Learn to Knit Beyond the Basics
Once you learn how to knit, make sure you keep expanding your repertoire of skills and abilities
Lots of people come to me to learn to knit, and I love to teach them. But what many don't realize is that even as an experienced knitter, I'm still learning to knit every day of my life. There are so many unique stitches, patterns, and methods of doing things that you could study up on knitting every day and still have something to learn!
So once you learn how to knit with basic concepts, make sure you keep expanding your skills. And here are some great ways to keep it up.
1. Friends and family
Has Grandma been knitting for fifty years? Do you have friends who knit, too? Why not try learning to knit from them? After all, learning from other people is always the best way. I love having someone handy to help me if I don't understand what's going on, and the person teaching you can spot any errors you make and correct them before they ruin your entire project.
2. Online
If you're like me, you get a lot of your patterns online, so why not learn to knit online, too? Just pick a few knitting blogs or do a search for advanced knitting techniques and see what comes up. Make a point of trying something new every few months, whether it's just a new stitch or a whole new method of knitting. You won't regret it once you see the results.
3. Books
Your local library is a wealth of information on learning how to knit. You don't have to spend a lot of money on expensive instruction books when you can just buzz down to the library, check them out, and decide on one or two new pieces of information you'd like to glean.
4. Magazines
There are many knitting magazines out there, and most of them speak to experienced knitters. You can learn how to knit all sorts of interesting projects, stitches, and fashions through any of these magazines, so head down to your library again, browse their collection until you find one you like, and send in your subscription.
Remember, however you choose to go about your studies, the important thing is to see knitting as an ongoing project, not a means to an end. That way, you'll always really learn to knit.
