Learn to Knit with a Knitting CD or DVD
Having trouble learning to knit? Try a knitting CD or DVD
When you're trying to learn to knit, it can be embarrassing. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just don't "get it." Maybe listening to verbal instructions doesn't help you learn. Or, the problem maybe your teacher's technique or instruction style.
Regardless of the reason, if you really want to learn how to knit, try a knitting CD or DVD. They are relatively inexpensive and won't lose patience with you! With a knitting CD or DVD, keep working at a lesson until you "get it."
Coats & Clark Knitting Made Easy CD-Rom
Coats & Clark is an icon in any area of sewing and can be trusted to deliver quality products. Their Knitting Made Easy CD-Rom is no exception. Learn to knit using illustrations, text and voice-over video. These methods make learning knitting techniques easy to learn by using this CD. You will learn:
-- Increasing
-- Decreasing
-- Changing color
-- Cables
-- Changing yarns
-- Yarn control
-- Casting on
-- Knit
-- Purl
-- Reading patterns
-- Gauge
-- Special stitches
This not only helps you learn to knit, it also includes 20 patterns ranging from beginner to the intermediate level.
Lucy Neatby DVD Series
Any devout knitter knows the name of Lucy Neatby. Her name is synonymous with beautiful work and patterns. Learn to knit from a master, give her DVD series a try. To learn knitting, start with Lucy's "Knitting Essentials." There are two DVDs that teach the basics of knitting. In these DVDs you'll learn:
-- Bind-off methods
-- Cast-on methods
-- Decreases
-- Finishing basics
-- Gauge
-- Increases
-- Rescue remedies
-- Odds & Ends
-- Grafting
-- Circular needles
So, if you've tried knitting in the past only to be embarrassed by some clumsy mistakes or inability to catch on, don't worry. Try a "learn to knit" CD or a DVD, you'll learn to knit in no time.
