the kind of sweater that pop stars around the globe dream of wearing. You’ll look cool while staying warm when you wear the Taylor Sweater.

The Taylor Sweater kit uses Wool and the Gang’s Alpachino Merino. It’s a bulky alpaca/merino blend that is soft, squishy and oh so huggable. (Just like you’ll be if you’re wearing this sweater!) It’s 100% natural and a perfect weight for year-round knitting.

Stumped for what colourways to select? Shoot us an email and we’d be happy to help you choose the perfect shades.

What Comes With the Taylor Sweater Knitting Kit

• 10 – 13 balls of Feeling Good yarn, depending on size
  • Size 1 – 10 balls
  • Size 2 – 10 balls
  • Size 3 – 11 balls
  • Size 4 – 11 balls
  • Size 5 – 13 balls
  • Size 6 – 13 balls
• 1 x Taylor Sweater pattern

What You Need to Make the Taylor Sweater Knitting Kit

• 1 x pair of knitting needles 5 mm/US 8
• 1 x pair of knitting needles 8mm/US11 (optional)
  • 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 100 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 100 cm for this pattern
  • For more information on circular needles, check out our blog post: The Ultimate Guide to Circular Needles.
• Sewing needle
• Marking pins to hold pieces together for stitching
  • We recommend Clover Bamboo Marking Pins.
• Scissors

Who Do We Recommend the Taylor Sweater Knitting Kit For?

Are you looking for your very first stranded colourwork project? Look no further. If you have made a number of knitting projects of increasing difficulty, including projects with colour changes, and are secure in the techniques you’ve learned, then you are ready to make the Taylor Sweater Knitting Kit! You will learn stranded colourwork and alternate between four colours to make the pattern.

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.