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Like any new endeavour, knitting can seem like a daunting thing to start. Yarn, needles, gauge, patterns, markers, knits, purls, casting on…it can seem like a lot. My first recommendation is find out if you have a local yarn shop (or LYS as it’s commonly abbreviated). Shop staff will offer suggestions on the right needles and yarn to get you started, and there may even a beginner class available. If you don’t have an LYS then the internet will have to do, and we have lots of tutorial to set you on your way<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n I recommend starting with a scarf, or even just a little piece of knitting with no particular purpose. You just want to figure out casting on<\/a>, knitting<\/a>, purling<\/a>, and binding off<\/a>. Those are the most important basics, and if that seems like too much, just skip the purling! It can take a bit of practice, but soon those loops will be looking nice and even and beautiful knitted fabric will form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While there is a lot to know about yarn and needles, you don’t need to know it all at once! With some worsted weight yarn and some US #8 \/ 5mm needles you can get started (a few more details about yarn here<\/a>). You can create a wee piece of knitting, practising your new skills, or you can jump right into following a simple first pattern like the Wheat scarf<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Wheat scarf was designed with beginners in mind. There is a full in-depth tutorial on the Wheat scarf here<\/a>, with links to each technique and bit of information needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking for more? You can find ALL of our tutorials on our website here. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n While it is easy to be overwhelmed, my best advice is simply to start. You can’t get better unless you try, and once you’ve mastered those two little stitches, knit<\/strong> and purl<\/strong>, there are SO many things you can make! <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can learn a new technique or two with each project, and soon you’ll be whipping up a whole wardrobe of bespoke sweaters. Whoever you are, you are welcome in the world of knitting and we wish you all the best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~ Alexa and Emily<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re beginning of your knitting adventure, I’d like to offer some starting advice, to help you begin with confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2474659,"featured_media":17027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2622],"tags":[175648154],"class_list":["post-17013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-story","tag-the-simple-collection","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1z4ty-4qp","builder_content":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.tincanknits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/img_7331.jpg?fit=3888%2C2592&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2474659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17013"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18089,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17013\/revisions\/18089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Starter supplies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA great first project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nA few TCK basics tutorials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The only way to start is…to start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Some great FREE beginner patterns from TCK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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