How to Knit For Beginners

Do you want to learn how to knit? Well you're in the perfect spot. 

Welcome! My name is Vickie and this is where you'll find step by step beginner knitting instructions.

And my instructions are in written and video formats plus lots and lots of pictures.

Sometimes that one picture will help everything make sense. 

You might be asking yourself can I teach myself to knit? Yes you absolutely can.

Is knitting difficult to learn? No, learning to knit is quite simple if you have good instructions.

And it's really quite fun, so let's get started.

You're in the right place if....

• You want to learn how to knit 
• You want detailed step by step beginner knitting instructions
• You're want some beginner knitting patterns
• You're wondering how to hold your knitting needles
• You need someone to help you along the way (that's me)

And here's some of what you'll find on this site - and where to find it

Six step knitting guide ( in a hurry check this out)

Casting On Knitting

Knit Stitch

Purl Stitch

Cast Off Knitting

How to hold your knitting needles

Knitting tips for beginners

I think there might be something for everyone here at simple-knitting and many knitting resources to help you too.

Here's what a couple of my readers had to say about my instructions:

Learning how to knit comes with some good reading material too...

For instance my beginning knitting page will help you choose some yarn and knitting needles for beginners

Are you wondering what the right beginner knitting needle size is to use? And what yarn to choose?

The beginning knitting page will help you with that

And then there's this page...

Reading yarn labels (this helps you understand the yarn label symbols)

This page will help you understand all the symbols on the yarn wrapper.  

That's the little piece of paper that's wrapped around your yarn just in case you're wondering. 

There's even more good reading material as you keep learning knitting too. 

So you might want to check these out

Knitting gauge 

How to hold your knitting needles

Okay, okay but how soon before I can knit something?

By the end of the day you'll be able to start knitting one of my very easy knitting patterns. That's a great start isn't it?

You can try my beginner garter stitch hat for instance.

Garter Stitch Hat

Or my easy to knit neck warmer pattern. This one is so cozy.

Neck Warmer

And you can easily tackle my super easy fingerless mittens. 

Fingerless Mittens

Yes you can learn to knit in a day. It's very possible.

There are many knitting resources tucked inside my website so grab a cuppa, sit back, relax and have a good look around.

You'll know you're a knitter when...

• You start knitting and you'll stop after just one more row...suddenly it's after midnight
• You start working in some knitting 'me' time, quiet time to destress - knitting is great for that
• You find some amazing hiding places for your yarn that you didn't really need but it was so amazingly soft you had to have it

If you ever need some knitting help click on the 'contact me' button at the bottom right of this page. 

Send me an email, I'm always happy to help. 

Always keep in mind...

Knitting is supposed to be fun. Have fun knitting and don't be afraid to experiment.

Happy Knitting!

"In the rhythm of the needles, there is music for the soul." - Anonymous.