Knitting Instructions
This is for beginner knitters who want to learn how to knit, or learn new stitches. Here's a few to get you started.
Casting On
There are many ways to do this, I in particularly do not do it this way, but it's just as easy as my way!
This is the first most important thing to learn when knitting; you can't knit without it! |
The five most basic and popular stitches are:
"the knit stitch", (usually just abbreviated "K" in a pattern)
"the purl stitch", (sometimes just "P" in a pattern)
"knit 2 together" (which is sometimes K2tog in a pattern),
"yarn-over", (which is sometimes "yo" in a pattern"), and
"the stockinette stitch" (sometimes "st. st." or "stock. st." in a pattern)
Below are some other videos and instructions on how to do these stitches.
The Knit Stitch
Here is a video that I found helpful when I was starting out. It will teach you how to cast on, and how to do the
I found this video from videojug.com. |
The Purl Stitch
I like to call this one the opposite of knitting. Instead of putting the right hand needle up behind the left hand needle, it's placed down and in front, with the string coming from the bottom front, rather than the top back. |
The "Knit 2 Together",
or K2tog
This is really just a fancy term for decreasing, though it can be confusing as to when to decrease. I couldn't find a video for this - I'm very sorry. However, I hope this does the trick for you. | To "K2tog", it's very simple. |
The "Yarn Over" Stitch
This is basically the opposite of K2tog, so this is really just increasing a stitch.
I apologize for not being able to find a video for the increasing and decreasing in a knit, but I won't give up looking for one, until then, I hope these written out instructions (by me) help you in some way. | To Yarn Over: |
The Stockinette Stitch
This one confused me for the longest time, until once again I found a video to help me. This is also called "The Stocking Stitch" If you can do the Knit Stich and the Purl stitch, you are good to go! |
Using Double Pointed Knitting Needles (DPN's)
This should help getting started making socks. |
Casting Off
Here's to you! You've finished your first work! How do you get it off the needle? It's simply, really. You knit two, and pull the bottom one from the right hand needle over the second stitch until you only have one stitch left. Cut the string, and pull it through to loop to secure it from unraveling. Here's a video just in case! :) |