Welcome to the home page for Knit Alongs at Cashmere Goat.
Knit Alongs at The Goat are inclusive, fun ways to build community, expand your knitting skillset, and end up with a fabulous, new item of knitwear.
We're thrilled to announce our Winter 2026 Knit Along: it's Cartography by Tin Can Knits! This will be our THIRD Knit Along with a Tin Can Knits pattern — we love their commitment to clear, well-written patterns, timeless designs, and the awesome support resources they provide!
The Cartography Knit Along (KAL) kicks off on January 4th and runs until the end of February, and we'll once again be hosting optional Zoom and in-person meet-ups.
Here’s what’s especially fun — there’s a Cartography Hat as well as a Cartography Sweater, so you can choose the level of challenge that is suitable for you (see more on that below)! Both designs are knit in DK-weight yarn and the sweater is knit from the top down. The Cartography design is all-over stranded colorwork in 3 or 4 (or more)! colors, but there are only ever two colors per round to preserve your sanity.
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It's accessible. The Cartography — hat or sweater — is suitable for the adventurous beginner. If you're brand new to stranded colorwork, you may wish to choose the hat to build your skills!
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It's size inclusive. We choose knit along patterns that are designed to be lovely on a range of body sizes and shapes. The Cartography Sweater comes in 25 sizes, and the Hat comes in 6 sizes from newborn through adult size Large.
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It's customizable. This is an especially customizable design! Want a longer hat? Add some extra rounds of your main color in between your colorwork motifs. Want a shorter sweater or short sleeves? Stop knitting sooner! Not up for all-over colorwork? Since the sweater is top-down, you'll begin with the colorwork yoke — and you could stop there, or continue with the all-over colorwork pattern. Experienced colorwork knitters could even swap out motifs or make it fully customized!
If you’ve never joined us for a KAL, we do things a bit differently — see this blog post for answers to many of the FAQs about Goat KALs.
Are you in? We hope so!
You can sign up with the pop-up OR if you missed the pop-up (or don’t see the pop-up), just scroll down to the bottom of this page to submit your information! YOU JUST NEED TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION ONCE TO BE SIGNED UP! Then watch your inbox for an email from us!
Not sure what to expect?
Start here, with this primer on all the Knit Along things — including our philosophy (spoiler: we're not big on rules!).
The short version: we like to include as many folks as possible with appealing, classic designs that are inclusively sized.
Our KALs are FREE, and when you sign up for a KAL you'll get special weekly KAL emails with tips and resources, info about optional in-person and online meet-ups, and a special discount code for the purchase of your yarn.
Previous Goat KALs
- Love Note by Tin Can Knits — Spring 2025. Watch our Love Note Slide Show here!
- The Grid Gambit by Samantha Guerin — March 2025. Watch our Grid Gambit Slideshow here!
- The Dog Star by Tin Can Knits — Winter 2025. Watch our Dog Star Slideshow here!
- Sea Haven by Jennifer Shiels Toland — Spring 2024. Watch our Sea Haven Slideshow here!
- Soul Warmer by Justyna Lorkowska — March 2024. Watch our Soul Warmer Slideshow here!
- Carbeth by Kate Davies (Carbeth Pullover, Carbeth Cardigan, Carbeth Swan Dance, and the Carp-Beth) — Winter 2024. Watch our Carbeth Slideshow here!
- Schoodic Bay Cardigan by Birchtree Knits — Fall 2023. Watch our Schoodic Bay Slideshow here!
- Anker's Summer Shirt by PetiteKnit — Spring 2023. Watch our Anker's Slideshow here!
- The Shift by Andrea Mowry — March 2023. Watch our Shift Slideshow here!
- The Ramona Cardigan/Pullover — Winter 2023
If you missed out on a KAL — you can get a copy of the KAL Tips — it's free with a purchase. The only one we don't have tips for is the Ramona, which was our first KAL).