11 skeins (pullover)
A classic 11-skein starting point for a bold, two-handed Fair Isle project.
See kit detailsA project with a rhythm
Kits for following a colour.
Choose a pattern, gather the wool, and let your fingers learn what comes next.
Colourways, designs, and the particular pleasure of making something that looks unmistakably like yours.
The short version
A kit holds the good beginning.
Our sweater collection appeals to knitters for its colourways, designs, and “Philosophery” look. The Fair Isle sweaters are rhythmic and fun to knit, using no more than two colours at a time. As the pattern becomes familiar, your fingers can take over some of the thinking.
New styles and finished sweaters come in from our knitters regularly, so the live catalogue is the best place to check what is ready to order today.
Before you choose
Everything needed to get into the work.
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11 or 14 skeins
The wool for the project, gathered in the quantity called for by the pattern.
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The pattern
A clear pattern to guide the making from first row to finished garment.
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Buttons, if required
Cardigan kits include buttons when the design calls for them.
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A colour photograph
A large laser colour photograph showing how the colourway has been used.
A few places to begin
Current kit examples.
These local product pages keep the buying path close. For the full, changing collection, visit the live shop.
11 skeins with 8 buttons (cardigan)
The cardigan version, with eight buttons included for the finished garment.
See kit details
16 skeins (crochet coat)
A crochet option for makers who want to take the wool in a different direction.
See kit detailsFind your pattern
There is more than one good way in.
The source collection is arranged by experience and by the way you like to build: beginner kits with colouring guides, intermediate and challenging patterns, one-colour-at-a-time designs, side-to-side knitting, children’s kits, vests, and larger home projects.
01All kitsA wide look at the sweater patterns currently gathered under Philosopher’s Wool kits.02Beginner kits with colouring guidesA welcoming place to start, with colouring guides to help make the pattern yours.03Intermediate kitsFor knitters ready to settle into the rhythm of a more involved colourwork project.04Challenging kitsPatterns with more to notice, for knitters who enjoy a project that asks something of them.05One colour at a timeA different way into the work for anyone who prefers to carry one colour at a time.06Kits knit side to sideSweater projects with a side-to-side construction and a change of pace from the usual approach.07Children’s kitsSmaller projects to make for the young people in your life. Check the live shop for what is ready now.08Vest kitsA sleeveless route into the colourways, patterns, and satisfying rhythm of Philosopher’s Wool.09Afghans, shawls and throwsLarger, generous things for the home, made one colour and one row at a time.10Crochet workA neighbouring path through the collection, including larger crochet projects.
Category links open the current collection on philosopherswool.ca. Availability changes as new styles and finished sweaters come in.
Ready when you are