Start knitting
Turn a ball of yarn and two needles into soft fabric, one loop at a time. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first scarf.
Space neededA comfy chair
First projectA scarf in a few weeks
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forAny age, anywhere you sit
The video that hooks everyone
Knit your first sweater, with a free pattern
A detailed, step-by-step tutorial for knitting your first sweater, with a free pattern to follow along. Seeing a cozy sweater made entirely by hand is what hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't.
Starter kit
01Chunky yarn (2 to 3 balls)Smooth and light-colored, so you can see every stitch.
02Straight needles, 6 mm (US 10)Or whatever size your yarn's label suggests.
03Yarn needleBig eye, blunt tip. Weaves in your loose ends.
04Small scissorsFor snipping yarn. Keep a pair in your bag.
05Tape measureChecks your scarf's width and length.
06Point protectorsLittle caps that keep stitches on between sessions.
07Locking stitch markersCatch a dropped stitch before it runs.
08Small crochet hookPicks up dropped stitches. Every knitter keeps one.
09Project bagKeeps yarn clean and needles in one place.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Casting on too tightA tight cast-on makes the first row a fight. Keep the loops loose enough to slide easily along the needle.
- 2Adding stitches by accidentPulling the yarn over the needle at the start of a row makes one stitch look like two. Count your stitches often.
- 3Panicking over a dropped stitchClip a locking marker into the loose loop so it can't run, then pick it back up with a crochet hook.
