How to Knit for the Beginner

How to Knit     by Janice Jones     

Knitting could very well become your next best hobby but before that happens, you will need a few basic lessons.  That is where this site comes into play.  We will walk you through all the basics and before you are finished here, you will be knitting just like the best of them.  

How to knit for the beginner

But, where do you start?

When you learn how to knit, don't try to figure out "everything at once". Knitting techniques is so diversified, that even having 20-30 years of experience in knitting, you will still find something you have never head before about your favorite hobby.

Learn Some Stitches

Knit Stitch

Colorful blanket made in the garter stitchBasic Knitting Stitches

Purl Stitch

Purl stitch swatch also known as reverse stockinette worked in white yarnPurl Stitch (Reverse Stockinette)

Learn Even More Knitting Stitches

You will be happy to know that there are only a few basic stiches and everything else you will learn builds on these basic techniques.

Learn how to make the stockinette stitch

Basic Knit Stitches for Beginners

Knit and Purl Stitches for Beginners

Learn about Rib Patterns Knitting

Reversilble Knit Stitches

Slip Stitch Patterns

Knit a cable: with or without the aid of a cable needle

Understand Instructions and Patterns

Knitting Terms and Abbreviations

Learn Some Basic Knitting Techniques

Getting Stitches on Needles

Long-tail cast on sling shot positionHow To Begin Knitting (Casting On)

Getting Stitches Off Needles

To bind off, knit two stitches, then lift the first stitch over the second and off the needle.How to End Knitting (Binding Off)


Increases and Decreases

How to Increase Stitches

Swatches of increases made in knitted fabricHow to Make Increases in Knitting

How to Decrease Stitches

Decrease swatch on a blue backgroundHow to Make Decreases in Knitting

Ending Your Knitting

How to Weave in Ends

A swatch demonstrating weaving in endsHow to Weave in Ends

How to Block Your Work

How to block knitting link to tutorialHow to Block Your Knitting Projects

More Helpful Techniques to Master

How to Calculate Gauge

How to measure gauge in knittingHow to Calculate Gauge

How to Join Yarns

The magic knot in use in a swatch showing the front and reverse sidesMethods to Join Yarn in Knitting

How to Count Stitches

How to count stitches in different stitch patternsHow to Count Stitches

How to Seam

Knitted swatch showing the mattress stitch seaming methodSeaming Method: Mattress stitch

Troubleshooting

Fixing Mistakes

Fixing knitting mistakes shows how to fix a dropped stitchHow to Fix Knitting Mistakes

Fixing Uneven Stitches

Tension problems showing on a knitted swatchHow to Fix Tension Problems

Advanced Knitting Techniques.

Knitting is such a versatile hobby.  Knitted projects can be seen in so many different areas.  You might think that clothing, sweaters, hats, scarves, socks and mittens are the only thing to make, but there is so much more.

Circular Knitting: Large and small diameter circular knitting.

Twisted Stitch isn't always an error.

Colorwork

This Step will teach you how to read and knit patterns, to use different knitting stitches and techniques, to join parts of garments to each other, and so on.

I'll update this Step all the time. There are so many interesting things to learn and to discuss. Let's begin from the links below.

Raglan Sleeves: "Trivia" which make a difference.

Mosaic Knitting: An Easy Alternative of Fair Isle.

Illusian Knitting:  Also Shadow Knitting:  Something Very Interesting

Pin for Future Reference

A woman is knitting near the seaside