Knitting Department
Knitting isn’t just for your grandmother any more! Our Knitting department offers you stitches, patterns, techniques and free projects for apparel to home decorating. We’ll give you information about knitting basics, as well as video and written tutorials and lessons to help you learn this lovely craft or enhance your skills if you’re not a beginner.
To help, we’ve provided some handy guides and charts for conversion, yardage estimates, knitting terms and abbreviations. You also can find information about spool knitting, a unique form of this handicraft.
Visit our online shopping store to load up on yarn, spools, needles and other knitting supplies.
Looking for Crochet? Check out our Crochet Department.
Recent Videos and Tutorials
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How to make yarn pom-poms with a DIY pom-pom maker.
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No More Messy Yarn Stash! Yarn storage with plastic bins, egg cartons, shoe boxes, scotch tape and hair clips are a few excellent yarn storage solutions.
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This video and photo tutorial shows how to make a criss-cross scarf from loopy yarn.
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This video and photo tutorial will show how to make a scarf for your American Girl Doll from looped yarn.
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Learn how to make this new loopy stitch with loop yarn. This loopy stitch is wonderful for making fluffy bath rugs.
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There is a new variety of loop yarn, Magic Yarn. This yarn has a pattern like a star, heart or smiley face built into the yarn. Just stitch and see it appear!
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Learn how to make a loopy bath rug from the new loop yarn with our loopy yarn stitch! This makes a super soft bath rug.
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Learn to make a Heart Wreath for Valentine's Day from Loop Yarn (loopy yarn). This is a fun, quick and easy DIY Heart Wreath craft project.
Book and Magazine Recommendations
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Tanis GrayIntroducing the first official Harry Potter knitting book—a deluxe guide to creating over 25 authentic Harry Potter knits based on the iconic films.
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1 Year, 4 issues - Creative Knitting Magazine is your knitting dream come true, with patterns for all skill levels.
New Stuff
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This is a knitting calculator for set in sleeves.
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French Roast Design
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Knitty
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Calculate the yardage needed to complete crochet or knit projects.
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Cozy Nooks Designs
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Calculate how much yardage is remaining on a partial skein of yarn.
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Through the Loop
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The sock calculator will help you calculate all of the stitches you need to knit a sock.
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Good Night Kisses
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Use this calculator to customize your raglan pullover pattern.
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Kniterator
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Several calculators to aid in double rake knitting projects.
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Rake Knitting
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This online calculator will help you figure out how many stitches you’ll need to get a particular width while matching a stitch multiple.
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Edie Eckman
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Click for gauge calculators, increase and decrease calculators or calculate how long it will take to crochet a project.
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Joy of Motion Crochet
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This calculator will help you figure out how much yarn is needed for your project when switching yarn types.
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The Crochet Crowd