Signups are OPEN!!
Vest KAL
Hooray! It's back by popular demand, The Woolly Thistle Vest Knit-Along! Sign up now and start planning. Vests are the perfect layering piece and there are so many beautiful vest designs to knit. Choose any design and use The Woolly Thistle yarn; we can't wait to knit with you!
When you sign up, you'll receive all the KAL details and a couple of exciting bonuses:
- Download link for our Vest KAL Companion Guide: Best of the Vest. This guide features lots of vest info, the rules for the knit along, and suggestions for patterns and yarns we recommend.
- Discount code for 20% off the NEW Intermediate Colorwork Course featuring the Flowers of Fortrose Vest, a new design by Corinne, The Woolly Thistle's founder.
As always, there will be lots of fun and friendly chatter and inspiration in our groups on Facebook and Ravelry.
And of course, there will be prizes!!
a wardrobe staple
Vests and Slipovers
A woolly vest is a wardrobe staple and the options are endless. Colorwork, cables, texture, oh my!
Find your favorite in the selection below or put together your own purchasing from our broad range of woolly yarn!
Vest Kits and Yarn Sets Ready for you!!
Frequently Asked Questions
A Knit-Along (KAL) is when a group of knitters work on the same or similar projects at the same time while learning from and supporting each other.
The Vest KAL cast-on day is May 30th. You can cast on that day or at any point after that date! The KAL ends on July 13th. You have until midnight ET (give or take) to complete the FO Form.
This KAL is for vests. You can choose any vest or slipover to knit with TWT yarn. The vest can be all one color, cables and texture, all over colorwork, open front...whatever suits your fancy.
The idea is we share the joy of knitting together on a similar project. We have many yarn sets available here which might inspire you, and you'll find more inspiration scrolling down on this page!
We also have a Ravelry Bundle of suggestions here for: Vest Bundle.
Feel free to add your own!
Please let us know you're participating by signing up for free on this page. Once you are signed up, we will send you a couple of KAL related emails.
To share your project and see others' projects, join our Facebook and/or Ravelry group or on Instagram, use the hashtag #2025twtvestkal so we can all find you! You can follow that hashtag as well to see others' work.
To be eligible for prizes, there will be a simple FO Form to fill out!
To be eligible for prizes, project should mostly be made with TWT yarns (around 80% or more).
We carry so many yarns that are ideal for vests and colorwork! If you need any help choosing a yarn to knit your vest of choice, reach out to us at info@thewoollythistle.com. We love to play matchmaker!
Winners will be randomly selected from those participants who complete the FO Form (Finished Object Form). If you complete more that one qualifying projects in the timeframe, please fill out the form for each project.
All winners will be chosen from people who have signed up with us and completed the FO Form:
CLICK HERE to access the Vest KAL FO Form
Remember, your project should be finished (or at least 80% finished) before you complete the FO form and the majority of the yarn used was purchased from TWT.
TWT Prizes:
- Flowers of Fortrose Vest Kit
- TWT Steeking Kit (squirrel scissors, crochet hook, Norwegian ribbon, small Eucalan)
- $25 Gift Card to The Woolly Thistle
Designer Contributed Prizes:
- Caol Ila Vest Kit with The Scottish Yarn Festival Yarn and pattern download donated by designer Thea Colman
- 4 sets of pattern downloads (each set has Staffin, Lauder, and Tolsta patterns) donated by Rebecca Clow
There will be more prizes to come and prizes will be randomly selected from completed FO Forms.
You are still welcome to join us if your project doesn't fit these requirements (you bought the yarn elsewhere, your project isn't technically a vest, etc).
The point is for everyone to join in, feel welcome, and knit and learn together! However, only qualified finished projects will be considered for the prizes at the end of the KAL.
