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. This knot variation allows you to quickly loosen the finished loop or tighten it back up when pulling on one strand. My written instructions include both photo and video tutorials to demonstrate exactly how to tie one strand of rope, string, or yarn. …
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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 begin knitting. …
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Easily learn how to Purl Stitch Knitting Technique in 4 basic steps. We can think of Purling as creating an inverted Knit stitch. When you insert your needle from the top of a loop and pull a new loop up and through the first stitch, you are purling. In your knitting, for each stitch, there …
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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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This Easy Stretchy Bind Off is my favorite knitting technique when we want the cast off edge of our knitted project to be more flexible. There are many different cast off techniques, including multiple variations on the stretchy bind off. This is the easiest way that I enjoy finishing off my knitting when I want the …
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Learn to read a visual knitting chart with confidence. My step-by-step lesson helps you easily understand all of the essential information to begin reading and knitting from a basic chart. Review examples of knitting charts, find out which direction to begin reading, get a freshener on right and wrong sides of your knitting piece, translate …
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You’re going to love this really easy hack to knit vertical stripes in a stockinette pattern. Here is a clean, simple way to add thin lines of colorful rows of knitting up your work. We actually will be using a crochet hook to duplicate stitch our stripe into our knitting. Yes, we can always knit …
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You are Going to Love my 5 Best Tips for Knitting Stripes! Let’s begin by taking a close look at the easiest ways to create horizontal stripes knitted flat on straight knitting needles with really simple knit and purl stitch patterns. I love adding stripes to knitted projects. For starters, it adds visual interest to your piece. …
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Learn how to Knit Beads into any project. This knitting technique works great for pretty much any knit stitch pattern. Simply using a crochet hook, enjoy this really easy way to quickly add beads to your work. It looks great on lots of knitting projects. What knitting project do you plan to take to the …
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Learn to knit Jogless Stripes in the Round. Either on your circular or double-pointed needles, when changing yarn colors for horizontal stripes, this little trick will help keep your yarn change edges looking clean. Unlike knitting flat, where we stack the next row directly above the last each time we start a new row, knitting …
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Learn how to change yarn in knitting projects. Changing from one ball of yarn to the next is so much simpler than you think! Changing yarn colors is a really fun way to personalize any knitting pattern of your choice. Of course, this technique helps when you’re starting a new ball of yarn of the …
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Learn how to Knit Buttonholes. My easy-to-understand 5-Step process guides you through every knit stitch and technique required to create knitted buttonholes in your creative project. MATERIALS USED TO KNIT BUTTONHOLES Yarn Knitting Needles Buttons Tapestry Needle Scissors 5 STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO KNIT BUTTONHOLES Step 1 – BUTTONHOLE SIZE Start on the Right Side of …
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Today, we are weaving in ends in knitting. I will be sharing two of my favorite methods for weaving in ends: Along the Edge and On the Diagonal. I am switching to a different yarn color so it’s easier for you to see how to weave in your ends. After you have completed the Bind …
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