What are some good websites that teach you different stitches in knitting?
Oct 10, 2008 by eww_its_alyssa | Posted in Hobbies & Crafts
I'm a beginner in knitting, and I would like to learn how to do particular styles of stitch besides the stockinette stitch and the knit stitch while making a scarf. A website that tells you how to do it would be greatly appreciated, notably if that site offers training videos! Best answer gets 10 points! =)
Well, technically, there are only two stitches in knitting...that is: intertwine and purl. Everything else is just variations of that ie: knit one row, purl one row is stockingnet stitch; knit every row is garter stitch; knot one stitch, purl one stitch is 1x1 rib, etc. Stockingnet, garter and ribbing are not, technically speaking, stitches. They are stitch patterns that are made up by the two stitches, join and purl, in different combinations.
There's also techniques in knitting, such as increasing, decreasing, and various lacy knitting techniques such as YO's (tale overs), Sl (slip a stitch) etc.
For these things, I would go to :
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn -to-knit
It has lots of videos on most all of the commonly worn techniques, and I would recommend it for any beginner. It does have a few stitch patterns. Most of the time, though, if you have a pattern, the stitch repetition is written in.
There's also Ravelry, which is a knitting community with lots of forums full of helpful knitters to answer your questions and a incredible pattern browser which makes it simple to search the internet for free patterns. You have to sign up, and hold-up a bit for approval, but it's worth it. You can find that site here:
https://www.ravelry.com/account/login
Good luck, and Auspicious Knitting!
buttonbrite1 | Oct 10, 2008
Well, technically, there are only two stitches in knitting...that is: wrinkle and purl. Everything else is just variations of that ie: knit one row, purl one row is stockingnet stitch; knit every row is garter stitch; unite one stitch, purl one stitch is 1x1 rib, etc. Stockingnet, garter and ribbing are not, technically speaking, stitches. They are stitch patterns that are made up by the two stitches, contract and purl, in different combinations.
There's also techniques in knitting, such as increasing, decreasing, and various lacy knitting techniques such as YO's (fable overs), Sl (slip a stitch) etc.
For these things, I would go to :
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn -to-knit
It has lots of videos on most all of the commonly adapted to techniques, and I would recommend it for any beginner. It does have a few stitch patterns. Most of the time, though, if you have a pattern, the stitch blueprint is written in.
There's also Ravelry, which is a knitting community with lots of forums full of helpful knitters to answer your questions and a in the groove pattern browser which makes it simple to search the internet for free patterns. You have to sign up, and hold on a bit for approval, but it's worth it. You can find that site here:
https://www.ravelry.com/account/login
Good luck, and Lucky Knitting!
buttonbrite1 | Oct 10, 2008
The upper appears to use a combination of flechage (short row 
