My name is Fariba. Knitting is my passion since I was a little kid.

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    The first step of knitting is casting on. Casting on means making the base row of loops that will allow us to make a knit fabric by connecting new loops in following rows. The number of loops that you need to cast on depends on the project you wanna work on and also on your yarn size.  As you… Read more: Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
  • Stockinette stitch
    The very simple fabric that is made of basic knit and purl stitches is called stockinette stitch. It means after you cast on number of stitches, you knit the first row with Knit stitch and knit the second row (return row) with Purl stitch. You repeat to do Knit stitch for all odd rows, like row… Read more: Stockinette stitch
  • Stitch 1- Basic Rib Stitch
    Made in a multiple of 2 stitches, and 2 row repeat. Row 1) Rep (k1, p1) Row 2) Rep (p1, k1) Here is the short grid to help you with it:              

How to measure required stitches for a project?

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After you chose your yarn and your needle, cast on 20 stitches. Knit at least 3 or 4 rows of any stitch you plan to knit, and then pull out the needle and measure the length of your knitting by a measuring tape. Now divide that number by 20 and here you get the measure per one stitch.

For example, you plan to knit a rectangle 40 cm by 100 cm.
You cast on 20 stitches and knit some rows, you take out the needle and measure it and you get 30 cm. Then 20/30=0.66 means you need 0.66 cm per one stitch. You need to knit 40 cm, then 0.66*40=26.6≅27 means you need to cast on 27 stitches.

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