Knitting Guides

Caring for Your Hand-Knits: A Knitter's Guide

You spent weeks knitting it — here's how to keep it beautiful. A knitter's guide to washing, drying, storing, and repairing your hand-knits.

Caring for Your Hand-Knits: A Knitter's Guide

You spent weeks knitting it — here's how to keep it beautiful. A knitter's guide to washing, drying, storing, and repairing your hand-knits.

Knitting Needles Explained: A Knitter's Guide

Straight, circular, or double-pointed? Wood or metal? Here's how to choose the right knitting needles — by type, material, and size — for any project.

Knitting Needles Explained: A Knitter's Guide

Straight, circular, or double-pointed? Wood or metal? Here's how to choose the right knitting needles — by type, material, and size — for any project.

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.