Artsy Crafty Library: Beginner knitting project

Like anything new, learning to knit can be intimidating. I recommend starting with a simple item you can use – a dishcloth. This is great because it will be useful even if it's not beautiful. I suggest making several of these to build your confidence before you move on to something you or a loved one is going to wear.

Materials

• Cotton yarn – 57g
• Size 7 knitting needles
• Scissors
• Darning needle

Learning the techniques

Below are the techniques I used to make this beginner dishcloth (or it can be a washcloth). I included links from Creativebug. To access these fantastic videos all you need is your library card!

• co – cast on
• k – knit
• yo – yarn over increase stitch
• k2tog – knit 2 stiches together decrease stitch
• bo – bind off

Instructions

1. Cast on 4 stiches
2. Row 1: Knit 4
3. Row 2: Knit 2, yo, k rest of row
4. Repeat Row 2 until you have 48 stitches
5. Row 3: Knit 1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k rest of row
6. Repeat Row 3 until you have 4 stitches
7. Bind off until you have one stitch left.
8. Leaving several inches, cut your yarn. Using your darning needle slip your tail through the last stich and pull.
9. Weave in your cast on and bind off yarn.
10. You did it!