Knittipedia is my knitting school. It is free, it is here whether you have bought something from me or not, and it exists because a pattern is worth nothing if you get stuck on round three.
Learn to knit, 1-2-3
In here you will find instruction videos that teach you to knit step by step, and guide you through the challenges you may meet along the way.
Take me to the knitting videos →
Completely new? Getting started with knitting: eight techniques in the right order →
Look up a word
The Knitting ABC explains the words and terms that turn up in patterns, from A to Z. Use it as a reference when you get stuck on a description.
My techniques, explained
The techniques that come up in most of my patterns each have their own page, with video and all the patterns that use them:
- Stretchy cast-on – used in 227 of the patterns
- Raglan – 161 patterns
- Puff sleeves – 131 patterns
- Half brioche – 52 patterns
- Lace pattern – 75 patterns
- Cables – 44 patterns
- Popcorn stitch – 29 patterns
See all the techniques, with search and filters for video and level →
Work it out
Knitting is simpler maths than people think. My calculators are gathered on one page, sorted by when in the project you need them.
- Size guide
- Gauge
- Yarn calculator
- Changing length and width
- Raglan increases
- Stripe planner
- Row counter
Need more? The CosyMonday toolbox at strikk.app has 27 calculators in one place: yarn amounts and yarn substitution, casting on, spacing increases and decreases evenly, sleeve decreases, crown decreases for hats, sock and mitten sizes, buttonholes, pompoms and fringe. Star the ones you use most, and they will be at the top next time.
Stuck?
Ninety-five questions I have had from knitters, with answers. From «why are my edges uneven» to «should I rip it back, or can I live with it».
What went wrong? Find the mistake from what you see in your knitting →
Questions about buying and downloading →
Learn from drawn instructions
Here you will find illustrations and explanations in text and pictures, which may help where you are stuck.
Embroidery School
This is my little embroidery school for you who want to embroider on your knits. Here you will also find all the instructions for the embroidery on my knits.
Choosing yarn and caring for it
What should you think about when you choose yarn, and how do you look after the garment afterwards? I have gathered what I think matters for your knits to last, and for the result to be as good as possible.
The yarn page · Which yarn should I choose? · Choosing yarn and care · Needles and gauge · Level guide
Print and use
Row counter, gauge swatch form and project log on A4. Free to print, and free to share.
Abbreviations, needle sizes and the key sums on one sheet. Cheat sheet →
Would you rather count on your phone? Row counter →
Is the garment striped? Try the colours first in the stripe planner →
Stitches and yarn
Eight texture and lace patterns with chart and written instructions. And the yarns I design with, with length, needle size and gauge, so you can substitute yarn with confidence.
Stitch library → · Yarn guide →
Learn to knit – for children
A free knitting course for children, with ten chapters, nine projects and a diploma at the end. The advice I give the grown-ups there really applies to everyone: cosiness first, technique after.
To the children's knitting school →
Why knitting does something to your head
There is research on why your shoulders drop around round three — and the Danes have even given it a name. I have written about it on the blog.
There is a word for what you feel when you knit →
Didn't find what you were looking for?
Send me a message in the chat or an email, and I will fix it. Knittipedia has grown out of the questions I have been asked, and it is still growing.