Join the thousands of Yarnies around the world who’ve already enrolled in Season X!
Discover a whole new fiber artist within you. Enroll in Knit Stars Season X: Be extraordinary!
Tens of thousands of Yarnies in 50+ countries have been forever changed by Knit Stars Documentary Masterclasses.
“It's a beautiful opportunity to learn a lot of different techniques and the fact that you can learn at your own pace and refer back to it when you need to, that's a huge, huge draw because not everybody learns at the same speed.”
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“It's a beautiful opportunity to learn a lot of different techniques and the fact that you can learn at your own pace and refer back to it when you need to, that's a huge, huge draw because not everybody learns at the same speed.”
Name N.
“It's a beautiful opportunity to learn a lot of different techniques and the fact that you can learn at your own pace and refer back to it when you need to, that's a huge, huge draw because not everybody learns at the same speed.”
Name N.
Get the full insider experience and save big when you enroll as an Earlybird.
Armchair travel around the world to the Stars’ own home studios. Get an intimate peek into each Star’s life with our award-winning, feature-film quality documentaries.
You own the whole Season of exclusive masterclass content and can watch anytime on your own schedule. Pause, rewind, fast-forward, download and even stream.
When you enroll as an Earlybird, you also get access to the Season X Earlybird Experience, with behind-the-scenes updates on the making of the Season.
Only Earlybirds get the first chance to shop exclusive yarns, kits and Joji + Co bags created just for Season X. Earlybird enrollment ensures your items ship before the event this fall.
Meet the Season X Stars who are about to transform your fiber life
The Season X masterclasses will debut one by one beginning November 2, 2025.
Alicia Plummer is a knitwear designer with a storyteller’s heart, crafting patterns that don’t just fit… they resonate. In this course, she will help you unlock the secret language of your stitches, so you can knit with more confidence and less frustration. From brioche to colorwork to everyday textures, you’ll learn to read your knitting, anticipate mistakes, and fix common issues with ease. She’ll also share repair and rescue techniques, like fixing snags, so you can extend the life of your handmade pieces.
Cecilia Losada, aka Mammadiy, has nearly 25 years of crochet and knitting experience, creating pieces that blend cultural heritage with artistry. In this course, she’ll guide you through crafting a vibrant Spring Poncho (capelette) using both Mosaic Crochet and knitting techniques. Inspired by Spanish traditions and her Argentinian roots, Cecilia will teach you colorwork, texture, and circular yoke construction.
Clara Parkes, renowned author of Knitlandia and Vanishing Fleece, has dedicated her life to unraveling the beauty and complexity of wool. In this course, she invites you to embrace swatching not just as a tool for gauge, but as a playful and purposeful exploration of yarn. Whether you're exploring new techniques or simply cleansing your palette between projects, this class encourages swatching with intention. No rules, no pressure, just the joy of knitting, one stitch at a time.
Dominique Calvillo is a designer renowned for her stunning, high-fashion crochet pieces that celebrate both individuality and craftsmanship. For Dominique, crochet is not just a craft; it's a pathway to self-expression, empowerment, and healing. In this class, she’ll guide you through the creation of a beautifully structured crochet corset top—one that fits your body, offers support, and makes you feel incredible. You’ll learn to master techniques for perfecting fit, shaping with intention, and transforming your crochet skills into wearable art.
Filipa Carneiro, a designer and knitting instructor from Lisbon, Portugal, brings together the precision of an engineer and the creativity of a designer. In this course, she will introduce you to purl inlay, a distinctive colorwork technique inspired by weaving patterns originally developed for knitting machines. Filipa’s passion for innovation led her to adapt these patterns for hand knitting, creating a completely new approach to colorwork. You’ll learn the ins and outs of this method, exploring English, Continental, and Portuguese knitting styles, as well as selecting the right materials and yarns.
Franklin Habit, author, illustrator, and sought-after knitting instructor, brings his expertise and humor to every class. With contributions to countless online publications, and author of It Itches and I Dream of Yarn, he’s taught tens of thousands of knitters worldwide. In this class, Franklin introduces you to shadow knitting - a technique that uses color and light to create optical illusions. You’ll learn to create shifting patterns, read charts, and design your own motifs. Franklin’s fun, engaging style will inspire you to explore new ways to blend color, texture, and design in your knitting.
Jen Geigley, designer and author of six knitting books, is celebrated for her fresh, modern aesthetic and iconic designs like the Gaptastic Cowl. In this class, Jen will guide you through her 100-day project method, helping you craft a personalized, timeless capsule wardrobe that reflects your unique style. Through daily inspiration, creative techniques, and thoughtful design, you’ll create functional and fashionable wardrobe staples that will last for years.
As founder and CEO of Jimmy Beans Wool, Laura Zander has built her brand on innovation, collaboration, and a deep commitment to community. In this class, she shares the keys to ethical partnerships - from working with indie dyers to preserving traditional craftsmanship and fostering sustainability. Through real-world examples, you’ll learn how meaningful collaborations can elevate your work and strengthen the fiber industry.
Julie Ann Lebouthillier, author of Knit a Box of Socks, is passionate about helping knitters customize perfectly fitting socks for every foot in the family. In this class, she breaks down everything from sizing and grading to customizing heels, toes, and stitch patterns. Whether you're knitting your first pair or refining your technique, you'll learn to measure for the perfect fit, troubleshoot common issues, and confidently convert patterns between toe-up and cuff-down constructions.
London Kaye is a Los Angeles-based artist celebrated for her vibrant crochet installations that turn everyday spaces into bold, colorful works of art. London has become a leading figure in yarn bombing, inspiring makers to see the world through a creative lens. In this masterclass, she’ll guide you through the process of yarn bombing, from finding inspiration and measuring techniques to applying your vision to public spaces.
Ann Shayne and Kay Gardiner, co-founders of Modern Daily Knitting, have built a thriving community of over 150,000 knitters worldwide through their blog, bestselling books, and vibrant online presence. In this masterclass, they’ll introduce you to the art of log cabin knitting. In this course, you’ll learn how to master color interpretation, stitch techniques, and construction methods, empowering you to create your own knit treasures.
Norah Gaughan is a knitting icon, celebrated for her inventive cable designs. In this course, Norah will guide you through creating a cabled sweater, exploring the concept of "Drawing with Cables" to add texture and shape to your project. You'll start with intuitive design techniques, learning to chart, adjust, and experiment with cable patterns. Norah will teach you how to incorporate both simple and complex cables, manage increases and decreases, and refine your design along the way.
Pope Vergara, a Chilean knitwear designer known for her bold, expressive designs, will guide you through the art of Intarsia with Beads and Freestyle Knitting in this Spanish-speaking course, with English subtitles. You’ll learn how to create a unique vest, exploring techniques like basic intarsia, adding beads using a crochet hook, incorporating stitches, and applying I-cord. Using detailed swatches and worksheets, Pope will take you step by step through designing with color, texture, and unconventional materials.
Samantha Brunson, the creative force behind Bobble Club House and SOSA Knitwear, is a seasoned designer with a fashion degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In this module, she’ll teach you the art of Beading on Crochet, a technique she has perfected throughout her career in both couture and handmade crochet. You’ll learn to manually add beads to crochet projects, exploring tools, methods, and techniques to create intricate designs.
Earlybirds get these exclusive bonuses worth up to $867!
Exclusive Star-Designed Patterns are included in each masterclass. $150 value!
Live Q+A with the Stars in an intimate session, to answer all your burning questions. $100 value!
Worldwide Community in a dedicated Season X Facebook group as well as in your student portal. $423 value!
Special Offers from the Stars including discount codes just for Season X enrollees. Value: Priceless!
ONLY WITH THE ALL-IN PACKAGE: Knit Start and Crochet Start - free access to our star-studded beginner courses to help you master the basics if needed. $194 value!
Season X Earlybird enrollment ends Tuesday, February 22, 2025 at midnight Pacific.
Enroll now to get Earlybird savings, access to the special yarns and Joji bags, and the insider Earlybird Experience!
Knit Stars Only
$297 just
$247
With coupon code SEASONX
10 documentary masterclasses:
Alicia Plummer
Ann Shayne + Kay Gardiner
Clara Parkes
Filipa Carneiro
Franklin Habit
Jen Geigley
Julie Ann Lebouthillier
Norah Gaughan
Pope Vergara
Laura Zander
Plus:
5 bonus patterns
Live Q+A
Worldwide Community
Earlybird Experience
Shop the yarns + bags
Use code SEASONX to save an extra $50!
BEST VALUE
ALL IN Knit + Crochet Stars!
$397 just
$297
With coupon code SEASONX
15 documentary masterclasses:
Alicia Plummer
Ann Shayne + Kay Gardiner
Cecilia Losada
Clara Parkes
Dominique Calvillo
Filipa Carneiro
Franklin Habit
Jen Geigley
Julie Ann Lebouthillier
London Kaye
Natalie Thomas
Norah Gaughan
Pope Vergara
Samantha Brunson
Laura Zander
Plus:
5 bonus patterns
Live Q+A
Worldwide Community
Earlybird Experience
Shop the yarns + bags
Knit Start Masterclass
Crochet Start Masterclass
Use code SEASONX to save an extra $100!
Crochet Stars Only
$197 just
$147
With coupon code SEASONX
5 documentary masterclasses:
Cecilia Losada
Dominique Calvillo
London Kaye
Natalie Thomas
Samantha Brunson
Plus:
5 bonus patterns
Live Q+A
Worldwide Community
Earlybird Experience
Shop the yarns + bags
Use code SEASONX to save an extra $50!
We know that sometimes life happens. If your circumstances change for any reason between now and the debut of the first Season X documentary masterclass on [date], just email us at hello@knitstars.com for a full refund, no questions asked.
Meet your Knit Stars team.
Shelley Brander
Founder + CEO
On a mission to elevate the way fiber artists learn, connect, and grow.
Beth Gorishek
Relationships
Fiber artist and limb-different life-live-r committed to accessibility.
Mandy Seija
Operations
Keeping all the balls in the air and all the cats herded.
Gaye Glasspie
Star Advisor
Orange-loving knitter, spreading positivity and self-assurance.
Brad Knull
Cinematographer
Award-winning filmographer, storyteller, and yes, a knitter!
Sarah Gomez
Editor
Creating visually stunning documentaries and masterclasses since Season 1!
Help us make the biggest give-back in Yarnie history!
Following our long-standing tradition, a portion of your enrollment fee will go to these worthy causes. Each of our 15 Stars have chosen a nonprofit partner that holds special meaning for them. Knit Stars will donate $1000 to each nonprofit.
And when we reach our goal of 10,000 enrollees, we’ll 10X the donation - for a grand total of $150,000!
Our nonprofit partners include:
❤️Homegrown National Park (Season X Star: Clara Parkes)
Homegrown National Park® (HNP) raises awareness and urgently inspires everyone to address the biodiversity crisis by adding native plants and removing invasive ones where we live, work, learn, pray, and play.
Operação Nariz Vermelho (Season X Star: Filipa Carniero)
Providing an ongoing intervention program within the pediatric wards of Portuguese hospitals, ONV brings joy to hospitalized children in Portugal through the visit of professional clowns.
Reading is Fundamental (Season X Star: Franklin Habit)
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the nation’s leading children’s literacy nonprofit. We focus on disrupting the U.S. literacy crisis by bringing the joy of reading to children to create skilled readers.
❤️Autism Society of America (Season X Star: Jen Geigley)
We create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully.
❤️Humane Canada (Season X Star: Julie Ann Lebouthillier)
Humane Canada is the national federation of SPCAs and humane societies. Our Vision is simple: building a humane country. Together, we can end animal cruelty, protecy animals, and promote their humane treatment.
❤️Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (Season X Star: Laura Zander)
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the nation’s largest mentoring network, dedicated to helping young people realize their full potential. Through one-to-one, monitored matches, they connect adult volunteers ("Bigs") with children ("Littles"), fostering positive relationships that create lasting impact.
Equal Justice Initiative (Season X Star: MDK)
The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
❤️World Central Kitchen (Season X Star: Norah Gaughan)
World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises.
❤️Chile sin Cáncer (Season X Star: Pope Vergara)
Chile sin cáncer is a private non-profit institution that seeks to reduce inequality of opportunities in the face of cancer. The foundation articulates public-private partnerships to deliver better opportunities for diagnosis and treatment against cancer for adults cared for in the public health system.
❤️NaCoa (Season X Star: Alicia Plummer)
We are the National Association for Children of Addiction (NACoA) and our mission is to eliminate the adverse impact of alcohol and drug use on children and families. We envision a world in which no child who struggles because of family addiction will be left unsupported.
❤️Nasco - Feeding Minds (Season X Star: Cecelia Losada)
We create computer classrooms in rural schools in Ghana and provide solutions to the problem of immigration in the country of origin.
Dress-cember (Season X Star: Dominique Calvillo)
We are a community of international advocates utilizing fashion + creativity to help end human trafficking.
❤️Foster Pride (Season X Star: London Kaye)
Foster Pride empowers children and youth in foster care and from underserved communities in New York City and Los Angeles to develop their talents, build self-esteem and reach their potential through mentoring relationships and the arts.
Gleaners Community Foodbank (Season X Star: Natalie Thomas)
To achieve a healthy, hunger-free community by empowering the people we serve through education, advocacy, access, and community engagement; building strong, collaborative partnerships with others in the community who also win when hunger is solved; setting best practices; and cultivating and fostering an energizing and spirited workforce.
❤️Loveland Foundation (Season X Star: Samantha Brunson)
Loveland Foundation is committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls. Our resources and initiatives are collaborative and they prioritize opportunity, access, validation, and healing. We are becoming the ones we’ve been waiting for.
Season X Earlybird enrollment ends Tuesday, February 22, 2025 at midnight Pacific.
Enroll now to get Earlybird savings, access to the special yarns and Joji bags, and the insider Earlybird Experience!
Knit Stars Only
$297 just
$247
With coupon code SEASONX
10 documentary masterclasses:
Alicia Plummer
Ann Shayne + Kay Gardiner
Clara Parkes
Filipa Carneiro
Franklin Habit
Jen Geigley
Julie Ann Lebouthillier
Norah Gaughan
Pope Vergara
Laura Zander
Plus:
5 bonus patterns
Live Q+A
Worldwide Community
Earlybird Experience
Shop the yarns + bags
Use code SEASONX to save an extra $50!
BEST VALUE
ALL IN Knit + Crochet Stars!
$397 just
$297
With coupon code SEASONX
15 documentary masterclasses:
Alicia Plummer
Ann Shayne + Kay Gardiner
Cecilia Losada
Clara Parkes
Dominique Calvillo
Filipa Carneiro
Franklin Habit
Jen Geigley
Julie Ann Lebouthillier
London Kaye
Natalie Thomas
Norah Gaughan
Pope Vergara
Samantha Brunson
Laura Zander
Plus:
5 bonus patterns
Live Q+A
Worldwide Community
Earlybird Experience
Shop the yarns + bags
Knit Start Masterclass
Crochet Start Masterclass
Use code SEASONX to save an extra $100!
Crochet Stars Only
$197 just
$147
With coupon code SEASONX
5 documentary masterclasses:
Cecilia Losada
Dominique Calvillo
London Kaye
Natalie Thomas
Samantha Brunson
Plus:
5 bonus patterns
Live Q+A
Worldwide Community
Earlybird Experience
Shop the yarns + bags
Use code SEASONX to save an extra $50!
See you inside the Earlybird Experience!
