Learn every step of knitting the Low-Key Vest in this on-demand online course

Knit a vest with confidence with step-by-step video lessons.

This virtual, go-at-your-own-pace course guides you through every aspect of making your own Low-Key Vest.

You’ll follow clear, in-depth video lessons that walk you through every part of knitting the Low-key vest, step by step and row by row. I cover everything from tips on picking a size and how to gauge swatch all the way to weaving in ends and blocking (and everything in-between!).

Videos are pre-recorded so you can watch (and rewatch) them whenever it works best for you — it’s like having a knitting teacher right beside you throughout the project.

This course is perfect for first-time garment knitters, although more advanced knitters will still benefit from all of the tips and tricks shared along the way as well.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome & Course Introduction

    1. 1.1: Sizing Labels

    2. 1.2: What is Ease?

    3. 1.3: How to Measure Yourself

    4. 1.4: Applying Ease

    5. 1.5: Learning Your Preferred Fit

    6. 1.6: Deciding on Length Version

    1. 2.1: Yarn-Weight & Fiber

    2. 2.2: Solid, Semi-Solid & Variegated

    3. 2.3: Multi-Color Ideas

    4. 2.4: Yarn Inspiration

    5. 2.5: Yardage Amounts

    6. 2.6: Other Supplies

    1. 3.1: What is Gauge?

    2. 3.2: How to Swatch

    3. 3.3: Swatch Set-Up

    4. 3.4: Making the Swatch

    5. 3.5: Measure Pre-Block

    6. 3.6: Blocking Swatch

    7. 3.7: Measure Post-Block

    8. 3.8: Gauge Issue FAQ's

    1. 4.1: Skills Toolbox Intro

    2. 4.2: Where & How to Join a New Skein

    3. 4.3: Alternating Skeins Flat

    4. 4.4: Alternating Skeins in the Round

    5. 4.5: Frog & Tink

    6. 4.6: Fix a Dropped Stitch

    1. 5.1: Casting-On Back Hem

    2. 5.2: Working Back Hem

    3. 5.3: Working Back Body Bottom

    4. 5.4: Front Hem & Front Body Bottom

    5. 5.5: Joining Front/Back Together - Part 1

    6. 5.6: Joining Front/Back Together - Part 2

About this course

  • $125.00
  • 61 lessons
  • 6 hours of video content

Benefits of this course

Here are some of the benefits you'll enjoy by enrolling in this course:

  • Build confidence through clear, visual instruction

    Learn by seeing each step in action, with close-up demos and explanations that make techniques easier to understand and remember.

  • Guidance that fits your life

    Learn at your own pace and at your own convenience. You'll have access to this course for 2 years so you can take your time and go at whatever pace is most comfortable for you. And because it's all virtual, you can watch the lessons whenever it works for your schedule.

  • Instructor Access

    Although all of the video lessons are pre-recorded and viewed in your own time (and there aren't live events), if you have any questions along the way I am accessible via email for any additional help you might need. So you don't have to feel like you're embarking on this project all alone - I am here to help!

Skills & techniques you'll learn

Low-key is a pullover-style vest with thoughtful construction and interesting details. Throughout the course, we’ll cover topics such as:

  • Choosing a size and understanding ease

  • Yarn selection, including pros and cons of superwash wool

  • Gauge swatching in the round — and what to do if you don’t get gauge

  • Working with hand-dyed yarn and alternating skeins

  • Knitting an overlapped split hem

  • Fixing common mistakes

  • Picking-up stitches

  • Three-needle bind-off

  • Weaving in ends & wet blocking

Student Testimonials

Hear first-hand from knitters who have taken either this Low-Key Vest course, as well as my other course offerings.

Low-Key Success!

Jess

This workshop was terrific - I wholeheartedly recommend it! Elizabeth explained all of the steps and techniques to make the vest in an approachable, easy-to-follow manner. I was concerned, as a relatively inexperienced knitter, that this would be beyond my skill level, but the instructions were so clear, I did not have any trouble at all. I also enjoyed the project itself - it was fun to see it come together into an actual garment! Thank you, Elizabeth, for making knitting so approachable and fun!

Such a pleasant experience

Donna

The workshop was great! Elizabeth is a wonderful teacher and designer. I enjoyed following along the step-by-step instructions, which was very clear. Thank you for the tips and techniques you made available, especially the blocking suggestion to help if your garment grew in shape. I placed the garment in the dryer, and it worked like a charm. Knitting this vest was such a pleasant experience. Thank you!

Learning to be a better knitter

Debra

What I appreciate about being enrolled in the Low-Key Vest KAL Workshop is how much I have learned and grown as a knitter. I followed Elizabeth’s step-by-step online course and completed my knitted vest in the comfort of my home. The video instructions are clear, well illustrated, and explained in depth. I was able to revisit any section as needed. It’s like having Elizabeth on call for any questions you have. The stylish vest can be modified as desired. Elizabeth explains it all. Thank you for another opportunity to grow my skills as a knitter!

Loved it

Mary

I LOVE Elizabeths classes/knitalongs and this platform is easy to use to rewatch. I’ve now taken 3 of her classes in January and I am looking forward to the next one! She is a great teacher pulling from her experience of working in a yarn shop and by answering so many questions during these classes and questions posed from people who email her. She really wants to share her knowledge of knitting to help others.

I learned sooo much

Jennifer

I've been knitting for years, and have learned that there's always something more to learn! In that spirit, I thought it would be instructive to join the Ramona Sweater KAL. And learn I did -- from tiny but useful tips (finally, my binding off in pattern looks the way it should) to learning how to size a sweater based on the gauge I achieve -- all in a very accessible format. Elizabeth's teaching style is calm, thorough, and easy to follow. Overall, a great experience.

Stellar Learning Experience

Sarah

Elizabeth's Ramona KAL was a terrific learning experience. Comprised of concise modules, I could readily follow each step of the creative process. Being an experienced knitter, I was thrilled and sometimes surprised at the new tidbits of knowledge Elizabeth provided along the way. Furthermore, she responded to email questions thoroughly. Most of all, I appreciated Elizabeth's love of her craft, her friendly personality, and her desire to share her expertise with her students. I highly recommend this course.

Thorough and detailed

Jill

Elizabeth is a great teacher! Her video learning modules are very thorough and she anticipates issues or questions a novice would have. If you email her with a quandary or a mess up, she's very quick getting back. I sort of taught myself how to knit during Covid and her Ramona cardigan is the first garment I've knit, that I'd be willing to wear in public! It's been a joy to learn from her and the course is worth every penny.

Excellent class

Catherine

This class was worth every penny. Elizabeth has a very clear, professional way of explaining techniques while acknowledging that there is more than one way to do things in knitting. The video lessons were excellent and clear. Although I didn't finish the sweater in the time of the workshop, I know that I have the lessons to follow to complete it in my own time. I recommend this class to anyone new to sweater-making, or anyone who would like to brush up on skills. Elizabeth was very accessible via email for any questions that I had.

Worth every penny

Barbara

This workshop is top-notch. Elizabeth’s attention to detail and presentation clarity is second to none. There was not a single question that arose in my mind during the knitting of this project that wasn’t clearly answered in the workshop. And I learned techniques to improve areas in my knitting in which I had felt perfectly confident. This workshop will benefit not just newer knitters but also those of us who have been knitting garments for a while. And Alanis is just the cutest project. I enjoyed knitting it with this workshop so much!

Wonderful course

Ilya

I was a relative beginner when I took this course, only having made scarves, cowls, a blanket. This was my first garment, and I learned so much! Elizabeth is an excellent teacher, and with her thorough and calm instruction, I felt supported all the way.. She completely demystified the intimidating pattern and the process felt entirely doable. I can’t wait to do another of her workshops!

Ready to Get Started?

Purchase the course today and you can get started right away on learning to make your very own Low-Key Vest!

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About the Low-key vest

Low-key is a worsted-weight seamless pullover-style vest featuring a simple garter ridge stitch pattern and a hi/lo split hem. Just as its name suggests, it’s an easy-going piece that has simple details with a modern style.

There are 2 different length options: cropped or tunic. And there’s 2 different neck styles: crew or cowl. The yellow version is cropped with crew neck and the teal version is tunic with cowl neck (although you can mix lengths and neck styles as you like!).

Sizes & Yardage: 

Finished Body Circumference:
34.75 (38.5, 42.25, 46) (50, 53.75, 57.5) (61.25, 65, 68.75)”

Yardage: 

Cropped version: approx 600 (650, 725, 775) (850, 900, 975) (1025, 1125, 1175) yds of worsted-weight (shown in Malabrigo Rios).*

Tunic version: approx 700 (775, 850, 925) (1000, 1075, 1175) (1225, 1325, 1400) yds of worsted-weight (shown in Malabrigo Rios).*

*Add the following yardage amounts for the cowl version: 120 (120, 130, 130) (140, 140, 150) (150, 150, 150) yds.


Click here to learn more about the design on Ravelry.

FAQ

  • What are the pre-requisites for this course?

    You should know the knitting basics, like how to knit, purl and cast-on (since this isn't a 'learn to knit' class), but that's it! All of the other techniques will be taught in this course.

  • Is the pattern included with this course?

    Yes, the Low-key pattern PDF can be downloaded in the first "Introduction" video lesson (scroll under the course player to access the download). If you would like it added to your Ravelry library as well just send me an email after you enroll.

  • Are the demonstrations worked in English-style or Continental- + Add FAQ style?

    I knit English-style (so holding the working yarn in my right-hand). So all of the demonstrations in this course are shown in this style of knitting.

  • What language and format is available?

    This course is in English and I have created accurate English captions for the hearing-impaired.

  • How long do I have access to the course?

    You'll have access to the Low-key course for 2 years after purchase.