Learn To Knit Video Tutorial
Welcome to the wonderful craft of knitting! With this tutorial you’ll learn all the basics of knitting: winding a skein into a ball, followed by casting on, making knit and purl stitches, adding a ball of yarn, and binding off. Give it a watch, practice along, then think about casting on for your first project!
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Would love to knit . I crochet but used to knit when I was Young, ancient years ago.
Want to try again. Love your patters, love to try my hand at knit group. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
When Fall starts to roll in I start getting excited to sew, crochet more and get excited to learn learn how to knit, but out on the breaks, because it looks so complicated, but I would really would love to learn, so I will give it a try with your tutorials, thanks.
Do you have instructions for left handers?
Hi Kathy,
Thanks for reaching out! We don’t have instructions specifically for left-handed knitters, but if you are just getting started, we recommend trying to learn to knit in the same way a right-handed person would. Knitting is a two-handed activity so it will be just as much effort to learn no matter which hand is dominant, and it will be much easier to follow patterns and tutorials in the future if you knit in the usual manner! Although we don’t have a tutorial for it, you might want to look up the Continental method, which still involves knitting from right to left, but has you hold the yarn in your left hand, so it’s sometimes a little easier for lefties.
I hope that helps!
Julianna
I’m left handed. My right handed friend taught me to knit. We just sat opposite each other and it was like watching in the mirror. Later I learned to knit right handed as well, but left-handed is much easier and quicker.
Hi ..love Purl ..i am so missing the store..i am interested in knitting on the WS… beginning a row on the wrong side..not sure if i flip the needle around..sorry for the question..thanks please advise!!
Hi Francoise,
Thanks for reaching out! We miss the store as well and can’t wait to open our doors again once it is safe! If you are working something flat (like a scarf) and not in the round you will be working on both the right side and the wrong side of the pattern! When you cast on that will decipher when is the wrong side (the wrong side will have bumps resembling a purl stitch)
I hope this helps!
Warmly,
Gianna
Hi,
I am confused how to begin casting on my simple hat and hand warmers set. The casting on instructions tells me to measure 3.5x the width of my item. I have my circumference for the hat (17in) but am not sure where to start the casting on. Can you help me?
Hi LC,
Thanks for reaching out! I recommend checking out our Long Tail Cast On tutorial to help you cast on your 53 stitches!
Please feel free to reach out with any more questions!
Warmly,
Gianna
I purchased Gentle Giant Merino Wool to go with pattern for a beginner pattern for a knit hat that didn’t require double pointed needles. You used a tapestry needle to draw the crown together. But I neglected to save a copy of the pattern. You have delivered the yarn. Can you direct me to the pattern?
Hi Patrice,
Thanks for writing in! I believe you are referring to the Homestretch Hat!
I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any more questions!
Warmly,
Gianna
I am left handed, I taught myself to knit and crochet right handed.
It was very difficult for awhile but as time went by I have knitted and crocheted many items, I enjoy both, happy I went this route.
Jane
Do cast on a extra stitch when joining in the round to avoid a jog?
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for writing in! You do not need to cast on an extra stitch when joining in the round. The difference in height between the cast-on row and the first row is very small, and you can minimize it further when you weave in your ends! If you’re interested in learning how to avoid a jog when knitting stripes, feel free to check out our tutorial called Stripes in the Round. Hope this helps!
All the best,
Lili
Last week I felt like learning to knit and I walked into a local store and bought a start to knit-kit. A quick google brought me here and I already successfully cast on my work, knitted and purled and added a new yarn color to my scarf. I even picked up a dropped stitch! Yay for little victories every day!
Hi Judith,
That’s fantastic! We’re so excited for your scarf project (it sounds fabulous!) and can’t wait for when you complete it! So glad that our tutorial has been helpful for you, and wishing you all the happiest knitting!
All the best,
Cat
Hi – your videos are superb and extremely helpful. Do you offer a video on how to knit continental? I thought that you did but don’t see it here now. If you don’t offer one yourself, might you recommend one? I knit that way, a couple of friends have asked about it and I’d love to aim them at you.
Thanks for all your great yarns, patterns and tutorials!
Hi Hope,
Thank you so much for the kind words! We always do our best to provide the most information possible through our tutorials. We do not currently have a tutorial for knitting in continental style but we would be happy to teach this through one of our free 1-on-1 sessions! I hope this helps, but please let us know if you have any more questions!
Happy knitting,
Gavriella