How to Learn to Knit


Photo credit: https://sarahmaker.com/how-to-knit/

Knitting Basics: 

Knitting starter kit:




Purchase at Michael’s, Walmart, Hobby Lobby
  1. Sugar n Cream/Peaches & cream yarn
  2. Steel yarn tapestry needles size 13
  3. Scissors
  4. 6” ruler
  5. A pouch/zipper case
  6. Learn to knit Now! Leisure Arts book.
  7. Boye 14” Size 7-9 aluminum knitting needles
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Knitting Technique:

The first thing you learn to knit is a square. 

I would visit Studio Knit and Learn these steps one at a time (linked below)

You need to learn how 
1) to make a slip knot, 
2) then how to cast on stitches. 

Once you can cast on, you learn 
3) the knit stitch
You can knit a square until you are happy about the length, then you 
4) cast off & weave in ends

When you are ready, you may also learn
5) the purl stitch

I learned from my grandmother, but I have learned a lot about knitting from a website called Studio Knit.

Studio Knit


Once you have learned both the knit stitch and the purl stitch, you can start to combine them. First try the garter stitch and then the stockinette stitch.  But with just the knit stitch you can make many projects. See my section: Knit from a Square

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