Knittipedia – free knitting school
Knittipedia is my knitting school. It is free, it is here whether or not you have bought anything from me, and it exists because a pattern is worth nothing if you are stuck on round three.
Learn to knit in 1-2-3
In here you will find instruction videos that teach you to knit step by step, and that guide you through the problems you may run into along the way.
Take me to the knitting videos →
Look up a word
The Knitting ABC explains the words and expressions that turn up in patterns, from A to Z. Use it as a reference when you get stuck in an instruction.
My techniques, explained
The techniques that come up in most of my patterns have each been given their own page, with video and every pattern that uses them:
- Flexible cast on – used in 142 of the patterns
- Raglan – 105 patterns
- Puff sleeves – 70 patterns
- Half brioche – 45 patterns
- Lace pattern – 44 patterns
- Cables – 36 patterns
- Bobbles – 9 patterns
Work it out
Knitting is simpler maths than people think. On the Knitting Maths page you will find the sums with calculators you can type straight into: gauge, how many stitches to cast on, how often to increase in the raglan, and conversion between Norwegian, American and British needle sizes.
Knitting Maths – work it out yourself →
If you are swapping yarn, that calculator has a page of its own: How much yarn do I need? →
Are you stuck?
Ninety-six questions I have been asked by knitters, with answers. From “why are my edges uneven” to “should I rip back, or can I live with it”.
Learn from drawn instructions
Here you will find illustrations and explanations in words and pictures, which may help where you are stuck.
See the knitting illustrations →
The embroidery school
Here is my little embroidery school for you who want to embroider on your knits. You will also find all the instructions for the embroidery on my knits here.
Choosing yarn and looking after 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 if your knits are going to last, and if the result is going to be as good as possible.
The yarn page · Choosing yarn and care · Level 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: enjoy it first, technique afterwards.
To the children's knitting school →
Why knitting does something to your head
There is research on why your shoulders drop around the third round — 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 →
Did you not find what you were looking for?
Send me a message in the chat or an e-mail, and I will put it right. Knittipedia has grown out of the questions I have been asked, and it is still growing.
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