Minimalist knitting patterns are simple to knit and you can make them over and over again. But your plain knitwear does not have to stay plain. Try to customize knits to fit your personal style. You can take any simple…
One-Size-Fits-Most Ribbed Hat Free Knitting Pattern
Ribbed Hat To make this ribbed hat, you will work in a simple knit, purl pattern. This will create a stretchy ribbing, which allows the hat to fit most head sizes from children through adults. Working from the bottom of…
Basic Pillow Cover Free Knitting Pattern
Basic Pillow Covers This pattern will show you how to make simple pillow covers by knitting in the round on circular needles. Using only the knit stitch creates a smooth, stockinette stitch pattern. The top and bottom edges of stockinette…
Ribbed Scarf Free Knitting Pattern
Ribbed Scarf With this pattern, you can create a cozy ribbed scarf. Alternate knits and purls to make thick and stretchy scarf. As you knit, you will see that the columns of knits and purls line up with one another…
Choosing Knitting Tools
After picking out your yarn and knitting needles, you will have one last task: choosing knitting tools. To complete a knitting project for beginners, you will need sharp scissors and a darning needle. Later, when you start making more complex…
Choosing Knitting Needles
Once you have chosen your yarn, you will have another big decision to make before you can start learning to knit: what kind of knitting needles will you use? Choosing Knitting Needles There are a few kinds of knitting needles…
Choosing Yarn for Knitting
When you start gathering your materials, choosing yarn for knitting will be one of your first and most exciting tasks. First, a bit of vocabulary to help you get started: a ball of yarn is often called a “skein.” You…
Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting in the Magic Loop – Hat Decreases
When decreases make the top of a hat too small to work on your circular needles, you will need to switch to a different knitting method to finish your project. As you saw in the last lesson, you can move…
Switch from Knitting on Circular Needles to Knitting with Double Point Needles (DPNs) – Hat Decreases
When knitting a hat from the bottom, up, you will add decreases at the top. These decreases make your rows shorter, which allows you to round off and close the top of your hat. However, if you have been knitting…
Switch from Knitting in the Magic Loop to Knitting on Double Point Needles “DPNs”
If you begin a knitting project in the Magic Loop, you can switch to working on Double Point Needles (DPNs) part-way through. You’ll need to do a bit of math to determine how many stitches to move onto each DPN.…
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