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Knitting & Crochet

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Mar 22, 2011

There are different kinds of knitting needles to choose from for different projects.  You will find wooden, plastic or aluminum in different lengths and shapes.  There are straight, circular or double ...

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Mar 22, 2011

Once you have learned to Cast On, you will need to learn the Knit Stitch.   Once you have learned the Knit Stitch, you will be able to start a project!Position your needles.To start, hold the yarn and ...

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Mar 22, 2011

There are two basic stitches in knitting.  One is the KNIT STITCH, the other is the PURL STITCH. The GARTER STITCH itself is quite simple.  You knit every stitch on every row of your knitting.  It's t ...

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Mar 22, 2011

There are two basic stitches in knitting.  One is the Knit Stitch.  The other is the Purl Stitch.  All knitting patterns are based on these stitches, so you'll want to know how to do both of them.  Th ...

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Mar 22, 2011

You have learned to Cast On, you know how to do the Knit Stitch and the Purl Stitch.  Now you've come to the end of your first project and you don't know what to do next.  You will need to know how to ...

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Mar 22, 2011

You've come to the end of your work and are ready to BIND OFF, but you're on a PURL row.  What to do? You've learned how to BIND OFF on a knit stitch, but this is something new. Usually you will do th ...

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Mar 22, 2011

The two basic stitches in knitting are the Knit Stitch and the Purl Stitch. Once you know how to do both of them you can put them together to make RIBBING.   RIBBING is usually, but not always, used a ...

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Mar 22, 2011

When you make an actual garment you will have to know how to decrease and increase stitches.  For this article we'll deal with just the increase. Increasing is adding a stitch (or stitches) to your wo ...

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Mar 22, 2011

When you make an actual garment you will have to know how to decrease and increase stitches.  For this article we'll deal with just the decrease. There are two ways to decrease in knitting.  If you're ...

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Mar 22, 2011

Some people think that knitting is difficult, but it really isn't. All knitting is actually based on only  two simple stitches, the knit stitch and the purl stitch. The Stockinette Stitch is the most ...