Information on Knitting: How to Get Started
Knitting is one of the oldest and most popular hobbies in the world. If you are new to knitting, you should not be scared off because it is really not that difficult to learn.
Stitches
The first thing you will need to learn about if you want to start knitting is the basic stitches and skills that are going to be used. This includes making a slip knot and casting on, forming the knit stitch, forming the purl stitch, and binding off which is also known as casting off.
Pick Your Pattern
The next step involved in knitting is picking a pattern. If you are a novice to the hobby then you are going to want to start off with a smaller, easy to do pattern. This will help you from getting confused and frustrated and allow you to take your time and progress slowly. Remember that you can always start choosing more difficult patterns as you improve.
Even if you choose an easier pattern however, it may seem as though it is written in code. There are a few tips then which are going to help you when you are reading a knitting pattern and which will help you to make it through. There will usually be a guide to knitting abbreviations which will be presented to you at the beginning of any pattern, to help people who are new to the hobby to understand what they are to do.
Types of Knitting
Once you get more into knitting, you will realize that there are actually different types of knitting that you can use to make your creations. There is flat knitting versus circular knitting for instance.
Circular knitting is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube, whereas with flat knitting you would use to make flat, rectangular pieces of cloth.
The most important thing is that you realize how simple this activity is, as long as you read about it and make yourself educated on it a bit first. If you try to knit without learning anything about it and about the skills that are required, you are sure to lose your patience and become frustrated.
Chances are that someone you know has experience and already knows how to knit, and so this will really give you an advantage because you can get them to sit with you the first couple of times you try to knit on your own. They will be able to show you what you are doing wrong and help you to get a better grasp on learning how to knit.
