Beginner's Guide To Knitting

by NatalieH

This post is sponsored by Wool Warehouse

What is Knitting?

Knitting is a process of using needles to interlink or knot a series of loops made by one continuous thread. Each loop or knot connects to another one, and when enough loops have been made, the result is a flat piece of material called a textile. There are a range of different stitches in knitting which can be used to make a plethora of garments, accessories, gifts and home décor!

This handy 16-page guide will take you through the basics of knitting and includes a glossary of terms

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There's a wealth of information about knitting on the Knit Now YouTube channel, including stitch tutorials like the one below, interviews with designers and well known brands within the industry.

Join Debbie Tomkies from Knit Now magazine to learn all about the three most common cast-on techniques. In this video, we show you how to do the knitted cast-on, the cable cast-on and the long-tail cast-on.

Learn the Knit Stitch

Step 1 - Insert RH needle from left to right into front of next st.

Step 2 - Wrap yarn clockwise around RH needle.

Step 3 - Holding working yarn firmly, pull loop through.

Step 4 - Drop old st off LH needle. 1 knit stitch has been made.

How to complete a knit snitch

Learn the Purl Stitch

Step 1 - Insert RH needle from right to left into front of next st.

Step 2 - Wrap yarn anti-clockwise around RH needle.

Step 3 - Holding working yarn firmly, pull loop through.

Step 4 - Drop old st off LH needle. 1 purl stitch has been made.

How to complete a purl stitch

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Happy knitting,

Natalie