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Cable stitch - easy knitting tutorial

Cable stitch – easy knitting tutorial

Cables are very popular in knitting. There’re so many cable types from the very straight forward to the very intricate.

This video demonstrates a basic cable going into 2 different directions.

Check it out.

In knitting speak, to make the piece in the video:

Cast on 21 stitches

Row 1: p3, k6, p3, k6, p3

Row 2: k3, p6, k3,…

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Seed stitch - easy knitting tutorial

Seed stitch – easy knitting tutorial

So far we’ve learned to cast on, garter stitch, slipped stitch and bind of or cast off, stockinette and rib stitch.

If you know how to do rib stitch you also know how to do seed stitch. It’s basically the same but you start with the other stitch.

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Now put into practice all the knitting you’ve learned so far.

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Rib stitch - easy knitting tutorial

Rib stitch – easy knitting tutorial

So far we’ve learned to cast on, garter stitch, slipped stitch, bind of or cast off and stockinette stitch.

Time to learn another basic stitch: rib stitch. You basically already know how to do this stitch. It uses two basic stitches, knit and purl.

Check it out!

Abbreviations on patterns

Knitting abbreviations

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Stockinette stitch - easy knitting tutorial

Stockinette stitch – easy knitting tutorial

So far we’ve learned to cast on, garter stitch, slipped stitch and bind of or cast off.

Now you’re ready to learn purl.

Let’s start!

Now put into practice all the knitting you’ve learned so far.

Cast onsome stitches on your needle. For instance 35 or 40 stitches, stretch them a bit on your needle to see if that’s the…

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Cast off or bind off - easy knitting tutorial

Cast off or bind off – easy knitting tutorial

So far we’ve learned to cast on, garter stitch and slipped stitch with garter stitch.

To get better at knitting it’s essential to practice as much as possible.

Typical issues when you start are knitting too tightly, adding stitches or dropping stitches.

With time all these issues disappear.

You can still make it easier for yourself while you’re starting out by using larger needles…

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Slipped stitch in garter stitch - easy knitting tutorial

Slipped stitch in garter stitch – easy knitting tutorial

Following from last tutorial, what about if you want neat edges on your scarf?

The solution is easy: start your rows with a slipped stitch.

This is how you make a slipped stitch in garter stitch.

To practice your stitch you can knit a scarf in garter stitch.

Watch last week’s garter stitch tutorialto learn if you…

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Garter stitch - easy knitting tutorial

Garter stitch – easy knitting tutorial

Following from last tutorial, let’s start knitting!

I don’t give the number of stitches to cast on but you can start with the gauge number given on your yarn.

Garter stitch is the first stitch most people learn when they start knitting.

To practice your stitch you can knit a scarf.

Cast on some stitches on your needle. For instance 35 or 40 stitches, stretch them a bit on your needle…

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Single cast on - easy knitting tutorial

Single cast on – easy knitting tutorial

I posted a question on Facebook and Instagram about knitting, crochet and embroidery tutorials and many of you were interested in learning so this is my first knitting tutorial.

It’s aimed at the total beginner.

This week we’ll start learning a single cast on in preparation for garter stitch on the next video.

What do…

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