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Free Knitting Lessons from Liz @purlsandpixels
Learn to knit with free knitting lessons from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

So you are ready to learn to knit. That’s great! Making things from yarn is an incredibly fulfilling hobby. You can create wonderful clothing, accessories, home decor, and art from just a ball of string. Here you will find free knitting lessons, tips, tutorials, guides, how-to-videos, and patterns to get you started.

First things first, you’ll want to choose a knitting style. There are two important and very different styles that both lead to the same knitted results. Continental knitting is done by holding the working yarn (the yarn coming from the ball) in your left hand. English style knitters hold the yarn in their right hands. All of the lessons on this site will teach Continental style knitting.

Keep in mind that everyone knits just a little bit differently. My knitting style may be slightly different that someone else’s; that doesn’t make either of us wrong. I believe that if you enjoy the process and you love your end result, your technique is always correct. Here, I’ll show you how I knit, purl, and more.

When learning to knit, it is best to take things slowly and step-by-step. Learn one thing at a time, and before you know it you’ll be creating things you never thought you could. Be patient with knitting. Try not to be frustrated by mistakes, but rather, learn something new to make your next knitted project better.

Learn to Knit Guide: The Basics

If you are an absolute beginner, this guide is for you. Start learning to knit by choosing your knitting materials and work your way down my learn to knit tutorials. You will be knitting before you know it.

Learn how to pick out your first knitting supplies in this lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Choose Knitting Materials

How to Make a Slipknot

Putting the First Stitches on Knitting Needles – Learn to Cast On

Turn Your Work

How to Hold Yarn When Knitting

Learn to take knit stitches off needles with a standard bind off, a knitting lesson from Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Learn the Basic Knit Stitch

Take Your Work Off the Needles – “Bind Off” Knitting

Weave in and Tie Off Loose Ends on Flat Knits

Learn how to bind off in pattern - a knitting lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels

Learn the Purl Stitch

Knits vs. Purls – How to See the Difference

How to “Bind Off in Pattern” – Taking Knits and Purls Off the Needles

Combine Knits and Purls to Make Beginner Knitting Patterns

Reading Knitting Patterns

Following Knitting Patterns

Learn to Knit Guide: Improving Your Knitting Skills

Learn to spot and fix knitting mistakes with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Improve Your Knitting Tension

Spotting and Fixing Common Knitting Mistakes

“Frog” – Unravel Knitting to Fix Mistakes or Reuse Yarn

Wind Yarn into Center-Pull Balls by Hand

Learn How to Make a Gauge Swatch

Learn to slip stitches purlwise to neaten the edges of your flat knits in this knitting lesson with Liz @PurlsAndPixels.

Slip Stitches Purlwise (slpw) – Slip Stitches to Neaten the Edges of Knitting

Knit Thru the Back Loop (ktbl) to Twist Knit Stitches and Add Texture

Slip Stitches Knitwise (slkw) – Slip Stitches to Add Texture

Joining a New Ball of Yarn – The Magic Knot

Switch Needle Sizes on Flat Knits

Learn to Knit Guide: How to Knit in the Round

Learn to bind off on double point needles (DPNs) while working in the round - a knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

What is Knitting in the Round?

Knit in the Round on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Switch Needle Sizes on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Bind Off on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Knit in the Round on Circular Needles

Switch Circular Needle Sizes While Knitting in the Round

Bind Off in the Round on Circular Needles

The Magic Loop – Knit in the Round on Long Circular Needles

Switch Needle Sizes While Knitting in the Magic Loop

Learn to Knit Guide: Shaping Knitwear

Learn how to knit decreases and round the tops of mittens in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Decreases

Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs” – Hat Decreases

Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting in the Magic Loop – Hat Decreases

Learn to close hat tops in this knitting lesson from Liz Chandler @PurlsAnd Pixels.

Finishing Knit Hats

Increases

Learn how to use "make one increases" to make a glove thumb gusset in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Slip Stitches onto a Stitch Holder

Using Scrap Yarn Instead of Stitch Holders

Bind Off in the Magic Loop

Knitting Off Stitch Holders – Making Glove Thumbs on Double Point Needles (DPNs)

Knitting Off Stitch Holders – Making Glove Thumbs in the Magic Loop

Learn to weave in the bind off tail on items you have knit in the round, such as fingerless gloves - a knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Weave in Loose Ends on Fingerless Gloves

Weave in the Loose Ends of Mittens

Learn to use the yarn tails to finish knit mittens while you weave in your loose ends in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Blocking

Customize Knits

Yarn Math – Calculating How Much Yarn is Left Over

Learn to Knit Guide: More Advanced Tutorials

Learn how to move a hat top from circular needles to Double Point Needles (DPNs) in this knitting lesson with Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

Switch from Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs” to Knitting in the Magic Loop

Switch from Knitting in the Magic Loop to Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs”

Knit Two Things, in the Round, at Once

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask in the comments. Don’t be shy! If you want to know, someone else might too.

Ok, here we go. Let’s get started with step one and pick out some yarn!

Looking for something new to knit?

Browse my knitting patterns here.

Knitting patterns by Liz Chandler @PurlsAndPixels.

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