Knitting Department
Knitting isn’t just for your grandmother any more! Our Knitting department offers you stitches, patterns, techniques and free projects for apparel to home decorating. We’ll give you information about knitting basics, as well as video and written tutorials and lessons to help you learn this lovely craft or enhance your skills if you’re not a beginner.
To help, we’ve provided some handy guides and charts for conversion, yardage estimates, knitting terms and abbreviations. You also can find information about spool knitting, a unique form of this handicraft.
Visit our online shopping store to load up on yarn, spools, needles and other knitting supplies.
Looking for Crochet? Check out our Crochet Department.
Recent Videos and Tutorials
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Which row did I finish? Learn how to keep track of the row being worked on a crochet or knit pattern. This is a simple, easy quick tip.
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Perfect Valentine's Day gifts and decorations. You'll be surprised how simple and easy this knitted heart pattern is to make.
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A common method of increasing stitches in knitting is the M1. Here are an excellent video and photo tutorial on how to Make 1 Right and Make 1 Left increase.
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No More Messy Yarn Stash! Yarn storage with plastic bins, egg cartons, shoe boxes, scotch tape and hair clips are a few excellent yarn storage solutions.
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This video and photo tutorial shows how to make a criss-cross scarf from loopy yarn.
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Kids can make this finger knitted scarf using this super easy loop yarn pattern. This Crayola Off the Hook Yarn scarf pattern can be made in less than two hours
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There is a new variety of loop yarn, Magic Yarn. This yarn has a pattern like a star, heart or smiley face built into the yarn. Just stitch and see it appear!
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Anyone can make this finger knitted scarf using this super easy loop yarn pattern. This Bernat Alize Blanket-ez scarf pattern can be made in less than two hours
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Laura Strutt Everything you need to know to create 35 fantastic knitted projects using a crochet hook. Get Knooking also includes a free bamboo knooking hook (size G/6) and a cord so you can start right away.
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PieceWork is for needleworkers wanting to explore a wide range of historical textiles and fine-thread handwork traditions.
New Stuff
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The 2022 Knit Every Day Calendar is a year-long guided knitting journey for your wall. Each day there is a prompt for a knitting-related activity. Some are prompts for working on various projects, for yourself, for a gift, for charity.
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Magda Makes
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Stitch Diva Studios
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Instructions for finger knitting with two yarns.
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Kyle Designs
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This is a handy infographic reference sheet to give you an estimate of how much yarn you will need for different types of Crochet or Knit projects. It lists many types of Lion Brand Yarn.
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Lion Brand
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Learn to finger knit this cute beanie hat with this tutorial including videos!
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Red Ted Art
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Learn how to use the knook by making some of these free knooking patterns and projects.
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Needlepointers.com
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When knooking the purl stitch, you are basically doing a knit stitch backwards. Here is a tutorial.
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Knooking at Wordpress
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A simple photo tutorial on how to purl.
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Knooking Blog
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Is it a wrap? Wide scarf with pockets? Chunky pocket shawl thing? It's a cozy, loop yarn pocket wrap.
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It's Always Autumn
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Learn about doing a tension square and chart with typical tension square details.
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Dianne's Knitting Yarn