Knitting Guides

What to Knit First: A Beginner's Guide

New to knitting? Here's how to choose a first project that sets you up to succeed — the best beginner makes, what supplies to grab, and tips to start.

What to Knit First: A Beginner's Guide

New to knitting? Here's how to choose a first project that sets you up to succeed — the best beginner makes, what supplies to grab, and tips to start.

How Much Yarn Do I Need? A Knitter's Guide

How much yarn should you buy for a hat, scarf, or sweater? Here's how to estimate yardage, convert it to skeins, and never run out mid-project.

How Much Yarn Do I Need? A Knitter's Guide

How much yarn should you buy for a hat, scarf, or sweater? Here's how to estimate yardage, convert it to skeins, and never run out mid-project.

How to Knit a Gauge Swatch: A Knitter's Guide

The five minutes that save your project. Here's how to knit, block, and measure a gauge swatch so your finished piece comes out the size you planned.

How to Knit a Gauge Swatch: A Knitter's Guide

The five minutes that save your project. Here's how to knit, block, and measure a gauge swatch so your finished piece comes out the size you planned.

How to Read a Yarn Label: A Knitter's Guide

That little paper band around your yarn holds everything you need to know. Here's how to read a yarn label — fiber, weight, gauge, dye lot and care.

How to Read a Yarn Label: A Knitter's Guide

That little paper band around your yarn holds everything you need to know. Here's how to read a yarn label — fiber, weight, gauge, dye lot and care.

Yarn Weights Explained: A Knitter's Guide to Ev...

From lace to jumbo, every yarn weight explained — what each one is, what to make with it, and the needles to use. A master knitter's guide.

Yarn Weights Explained: A Knitter's Guide to Ev...

From lace to jumbo, every yarn weight explained — what each one is, what to make with it, and the needles to use. A master knitter's guide.

Wool, Cotton, or Alpaca? A Knitter's Guide to Choosing Yarn Fiber

Wool, Cotton, or Alpaca? A Knitter's Guide to C...

Fiber decides how your knitting feels, warms, and washes. A master knitter's guide to wool, alpaca, cotton, silk and more — and how to choose the right one.

Wool, Cotton, or Alpaca? A Knitter's Guide to C...

Fiber decides how your knitting feels, warms, and washes. A master knitter's guide to wool, alpaca, cotton, silk and more — and how to choose the right one.