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Knitting resources for beginners (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by quinacridone@lemmy.ml to c/knitting@lemmy.world

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I hope this post is okay here?

Basically I can knit, and I can purl. I can knit a long 'thing,' and once, using circular needles, I made a 'tube' but I'd like to do more

Can anyone recommend a resource, preferably written with pictures, and maybe a link to a video to progress to something more complex? (it would help if the video is simple and slow)

I would like to eventually make a sock (I must be a masochist).

The thing is I struggle to understand the 'code' of patterns so I need something really basic, I'm also autistic (I don't know if that would cause issues, per-say, but thought I'd include it in order to give an overview of potential difficulties)

Thank you for any help you can offer 👍

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[–] zaphod@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So to echo some other comments, add a left leaning increase and decrease (make 1 left / slip-slip-knit), and a right leaning increase and decrease (make 1 left / knit two together) and you'll have nearly everything you need to make socks. Add in basic Kitchener grafting for cuff down, or Judy's magic cast-on and Jeny's super stretchy bind-off for toe--up and you're good to go!

[–] quinacridone@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you, I'm going to star your comment so I can find it again when I think I'm ready to tackle socks.

I'm going to start 'simple' and try to build my skill set as I go, at the moment the words 'basic Kitchener grafting for cuff down' sounds like quantum physics!

[–] zaphod@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol my bad for loading up the jargon!

To unpack that last bit: "grafting" is a word used to describe using a needle and yarn to join two pieces of knitted fabric, often so they look like a single knitted piece. When knitting a sock starting from the cuff, when you eventually get to the toe you have to close it up as the last step. This can be done by grafting the top and bottom halves of the sock together.

Kitchener stitch is one specific grafting technique that you can look up in you favourite book or search engine! (And full confession: since I knit toe up I've never actually mastered it!)

[–] quinacridone@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the explanation, I'm also relieved that you don't have to master everything and still can make socks