If you are left-handed, have you been wanting to learn to knit but don’t know where to start? Left-handed knitting is simply a mirror image of right-handed knitting and with a few modifications, a leftie can learn to knit.
We have researched online and collected links to freely available knitting tutorials and resources for lefties. You’ll learn:
- How to cast on left-handed
- How to knit left-handed
- How to purl left-handed
- How to cast off left-handed
- How to increase
- How to decrease
- How to knit in the round left-handed
By following along with these knitting videos and photo tutorials, a left-handed person will see how easy it is to actually learn to knit.
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Cables are easy to do even for a leftie with this tutorial.
The Left Handed Knitter
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A video showing the left handed cast off.
The Knitting Site
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A video on how to long tail cast on for left-handers.
The Knitting Site
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Photo tutorials.
I Made This
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Pictures and video tutorials for lefties.
The Left Handed Knitter
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Learn how to cast on, knit and purl left-handed.
Wikihow
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This video will show you the basics of knitting for left handed knitters.
Cyberseams
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A picture tutorial for a left-handed knitter.
The Left Handed Knitter
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A photo tutorial.
I Made This
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A photo tutorial on how to do the knit stitch and the purl stitch if you are left-handed.
I Made This
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A video on how to do the left handed knit stitch.
The Knitting Site
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How to knit in the round for lefties.
Noble Knits
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Left-handed knitters tutorial on how to knit in the round.
I Made This
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Left Handed Knitting Tutorial for Beginners + Video.
Noble Knits
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How to do the long tail cast on left-handed.
The Left Handed Knitter
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A photo tutorial for lefties on the long tail cast on.
I Made This
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A short video on how to pick up stitches if you knit left-handed.
Knitigating Circumstances
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Two video tutorials for learning the purl stitch if you are left-handed. The first video shows the Purl Stitch in the English or “throw” method, and the second is the continental method. They both produce the same stitch, but you can choose which is more comfortable for you to do.
Cyberseams
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A video showing how to do the purl stitch for left-handers.
The Knitting Site
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