Beginners info

This page collects the basic articles, tips and tutorials from the blog to help you learn to knit quickly and easily. (Click to access these sections).

The basic techniques that you need to begin knitting are:
1. Casting-on
2. The Knit Stitch
3. The Purl Stitch

And finish your knitting with basic knit bind-off:
4. Binding Off (Casting Off)


Also, check out more knitting basics below:
* Basic Knitting Stitches
* Ribbing
* Increases
* Decreases
* Knitting Terms & Abbreviations


Once you've got the basics, it's time to pick your first project. It's a good idea to start with something small and flat or that doesn't require a lot of shaping.

If you are a novice, the best way to start is to follow pattern instructions. Look up for patterns in magazines. Tejer Bien´s Blog have some simple projects for you. Nevertheless before you start you have always to knit a gauge (in the case of scarfs is not necessary).


Get Started!