Beginners Knitting
What are the most important skills for beginners knitting? Here is a guide:
- Casting On
- Purling
- Reading a Pattern
- Recognizing and Fixing Mistakes
- Understanding How to Buy Yarn
Beginners need clear, thorough, and SLOW video instruction so that they can see exactly what is being taught, without having to go back and watch the video, trying to see the instructions.
The 50 best videos for beginners knitting are perfectly done in KNITFreedom’s new video e-book, Intermediate Scarves and Stitches. Not only does Liat give great knitting scarf patterns for beginners, she also shows the beginning knitter all the essential skills in beautiful HD video.
Liat guarantees that you will love this e-book – just like all her video knitting e-books, this course is 100% money-back guaranteed. See the 50 best videos for beginners knitting here!
Learn Brioche Knitting from Liat!
I just wanted to let you know that the brand-new video knitting e-book is out from KNITFreedom: Brioche Knitting!
Here’s what Sharon C of Bozeman, MT had to say about the new book:
“I learned how to knit brioche in the round in a class offered by my LYS back in March, but I hadn’t used the technique since then and I’d forgotten how to do any of it. KNITFreedom to the rescue: Beginner & Intermediate Brioche Knitting edition! I’m an auditory/kinesthetic learner — terrible at learning from diagrams and only marginally better when shown techniques by English/American-style knitters. Having Liat demonstrate both up close while describing the technique out loud made it a breeze for me to learn. (For read-write learners, the ebook also includes a lot of written instructions!)
Not having to sit opposite an instructor and flip the motions in my head while learning something new makes a huge, huge difference in my ability to pick up new skills and techniques. Thanks, Liat! 
Happy Birthday!! Party and Gifts All Around! Today ONLY
Guess what?! KNITFreedom is celebrating its first birthday today! Last September I quit my job, set up my home office, outlined Become a Knitting Superstar, set up my camera, and started filming – the rest is history!
I’m so grateful and happy that you’ve joined me in this journey towards Knitting Superstardom – whether you’ve been with me from the very beginning (thank you!!) or have just discovered KNITFreedom (welcome aboard!!) – it’s because of you that KNITFreedom is thriving and helping more and more knitters feel totally confident and skillful, knitting things they never thought possible.
SOOO….. You’re invited to the party!! I’ve got so many cool things planned for us on this special day. The party is going to be a world-wide media blitz, suggested by KNITFreedom Forum member Watercolorgirl. AND it goes along with a contest! AND a giveaway! AND a sale! AND goodie bags!
Okay: the media blitz goes like this – it works online and offline. Today, please post, blog, tweet, google+, link to, tell someone about… KNITFreedom. Post on Facebook with a link to the KNITFreedom Facebook page, tweet about @knitfreedom on Twitter, put up a link on your blog to knitfreedom.com, put a link up in a Ravelry forum to knitfreedom.com, tell a friend about KNITFreedom and help them sign up for the newsletter anything! Let’s make a shout of joy for Knitting Superstardom ripple around the knitting world!
When you’ve shared about KNITFreedom, leave a comment here on this post letting me know how you participated in the media blitz party. From all the people that comment, I’ll be choosing FIVE lucky winners to receive a free e-book of your choice – including Knitting Superstar, if you don’t already have it – those are great odds!
Now, my birthday gift to you: in response to the great feedback I’ve gotten on the full-video version of the Two-at-a-Time Mittens video e-book, I’ve gone back to my first video e-book and re-mastered it to create the full-video, non-streaming version of the Video Knitting Dictionary. Now you can truly have a video knitting dictionary on your computer to use whenever you want – no Internet connection needed!
>>Click here to download it!<<
To keep the gift-giving going, why not give a friend the gift of a KNITFreedom e-book today? Do you have a friend who wants to learn CABLES, MITTENS, or SOCKS? You can gift any of my e-books from my store on Ravelry – all you need is their email address. Shop my store and click “send as gift” in the corner to get started. Looks like…
Here’s a bonus to help you get gifting – EVERYTHING in the KNITFreedom store is 30% off – today only! No coupon code needed – just shop the KNITFreedom store today and get 30% of anything you choose, for yourself OR a for friend!
One last thing – a beautiful and sweet gift that you can give to KNITFreedom that is free is linking any projects you have to my e-books on Ravelry and commenting on the e-books. Even if you don’t have a great picture, anything helps! If you’ve started the mittens, made the cabled legwarmers, or made a pair of socks on Magic Loop, go to the store, click on the e-book, and click “Cast On” to link a new project to the e-book. That way, other Ravelers will know of your successes!
Thank you so much for joining me in celebrating!!
More knitting videos on KNITFreedom
Yay! KNITFreedom is blossoming into a very useful website! I’ve added the free video knitting dictionary to TONS of other intermediate knitting videos, so you can refer to them whenever you’re following along with a pattern and want to watch a knitting video!
I’ve just posted a free magic loop hat pattern, which calls for worsted-weight yarn and a 40-inch-long circular needle in size 7 – the same supplies you use when learning the Magic Loop in my class.
I hope you enjoy!
“Become a Knitting Superstar” Is Now Available For Sale!
I am so excited and proud to bring to you the future of knitting instruction! I wrote 157 pages of material, and filmed over 100 high-resolution videos – and I have created it just for you.
Are you ready to have an expert knitting instructor at your fingertips at all times? To have more confidence, relaxation, and knitting speed than ever before? Let’s GO!
Go to KNITTINGSUPERSTAR.COM to find out exactly what is in this fantastic new resource and get your copy today!
Hear what MariGayle has to say about becoming a Knitting Superstar!
Quick and Bulky House Socks – Toe-up or Top-down!
I wrote this for all of you who requested a special pattern for awesome and quick house socks! The pattern includes instructions for toe-up AND top-down socks – whatever floats your boat!
Pattern includes links to instructional videos for more help on sock-knitting techniques, like Judy’s Magic Cast-On, Invisible Ribbed Bind-Off, and Kitchener Stitch.
Have fun knitting yourself or a friend a pair of socks in just a few hours! You can use Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Bulky, Brown Sheep Lanaloft, ShibuiKnits Highland Wool Alpaca, or any bulky yarn that knits up at 3.5 sts/in.
Pictured are both the toe-up and top-down versions. Can you guess which is which?
Materials/Specs:
Gauge: 3.5 sts/in in St st., size 10.5 needles (DPNs, 2 circulars, or magic loop), 120 yds bulky yarn., feet.
Trio of Pentafold Moebius Bowls
At Last! You can now make a fun coordinating set of moebius bowl. Store notions, change, paperclips, keys, wallet… And be awesome!
Click here to buy pattern for $5.00
How to Knit in the round on Magic Loop!
it’s free! click to download the 2-page PDF with instructions and drawings!
Pentafold Felted Moebius Bowl Pattern
The latest and greatest from LiatKnits is here! This full-color two-page PDF shows you how to create your own five-twist rimmed bowl. Go wild with color combinations! You’ll need at least a 47-inch long circular needle. PDF includes video link for Cat Bordhi’s Moebius Cast-on.
This pattern is available for download for $4.00: Click to buy now!
New! I made a video specifically to help with creating five twists in the moebius:
Picking up stitches in the moebius brim works the same way as picking up and knitting anything else: you always insert the right needle tip under TWO loops of yarn (see the purple stitch above – the needle tip is inserted UNDER the whole “V” of the stitch. Wrap the working yarn around the needle just like you would when knitting normally, and pull the new loop through the stitch. Just pick up stitches in the I-cord rim, and when it’s time to pick up stitches across a fold, just work at an angle across to the other rim, inserting your right needle-tip under any TWO loops of yarn in a general diagonal line where the moebius wants to fold (as shown above).
