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* On-line Video Knitting Club *


Welcome - Try a Video!

How the streaming videos work

Join our Video Knitting Club, and you can watch knitting videos showing many different knitting techniques all in the comfort of your own home. We are using the lastest in internet video technology to bring you a knitting teacher via your computer. We hope this offers you a way to interact with us even if you are many miles from San Diego.

Your $35.00 yearly subscription gives you unlimited access to the following knitting videos. Call us toll free to join. 888-234-9592

Basic Knitting
The Basics
  • Stockinet Stitch
  • Reverse Stockinet stitch
  • Garter Stitch
  • Ribbing

    Seed Patterns
  • Single seed Pattern
  • Double seed Pattern

    Knitting a swatch gauge
  • Why does every one tell me I have
    to knit a swatch before knitting my sweater?
  • Knitting your swatch
  • Using your knit gauge to calculate
    a sweater cast-on
  • Intermediate Knitting
    More Basics
  • Basic Color Knitting
  • Slip Stitches
  • Tuck Stitch

    Twisted Stitches
  • Basic Twisted stitch
  • Twisted Rib
  • Corded Rib

  • Cast-On Videos
  • Two tail cast-on
  • Thumb version of the
    Two tail cast-on
  • Single Stitch cast-on
  • Knitted cast-on
  • Cable cast-on
  • Crochet cast-on
    (Chain stitch cast-on)
  • Double Knitted cast-on
  • Invisible cast-on

  • Bind-Off Videos
  • Basic bind-off
  • Tip for stretchier bind-off
  • Grafting - (Kitchner stitch)
  • Invisible bind-off
  • Single & Double Crochet bind-off
  • Three needle bind-off
  • Decrease bind-off
    Coming Soon
  • Picot bind-off
  • Sloped bind-off

  • Increasing Videos
  • Make One - (m1)
    (left slant & right slant)
  • Increase into stitch - (k-tfl,tbl)
  • yarn over - (yo)
  • Short rows

  • Decreasing Videos
  • Single Stitch Decreases
    ssk & ssp - (left slant)
    k2tog & p2tog - (right slant)
    sk-psso - (left slant)

  • Double Decreases
    s1s2-k3 tog - (left slant)
    s2s1-k3 tog - (vertical slant)
    k3tog - (right slant)

  • Selvage Edges
  • Understanding a basic Knit selvage
  • Slip Stitch edge (chain selvage)
  • Garter edge (single and double)


  • Ribbing Patterns
  • Cable Rib
  • Shadow Rib
  • Seeded Rib
  • Staggered Brioche Rib
  • Blanket Rib
  • Clustered Rib


  • Decorative
    Sweater Finishing
  • Duplicate Stitch
  • Pico edge
  • Double Picot edge
  • I-cord

  • Basic Sweater Finishing
    Putting on rib bands
  • Picking up stitches
  • Picking up rows
  • Picking up around a neck edge

  • Mattress Stitch
  • Button Holes
  • Steeking


  • Knitting Repairs
  • Dropped Stitches
  • Ripping back

  • Advanced Knitting Techniques
  • Intarsia Knitting
  • Cable Knitting
  • Fairisle Knitting
  • Lace Knitting
  • Double Knitting

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