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Learn to knit
Everything you need for your first stitches: cast on, knit, purl and bind off, explained step by step for complete beginners.
Techniques
The techniques that take you beyond knit and purl: shaping, knitting in the round, joining and finishing. One guide per technique.
Sizes & charts
Needle sizes, yarn weights and conversion charts: the numbers you need to match yarn, needles and pattern.
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Stretchy cast ons: which to use and when
A stretchy cast on lets cuffs, brims and necklines stretch and spring back. Compare the German twisted and Italian cast ons and pick the right one.
I-cord bind off: the rounded rope edge
The i-cord bind off knits a small rounded cord along the edge as you bind off. Step by step, how to finish the cord and how to avoid a ladder.
Stretchy bind off: Jeny's surprisingly stretchy method
Stretchy bind off with Jeny's method (JSSBO): a yarn over before each stitch lets the edge stretch and spring back. Step by step, for knit and purl stitches.
Long-tail cast on: the all-purpose method in depth
The long-tail cast on is the standard way to start: firm, slightly stretchy and quick. How to work it and how long to make the tail.
