Video Knitting Course: Easy Norwegian Felted Slippers
Felting and seaming are two techniques most beginning knitters avoid because they seem scary. Learn how easy they both are on an adorable, instant-gratification project you'll love.
Video Knitting Course: Fearless Knitter
New knitters often get stuck knitting only scarves. This course will help you break out of beginner knitting and get you ready to knit hats, mittens, and more complex projects with confidence.
Video Knitting Course: Fix Knitting Mistakes
If you can't fix mistakes in your knitting, you won't take risks. Correct 10 top knitting mistakes.
Video Knitting Course: Mosaic Knitting
While Mosaic knitting starts out simple, you'll need to know how to keep good tension and catch and fix beginner-to-advanced mistakes in order to knit any Mosaic project out there.
Live Knitalong: November 2020 Felted Slippers - FREE With Class Purchase
Starts: November 1, 2020 Ends: November 30, 2020 Signups Open: NOKnit with us as we create a very easy beginner pair of felted slippers. Knit flat in Garter stitch, the slippers are seamed up and felted.
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Blog Post: Mistake Rib (or Man-Stitch): An Easy, Masculine Scarf, Plus Knitting for Men
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, Knitting for Men, New Patterns / September 7, 2012 / 93 CommentsIn a chunky yarn this is a perfect stitch for a guy’s scarf or sweater, and it’s super-easy – but not boring – to knit. Mistake Rib is a great pattern for beginners to practice recognizing knit and purl stitches.
Read Post »Blog Post: What Is Mosaic Knitting? An Introduction to Color-Knitting’s Best Kept Secret
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, Mosaic Knitting / March 22, 2015 / 53 CommentsMosaic knitting is a beginner technique that make advanced-looking color designs simple. To get you inspired, here are a range of Mosaic knitting projects from beginner to advanced. Invented by prolific designer Barbara Walker in the 1970’s.
Read Post »Blog Post: The Magic Of A Plain Garter-Stitch Scarf
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, Knitting for Men, Learn to Knit / October 28, 2010 / 33 CommentsOn the plane to New York City, the most gorgeous guy sat next to me. When he asked, “What are you knitting?” I explained that this was a beginner scarf and that anyone can learn to knit. It took him about five minutes to say, “Okay, so show me.”
Read Post »Blog Post: Tree of Techniques Beginner: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Knitting Success
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, Tree of Techniques / November 2, 2014 / 21 CommentsAll beginning knitters should know 4 basic skills: How to knit and purl, recognize knit and purl stitches, read beginner knitting patterns, and fix beginner mistakes. Here are the videos and patterns you need to get started.
Read Post »Blog Post: Common Beginner Mistake: Forgetting to Move Your Yarn
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, Fix Knitting Mistakes / July 20, 2020 / 20 CommentsRecently, a beginning knitter wrote me asking about the confusing mess of yarn on her stitches. Simply put, she had forgotten to move the yarn to the front for purling and to the back for knitting.
Read Post »Blog Post: “30% Off Everything” Sale and Announcing the Brand-New E-Book “Intermediate Scarves and Stitches”
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, News / December 18, 2011 / 2 CommentsNow known as “Fearless Knitter,” this class was originally called “Intermediate Scarves and Stitches.” It is targeted towards beginning knitters who need foundational skills before moving on to knitting in the round and complex colorwork.
Read Post »Blog Post: FREE Learn to Knit Video Class
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, Learn to Knit / October 2, 2010 / No CommentsAnnouncing our free Learn-to-Knit video class. This class is free for subscribers to KnitFreedom. It contains 10 easy-to-follow, close-up, high-quality videos showing you everything you need to know to knit your first scarf, plus avoid beginner knitting mistakes.
Read Post »Blog Post: The 7 key elements of knitting to master in order to knit whatever you want
By Liat Gat – Founder / Advanced Knitting, Beginner Knitting, Intermediate Knitting, Our Philosophy / May 31, 2021 / No CommentsWithout mastery of the 7 key elements of knitting, you won’t be able to take on new projects with confidence. The 7 key areas are knit and purl (and slip stitch), increases and decreases, cast-ons and bind-offs, knitting in the round, knitting with color, fixing mistakes, and lace knitting.
Read Post »Blog Post: New Class: Learn to Knit a Basic Hat on Magic Loop
By Liat Gat – Founder / Beginner Knitting, Hats, Magic Loop / August 12, 2022 / No CommentsKnitting your first hat on your own can be confusing. In this class you’ll learn step-by-step the easiest way to knit your first hat. This knit a beginner hat class will teach you to knit a slouchy hat with optional stripes in chunky yarn.
Read Post »Beginner Knitting Illustration: Tree of Techniques
The “Tree of Techniques” is a way of visualizing your path as a knitter as you progress from beginner to intermediate to advanced. Starting with simple scarves and dishcloths, you’ll then knit hats and socks, before proceeding to custom sweaters, lace, moebius, color-knitting, and designing your own patterns.
Free Pattern: Basic Chunky Hat for Magic Loop – Adult Size
Free Pattern: Beginner Slip-Stitch Throw Pillow – Bulky Weight
Based on the Aubergine Dreams Neck Warmer by Laura Dianiska, this pattern is suitable for practicing many important beginner skills. The pattern of elongated stitches rising vertically up the work is caused slipped stitches. A good beginner pattern for those just learning how to slip stitches.
Free Pattern: Bulky Weight Beginner Garter-Stitch Scarf
The perfect scarf for learning how to knit. Soft, colorful, and scrumptious, this simple scarf is a luxury because of the Misti Alpaca “dyed-to-the-stitch” yarn. Watch videos every step of the way with our free Learn-to-Knit Class.
Free Pattern: Diamond Dishcloth/Potholder – Traditional – Worsted Weight
Almost every book and class teaches this dishcloth to its new knitters, and for good reason. It’s quick, cheap, and teaches you what you need to know so that you can move on to harder and more interesting projects.
Free Pattern: Easy Norwegian Felted Slippers by Midnattsol
A beginner knitting pattern for perfect and cute felted slippers, this is a re-write of Midnattsol’s famous 2008 Felted Slipper Pattern. Made from one long garter-stitch strip sewn up in an ingenious way, this pattern results in a perfect felted slipper. Sizes Baby – Adult.
Free Pattern: Elegant Ribbed Scarf for Beginners – Aran or Bulky Weight
This is a beginner scarf for knitters just learning to do 1×1 rib. Knit this scarf in aran- or bulky-weight yarn. Using bulky yarn will make the project go faster, and the scarf will be a more… well, bulky.
Use a kettle-dyed or variegated yarn to make a simple scarf completely elegant.
Free Pattern: Hand Towel – Rectangular – Worsted Weight
This beginner hand-towel pattern is so full and fluffy that it’s actually luscious. To get the rectangle effect, use alternating increase and decrease rows until the towel is as long as you want. Add an optional crocheted edging and loop to hang the towel from.
Free Pattern: Man Scarf – Mistake Rib Scarf in Three Weights for Men
It’s so rugged and burly, I actually just like to call it “man-stitch.” Why? In a chunky yarn this is a perfect stitch for a guy’s scarf or sweater, and it’s super-easy – but not boring – to knit.
Free Pattern: Stripes Brigade Mosaic Throw Pillow – Bulky Weight
An easy mosaic throw pillow pattern that is perfect for beginners learning the mosaic knitting technique. If you can knit and purl, you can make this pillow.
Free Pattern: Super-Bulky-Weight Garter-Stitch Scarf
I designed this scarf when staying up all night before my first TV appearance. I needed an easy scarf that my local KUTV 2 News host, Mary, could wear. I created a scarf to be knit in 3 hours. Garter stitch is for beginners, but your hands will get a workout!
Free Pattern: Textured Stripes Ear Warmer/Headband – Bulky Weight
This unisex headband/ear warmer is great for skiers, joggers, or cyclists—anyone who is out in the elements on a crisp winter morning.
Good for knitters just learning to combine knit and purl stitches and read a simple chart. There are written directions for those who choose not to use a chart.
Free Pattern: Washcloth – Embellished Chenille – Worsted Weight
A super-soft washcloth with an optional crocheted embellishment or monogram.
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Recommended Notion: Knit Chek Gauge-Checker by Susan Bates
A gauge-checker is essential for ensuring your knit projects come out the right size. Make a small swatch (or a big one, if you’re a perfectionist), block it, and lay the gauge-checker over the stitches. Count how many stitches are in 2 inches and divide by two. That’s your gauge.
Buy Knit Chek Gauge-Checker online
Recommended Book: Harmony Guides: Knit & Purl by Erika Knight (editor)
Interweave Press has put together a gorgeous stitch-pattern book that you can use to add pattern and texture to anything you are knitting.
You’ll get really good at reading a pattern and recognizing what your stitches look like if you experiment with the stitch-patterns in this book.
Buy Harmony Guides: Knit & Purl online
Recommended Book: Stitch ‘n Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook by Debbie Stoller
I recommend this book to anyone just starting out knitting, because it contains a funny and thorough introduction to knitting. It also contains a variety of hip and fun beginner projects that you’ll actually want to knit, which is more than I can say for most beginner how-to books.
Buy Stitch ‘n Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook online
Testimonial: I Never Thought I’d Learn to Knit, and Now I Have
In regards to: Felted Slippers, Free Learn to KnitI love the classes I’ve bought from Liat because they've given me something to do during this interminable downtime of the virus. I can’t go many places, but I’ve learned to knit socks (imagine that!) and learned to knit and felt a pair of slippers that I wear constantly. I love it.
I never thought I’d learn to knit, and now I have. Plus I know I can learn more, since Liat’s videos are so easy to follow, so clear, so calm and always so upbeat. She makes me feel as though it’s impossible to make a mistake that does irreparable damage. If you can’t make a mistake, why not learn to knit too?
– Valerie
Testimonial: Your Videos Help Me Manage the Stress
As a beginning knitter it is so hard, when there is no available local hands-on help, to know if you are doing things correctly. Your videos help me manage the stress and I have found many answers on your site. You have great humor and positive energy!
– Lisa S.
Testimonial: So Fortunate to Have Your Videos
In regards to: Fearless KnitterThose just learning to knit are so fortunate to have access to your videos.
– Renna