Learn To Knit Kit, Update

For the second year in a row, we are so proud that New York Times Wirecutter has picked our Learn To Knit Kit as one of the best fiber craft kits for adults! Since 2003, we have turned thousands of people into lifelong knitters, and every bit of that experience went into creating our Learn To Knit Kit, from sharing our time-tested methods of teaching to choosing yarn we know beginners will love.

Every Learn To Knit Kit comes with 2 skeins of our Super Soft Merino yarn. We want you to fall in love with knitting the way we did when we knit our first scarves, and so, we chose a yarn that everyone agrees is amazing. You don’t need to be a seasoned knitter to recognize the soft, squishy coziness of this exceptionally beautiful 100% merino wool yarn.

Super Soft Merino also comes in over three dozen luminous colors. Because your first knitting project plants a seed, it’s important that it grows in exactly the color that inspires you. The wild pop of Super Pink or the soft quiet of Oatmeal Gray, choose the spirit you bring to your learning! 

Yarn? Check. How to knit? Check, again! Our crystal clear instructions walk you through each and every step of knitting your first scarf, from winding yarn into a ball to the finishing touches that make you proud of what you’ve accomplished!

You even get to choose the scarf you knit (garter, ribbed, or seed stitch… you’ll know what all that means, too!). After all, beginners have opinions about what kind of scarf they want to make, too!

Whether you buy a kit to launch your own love of knitting or give one to someone you care about, prepare to unlock a world of creativity and inspiration, of comfort and joy. It is actually true that discovering knitting changes people’s lives, one stitch at a time!

UPDATE: NEW LEARN TO KNIT A COWL KIT

SEPTEMBER 2024

Our new Learn To Knit A Cowl Kit is the sibling to our best-selling Learn To Knit Kit. You can start out as a true beginner with either kit, and both come in a charming pink tube packed with 2 skeins of Super Soft Merino, clear and thoughtful instructions, and everything else a new knitter needs. While our original Learn To Knit Kit shows you how to knit a scarf “flat” with straight knitting needles, the Learn To Knit A Cowl Kit teaches you to “knit in the round” on circular needles (and explains what that means!). In the end, new knitters will have a beautiful, soft, and squishy cowl that they will feel really proud of!

Yarn lovers, if you adore the yarn used in this project, you’ll love exploring all of our other yarn collections! Discover over 45 thoughtfully designed yarns in nearly every natural fiber and in every spectacular color you can imagine. Only available here at Purl Soho’s online yarn store, where every skein is created with care and your creativity in mind!

Materials

Our Learn To Knit Kit includes enough materials to make one scarf, it includes…

• 2 skeins of Purl Soho’s Super Soft Merino, 100% merino wool
• A pair of US 13 (9 mm) birch knitting needles
• A tapestry needle for finishing
• A full-color Learn To Knit Pattern, which includes how-to-knit instructions and three scarf patterns

Samples: We knit our Learn To Knit Kit scarves in Super Pink, Super Orange, Peachy Pink, Heirloom White, Oatmeal Gray, Gray Denim, True Turquoise and Eggshell Blue, but the kit is available in all colors of Super Soft Merino!

Size

Finished Dimensions: Approximately 6 inches wide x 60 inches long in garter stitch, seed stitch, or 1×1 rib

Pattern

If you already have what you need, pick up just the Learn To Knit Pattern, which includes thorough how-to-knit instructions and 3 scarf patterns.

Looking for more inspiration? Explore all of our free knitting patterns and knitting tutorials, buy one of our many knitting kits and yarn bundles, and shop for beautiful yarn. We have over 35 gorgeous natural fiber yarns in 100’s of magnificent colors, designed to bring integrity, beauty, and joy to your next knitting project and only available at Purl Soho!