This is a handy selection of video and photo tutorials on some of the basic knitting skills you will need to become a master knitter. Most of these websites were real life savers for me, when I quickly needed to acquire a skill.
All around instructions
The Knit Witch is a great help when it comes to easy to understand video tutorials. Withour her, I would probably still struggle with the purl stitch! Check out her comprehensive guide here: The Knit Witch
Casting on
Slip knots
A tutorial on how to make the easiest and quickest slip knot. It's the only slip knot tutorial you will ever need: The 1-2-3 slip knot
Cast on methods
- KnittingHelp.com provides a wonderful overview of the different types of cast ons: How to cast on
- Another thorough collection of cast on methods out there can be found at Knitting at Large: A catalog of cast ons
Stitches
Knit
KnittingHelp.com's easy to follow instructions show you how to master the knit stitch in no time: The knit stitch
Purl
If you're wondering how to do a purl stitch, head over to KnittingHelp.com's excellent instructions: The purl stitch
Stitch patterns
- Check out a crazy variety of different stitch patterns on Craft Cookie: Free knitting stitch library
- Knitting Fool also provides instructions on photos on a whole range of different looking stitch patterns: Stitch patterns
- Another lovely collection comes from Knitting on the Net: Library of knitting stitches
Decreasing
A wonderful visual aid of the different types of decreases can be found at KnittingHelp.com: Knitting decreases
Increasing
Another super helpful visual for the different ways of how to increase your knitting comes from KnittingHelp.com: Knitting increases
Casting off
- KnittingHelp.com comes to the rescue again with their wonderful video demonstrations of a whole number of different cast off methods: How to bind off
- Knitting Daily offers another variety of flexible cast off methods, which become useful when you are needing some extra stretch: Binding off - Intermediate and advanced techniques
More useful links will be added as I find them. If you would like to suggest a page, please contact us via the A Flood of Stitches Facebook page.
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