Stockinette stitch (photo from Knit Fix by Lisa Kartus) Knitting is a centuries-old craft, practiced out of necessity to create clothing to protect people from the elements. Today, knitting is a more casual craft, with everyone from artisans to casual novices finding appeal in the variety of techniques...
A slipknot is a knot that tightens up easily once you place it on the needle. 1. With the tail end of the yarn in your palm, wrap the working yarn around your index and middle fingers, and lay the working yarn across the tail end, forming an X. 2. Spread your fingers slightly and push the working yarn...
Step 1: As with the knit stitch, start by holding the needle with the stitches in your left hand and the empty needle in your right. (This tutorial demonstrates the English method of purling.) Step 2: Pull the working yarn in front of the needles. Insert the tip of the right needle into the front of...
1. Cast on 20 stitches (or enough to practice several stitches). 2. Hold the needle with the cast-on stitches in your left hand, the empty needle in your right hand. Hold the needles a few inches from the tips, between your thumb and first couple of fingers. 3. With the working yarn in back of the needle...
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Part of the fun in learning to knit, is familiarizing yourself with all the fun knitting terms! What is a “thrum”? How to I knit “in the round”? Why should I care about “blocking”? Learn these terms (and techniques) and watch your knitting skills soar!