Now that you understand the knit stitch, you are ready to move on to your next knitting challenge: learning to make the purl stitch. A purl stitch is essentially a backwards knit stitch. You will hold your yarn in front…
Knitting Tension
Maintaining yarn tension in your knitting is essential to keeping your stitches even. If you do not place your yarn loops on the needles evenly, your knitting work will end up irregular, saggy, or filled with holes. To prevent these…
How to Make the Knit Stitch
Once you have cast on your first stitches, you will be ready to begin your first knit stitch row. The abbreviations “k” or “K” are often used in patterns to instruct you to make the knit stitch. Two important things…
How to Cast On Knitting Stitches
When you begin to knit, you’ll need to learn to put your initial stitches on your needles. In knitting, this is called “casting on” stitches. When reading a pattern, the abbreviations CO, co, or, c/o are often used to mean…
Learn to Knit – Index
Learn to Knit Online Free Knitting Lessons from Liz @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…
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