Learn How to Knit - Slip Knot
A slip knit is the starting point of everything you do in knitting and is the basis for the cast on...
Learn to Knit - Cast On
Broken down in very simple terms, knitting is just a matter of transferring loops from one needle to another. To get started, you'll need to put...
Learn to Knit - Backwards Loop Cast On
This is the easiest way to cast on, but the resulting edge might not be suitable for all projects...
Learn to Knit - Purl Stitch
When all the stitches on the left-hand needle have been transferred to the right-hand needle, turn the work and place the needle with the stitches on...
Learn to Knit - Stockinette Stitch
In stockinette stitch, the knit rows are the right side of the work and each stitch resembles a "V". In reverse stockinette stitch, the purl...
Learn to Knit - Slip Stitch
It is often necessary to slip (sl) a stitch from one needle to the other without actually knitting or purling it. This method is often used in shaping...
Learn to Knit - Ribbing
Ribbing forms a stretchy band and is usually found at the bottoms of sweaters, sleeves, neckbands, hat brims and mitten cuffs, and at the tops of sock...
Learn to Knit - Knit Decreases
Decreasing stitches makes your knitted piece narrower. Decreases are used for sleeve caps, neckline shaping, shaping the crown of a hat, etc., and are...
Learn to Knit - Knit 2 Together
Insert right-hand needle into 2 stitches on left-hand needle, following direction of arrow. Knit these 2 stitches together as 1 to decrease 1 stitch...
Learn to Knit - Slip, Slip, Knit
Slip the next two stitches from the left-hand needle onto the right-hand needle as if to knit. Place them back on the left-hand needle without twistin...
Learn to Knit - Knit Increases
There are several ways to increase, and each method adds extra stitches to the row unless they are paired with compensating decreases. Increasing is...
Learn to Knit - Increasing 1 Stitch
On a knit row, work into the front and back of the next stitch: knit into the stitch and before slipping it off the left needle, twist the right needl...
Learn to Knit - Make 1 Stitch
Another form of increasing is to work into the strand between two stitches...
Learn to Knit - Eyelet Increase or Yarn Overs
An extra stitch can also be formed by making a loop wrapped around the right needle between two stitches which is then knitted or purled on subsequent...
Learn to Knit - Bind Off
When your knitted piece is finished, binding off closes the stitches so that they do not unravel when taken off the needles...
Learn to Knit - Cables
Whether simple or complex, cable patterns add depth and texture to your knitting, and they are not hard to learn. Use a cable needle to cross one grou...
Learn to Knit - Cable 4 Back
This basic cable usually consists of a certain number of stitches in stockinette stitch against a reverse stockinette stitch background. A Cable 4 Ba...
Learn to Knit - Cable 4 Front
On a right side row, work to the position of the cable panel and slip the next 2 stitches to the cable needle. Hold the stitches on the cable needle a...
Learn to Knit - Joining New Yarn
To prevent unsightly knots, join new yarn at the beginning of a row wherever possible. To make a perfect join at the end of a row, simply drop the old...
Learn to Knit - Knitting with 4 Needles
Knitting with four double-point needles forms a seamless piece in areas that are too small for circular needles, such as socks and mittens. Double-poi...
