Knitting Techniques

Explore Studio Knit’s comprehensive Collection of Knitting Techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to go beyond basics, our curated collection covers essential skills like cast on and off, increase and decrease stitches, decorative elements, and in-the-round lessons. Each technique is presented with clear written instructions and slow, close-up video tutorial demonstrations, ensuring a successful hands-on learning experience.

Hand holding a swatch of knitting to demonstrate the stretchy bind off technique.

Stretchy Bind Off Knitting Stitch

Knitted Shamrock Clover Shape in green color yarn.

Shamrock Knitting Pattern

Garter Stitch Knitted Pattern cast on knitting needles in white yarn atop a green background.

How to Knit Stitch (Knitting Technique)

Portable Wrist Yarn Holder • Mini Minder.

Best Knitting Gift Ideas (2024)

Knit Stitch Chart Graphics on Mobile Tablet screen with woman's hand.

How to Read a Knitting Chart for Absolute Beginners

Ravelry Website Home Page with cartoon drawing of animals in hot air balloons.

Easily Find Ravelry Free Patterns

Knitted pumpkin softies in yellow and orange yarn colors.

Knitted Pumpkin Pattern on Straight Needles

Tapestry Needle threaded with bright purple yarn atop a green background.

Why You Need a Tapestry Needle to Knit

Loop yarn in pink color with woman's hand.

How to Hand Knit with Loop Yarn

Needle Point Protector Stoppers on Knitting Needle with knitted swatch and hand.

Prevent Mistakes with Knitting Needle Point Protectors

Knitted Brain Hat in pink color yarn.

How to Knit a Brain Hat

Close-up of a Necklace with Beaded Texture knitted in blue and white yarn colors worn on a torso.

How to Knit a Necklace with Beaded Texture

Toy airplane over swatch of knitted garter stitch blanket in blue yarn color with poly-fill clouds.

How to Bring Knitting Needles on a Plane: Tips & Tricks

Demonstration of Slip Stitch technique with yarn and knitting needles.

Slip Stitch Knitting Techniques (Purlwise and Knitwise)

Hands demonstrating How to Long Tail Cast On Purlwise with yarn and knitting needles.

How to Long Tail Cast On Purlwise

Hands pointing at knitted swatch to demonstrate increase and decrease techniques.

How to Decrease in Knitting with SSK and K2Tog

Demonstration of hands SSK knitting decrease technique with needles and yarn.

SSK Knitting • Slip Slip Knit Decrease

Knitting Stitches Cast On Knitting Needle with white color yarn.

Long Tail Cast On Knitting Stitches

Hands purl stitch with knitting needle and white color yarn.

How to Purl Stitch Knitting Technique

Knitted swatch of white yarn in stockinette stitch pattern with two wooden knitting needles.

How to Cast Off Knitting Stitches in 5 Steps

Knitting Abbreviations table of contents in book page with yarn and knitting needles.

Knitting Abbreviations + Stitch Glossary

How to Cast Off Purlwise for Ribbing

How to Cast Off Purlwise for Ribbing

Demonstration of the KTBL Knit Through the Back Loop technique with hands, yarn, and needles.

KTBL Knit Through the Back Loop

Demonstration of purl two together knitting technique with yarn, needles, and hands.

P2Tog Knitting • Purl Two Together Decrease

Demonstration of knitting two stitches together with needles, yarn, and hands.

K2Tog Knitting • Knit Two Together Decrease

White yarn demonstrating the Slip Knot technique atop a green background.

How to Tie a Slip Knot in 5 Steps

Cast On Thumb Method Long-Tail for Beginning Knitters

Cast On Thumb Method Long-Tail for Beginning Knitters

Two straight wooden bamboo knitting needles, a pair of stork shaped scissors, and a tapestry needle atop a blue background.

Knitting Tools for Absolute Beginners

Addi-Click interchangable circular knitting needle set.

Interchangeable Knitting Needles Review of Addi Click

Embellish Knit tool above knitted i-cords held by a woman's hand.

Make I-Cords with Embellish Knit Tool

Ten pairs of wooden bamboo knitting needles arranged in a circular pattern atop a green background.

How to Select Knitting Needles for Beginners

Circular Knitting Needle with blue color yarn cast on and woman's hand

How to Knit in the Round on Circular Needles in 5 Easy Steps

Six yarn balls in purple, pink, and white yarn colors arranged atop a green background.

How to Choose Knitting Yarn

Yarn ends woven into a white knit swatch demonstrated by bright pink yarn.

How to Weave In Yarn Ends Knitting Technique

Spool Loom Knitting tool held by woman's hand.

Spool Knitting I-Cords on a Loom

Knitted swatch in white yarn with buttonhole opening on a knitting needle with woman's hand.

How to Knit Buttonholes

Yarn Carried up the side of a knitted swatch in stripes of purple and white colored yarn.

How to Carry Yarn Up the Side of Knitting

Celtic Heart Knot with double strands of green colored rope atop wooden background.

How to Tie a Celtic Heart Knot

Knitted swatch in gray colored horizontal stripes with woman's hand.

How to Slip Stitch Knitting Edge

Make One Knitting Increase Sample in white and pink yarn with woman's hand

Make One Knitting Increase (M1, M1L, M1R)