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Learn how to knit with this guide to basic knitting stitches. I'll teach you the knitting stitches for beginners, and you'll be able to knit and purl in no time!

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Peruse this collection of quick and easy free knitting patterns when you are first learning how to knit. Create an easy scarf, dishcloth or even a felted coffee cozy. There are even free knitting patterns for babies and kids. Don't be nervous about tackling bigger projects. Take a look and these easy knitting patterns - you'll discover just how many great patterns there are for you to try. Whether you're a beginner or just want to make a project fast, you'll surely find something that will…

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This is an essential lesson for beginners to knitting. In this beginner knitting tutoiral we will cover questions and topics like:

~ Can I only use purls? 
~ How to Knit
~ How to Purl
~ How to tell a knit from a purl
~ How knits and purls create different knitting stitches and patterns
~ The Garter Stitch
~ The Stockinette Stitch

This is an essential lesson for beginners to knitting. In this beginner knitting tutoiral we will cover questions and topics like: ~ Can I only use purls? ~ How to Knit ~ How to Purl ~ How to tell a knit from a purl ~ How knits and purls create different knitting stitches and patterns ~ The Garter Stitch ~ The Stockinette Stitch

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Basic knitting patterns are perfect for beginning knitters and advanced knitters alike! Build a handmade wardrobe of fashion staples with these 35+ fabulous knitting patterns!

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When starting a knitting project with a ribbing pattern, it’s nice to have a cast on that flows right into the stitch pattern. In this video, knitting expert Jill Wright demonstrates how to work an alternating cable cast on that is perfect for 1×1 (knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch) ribbing.

When starting a knitting project with a ribbing pattern, it’s nice to have a cast on that flows right into the stitch pattern. In this video, knitting expert Jill Wright demonstrates how to work an alternating cable cast on that is perfect for 1×1 (knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch) ribbing.

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Knitting increases serve a very practical function: to shape the fabric by adding new stitches. But beyond this practical function there is also a decorative element. An increase can either be so subtle as to be almost invisible, or it can be very obvious. Increases also have direction in that they lean either to the right or to the left. Here are a few of the most common types of knitting increases and how to use them!

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Over the past month I have participated in a whirlwind of knitting and other creative activity, but I realize you certainly wouldn't know it from my lack of blog entries. I have been thinking about this particular post for quite some time, since quite a few of you have asked me about this topic. TechKnitter is my inspiration to learn how to make knitting illustrations. Any of you who read her blog will certainly understand. Since knitting illustration is its own unique beast, and there are…

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