Whether you need help translating a knitting pattern into English or are looking for help for more pressing knitting problems, you'll find guidance here.
Lace patterns, charts and other stitch patterns with intricate instructions can be frustrating because it's hard to keep track of where you are in the pattern or follow long rows of printed instructions. Here's an easy way to stay in line and keep your sanity in check.
There comes a time when every knitter loses interest in a project. Should you struggle through to finish it or rip it out? Ask yourself these questions to determine if you should finish or frog.
Manda at Knitting Psychos posted a Finish or Frog challenge for herself that inspired me to think about finishing and frogging some of my own projects. Here she talks about why she's finishing, frogging and how it's going so far.
Dropping a stitch is one of the most common knitting mistakes, but it's also an easy one to fix. This tutorial will take you through the process step by step.
One of the biggest mysteries surrounding knitting is why stockinette stitch curls. The answer is really pretty simple and can give you a clue about when to use stockinette stitch.
Picking the right knitting needle has a lot to do with personal taste. Here are some tips to help you pick the right needle for you.
Hanks, balls, and skeins are all common ways of buying yarn, but what are the differences?
Everyone accidentally slides the stitches off their needles from time to time. Here's how to fix this common knitting problem.
Dropping a stitch happens to all knitters at one time or another. Most of the time it's quite easy to fix. Here's how.
Did you put down your knitting and now you aren't sure where you are in the pattern? The stitches that are already on the needle will help you out.
Tension means different things depending on where you live. This knitting FAQ should sort you out in terms of tension.
Wondering why there are holes in your knitting where there shouldn't be? It might be a question of inadvertently doing a yarn over.
Knitting mistakes happen, whether they're a single knit where you should have purled or a problem with a pattern. Here are some tips on how to fix them.
I absolutely love Knitting Help. This site is full of wonderful videos for both continental and English knitters showing all sorts of knitting techniques, from the basics of casting on and binding off to working cables, stitching with color, and much more. This site taught me how to long-tail
cast on.
Socks are intimidating to many knitters, until they get the confidence to try and then they wonder why they waited so long to try them. This site should give you some confidence to give them a go. It uses two circular needles instead of double-pointed needles.
