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Downloadable free knitting patterns for beginners. Learn the basic techniques in a hat you can make more than six different ways! Or knit the stashbusting scarf that uses up extra yarn and always comes out beautifully!
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Beginner Needles Size 8, circular, at least 24", or whatever you have on hand. Yarn However many random balls of whatever sized leftovers in generally one color. Any fiber, any gauge, pretty much anything! I do suggest throwing something really fun/furry in there. Gauge Don't bother! Notes This stashbusting scarf uses up your extra yarn! -
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identifying garter st vs. stockinette st (St st)learn what garter stitch and stockinette stitch are and how to tell the difference
cast on and bind offwatch videos of how to make a slip knot and long-tail cast on, how to bind off, how to add yarn, and identify knit stitches and purl stitches
scarf it up!
Item #ASK-101 - scarf
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Level Beginner Notes The hat is worked flat in rows and then seamed up Gauge 4 sts/inch Yarn Encore Worsted Weight Needles Size 8, or size needed to obtain gauge Sizes Small, (Medium, Large); brim approx 20” (22”, 24”) in diameter, with lots of stretch in the ribbing. Variations You can choose to not have the fold up brim in which case only knit to about 5 ½” instead of 8”.
- The following are also possible combinations of a 1” brim and 5½” body:
- Ribbed brim, St st body
- Ribbed brim, Seed St body
- Seed St brim, Ribbed body
- Seed St brim, St st body
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identifying knit vs. purl stitcheslearn how to identify what purl and knit stitches look like
cast on and bind offwatch videos of how to make a slip knot and long-tail cast on, how to bind off, how to add yarn, and identify knit stitches and purl stitches
basic shaping: the increase and decreasewatch videos the basic increase and decrease stitches
beginner decrease hat
Item #ASK-001.4 - hat (4 sts/in)
Item #ASK-001.5 - hat (5 sts/in)
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Level Beyond Beginner Notes These gloves are worked in rows and then seamed up the side, leaving a hole for the thumb. Gauge 3 sts/inch Yarn Noro Silk Garden Chunky; Bulky: 45% Silk, 45% Mohair, 10% Wool; 2 balls 50g/66 yds Needles Size 9, or size needed to obtain gauge Size Medium -
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cast-ons
learn other techniques for casting on such as the knitted cast-on, cable cast-on and backwards loop cast-on
cabling techniques
learn how to cable front or cable back or even cable without a cable needle
beyond beginner ribbed cable fingerless gloves
Item #ASK-101.3 - fg (3 sts/in)
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