Learn to knit: knitting stitches

A beginner lace knitting pattern: English Fern

By Megan Goodacre

A beginner lace chart: English Fern
I wrote a little post about lace blocking, and forgot to mention which lace stitch I used for the sample.

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Knitting Graph Paper

By Megan Goodacre

Knitting Graph Paper
Here are some handy free printable knitting tools. (You'll need Acrobat Reader or Mac Preview to open and print).

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Tricksy Knitting Stitches

By Megan Goodacre

If you have one of our patterns here are some of the stitch charts to help you knit them. The charts are, of course, in the PDFs of the patterns but here they are again anyways.

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Lace Knitting Stitches

By Megan Goodacre

Here are a few lace knitting charts we've made using the chart maker. We've just made a few so far but as soon as we have a little more time we'll add to this.

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Different Knitting Stitches

By Megan Goodacre

Here are a few charts for different knitting stitches, just for variety. Some of these may seem familiar, others maybe not so much.

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Easy Knitting Stitches

By Megan Goodacre

Okay, everyone thinks easy means something different, but if you've mastered the basics you should not have much trouble with these relatively easy knitting stitches.

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Basic Knitting Stitches

By Megan Goodacre

Here are a few of the basic knitting stitches. These are great for beginners and not a bad reference for even experienced knitters.

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Stocking Stitch

By Megan Goodacre

Stocking stitch, also called stockinette stitch, abbreviated as st st, is probably the most common type of knitting in knitwear, hand knit or machine knit. To make stocking stitch, knit all right side rows, and purl all wrong side rows. Reverse stocking stitch, also called reverse stockinette stitch, abbreviated as rev st st, is the same except you purl on the right side of the work, and knit on the wrong side of the work.

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