crafts: knitting how to's
  Coats logo
 
home + crafts + knitting + how-to's
 
SEARCH   
     
knitting
 
about
projects
features
how-to's
needlecrafts
patchwork & quilting
machine embroidery
sewing
crochet
creative crafts
 
pair of hands knitting, casting on   
Casting On
There are two common methods of casting on: the thumb method and the two needle method.
 
image of how to knit a stitch   
Knit a Stitch

One of the most basic stitches is the Knit stitch - learn how to knit stitch by following the simple instructions.

 
 
     
  more how to's
 
 
close up of purl stitch   
Purl a Stitch
Want to learn how to knit? Start with the basics and learn how to purl a stitch with Coats Crafts UK.
close up of woman knitting   
Knitting Abbreviations
Feeling confused?  Make sense of the abbreviations found on knitting patterns.