Section

Tutorials

Step-by-step walkthroughs for the things you do with needles in hand.

• How to do the long-tail cast-on

  The long-tail cast-on gives you a stretchy, tidy edge, and it's the one worth learning first.

  6 min read

• How to purl

  A purl is a knit stitch worked from the other side: yarn in front, needle in from the back, push the loop away from you.

  6 min read

• How to bind off knitting

  Knit two stitches, lift the first over the second, repeat. That's the standard bind-off, and it works for most things.

  6 min read

• Stockinette stitch

  Stockinette is knit one row, purl one row worked flat — or knit every round in the round. It curls, and you fix that with a border, not with blocking alone.

  6 min read

• Garter stitch

  Knit every row. Two rows make one visible ridge, the fabric lies flat without a border, and it's the same on both sides.

  5 min read

• German twisted cast-on

  It's the long-tail cast-on with one extra twist through the thumb loop, and the edge that comes out stretches far more.

  5 min read

• Cable cast-on

  Work each new stitch out of the gap between the last two stitches. You get a firm, rope-like edge and never have to measure a tail.

  5 min read