Welcome to TKGA’s newest KAL beginning January 17, 2026.

Thank you to everyone who participated in TKGA’s KAL (January 17– February 26, 2026). We loved knitting with you! The pattern is currently available in Cast On magazine for TKGA members only. Not a member yet, you can join here! https://tkga.org/membership/

One of the most enjoyable aspects of designing knitwear is playing with contrasts, whether it’s colors, stitch patterns and textures, yarn textures, or any combination of the three. With this sweater duo, I decided to play with contrasting colors as well as texture patterns.
I wanted to pair a painted yarn with a lighter solid color for the first pullover, and with a darker solid color for the second pullover to see how the colors played together. The long-sleeve, standard-length pullover with the lighter solid color, featuring a two-color slip-stitch pattern, is bright and vibrant. And the short-sleeve, cropped pullover with the darker solid color, worked in a mosaic stitch pattern, is more subdued and restful.