How to Knit Stitch for Beginners

The knit stitch for beginners is a great place to start your knitting journey! The knit stitch is the very first technique to learn as a new knitter. Once you’ve practiced this stitch and got the hang of the motions, you’ll be able to make an endless number of stitches and so many knitting patterns.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make a knit stitch, how to troubleshoot common knit stitch issues, and also understand how the knit and purl stitches work together!

Trying the knit stitch for beginners is the best place to start learning how to knit. It doesn’t get much easier! The first step is getting the hang of wrapping the yarn around your needles. Next, you’ll practice keeping your yarn tension consistent so that you’re making smooth, even stitches. Once you get basics of the knit stitch for beginners down you’ll be able to practice knitting faster over time. Eventually you might even be able to knit without looking at your needles, perfect for watching movies while you knit!

BASIC KNIT STITCH FOR BEGINNERS TEXT TUTORIAL

We’ve condensed the instructions above into a text-only set of instructions to make it easy to practice the knit stitch for beginners! Use the steps below for a quick refresher on each step. Note: This tutorial was written for right-handed knitters.

Step 1: Holding the needle with the cast on stitches in your left hand, make sure the yarn strand is positioned at the back of the needle.

Step 2: Insert the right needle through the first stitch through the front, upward, and towards the right.

Step 3: Loop the yarn up and over the right needle (counterclockwise), coming up between the needles.

Step 4: Pull the yarn loop through the stitch by pivoting your right needle downward, pinning the yarn between both needles as you pull the strand through the stitch.

Step 5: Drop the old stitch off your left needle once the new knit stitch is resting fully on your right-hand needle.

Repeat steps 2-5 for each knit stitch.