Welcome to Knitting!
Abbey RobertsInstructor
Table of Contents/ Syllabus About Knitting
History Needles
Types Usage
Yarn Types Usage
Other Materials Bag Markers Pencil etc.
Table of Contents/ Syllabus
Beginning Slip knot Cast on Knit Purl Bind off
Table of Contents/ Syllabus
Basic Fabrics What are they? Garter Stockinette Seed Ribbing
Knit 1, purl 1 Knit 2, purl 2
Table of Contents/ Syllabus
Following a Pattern Materials
What if you don't have all of those? Repeating from * Other symbols Gauge Terminology
U.S. vs. International
Table of Contents/ Syllabus Creating your own pattern
Activity Yarn
Color Type
Fabrics Color changes Look Feel
Your Vision Write it down!
About Knitting
The History of knitting Began with fishermen
Mended nets with decorative knots Women picked it up around 1800's Now, anyone can knit!
Needles (pages 3-4) All different sizes
Numbered Higher, larger Smaller, lower
About Knitting Needles
Straight Most common Makes most projects
Circular 2nd most common Makes things that are very wide, or circular
Double- pointed Have points on both ends Not common
Plastic, Metal, Wood, Bamboo
About Knitting
Straight Needles Circular Needles
Double- Pointed Needles
About Knitting
Yarn (pages 5 and 59) What it is made of
Acrylic Washable Sweaters
Wool Felts
Cotton Washable Cloths
Blends
About Knitting
Yarn Colors
MANY! Variegated
Keeping labels Other Materials
Bag Holds everything Largest possible
About Knitting
Other Materials Scissors Ruler Stitch markers/ safety pins Sewing needle
Large eye Pens/ Pencils Optional:
Binder Pencil box/ bag
Beginning to Knit
Slip Knot (pages 6-7) Cast On (pages 8-9 and 62-63 for thumb cast
on) Knit Stitch (pages 10-11 and 63-64) Purl Stitch (pages 16-17 and 64) Cast Off/ Bind Off (pages 12, 18, and 67)
Basic Fabrics
When you do different knit/ purl combos, you get different fabrics (pages 20, 65, and 66) Garter
Knit all/ purl all Little ridges
Stockinette Knit a row, purl a row Arrows Common Curls
Basic Fabrics
Basic Fabrics Reverse Stockinette
The other side of stockinette Ridges
Seed Knit a stitch, purl a stitch 1st row Knit your purls and purl your knits 2nd row Reversible Also called Moss stitch
Basic Fabrics
Ribbing Knit 1, purl 1
Knit 1, purl 1 across the 1st row Knit your knits and purl your purls across the 2nd row Vertical lines of stitches
Knit 2, purl 2 Knit 2, purl 2 across the 1st row Knit your knits and purl your purls across the 2nd row Vertical lines of stitches that are slightly thicker than knit
1, purl 1 lines
Following a Pattern
Materials List at the beginning You can make adjustments if you do not have all
materials Repeat from...
If it says repeat from * 8 more times, then you would do the instruction after the star a total of 9 times.
Following a Pattern Other Symbols
Vary by pattern Common ones
k Knit
p Purl
mm Millimeters
st(s) stitch(es)
rep Repeat
Table on all patterns at beginning
Following a Pattern Gauge/ Tension
Gauge is the number of stitches and rows per inch or centimeter
Used in clothing to make sure that it will fit right Used in regular patterns to make sure that you will
have enough yarn Change needles size to obtain the correct gauge
Terminology U.S. Terms and other country's terms vary
Gauge vs. tension Bind off vs. cast off
Same
Creating Your Own Pattern Scarf pattern activity What is important when creating a pattern
Yarn How many balls you have The colors you have How many colors you have The type the yarn is
Fabrics Look Feel Way colors change
Your vision
Creating Your Own Pattern
What is important when creating a pattern Once you have your pattern down, write it
somewhere!
Need Help?
www.knittinghelp.com Search for what you are needing help with
www.youtube.com Search for what you are needing help with
www.knittingnooksearchengine.google.com Search for what you are needing help with
Finding Patterns
www.knittingnooksearchengine.google.com Search for patterns
Project
Knit something using the skills you have learned. You should be able to present this
telling why you created it and how you created it. We will present on Wednesday
July 7th.
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