How to Knit (Storey Publishing, 2014) by Leslie Ann Bestor is the perfect introduction to beginning knitting, whether you are completely new to needle crafts or looking to cross over to a new craft.

Knitting, in case you hadn't heard, is cool. Forget the association with elderly grannies, today celebrities from Cara Delevingne to Nicholas Hoult are all casting on. Now Michelle Obama has joined ...

One knitting skill that I would like to get better at is making my bind-off edges and my cast-on edges in the same garment be the same length and tension. My cast-ons are generally tighter than my ...

Cast on five stitches and knit one row.Slide stitches to the other end of the double pointed needle.Bring the yarn across the back of your knitting.Knit the row again.Slide stitches back to the ...

Basic knitting skills required; if you don't have these then get yourself along to a local knitting group or watch How to Knit (youtube.com). Cast on five stitches and knit one row.Slide stitches to ...