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Basic Knitting

The Basics
The total beginner should start with these videos. Even some of you who are coming back to knitting after several years might find some comforting tips by watching this video first.

Stocking Stitch

Reverse Stocking stitch

Garter Stitch

Ribbing

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Seed Patterns
Seed stitch patterns are nice to use instead of a ribbing around the edge of a sweater, but sometimes it is nice for an over all pattern area as well.

Single seed Pattern

Double seed Pattern

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Knitting a swatch gauge
Knitting a small swatch before you begin your sweater is very important. This swatch will help you determine your stitch and row gauge. Once you know how many stitches and rows you knit per inch you can compare this information with your patterns gauge and determine how to adjust your cast-on so that your sweater will fit you.

Why does every one tell me I have

to knit a swatch before knitting my sweater?

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Knitting your swatch

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Using your knit gauge to calculate

a sweater cast-on

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