Knitting Basics
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6:30Stitch Marker Hacks
Can’t find a stitch marker? No problem! In this video, knit designer Jen Lucas shows you some interesting and unusual items that you can use instead. Most of these items are things you might have around your home, and they work great when you just can’t find an actual stitch marker. The first item Jen…
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15:38How to Safely Rip Back to Fix a Knitting Mistake
Yes, sometimes you do have to rip back. Maybe that mistake is several inches back, or you knit the wrong pattern row, or you made multiple mistakes. Ann Budd shows you how to put in a lifeline that “saves” all of your good knitting and lets you rip back without going too far. If you…
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11:34Fixing Dropped Edge Stitches in Your Knitting
Dropped selvage stitches might seem like a disaster, but once you see how easily Ann Budd picks them up again, you’ll know you can, too! It’s fairly simple to fix a dropped stitch in the middle of a row – but what about if you have dropped a stitch along one of the side edges…
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2:54Knitting Needle Conversions
Knitting needles come in all kinds of sizes, from thin needles almost the size of a toothpick to super large needles that can make the chunkiest of projects. But have you ever been in a situation where you didn’t know what your knitting needle size was? In this video, knitting designer Jen Lucas explains knitting…
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14:31What’s in Your Notions Bag?
Knitting notions are all those tiny items you need to finish your project. It includes tapestry needles and stitch markers, but there are many more things you might find helpful for completing your knitting project. In this video, Jen Lucas shows you everything she likes to carry around in her notions box. Jen starts by…
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5:51Join a New Ball of Yarn to a Project
Curious about how to join a new ball of yarn to your knitting project? Good news – it’s remarkably easy! In this video, knitting expert Jen Lucas demonstrates two ways to join a new ball of yarn to a project. For most knitting projects, you’re going to run out of yarn at some point and…
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2:48Binding Off Without Yarn
Most knitters have played the game of yarn chicken at least once. You’re working on a project and you aren’t quite sure if you’re going to have enough yarn to finish and bind off. Sometimes you get lucky and have enough yarn, and sometimes you lose the game of yarn chicken and run out of…
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4:41How to Knit I-Cord
An i-cord is a tube of knitted fabric that’s created by working a small number of stitches on double-pointed needles or a short circular needle. In this video, knitting expert Corrina Ferguson demonstrates how easy it is to create this fun knitting detail. In general, three stitches are cast on to create the i-cord, which…
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8:20Fixing Mistakes in Slipped Stitch Projects
You’ve learned all the skills you need to be successful with slipped stitch knitting. The last piece of the puzzle is to learn how to fix mistakes in these interesting stitch patterns. In this video, Corrina Ferguson demonstrates how to identify and correct common slipped stitch knitting mistakes. CROCHET HOOKS To fix mistakes in knitting,…
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