Knitting and Crocheting Supplies

If you are a first time knitter, you will need to get yourself some needles and yarn to start. By clicking on the links below, you'll find informative articles about choosing both products. Then, stop back to this page to check out the external links below. They'll give you a really good background on how to knit. Then, once you have gotten a hang of things, you can always try your luck with a knitting kit.  Knitting kits, for the most part, are for those who have basic skills and who want to create something wearable, such as a shirt, poncho, bag, sweater, or jacket. They include the yarn needed, and at an extra cost, the pattern. Knitting kits for beginners, often called "Learn to Knit Kits", are made for those just starting off who need the works: needles,  yarn,  and instructions at a low cost.

Happy knitting!

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External Links

• About.com -- Learn to knit step by step, but unfortunately, without any pictures or visual guides.
• Dummies -- Deciphering Knitting Lingo.
• Knit.1 -- If you know how to knit and are ambitious, check out this cool Web site just for some fashionable ideas.
• KnittingHelp.com -- Real videos of how to knit, plus patterns, techniques, and more. A great site for visual learners.
• Learn to Knit -- This is a simple Web site that gives you the jist of knitting and crocheting, plus quick project ideas. The learn to knit section uses illustrations to show hand placement and how to cast, bind, etc.
• Learn-to-knit.com -- Instructions with drawings for both lefties and righties. Not the easiest to follow, but comprehensive. Good if you are a "false beginner", meaning that maybe you used to know a little about how to knit, but you need a refresher course to get back into it.
• You Knit What??? -- This blog is a fun site where people vent about other's knitting blunders.