Knitting Guide - The beginners guide to knitting
How to get started knitting today

This knitting guide is just for beginners who are in a hurry to get started knitting today

It cuts through all the fluff and is your simple beginners guide to knitting in six easy steps. I understand that you may want to jump right in and start knitting now so this is for you.

It's the minimum you need to know to learn how to knit and these are the basic steps in knitting starting at the very beginning with what you need.

This page is also for those of you who may only want to learn the basic knitting stitches.  

Maybe some of you want to learn just enough to make some easy knitted gifts and this page is for you too. After all prices are high everywhere right?

 And I've had people ask me if they could learn to knit and save money by knitting some gifts instead of buying them.

The answer is a definite yes you can, it's a great idea.

And you know what? You can knit some lovely gifts just by knitting basic stitches. 

My beginners guide to knitting is a condensed version of what you need and exactly how to get started knitting today. 

It'll be great practice and these easy knit patterns will make great knitted gifts too! 

Ready to get started knitting?    Great, here we go...

Fun Part Of Knitting Guide....Shopping

1a.  The first thing you need to do is purchase some medium worsted weight yarn. There will be a (4) on the knitting label.   

Make sure to pick a light color yarn so it'll be easier to see your stitches.  

They're all very popular and have a variety of colors to choose from.

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Next you'll need to purchase size US 8 or 9 (5mm or 5.5mm) knitting needles.  

These sizes are the easiest to handle when you're learning and they'll fit nicely in your hands.

Note:   You don't have to buy super long straight knitting needles right now unless you want too.  

These shorter knitting needles will work just fine and won't be so cumbersome to start knitting with. I have two pairs of these myself! 

They're easier to knit with and they're great for smaller knitting projects too.

When you have time you can have a look at my getting started page. It covers choosing yarn and needles.

Also please remember that this is a very streamlined beginners guide to knitting only.

You can find my full instructions for everything on my knitting instructions page.

Knitting Guide - Knitting Lessons Begin 

2 & 3.  The first two knitting lessons are to make a slip knot and cast on knitting stitches. (Just click on the links) 

Choose a cast on that works best for you. 

My favorites are the long tail cast on and the knitted cast on although if you're looking for the quickest one it's the single cast on

When you find the cast on you like cast on about 20 or 30 stitches.

All done?   Great!

4.  Next you need to learn how to knit stitch, it's still my favorite stitch.  

Keep practicing knitting stitches until you feel comfortable, then you can move on to lesson 5.

Note:  Knitting every stitch on every row is called Garter stitch

5. The next knitting guide lesson is to learn how to purl stitches.  

6.  When you finish practicing knitting and purling you'll need to learn how to cast off stitches   

Some people say cast off and others say bind off. It means the same thing.

Casting off in knitting is an easy way to take live stitches off your needle so they won't unravel

And that's it! You have finished the basic steps in knitting.  

My knitting guide gave you the foundational beginning you need to keep on knitting. 

Or for some of you knitters you can simply enjoy where you're at right now.

And even now there are some pretty awesome knitting patterns you can do.

Easy Beginner knitting patterns

The knitting patterns below are very easy and contain only what you learned in my knitting guide:

• slip knot
• cast on
• knit stitch 
• purl stitch
• bind off

All these easy knitting patterns are fun to knit and a great way to start knitting.

You may also enjoy trying some of my knitting stitch patterns. They're a great way to practice.

I hope this knitting guide helped you with how to get started knitting. 

If you ever have any knitting questions just click on that Contact Me button, I'd love to hear from you and I'm always happy to help you with your knitting.

Happy Knitting!