1: Learn to Knit in 10 Easy Steps

1. Get Your Yarn Ready
2. Cast On
3. Tension Your Yarn
4. The Knit Stitch
5. Tips and Tricks
6. Avoid Common Knitting Mistakes
7. Switch To Another Ball of Yarn
8. Bind Off
9. Weave In Ends
10. Optional: Add Fringe

2. How to Read Knitting Patterns

1. Simple Guide: How to Read Knitting Patterns
2. Knitting Needle Conversion Chart (Popup)
3. Guide to Yarn Weights, Needle Size, and Gauge (Popup)
4. Yarn Weight Names and Thicknesses, Life Size (Popup) 

General

• Knitting Terms and Abbreviations
• Check Your Gauge
• Switch To a New Ball of Yarn
• Make Stripes

Cast-Ons

• CO – Long-Tail Cast-On
• Backwards Loop Cast-On
• Cable Cast-On
• Knitted Cast-On

Stitches

• K – Knit American / Knit Continental
• KTbl – Knit Through the Back Loop
• K or P – Recognizing a Knit or Purl Stitch
• P – Purl American / Purl Continental
• PTbl – Purl Through the Back Loop
• Ribbing – 1×1 and 2×2 Rib
• Sl 1 – Slip 1
• Garter St – Garter Stitch
• Garter Stitch in the Round Without Purling
• St St – Stockinette Stitch
• Pu and K  –  Pick Up and Knit
• Pick Up Wraps on the Purl Side
• Work Even
• Wrap and Turn

Cables

• T3R and T3L With a Cable Needle
• T3R and T3L Without a Cable Needle
• C4L With a Cable Needle
• C4L Without a Cable Needle
• C4R With a Cable Needle
• C4R Without a Cable Needle
• Reversible Cables
• Mock Cables

Decorative

• Bobbles, Large and Small

Decreases

• K2tog – Knit 2 Together
• K2togtbl – Knit 2 Together Through Back Loops
• P2tog – Purl 2 Together
• SKP – Slip, Knit, Pass
• SSK – Slip, Slip, Knit
• S2KP – Slip 2, Knit, Pass

Increases

• KFB – Knit Front and Back
• M1/M1L – Make One/Make One Left
• M1R – Make One Right
• PFB – Purl Front and Back
• YO – Yarnover
• Yarnovers Bewteen Knit and Purl Stitches

Bind-Offs/Finishing Techniques

• BO – Bind Off
• Block
• Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib
• Kitchener Stitch
• Mattress Stitch
• Make Pompoms with a Pompom Maker
• Weave In Ends

Crochet

• Single-Crochet Border Around Knitting
• Scalloped-Edge Border Around Knitting
• Extended Single Crochet/Extended Single Crochet Two Together

Choosing Yarn and Needles for Beginner Projects

• Choosing Yarn for Beginner Projects
• How To Hand-Wind Yarn From a Skein
• How To Wind Yarn Into a Bobbin
• Choosing Needles for Beginner Projects
• Knitting Needle Size Conversion Chart
• Beginner Supplies: Ultimate New-Knitter’s Toolkit

The Long-Tail Cast-On

• The Long-Tail Cast-On
• Estimating How Much Tail You’ll Need
• Long-Tail Cast-On Refresher

The Purl Stitch

• Knit Stitch Refresher
• How To Do The Purl Stitch
• Fix Mistakes: Forgot to Put the Yarn In Front
• Fix Mistakes:  Wrapping Yarn the Wrong Way
• Examining Garter Stitch

Ribbing

• Introduction To Ribbing
• Examining 1×1 Rib
• Reading Your Work – 1×1 Rib
• The Fastest Way To Count Stitches
• Check Your Tension
• Binding Off In Pattern (BO In 1×1 Rib)
• Weaving In Ends on Ribbing

Catch and Fix Beginner Mistakes

• Taking Out Stitches
• Forgotten To Move the Yarn To the Back or Front
• Knitted or Purled in the Wrong Spot
• Made a Mistake In a Previous Row
• Picked Up Your Knitting the Wrong Way
• Fixing Dropped Stitches
• Fixing a Mistake When It’s Far Down
• Taking Out a Whole Row
• Putting Stitches Back On When They’re Wonky

Stripes

• How To do 2-Row Stripes

Easy Increases and Decreases

• Yarnover
• Knitting into Yarnovers
• Knit 2 Together

Stockinette Stitch and Gauge

• Stockinette Stitch
• How To Check Your Gauge

Basic Knit-and-Purl Stitch Patterns

• Working Knit-and-Purl Images from a Pattern
• Frog Dishcloth – Following a Written Pattern
• How To Count Rows
• Fix Mistakes: Fixing Knit and Purl Mistakes In a Pattern
• Weaving In Ends on Stockinette Stitch
• Finishing Tips: Blocking

Slipped-Stitch Patterns

• Slipping Stitches (Sl 1)
• Aubergine Dreams – Slip-Stitch Scarf
• Fix Mistakes: Advanced Fixing of Knit and Purl Mistakes

Broken Rib Patterns

• Mistake Rib/Broken Rib
• Fix Mistakes: Didn’t End Row on the Right Stitch
• Fix Mistakes: Stitches Aren’t Lining Up Right

Seed-Stitch Patterns

• Seed Stitch
• Increasing on Seed Stitch
• Decreasing on Seed Stitch

Stitch-Sampler Patterns

• Slipping Edge Stitches on Knitting
• Beginning Lace Pattern: Zig-Zag Lace
• How To Add a Crochet Border To Knitting

Lace Patterns

• Basic Feather and Fan
• Feather and Fan – What Row You’re On
• Feather and Fan – Where You Are in the Row
• Feather and Fan – Binding Off

Finishing Techniques

• Easy Seaming: How To Seam Up Blanket Squares with a Crochet Hook
• Intermediate Seaming: Mattress Stitch

Prevent Common Errors

• Knitting Too Tight
• Casting On Too Tight
• Binding Off Too Tight
• Not Tensioning Yarn Correctly (Or At All)
• Not Pushing Your Needle-Tips Far Enough Through Your Stitches
• Scrunching Up Stitches on Right-Hand Needle
• Letting Stitches Lag On the Left-Hand Needle
• Accidentally Twisting Stitches When Purling

Take Out Your Knitting To Fix a Mistake

• Undoing Knitting Stitch by Stitch
• Removing Your Needle and Pulling Out One or More Rows of Stitches
• Put Your Stitches Back on the Needle Correctly

Common Mistakes and How To Fix Them

• Mistakes In Ribbing
• A Funny-Looking Stitch (Looks Like a Double-Loop)
• Getting Turned Around the Wrong Way After Putting Your Knitting Down
• Accidentally Slipped a Stitch (Ladder Across the Back)

Fix Dropped Stitches

• Fixing a Dropped Knit Stitch
• Fixing a Dropped Purl Stitch Two Ways
• Fixing a Dropped Stitch on Garter Stitch
• Fixing a Dropped Stitch 10 Rows Down (No Problem!)

Repair Knitwear

• How To Darn Socks/Fix Holes In Damaged Knitwear

Tension Your Yarn

• How To Properly Tension Your Yarn
• How To Let the Yarn Flow Through Your Fingers
• How To Use Your Fingers To Help You Knit

Fix Tension Problems

• Not Tensioning Yarn Correctly (Or At All)
• Not Pushing Your Needle-Tips Far Enough Through Your Stitches
• Scrunching Up Stitches on Right-Hand Needle
• Letting Stitches Lag On the Left-Hand Needle

Keep Track of Where You Are

• How To Count Stitches and Rows In Knitting by Reading Your Work
• How To Count Stitches by Fives
• How To Count Rows on Garter Stitch

Manage Hand and Back Pain

• 5 Stretches for Knitting Hand Pain and Stiffness
• 5 Ways To Relieve Knitting Back, Shoulder, and Neck Pain with Posture Expert Esther Gokhale

Optimize Your Knitting Attitude and Outlook

• Webinar: 3 Things Every Knitting Superstar Needs To Know
• The KNIT Formula For Being a Superstar In Your Life

Project: Slouchy Hat for Magic Loop

• Pattern: Basic Slouchy Hat for Magic Loop

Knitting in the Round on Magic Loop

• Basic Magic Loop
• How To Go Faster on Magic Loop

Tips for Success with Magic Loop

• Keeping Both Loop of Cable the Right Size
• Don’t Pull the First Stitch Too Tight
• Preventing Accidental Yarnovers
• How To Purl Correctly on Magic Loop

Fixing Mistakes on Magic Loop

• How To Undo Knitting on Magic Loop
• If Your Knitting Gets Turned Inside Out
• When You See Purl Bumps on the Outside
• Prevent Loops of Cable From Bothering You

Advanced Magic Loop

• How To Redistribute Stitches on Magic Loop
• The Traveling Loop Method

Magic Loop Extras

• Recommended Needles for Magic Loop
• Illustration: Knitting in the Round on Magic Loop
• Adapting Any In-The-Round Knitting Pattern To Magic Loop

Project:  Worsted-Weight Toe-Up Socks With a Fleegle Heel

• Pattern Overview/Walkthrough of Project
• Pattern: Worsted-Weight Toe-Up Socks for Magic Loop

Casting On For Toe-Up Sock s

• Judy’s Magic Cast-On
• Judy’s Magic Cast-On for Two-at-a-Time Socks
• How To Fix a Loose Cast-On Row
• Avoiding Gaps In Two-at-a-Time Socks

Increasing For the Toe

• Make One Left (M1L) and Make One Right (M1R)
• Increasing on the Toes of Your Socks
• How To Recognize Your Increases So You Don’t Have To Write Anything Down

Fixing Mistakes on Two-at-a-Time Socks

• How To Keep Balls Of Yarn From Tangling
• What To Do If the Socks Are Not Joined on One Side

The Fleegle Heel

• How To Tell When You Are Done Knitting the Foot and Ready To Start the Heel Gusset
• How To Turn the Fleegle Heel
• How To Purl Backwards
• How To Work the Final Decreases for the Heel

Finishing

• Bind Off Using the Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off
• How To Weave In Ends on Your Socks
• How To Block Your Socks

Toe-Up Socks – Extras

• Toe-Up Sock Patterns In Other Yarn Weights
• Adding Designs To a Basic Toe-Up Sock Pattern
• Making Your Own Custom Toe-Up Sock Pattern From the Fleegle Formula
• Illustrated Guide to the Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off
• Toe-Up Socks With a Faux Heel Flap for High Insteps – Patterns and Video

Heel Stitch-Pattern Videos

• Slip-Stitch Heel
• Eye-of-the-Partridge Heel Stitch

Project: Fingering-Weight Top-Down Socks

• Pattern Overview/Walkthrough of Project
• Pattern: Fingering-Weight Top-Down Socks for Magic Loop

Casting On For Top-Down, Two-at-a-Time Sock s

• Liat’s Limitless Cast-On for Two-at-a-Time Anything
• Optional: Simple 3-Stitch Lace Pattern for Socks
• Avoiding Gaps In Two-at-a-Time Socks
• Illustration: Knitting Two-at-a-Time

Fixing Mistakes on Two-at-a-Time Socks

• How To Keep Balls Of Yarn From Tangling
• What To Do if the Socks Are Not Joined on One Side

Working a Top-Down Heel

• How To Knit a Heel Flap
• How To Turn a Top-Down Heel
• Pick Up Stitches Along the Sides of the Heel Flap
• How To Work the Heels on Two-at-a-Time Socks
• How To Purl Backwards for Fast-Turn Heels

Foot

• How To Knit the Heel Gusset
• How To Measure for Correct Foot Length

Finishing

• How To Bind Off In Kitchener Stitch
• How To Weave In Ends on Your Socks
• How To Block Your Socks

Top-Down Socks – Extras

• Top-Down Sock Patterns In Other Weights
• Adding Creative Stitches To a Basic Top-Down Sock Pattern
• Illustrated Guide to Kitchener Stitch

Heel Stitch-Pattern Videos

• Slip-Stitch Heel
• Eye-of-the-Partridge Heel Stitch

Project: Bulky-Weight Mittens for Magic Loop

• Overview/Walkthrough of Project
• Pattern 1: Bulky-Weight Mittens
• Pattern 2: Worsted-Weight Mittens

Getting Started

• Check Your Gauge In Round Knitting
• Two-at-a-Time Mittens Cast-On

Cuff

• Twisted Rib
• Keeping Track of the BOR (Beginning of Round)
• Easily Count Rounds of Knitting
• How To Keep Balls of Yarn from Tangling

Hand – Part 1

• First Round After Ribbing
• Increase For Hand

Thumb – Part 1

• Increase for the Thumb
• Slipping Markers
• Final Thumb Increases
• How To Tell If it’s Time for an Increase Round
• Separating the Thumb Stitches onto Waste Yarn

Hand – Part 2

• Knitting the Hand
• Count Plain Rounds Easily
• Decreasing for the Hand
• Count Decrease Rounds Easily
• Final Hand Decreases
• Finishing the Top of the Hand

Thumb – Part 2

• Placing Thumb Stitches on Needle
• How To Knit the Ultimate Mitten Thumb
• Knitting the Thumb
• Finishing the Thumb
• Weaving In Ends

Project: Bulky Cabled Leg Warmers with Buttons

• Pattern Overview/Project Walk-Through
• Pattern: Bulky Cabled Leg Warmers

Working a Cable Chart

• How To Read a Cable Chart
• Keeping Track of Where You Are in the Chart
• Border Rows of Chart
• First Pattern Rows of Chart

Cables: T3L and T3R

• Basic Cable Abbreviations
• T3L and T3R With a Cable Needle
• T3L and T3R Without a Cable Needle

Working Even

• Recognizing Knit and Purl Stitches on the WS
• Simple 2-Row Buttonhole

Cables : C4R

• C4R With a Cable Needle
• C4R Without a Cable Needle
• Practice and Review

Fixing Mistakes

• Forgot To Cable
• Cabled Wrong (E.g. Purl Stitch Crosses Knit Stitch)
• Stitch In Pattern Looks Out of Place
• Forgot To Put In a Buttonhole
• If You Forget What Row You’re On

Cables: C4L

• C4L With a Cable Needle
• C4L Without a Cable Needle

Finishing

• Binding Off In 1×1 Rib
• Blocking
• How To Sew on Buttons
• Easy Twisted-Cord Tie

Introduction To Continental Knitting

• Knitting: American vs. Continental
• Ribbing: American vs. Continental

Tensioning the Yarn for Continental Knitting

• Tensioning the Yarn in the Left Hand
• Finger Aerobics I: Preparing for the Continental Knit Stitch
• Finger Aerobics II: Preparing for the Continental Purl Stitch
• Tips for Knitting Continental: Do You Have the “U?”

Continental Stitches

• Continental Knit Stitch
• Continental Purl Stitch with Portuguese Knitting Variation
• Continental Yarnover
• Continental Ribbing

Advanced Continental Knitting

• Continental Knitting Without Looking
• Tips for Gradually Switching To Continental Knitting
• Continental Knitting Illustration

Project: Stripes Brigade Mosaic Pillow

• Pattern: Zigzag Stripe Mosaic Throw Pillow

Basic Mosaic Knitting

• Easy Mosaic Brick Pattern
• Three Tips for Basic Mosaic Knitting
• Slip-Stitch Knitting: Zigzag Stripes

Fixing Mistakes In Mosaic Knitting

• Basic Mosaic Troubleshooting
• Advanced Mosaic Troubleshooting

Advanced Mosaic Knitting

• How To Knit a From Mosaic Chart

Project: Super-Bulky Double-Knit Scarf

• Pattern Overview/Project Walk-Through
• Pattern: Double-Knit Heart/Checkerboard Scarf

Cast-On and Setup for Double Knitting

• How To Read a Double-Knitting Chart
• Cast On for Double Knitting
• Setup Row for Double Knitting

Double Knitting From a Chart

• How To Double Knit – Plain Stitches
• Practice Double Knitting Plain Stitches
• How To Double Knit – Charted Designs
• Practice Double-Knitting Charted Designs

Double Knitting  Tips and Tricks

• Keep Your Edges Even
• Keeping Track of Where You Are in the Row
• Keeping Your Yarn From Twisting
• Join a New Ball of Yarn
• Double-Knit Really Fast

Fixing Mistakes In Double Knitting

• Undo Stitches In Double Knitting
• When You Don’t Move Both Yarns
• Fixing a Mistake Several Rows Down by Dropping the Stitch Down
• Completely Taking Out Multiple Rows  

Finishing

• Bind-Off for Double Knitting
• Weaving In Ends Invisibly on Double Knitting

Project: Easy  Fair-Isle Felted Bag

• Overview/Walkthrough of Project
• Pattern: Fair-Isle Felted Bag

Stripes

• Cast On with Color A
• Join Color B To Start Making Stripes
• Knit the Striped Bag Bottom

Knitting in the Round

• Pick Up and Knit Around Base of Bag
• Begin Knitting in the Round on Magic Loop

Fair-Isle Knitting From a Chart

• Learn To Read a Fair-Isle Chart
• How To do Fair-Isle Knitting – Four Options for Holding Your Yarn

Fixing Mistakes In Fair-Isle Knitting

• When You Didn’t Follow the Chart Correctly
• Pulling Floats Too Tight
• Fixing Mistakes Far Down In Your Knitting
• Preventing “Corners” on Fair-Isle Knitting in the Round (Magic Loop and DPNs)

Fair-Isle Tips and Tricks

• How To Achieve All-Important Correct Stitch Tension for Fair-Isle Knitting
• How To Consistently Switch Colors for Even Tension
• Twisting Strands To Prevent Long Floats
• Trick: No-Purls Garter Stitch in the Round (Wrap and Turn)

Finishing the Fair-Isle Bag

• Decrease Round and Final Steps
• Weaving In Ends on Fair-Isle Knitting
• I-Cord Handle
• Assembling the Bag

Advanced Fair-Isle Knitting

• Flat Fair-Isle Knitting (It’s a Little Harder)
• Knitting With Three Colors In One Row
• Beautiful 2-Color Fair-Isle Ribbing

Project:  Two-Color Brioche Scarf

• Pattern: Two-Color Brioche Scarf for Men

One-Color Flat Brioche Knitting

• Basic One-Color Brioche Stitch – Flat

Tips for Working in Brioche Stitch

• Reading Your Work on Flat Brioche
• Counting Stitches and Rows on Brioche

Binding Off on Brioche Stitch

• Setup for Binding Off on Brioche
• Stretchy Yarnover Bind-Off
• Weaving In Ends on Brioche

One-Color Flat Brioche With a Selvedge

• Introduction To Selvedge-Stitch Brioche
• Italian Cast-On and Tubular Setup
• Flat Brioche with a Selvedge (Edge Stitch)
• Italian Bind-Off

One-Color Brioche in the Round

• One-Color Brioche in the Round on Magic Loop

Two-Color Brioche in the Round

• Two-Color Brioche in the Round on Magic Loop
• Reading Your Work on Two-Color Brioche

Decreasing on Brioche Stitch

• Decreasing In Two-Color Brioche: “Br-ssk”

Two-Color Flat Brioche With a Selvedge

• Two-Color Flat Brioche With a Selvedge
• Tips for Working In Two-Color Brioche

Fixing Mistakes on Brioche Knitting

• Fixing Mistakes and Taking Out Stitches In Brioche

Getting Started Casting On

• Estimating How Much Tail You’ll Need
• How To Make A Slipknot
• Slingshot Position

Cast-Ons for Beginners

• Backwards Loop
• Long-Tail Cast-On
• Emily Ocker’s Circular
• Knitted Cast-On

Cast-Ons for Intermediate Knitters

• Garter Tab
• Invisible Circular
• Italian Tubular
• Judy’s Magic Cast-On (JMCO)
• Picot/Hemmed Edge
• Provisional
• Two-at-a-Time Toe-Up
• Two-at-a-Time Top-Down

Cast-Ons All Knitters Might Want to Know

• Chinese Waitress
• Crochet Provisional
• Tillibuddy’s

Cast-On Tips and Tricks

• Never Run Out Of Tail – The Infinite-Tail Method
• Casting On Without A Slipknot – Two Methods
• How To Count Cast-On Stitches Fast
• Adding More Stitches If You Run Out Of Tail

Fixing Mistakes in Your Cast-On

• Fixing a Dropped Long-Tail Cast-On Stitch
• If Your Cast-On Is Too Tight or Too Loose
• Using Two Needles To Avoid a Too-Tight Cast-On

Cast-On Extras

• List of Matching Bind-Offs and Cast-Ons

Cast-Ons by Name

• Alternating Old Norwegian
• Alternating Cable
• Alternating Long-Tail
• Backwards Loop
• Cable
• Chain
• Channel Island
• Chinese Waitress
• Crochet
• Crochet Provisional
• Double-Start
• Double-Twist Loop
• Emily Ocker’s Circular
• Estonian
• Figure-8
• Garter Tab
• I-Cord
• Invisible Circular
• Invisible Ribbed
• Italian Tubular
• Jeny’s Stretchy Slipknot
• Judy’s Magic Cast-On (JMCO)
• Knitted Cast-On
• Lace
• Latvian
• Long-Tail Cast-On
• Moebius
• Old Norwegian
• One-Color
• Picot
• Picot/Hemmed Edge
• Provisional
• Purled
• Three-Color
• Tillibuddy’s
• Turkish
• Twined
• Two-at-a-Time Toe-Up
• Two-at-a-Time Top-Down
• Two-Color

Bind-Offs for Beginners

• Standard Bind-Off: Front, Top, and Back Variations
• In-Pattern Bind-Off for 1×1 Rib

Bind-Offs for Intermediate Knitters

• Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off
• Jeny’s Super-Stretchy Bind-Off (JSSBO)
• Kitchener Stitch
• Three-Needle Bind-Off

Bind-Offs for Advanced Knitters

• Frilled Standard Bind-Off – Bind-Off for Lace
• Icelandic Bind-Off – Bind-Off for Garter Stitch
• Kitchener Double-Rib Bind-Off – Better 2×2 Bind-Off
• Tubular Bind-Off – Better Invisible 1×1 Rib Bind-Off

Bind-Offs All Knitters Might Want to Know

• Edging (Add Any Edge)
• I-Cord
• Picot and Plain Hemmed Edge Bind-Offs
• Russian Grafting
• Tulips Buttonhole

Bind-Off Tips and Tricks

• Neaten the Last Stitch of a Bind-Off – Flat Knitting
• Neaten the Last Stitch of a Bind-Off – Round Knitting
• Count How Many Stitches You’ve Bound Off
• How to Undo Bound-Off Stitches

Bind-Off Extras

• List of Matching Bind-Offs and Cast-Ons

Bind-Offs by Name

• Braided Rib
• Cable
• Contrasting Color
• Crochet
• Decrease
• Double-Stitch
• Edging
• Elastic
• EZ Sewn
• Frilled Decrease
• Frilled Standard
• Icelandic
• I-Cord
• In-Pattern
• Japanese
• Jeny’s Super-Stretchy Bind-Off
• Jeny’s Super-Stretchy Bind-Off – 2×2 Rib
• Kitchener Stitch
• Kitchener Bind Off – 2×2 Rib
• Kitchener Stitch for Garter St
• K2tog
• Latvian
• Invisible Ribbed – 1×1 Rib
• One-Over-Two
• Picot Chain
• Picot Hem
• Picot Point 1
• Picot Point 2
• Ruffle
• Russian Grafting
• Sloped
• Standard
• Suspended Variation
• Three-Needle
• Three-Needle I-Cord
• Two-Color
• Tubular – 1×1 Rib
• Tulips Buttonhole
• Without-Knitting
• Yarnover
• Zigzag

• Continental Knitting
• Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off
• Kitchener Stitch
• Magic Loop
• Two-at-a-Time on Magic Loop