I need help learning to knit?

Question

i triend this slip knot trick to start off but it didnt work for me.are there any other ways to start off knitting?

Answer 1

Here is a website with videos of multiple ways to cast on (AKA start):
http://knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/index.php

It was always easier for me to watch than try to understand from written directions.

Other parts of the website also offer videos on how to do the stitches and how to bind off (AKA end). THere are also techniques for when you are more advanced and tackling projects such as a sock!

Good luck!

Answer 2

You really do need to make a slipknot, but it's not hard. Basically, a slipknot is just a loop pulled through a granny knot. Tie a loose knot big enough to stick two of your fingers through. Find the side where the yarn comes out on top of the knot, not under it. There'll e one of each. Stick your thumb and forefinger down through the hole in the middle of the knot and grab hold of the yarn that comes out over the top. Pull it up through the hole in the knot and pull it almost tight. Stick two knitting needles through it and you're ready to cast on.

Keep with it. It's worth it. I have several sweaters that qualify as wearable art. I love having and wearing them, but never would've had these sweaters if I'd given up when it felt like I was never going to understand knitting -- after the first week or so. Keep at it. It'll pay off.

Answer 3

yes, there is another way to start, first you tie a loop to the knitting needle. with your left hand facing you, take the yarn and wrap it clockwise (from left to right) around your index finger. The ball of yarn should be to the left of your hand so that when you loop it around your left finger, it crosses itself at the base of your finger. It doesnt need to be tight at all.

Then take your needle, that you tied a loop to with the same strand of yarn and with the tip of the needle, pick up the loop around the index finger on the left side of your finger - not below where the yarn crosses. When you pick it up and it is on the needle, pull the yarn so that the loop sits along side the first loop gently, not tight.

Some use an actual "knot" so that it is rigid but this method allows the initial loops to adjust and stretch along with the rest of the knit when you are done.

Answer 4

both of these websites have instuctional material which i find helpful when i don't know how to do something.

there are other ways to start but usually the slip knot gives the best finished result. just follow the pictures and you should be fine. knitting is a little slower than crocheting but you can really do so much more with it and there are only two basic stitches to learn.

just don't give up yet! practice makes perfect! =)





http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/instructions.php
http://knitting.about.com/

Answer 5

Here's a tutorial with big pictures to learn how to make a slipknot: http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=100

Here are some learn-to-knit videos:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/basic_techniques/index.php

Go to your local library and check out some knitting books that are meant for children. The explanations are very clear and they usually have lots of pictures. (Some libraries host knitting groups -- why not ask while you're there?)

I belong to a local S'nB group whose members love teaching "newbies." (After all, we all started with the slipknot, then casting on, then a garter stitch scarf!) Find a group near you at:
http://stitchnbitch.org
http://www.bust.com/snbforum/index.php#5
http://knitting.meetup.com
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php#14
http://www.knittyboard.com/viewforum.php?f=7
http://knittersreview.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=35
http://forum.getstitchy.com/viewforum.php?f=12
http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting/forum/viewforum.php?f=11

Or ask for help at your LYS (local yarn store). Good luck!

Answer 6

I don't like to make knots in my knitting.

I just twist the needle while holding the yarn, which creates a loop without a knot.

Works fine, and none of my knitted creations have ever come apart . . .

Answer 7

I'd say start with learning how to crochet..

Much much much much much easier than knitting!!
And the finished works look basically the same.

After slipping stiches in knitting for the 1 millionth time, I jumped camp..and am now crocheting scarves and hats with ease.