How to Knit

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to do the herringbone stitch in knitting. This is one of knitting’s most complicated fabrics to make, but it is one of the most rewarding also. As you can see it looks almost intricately woven. It’s a very, very thick and squishy fabric. I’ll be showing you …

Transcript I’m going to teach you how to make the linen stitch, which is a really beautiful fabric that ends up looking like it’s a little bit more woven than it is knitted. It’s essentially stockinet. You’re always going to be working the stitches knit-wise on the front and purl-wise on the back, but there’s …

Transcript So one of the secrets of finishing your garments really well is to weave in your ends so beautifully and secretly that not even the best knitter could tell where they are if they were to turn your garment inside out. And the reason we leave long ends in the first place is because …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to make an Icord. For this you’re going to need double pointed needles. So, I’ve got four stitches cast on to this double pointed needle. For the first row, I’m going to knit them like normal, one, two, three, four, now if I were going to knit this …

Transcript So once you’ve finished the scarf a really fun way to make it a little more exciting at the end is to add some fringe. So here’s my little scarf sample and I’ve decided that I want one, two, three, four, five little bundles of fringe and I think I’m going to want each …

Transcript If a pattern asks you to slip a stitch, there are two different ways that you might do that. The first one is to slip as if to knit and the second is to slip as if to purl. It’s very easy. If you are going to knit a stitch, you would be inserting …

Transcript If you’d like to make a scarf, but you don’t want to use a pattern or you like to come up with your own, there are a few different things that you need to keep in mind. One is that a scarf has a right side and a wrong side and so a reversible …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to work a chevron stitch, which is just little mountains of reverse stockinette, set against mountains of stockinette. So here on my sample you can see that I’ve got this row, which is stockinette on the front and reverse stockinette on the back. Then we have the opposite, …

Transcript So sometimes when you’re finishing your knitting, the regular bind-off is just a little too tight and you need something stretchy. So instead of the regular bind-off you can work it this way. You’re going to knit two stitches together, which gives you one and then you’re going to put that one back on …

Transcript All right. So, it happens to all of us. You’re knitting along, you’re having a great time, you’re talking to your friends and all of the sudden you realize you have dropped a stitch a couple of rows below. Didn’t realize it. Or maybe you’re coming along to a stitch and all of a …

Transcript Here’s how to do the basic bind-off in knitting. You need to get two stitches on your right needle, so you’re going to knit two. One, two and then the name of this game is to pass the bottom stitch up over the top stitch and off the tip of the needle. So I …

Transcript Hi, my name is Jessica Kaufman and I love to teach people how to do crafts. I really love to teach people how to knit because it is so empowering to be able make everything for yourself, to make your own clothes and garments. And what I really love is helping people when they …

Transcript Almost every pattern talks about getting the right gauge. It’s really important to understand what ‘gauge’ means, so in this video I’m going to tell you a little bit about what gauge is and then actually show you how to find it yourself using a few simple tools. Depending on what size yarn and …

Transcript Hey. I’m going to show you how to sew up the seam from the cast-on edge and the cast-off edge of an item, such as these garter stitch mitts. I’ll be showing how to sew this seam here, and this seam here. I’ve got it started here for you. I have loaded the tail …

Transcript So one really easy way to make a beautiful beginner’s scarf that looks more complicated than it is, is to work a gather. So I’m going to show you how to work a gather now. You can do them as often or as infrequently as you want to change the look of your scarf. …

Transcript So I’m going to show you how to block your knitting. And I think blocking your knitting is essential for taking your piece from homemade to really looking hand made. One of the wonderful qualities of wool is that when you put it in a tepid bath, not hot or cold, the fibers relax …

Transcript So after you’ve joined to knit in the round and you’re going around and around and around, you are knitting in the round; and there are a few things to remember about this. Right now, I’m working a little bit of ribbing here on my round knitting. That’s knit one, purl one, which yields …

Transcript In this video I’m going to demonstrate how to do some basic cabling techniques. In my little sample that I’ve knit up, I’ve got a basic three over three cable, twisting to the left. I have some traveling cables, and then I have the symmetrical version of this one, three over three, twisting to …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to decrease in purling. And show you how to turn two purl stitches into one. So I’m basically going to purl two together instead of pearling one we’re just going in from the right side, wrapping around the front, scooping up a loop and popping it off. We’re …

Transcript So I’m going to show you how to make ribbing, which is a fantastic stretchy edge to put at the hem of a sweater or a sleeve or the brim of a hat, or anywhere that you want fabric with a little bit of bounce. The first one I’m going to show you is …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to do the backwards loop cast-on. For this cast-on you will need a bit of a tail and then you will need to make a slip knot and put it on the needle in your right hand. I use my right index finger just to hold …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to do a left leaning decrease. There are actually a few more choices with left leaning decreases than there are with right leaning decreases. With a right leaning decrease, you do a knit two together, but with a left leaning decrease there are a couple different …

Transcript Here’s another cool way to play with knits and purls to make something called basket weave. This is really neat. It makes what looks like a basket weave fabric, but really it’s just playing with squares of stockinette and squares of reverse stockinette. So here on the sample you can see that what I …

Transcript So if you think you’re ready to knit your first project with lace, a few things to keep in mind are that lace is just yarn overs, combined with decreases and increases, in a variety of different ways to make different patterns. So here are a few really simple ones that you might see. …

Transcript Okay. I’m going to show you how to make the basic knit stitch. There are four components to the basic knit stitch. I call them in, around, up, and off. Every loop on your needle has a left side and a right side. To make the knit stitch, you’re going to insert your right …

Transcript One of the things about knitting stockinette stitch is that it does tend to curl around the edges which doesn’t really make for a nice finished product. But there are ways around it. One of those ways is to knit on a border. I’m going to show you how to knit a really cool …

Transcript This is how to do the purl stitch. A lot of people are intimidated by the purl stitch, but really it’s just the mirror image of a knit stitch. So, if you can knit, you can definitely purl. To purl, the yarn is going to be in front of the knitting, instead of the …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to do the long tail cast on. For that you’re going to need a long tailed yarn, so find a tail of yarn from your ball of yarn and sort of stretch it out. For this example we’re not going to talk about really how long it needs …

Transcript So now I’m going to show you how to increase a stitch in your knitting. This is a great way to make your knitting grow. Here’s a sample that I’m going to show you on and you can see that I started down here with fewer stitches and they’re steadily growing to more and …

Transcript So I’m going to show you how to knit 2 together, which makes a right leaning decrease. This is how to decrease your knitting. Instead of knitting one stitch from the left side, as you normally would to do a knit stitch, I’m gonna stick my right needle into 2 stitches at once from …

Transcript So if you want to knit a scarf the first thing you’re going to have to do is cast on. Your pattern is going to tell you which kind of cast on to use. There are lots of different kinds but tips sort of across the board are keeping your yarn nice and loose. …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to join to knit in the round. I’m using circular needles and I have cast on almost enough stitches to go all the way around from tip to tip. You want to make sure that you don’t have to stretch your knitting too much when you go around, …

Transcript I’m going to show you how to make stockinette stitch. This stitch has two different sides, a front and a back. When you’re knitting flat, you’re going to be knitting across the front of your work, knitting the basic knit stitch, and then when you get to the back, you’ll be slipping the first …

Transcript Infinity scarves are really popular right now and for good reason. They keep you warm and you can wrap them around a bunch of times, without having to worry about the ends being blown away in a windstorm or tying yourself in a knot. If you would like to knit an infinity scarf, first …

Transcript There is such thing as a double yarn over. It’s just like working a yarn over with a little change. In this pattern the rows alternate with double yarn overs and then a row with single yarn overs on either side of the double. I’m going to show a row that has the double …

Transcript I’m now going to show you my favorite cast on, which is the cabled cast on, and it’s a great one for beginners. For this cast on, you will need to start with a slip knot, but not much of a long tail. You can make you slip knot anywhere at the end of …

Transcript Now I’m going to show you how to knit with two colors at the same time, which means I’m going to need to hold one color in one hand, and one color in the other hand. In this pattern right now, what I’m doing is, I’m doing five brown stitches followed by one yellow …

Transcript So, seed stitch is really fun because you get to move the yarn after every single stitch. Essentially, what we’re doing is we’re going to be doing a knit one purl one. So, I’m going to knit one, move the yarn to the front and purl one, and move the yarn to the back. …

Transcript So here’s how to work garter stitch. It’s real easy. You’re going to just knit across the front row, just knitting across, and when you get to the back you’re going to knit across that row too. Garter stitch has wonderful properties. It’s a really good yarn eater. It will really help you get …

Transcript I’m going to demonstrate how to make a yarn over. There are a couple of things you need to remember about a yarn over, which is that it is an increase, so if you don’t want your knitting to grow, after every increase you’re going to need a decrease. So I’ll show you what …

Transcript A lot of beginners learn how to knit by making scarves. The only problem with that is that single-colored scarves are really boring for you because you just have to knit on the same color forever. I’m going to show you how to use 2 colors to knit a simple stripe scarf. I am …

Transcript So Moss Stitch is really fun and renders a really beautiful deep textured fabric that looks a lot more complicated than it is. But it does require a little bit of explaining. So, essentially what we’re doing is, knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one, all the way across. And we’re going to …