I taught myself to knit from online sources about a year ago, and totally would have killed for his video. Pinned it though for future reference with all the awesome tips and tricks. Thanks Sarah! Funny you should say that because most of the videos and blogs we make are driven by what we would have wanted as beginner knitters!
Thanks for pinning, too! Hey Janice and Alana! Thanks for your comment! Good luck with your knitting and let me know if you run into any hiccups!
I just purchased my first ball of yarn and needles!! This scarf is the first thing I have decided to try and so far I am loving it! Thank you so much for the video! I am on my third row of stitches and I saw the slipped selvedge technique. Do you think it is too late to add it in now? Hey Michelina! That way your scarf will be consistent. Hope that helps! Your videos have been so helpful and I really like how clearly you explain things. Your common knitting mistakes video helped me to figure out how I ended up with so many extra stitches all of a sudden, and even better, how to fix them!
When are going to be available? Thanks a lot for everything you post and do : :!! Love your videos. You explain it in simple terms. I finished my first scarf at 60 years old!!! So therapeutical. How do you finish all the yarn left from the yarn addings. Hey Ester! Hello, I started making your beginner scarf but I think my yarn and needles are too thin.
Do you know if I can still buy it online? Still curls ….. No worries! If this is your first scarf, I definitely recommend a chunky weight or thicker yarn to start with. Your local craft store may have some in stock. To your question, you would weave in those yarn ends. Instead of weaving your yarn end vertically as we do in the video, you would weave them in horizontally, going up and down into the purl bumps. Then give the fabric a light tug to make sure the yarn end is comfortably woven in not too tight, not too loose , then snip it off with your scissors.
Your video was so clear and easy to follow and my first scarf is now complete?!! Going to attempt your cushy cowl next, wish me luck! What can I do to alleviate this? Also, do you have a video to show to how to connect multiple skeins of yarn?
Thank you so much!! This was my first knitting project ever and I just finished it after 4 days. Can you tell me how to wrap it to wear it the way you have in the photo? Hey Lisa! Law school! Tight knitting is down to your knitting tension. Most beginner knitters are tight knitters. As you get better at knitting your hands will relax and become more confident, and your knitting will reflect this.
Thanks Davina! Long time listener, first time caller here. I stumbled across this blog post tonight, determined to learn to cast on and knit stitch… and I did. Thank you for your repetition. Thank you for breaking it down. Thank you for your patience and earnestness that you somehow managed to convey in a video. Thank you for giving me the courage and the encouragement to keep trying, even if I messed up.
I look forward to catching up on the rest of your blog. Did you tuck the ends in or is this scarf knitting together at the ends like an infinity scarf — if not could I do this? Thank you!! I love to give from the heart. This video made it so easy and fun, that it has instantly became a new hobby that will stick around for a long time.
I just found these videos and love them. Question, when do you start slipping that first stitch? Right away when you start the first row of knitting after the cast on? Also, how do you know when the scarf is finished? Is there a specific amount of rows or is it just when you have used all of the yarn?
How much yardage should you aim to have when purchasing yarn for this scarf? Ok, I guess that was more than one question but I do appreciate your help! Thank you so much! It looks like a complex raised pillowy design, but it achieved with just a simple combination of knits and purls. This Wide Basket Weave Stitch easily creates an interwoven illusion.
I wish I had this book available when I first started knitting decades ago! Perfect gift for any knitter in your life.
Another fun one is the Caterpillar Stitch because the raised purl stitches make a little shape like a Caterpillar. The Classic Basket Weave Stitch is really impressive. It looks like your pattern is actually woven like a basket. However, it is really just a combination of knit and purl stitches row after row. This Cut Diagonals Stitch creates a bold horizontal texture that is perfect for beginners. Similar to the Embossed Leaf Stitch, it is a great choice to create textured scarves, pillow covers, and blankets with its bold, reversible design.
This Pique Triangle Stitch is a sweet graphic pattern of your favorite 3-sided shape, allowing you to easily create this modern design. It looks amazing as a chunky blanket or cozy pillow. This Basket Loop Stitch is an easy pattern that creates a textured illusion of looping interwoven rings atop a background of vertical pillars.
The Window Stitch creates little blocks of textured squares separated by vertical lines with just knit and purl knitting techniques. This vintage Garter Checkerboard Stitch is a combination of garter and stockinette stitch patterns, blocked together. This Diagonal Chevron Zigzag Stitch has a really bold graphic design. The Fancy Diamond Stitch creates a large diamond nested within outer rows of zigzags.
It is a visually impressive design knitted with a combination of the Garter, Stockinette, and Reverse Stockinette stitches.
This Embossed Leaf Stitch is a visually interesting vintage design. It is a great choice to create textured pillow covers, blankets, and scarves with its bold motif. The Parallelogram Stitch creates a modern texture of interconnecting diagonal angles. When lightly blocked, it holds a flat shape that is perfect for scarves, pillows, and blankets.
The patterns are well written and I like the size of the pictures, helps to make pattern more clear. Diagonal Spiral Rib Stitch creates textured slanted ribbing and resembles cabling. The Lattice Seed Stitch creates a wide braided basketweave design woven atop a seeded background. This Row Repeat Knit Stitch Pattern looks like a complicated cabled design but is actually achieved with a simple combination of knits and purls.
This Wide Chevron Zigzag Stitch creates a bold horizontal texture that is perfect for beginners. This simple combination of knits and purls in an Row Repeat Knit Stitch Pattern is a great choice for chunky scarves, pillow covers, and baby blankets with its strong, graphic design.
This Tumbling Moss Block Stitch creates an illusion with 3 various textured patterns. The easy pattern results in an interlocking pattern of parallelogram shapes in the Garter, Stockinette, and Moss Seed Knit Stitches.
Similar to my Pique Triangle Stitch, here is a great choice to create graphic scarves, pillow covers, and blankets. Leave the ends loose. Later, you'll weave them into the scarf with a tapestry needle or crochet hook. Never tie knots to change colors when you are knitting. You can usually see them, and it makes it difficult to correct mistakes.
Knit 12 rows with the new yarn. Follow the same process you did with the first color. Add your third color of yarn if you choose. Follow the instructions given above for adding the second color yarn. Cut the yarn with your scissors and again leave a 6-inch tail. You can do this as many times as you like! You can also have smaller or larger sections if you prefer to have a dominant color. Knit 12 rows again, as with the second color.
Make sure to maintain focus and not go on autopilot--you could drop a stitch inadvertently. Keep alternating colors as instructed, doing 12 rows of each, until the scarf reaches a desired length.
The scarf, when finished, will have a pattern of three different colors. Cast off your stitches. Wrap your scarf around your neck and admire your own handiwork. Feels good, doesn't it? Use a crochet hook to weave your loose string into your scarf, hiding the end. Jen Webber Knitting Specialist. Jen Webber. The trick to stop here is to leave yourself a few inches of yarn to work with at the end, and pull it the loop in the last row and the stitch it to anchor it in place.
Cut any excessive yarn off and you're done! Some people like to use a larger needle to bind it off and you can do that too so long as it isn't too tight. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 1. Read How to Cast Off for help with this. Not Helpful 42 Helpful Yes and no. Your needles need to match the weight of the yarn. Most yarns will come with a label that tells you what size needles you should use. In general, you need thin needles for thin yarn, and thick needles for thick yarn.
You can use any thickness of yarn for the scarf, however. To make a standard scarf, use thinner yarn. Not Helpful 39 Helpful See How to Knit Socks. Not Helpful 16 Helpful Bind off, which means that when you are ready to be done, you knit two stitches, then pull the first one over the second one.
Then knit one more stitch and pull the bottom one over that one. Essentially, just knit until you have one stitch left, then you cut your yarn make sure to leave enough and tie it in a knot.
Not Helpful 28 Helpful You can use as many stitches as you want. There might be a limit to what your needle can hold, depending on the length of the needle and if you make a really thick scarf, it might be too big for someone's neck but the amount is up to you. Not Helpful 24 Helpful I read the article but I still don't understand how to add another color. Could you provide a little more detail? When it would normally come time to wrap your yarn around your needle for the knit stitch, drape a section about 5 inches from the end of the new yarn over the needle and treat that like the wrap.
If that doesn't help, there are a lot of good videos online. Not Helpful 23 Helpful Knitting is great for kids. Many kids enjoy finger knitting as a beginner project. Check out the helpful tutorial in this article about finger knitting on wikiHow. You would need to find a pattern with a picture of the thing, person or animal that you want to include and follow the instructions as usual. Not Helpful 27 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
If you are a relaxed knitter, your stitches will be very loose. If you are a tense knitter, your stitches will be very tight. It's best to find a tension somewhere in the middle of these while still being relaxed. Either way, maintain a constant level of tension. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. This project may take a long time to complete depending on how often you knit.
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