How to Knit for Beginners: 9 Free Tutorials

by Prime Publishing

You've seen your friends do it. You've heard celebrities--Julia Roberts and Amanda Seyfried--gush about it. You know that it's fun and incredibly addictive. What is it? Knitting, of course! Have you ever wanted to learn how to knit? Knitting for beginners can seem intimidating at first, but with the right free beginner knitting patterns, anyone can learn how to knit. We know there are a lot of articles out there showing you the right way to get started knitting. For your convenience, we've put together a group of simple tutorials and free knitting patterns for beginners to make your learning experience less stressful. With our free eBook, How to Knit for Beginners: 9 Free Tutorials, you'll find tons of great patterns, tips, and step-by-step instructions that will make picking up knitting a breeze. Knitting for beginners doesn't have to be complicated, especially when you have the right tutorials at your disposal! With just a little time and practice, you’ll be knitting like a pro in no time at all--there’s really nothing to fear. Are you still a little nervous about trying to knit? Let's break it down a little. Did you know that there are only two stitches you need to know: the knit stitch and the purl stitch? All the other special stitches are created from variations of those two stitches. Isn’t that great news? Once you know how to knit and how to purl, you just need to practice with a few easy beginner knitting projects until the motion becomes natural.

Genres: Crafts, Knitting, Nonfiction, Reference, Crochet

75 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 11, 2014

Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good resource for people who want to learn how to knit.

[Kris Gordon Oliphant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad book, but I still suck at knitting.

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

After taking a couple basic knitting classes offered by our local library in 2015, and not producing anything useful other than rows of knit stitch and rows of purl stitch, I decided it was time to enhance what I knew by reading a knitting book called, Knit for Beginners 9 Free Tutorials by ALLFREEKNITTING. Ah, the satisfaction of tackling the basics of what needles and yarn to use, casting onto your needle, and learning stitches like knit and purl, (which I confess I had learned at the library prior to reading the book). The clear photo illustrations improved my understanding of increasing and decreasing stitches, plus helped me to learn basic terminology and what pattern abbreviations mean. There are three basic patterns included in the book for a dishcloth and two types of scarves. I tried a pattern called, The Simple Dishcloth, and felt great satisfaction when I read the instructions and did not have a big question mark plastered to my forehead and the pattern came out with success! Am I a master at knitting? Absolutely not! Am I learning the basics and producing something fun and useful? YES – Definitely!!!
The best part of this book is that it was a FREE download on amazon.com. So if you are interested in learning knitting, this basic book is a helpful guide, and you can’t beat the price. It also comes with online links to enhance the learning experience and points the reader to other patterns and videos. The only concern I had with the allfreeknitting.com website was the pop-up ads and non-related commercials that made the experience less enjoyable.
I am recommending this book, but I would like to recommend other knitting resources that I’ve discovered on this new learning journey:
Local Knitting Guilds and Clubs – Friendly experienced knitters who are usually more than willing to mentor a beginning knitter, share some great patterns, and teach you how to have fun and be creative with your new skill.
YouTube.com- Offers multiple videos to assist you with any basic, intermediate, and advanced project.
Pinterest.com, Ravelry.com, and Knitpicks.com - all have free patterns, colorful photos, and instructions for your next project.
Your local library – I discovered my local library has many wonderful knitting books for all levels and all types of projects, plus they have arranged for the local knitting guild to offer a free basic knitting class the second Saturday of every month! Check out your local library and see what they have to offer.
Check out Amazon.com or other book retailer to see if they offer any Free/low cost e-books and print books to purchase.
If you take advantage of these resources and practice, practice, practice, you’ll be accomplishing basic knitting projects in no time!

[L · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good beginner basics

I like this book because it sticks to the basics of beginning knitting without over overwhelming the novice knitter. The photos are clear and crisp and helpful. It is definitely a good learning tool.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for beginner

This is a great book for beginning knitters. Has lots of step by step pictures along with the written directions. Also has abbreviations and some easy patterns to start off with. Awesome book.

[Arthea Billingsley · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Best

This is one of the best learn to knit books i have ever downloaded, I would recommend it to any one trying to learn knitting on their own, step x step pictures are very good, lots of details.

[Jyne Christine Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

How to knit for beginners by Prime Publishers

It has everything a beginner needs, and should know about basic knitting. I used it as a refresher and found things that were of interest to me. You can learn more than you think by going back to basics.

[lisa barges · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful

Very easy instructions and not too complicated to understand. I would recommend this book to any one wanting to learn to knit

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

good beginners info

Some fun easy patterns to get started knitting. I'm new to knitting so these were helpful. Good to begin practicing!

[Atlantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has one of the patterns that my Mom used to knit dishcloths. WIN for me. And it is FREE now on Kindle.

[Jane Brumby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beginners book

Great book for the beginner, I found it very easy to follow and can't wait to try one of the patterns

[Almae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of these patterns look so cool! Now I just need circular needles...

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Easy for Kids

Thanks for this easy book! My daughter who's 9 picked this up right away! Great beginner book nicely illistrated! 5 ☆☆☆☆☆

[Billie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good review as I pick up knitting again!

[Diane King · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is an extremely brief book -- more so than I would have hoped.

[Carrie Olguin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good primer for free.