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

  • Tutorial 1 – how to cast on
    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:              

Colorful wrist warmer

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Fariba Zahed
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Knitting this pair of cute colourful wrist warmers is an easy and simple project to practice two stitches and to learn how to switch from one stitch to the other one. Cast on about 20 stitches with medium size yarn with selected needle (checkout how to measure required stitches for a project?). Depending on your wrist size, you may have to go with less or more than 20 stitches; so, try it around your wrist while knitting. Then, knit with double rib stitch for about two inch (5 cm), switch to stockinette stitch and knit for another 5 inch (~ 12 cm) and finish by knitting single rib stitch for one inch (~2.5cm). Now, you need to stitch the seaming line but remember to leave about an inch (~2cm) for thumb.

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