Collection of Knitting Techniques to help understand how to make knitted patterns. Get written instructions and video tutorial demonstrations by Studio Knit.

This Two-Row Bind Off gives your knitted edge eyelets to easily add fringe! It’s also a great option when finishing a 1×1 Rib Stitch Pattern, as it binds off in pattern. We begin binding off on the right side of our work, then finish by doing so on the wrong side, as well. This technique …
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Does your pattern tell you to Make One Knitting Increase and you need to know exactly how? Easily learn how to increase in knitting by creating an invisible increase in your knitted work with my slow and up-close lesson! When your pattern abbreviates this technique as M1, it is the same as M1L which is …
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Learn how to Cast Off Knitting Stitches for beginners in 5 easy steps with my photo and video tutorial. Once you have completed your knitted work (hooray), you will need to remove the stitches from off your knitting needle, right? My close-up process helps beginning knitters finish off their work with confidence. Casting Off, also …
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Learn how to tie a Slip Knot in just 5 easy steps. My written instructions include both photo and video tutorials to demonstrate exactly how to tie one strand of rope, string, or yarn into an easy Slip Knot. Looking for a complete one-stop course and become a confident knitter? Check out my popular Absolute …
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Learn how to Cast On Knitting Stitches for beginners in 3 easy steps with my close-up photo and video tutorial demonstrating the Long-Tail Cast On. This is the way most beginners prefer to place yarn onto your knitting needle in preparation for knitting. You’ll love my easy to follow demonstration to cast on stitches to …
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Easily learn how to Purl Stitch in 4 basic steps clearly demonstrated in my photos and video below. In your knitting, for each stitch, there is a Knit and Purl side. It’s like the head and tail of a coin. Each Stitch (coin) has a Knit side (head) and a Purl side (tail). We can …
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While knitting in the round, learn how to switch to Double Pointed Needles in 5 easy steps! You will need to switch to double pointed needles when your knitted piece is too small to hold your circular needles. My step-by-step process and video tutorial below will help you begin to decrease from circular needles to …
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You’re going to love my simple trick on how to remove purl dash lines when changing colors in knit stitch patterns that have a combination of both knits and purls in the same row. My trick will help you create invisible color change in knitting will help you when knitting stripes every time. Have you …
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Today we are going to Cast On without a Slip Knot. If you would like to get rid of that tiny little knot at the very beginning of your work, then this is a great alternative knitting technique to learn. Let’s take a look at exactly how to Cast On without a Slip Knot to power …
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Do you have a YO in your pattern and you need to know how to knit the Yarn Over stitch? This is an increase knitting technique used commonly to make eyelets in lace patterns. Multiple yarn overs create drop stitch patterns. My tutorial shows you exactly how to Yarn Over with both written and close-up …
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