How to Knit: A 2-Part Series by Carla Scott

Beginner | 1 hour 12 min

Essential Skills for Getting Started
Overview01:37
Materials01:25
Understanding gauge02:38
Knitting a garter stitch swatch 11:22
Binding off and weaving in ends05:13
Adding fringe03:09
Reading a pattern03:59

Advanced Beginner Techniques
Overview00:52
Materials01:02
Making a gauge swatch with Garter Stitch edges03:50
Cable cast on, knits, purls, and Stockinette Stitch07:39
Ribbing and Seed Stitch04:38
Adding color, increasing, decreasing, and picking up dropped stitches08:10
Binding off and weaving in ends06:08
Seaming02:08
Making pom poms04:20
Reading a pattern04:19

Taught by Carla Scott

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Learn the basics of knitting with Carla Scott, the editor of Knit Simple and Vogue Knitting magazines. Carla will teach all of the essential skills a beginner needs to know, from casting on to binding off and troubleshooting mistakes. Best of all, you’ll learn how to read knitting patterns, so you can take the information you’ve learned here and try it out on any beginner’s project you please. Everything included in this information-packed class is used by the Craft Yarn Council to educate new knitters, providing a perfect foundation for anyone who wants to learn how to knit, or simply needs a refresher.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Medium-weight #4 yarn, for practice
US 7 (4.5 mm) straight needles
Stitch gauge, for measuring gauge
Yarn needle, for weaving in ends
Crochet hook, for fringe or fixing mistakes
Scissors
Tape measure

How to Knit: Essential Skills for Getting Started

Medium-weight #4 yarn in 2 colors
US 7 (4.5 mm) straight knitting needles
Scissors
Tape measure
Stitch gauge
Yarn needle, for weaving in ends
US 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook (or smaller), for fringe or fixing mistakes

How to Knit: Advanced Beginner Techniques

Medium-weight #4 yarn in 2 colors
US 7 (4.5 mm) straight knitting needles
Scissors
Tape measure
Stitch gauge
Yarn needle, for weaving in ends
US 7 (4.5 mm) crochet hook (or smaller), for fringe or fixing mistakes

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Learn how to:What You'll Get:

Detailed 2-part course on the basics of knitting including casting on, binding off, troubleshooting, and how to read knitting patterns
13 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list
Step-by-step expert instruction from Carla Scott
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students