People often assume learning to knit will be near impossible, they tell themselves all sorts of stories in their heads about how they are not capable, not smart enough, not creative or crafty enough to learn how to knit. Having taught people from all over the world at ages from 5 - 65+years old,  I can assure you all that internal messaging is absolute rubbish.

Like all hobbies/pursuits and activities Knitting comes with it's own language. Not as complicated as Klingon but as a Beginner Knitter it can easily feel intimidating. You will find these slang terms being used in online knitting spaces like forums, comment threads or even Instagram posts, you may also overhear them being used in your local yarn store. Learn to Knit Online is built entirely on the intention to break down any intimidation or mystique around knitting so let's talk knitting jargon.

If you are tempted or even just intrigued about my Self Paced Beginner Knitting Lessons and Course, have a little peek at how they work and let me know what you think in the comments below.

A knitting teacher’s guide for beginner knitters on how to easily and quickly identify which knitting needle you need for the yarn in your hand.

Recommended needles are the size of knitting needle which commonly achieves a medium tension for that specific yarn weight (you may think of it as yarn thickness).

I have been teaching knitting for over 15 years (at the time of writing), borne out of my passion for my own self taught adventures. I had found that thing, that activity and interest that just clicked with me, inspired and excited me and I wanted more people to drink the yarny kool-aid. I started teaching friends in my studio apartment in London, soon it became friends of friends until one day…