Step 2: Take the needle with the stitches on it in your non dominant hand.Step 3: Take the string of yarn hanging from the tip of your needle in your empty hand. You may want to wrap it through your fingers to control its tension as you knit....
Knit Stitch You’ve learned how to put stitches on the needle with the cast on. Good job! But we can’t just let them sit on the needle like bumps on a log. We’ve got to knit them up! The knit stitch is the most basic and fundamental stitch – after all, it’s the namesake ...
Are you a seasoned knitter or maybe you've always wanted to learn how to knit? We'll teach you the basics and help you move on to more advanced skills.
Learn how to knit a row 1 Getting started.Make a slip knotandcast onthe number of stitches you would like to knit in the row. Once you have done this hold the needle with your cast-on stitches in your left hand, the working yarn trailing to the right. We always knit from right to...
Knitted cast on Knit stitch How to purl – the purl stitch How to cast off knitting (How to bind off) Increasing stitches How to Make 1(Another knitting increase you'll want to learn) How to decrease stitches When you finish knitting you'll need to tuck in all those loose dangly yarn...
Here are the basic instructions for knitting with aneven number of stitches for the cast-on: Row 1 (RS): *Knit 1, slip 1 (purlwise) with yarn in front; Repeat from * to end. Turn. Row 2 (WS): *Purl 1, slip 1 (purlwise) with yarn in back; Repeat from * to end. Turn. ...
How to knit stitch Hold your needle with cast-on stitches in your left hand beginning about 8cm away from the stitches. Take the yarn around the little finger of your right hand, under the next two fingers and over top of your index finger. With the yarn at the back, insert the point...
How to knit the waffle stitch Published on January 29, 2021 1 min read Textured stitches are such fun to knit, especially when they are as simple as the waffle stitch! Once you have mastered how to knit the basic knit stitch and how to purl, combine your knit and purls in a simple...
Start by learning the knitting basics such asLong Tail cast-onand theknitandpurlstitches. Those three techniques make up the vast majority of any knitting project, so pat yourself on the back. From there you'll probably want to learn a couple ofincreasesanddecreases, and check out ourknitting...
This is the second part of a three part video on the basics of learning how to knit. PartIIIislocated here. In the second part of “How to Knit” series, this video demonstrates how to switch between the knit and purl stitches. Also demonstrated are common stitch patterns such as ribbing...