Your First BOND Sweater-Bring to class & Pattern for class

Welcome to “Your First BOND Sweater” where you will make a child’s size 3 sweater in the fewest number of exact steps.

BRING TO CLASS:

1) your BOND and its parts
2) a table to put it on
3) two claw weights
4) scissors
5) 2 x 1 transfer tool
6) a BOND row counter
7) two skeins (3.5 oz or 100 grams) acrylic worsted weight yarn or other machine washable yarn.

TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CLASS:

1) View the tape through once without stopping to knit.
2) During the second viewing, work along with the tape. It will take you 6 to 10 hours to complete the sweater.
3) Be gentle with yourself. We all feel awkward when we first try something new. Keep practicing and you’ll be amazed at how quickly you and your BOND will be singing in sweet sweater harmony.

THE PATTERN FOR THE CLASS:

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FIRST BOND SWEATER PATTERN

Again, I see seeds of Sweater 101 in this project. People loved this pattern so much that they wrote me (letters . . . we had no email back then) asking if I had others in different sizes. No, I didn’t, but I decided to teach them how to do it themselves.

The original pattern was hand drawn and typed with my electric typewriter. I then cut it into pieces and glued it to a piece of paper to send to the printer (the guy with the press, not the little box on your desk).

I scanned the only copy I could find and put it into pdf format so that you can download and print it for your convenience. We’ve come a long way in the media-sophistication department kids!

ENJOY!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FIRST BOND SWEATER PATTERN

15 comments

  1. Thank you!! Thanks to todays technology and my son’s savvy ways, I found you on youtube and now I am soooo happily planning on dusting off my beloved Bond and start knitting your pattern this weekend!!

  3. I am sooooooooooooo glad to have found your site! I am waiting my Bond USM coming in the mail next week and I am excited! Your site has squelched all fears of this machine. Thank you. I look so forward to what I will learn. Sherry

  5. I can’t tell you how much I glad to have found your website!! I just purchased the ultimate sweater machine… My first attempts to use it via their directions failed – I dropped stitches so many times, mostly on the edges. After watching several youtube video and finding you… I was able to finally have success with completing my first project. Many Thanks.

  7. Hi Cheryl. May God bless you and continue to give you much knowledge.
    Thanks Cheryl for shearing your knowledge with us new knitters. your lessons had bed very handy.
    Sincerely

    Ana Colon

  9. My grandmother was given one of your older models didn’t come with the video so she gave it to me to try and figure out unfortunately I was not able to do so until I found this I’m hoping with this I might be able to get to work properly if I can maybe I can teach her to use it thanks for the advice

  10. Cheryl,
    Do you by chance have a site of other useful patterns you can make on the bond besides sweaters? I am new to the machine and want to start smaller. Love your work by the way!!
    Chris

  12. I hope the videos have helped you Maggie. It’s not my machine. I never worked for the company that distributed them except to write articles for their magazine, but even then I was a freelance writer and I kept all the copyrights of my work.

  14. Hi there. I just love how you explain step by step what to do. I have not used my knitting machine in years and I am now trying to get into it again. I forgot how to make a sweater and your instructions are fantastic. I was wondering if you could tell me how many stitches would need to be added for additional sizes? I just love your videos. Thank you so much! Margaret

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