Astraknots
making love visible one stitch at a time
home
knitting help
free patterns
lessons
calendar
blog
shop
Thank you for visiting Astraknots!
Browse the Knitting Help section for how-to videos, peruse our free patterns for beginners, look over the list of knitting classes, and check out our unique designs in the Astraknots Shop!
beginning - (re)learning to knit
watch videos of the knit stitch, purl stitch, cast on, bind off and the basic increase (kfb) and decrease (k2tog) as well as how to create the basic stitches: garter, Stockinette and ribbing
beyond beginner: expanding your skills
watch videos that show you how to knit in the round, or do colorwork, additional cast-on methods and cabling techinques
how to fix mistakes
learn to identify what mistake you made, watch a video of how to fix it, and learn how to prevent mistakes in the future
tips and tricks
discover tricks that can help keep you focused on knitting such as how to roll a center-pull ball or never count higher than 10
reading patterns
decipher pattern abbreviations and learn how to identify good patterns by learning the essential pattern elements
customized designs
saw something knitted and you want your own? we do that. have something knitted you love but want it in another color? we do that too.
handmade items
check out our unique knitted designs that are fashion with a function
unique patterns
knit your own unique knitted items with our patterns
private lessons
sign up for private knitting lessons with wildvine in the denver, co area
local classes
view the list of classes at the Recycled Lamb taught by wildvine
