I’ve never touched a knitting needle before. I got covid this week and decided to “do a new thing” while sick. I made the cutest sweater mug using only your tutorial. Thank you! I now have a new skill out of this.
There is a reason for everything, and unfortunately you had to catch this man made disease to learn how to knit. I pray you are well now and are still enjoying your newly found skill. Knit away....
I have been crocheting for several years. Knitting has always intimidated me. This video is fantastic!!! If Santa brings me the circular set I asked for, I will be back to learn. Crochet has helped so much with the stresses in 2020. Knitted fabric is prettier than crochet, I think. Thank you!!
finally at long last someone how can actually teach knitting, I've spent the last week struggling just trying to transfer to another needle and you have managed to teach me, you must be an angel 😇
Thank you! So glad this helped. It can take a while to find a teacher who fits sometimes. Well done for sticking with it, I"m sure many would have given up. The unending benefits of knitting make it so worth it. (but then I would say that!) 🧶
My mom inherited my nans sewing needles and crochet set after her passing early this year. I want to get into knitting because I have some cute ideas in mind and this will be a perfect place to start. I’m going to use my grandmothers needles so that whenever I knit, I’ll think of her and her creations!
I've always been a fan of embroidery and was never properly taught knitting. My experience consists of bitter older women teachers who didn't really like kids much! This video has set me off on a whole new craft journey as I have friends who knit and I now no longer feel left out. Thank you so much, I will come back to your videos often from now on.
Hi Tabitha! So glad this video was helpful for you. Yes, I love that knitting is a great seasonal hobby and once the basics are down each time it's easy to dip in and out. Keep a watch out, there are some more beginner videos over the next couple of weeks, which will also be great refreshers. Happy Knitting!
@@KnitWithHannah Wonderful! I picked it up during both my pregnancies, but its been a few years now, but I still have lots of wool and needles tucked away :)
Thank you for this lovely video. Slow enough to learn but not sooooooo slllloooooowe that one would wish to grow roses. I also appreciate that you do not have music during the video as I can hear you properly. For those who are a bit hearing impaired, this is so kind. Makes it much easier for me to follow you with ease. Thank you again.
Hi Jayne, I’m so pleased to know this was helpful for you. I have a slight hearing disability too, so will very rarely have music and speaking at the same time. Happy knitting 🧶
Wow I crochet and I just picked up some needles today because I wanted to give it a try but I was I always too intimidated but you are so right! It’s like music thank you so much for this amazing tutorial!
I've always wanted to learn to knit, I've asked my mother-in-law to help me, but there was no time to teach me, she has recently passed away and my father-in-law gave me all her knitting needles and wool, your video was the first one I came across, and you make it look so easy, I have now subscribed to your channel and hope after I have learn the basics I can learn the more difficult patterns.... thank you again
Hi Deborah, my best advice is to take it slowly, follow this video a few times if need be, and knit up some small beginner treats like coasters and bookmarks. You’ll have some fun and can use what you make quite soon after starting. Welcome to the world of knitty fun! Happy knitting 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah Hi Hannah, Thank you so much I've manage to knit a collar for my dog Chihuahua, need to cast off though and join ends together, I'll look through your videos and see what you have regarding this Thank you again
This is THE MOST well explained video I could find on teaching knitting. I’m a crocheter lol. Thanks so much I’m so glad I found you 🥰. Ik this is an old video for you but it’s fantasy!!
This is the best video for learning to knit. I have been knitting for years but I still do this to keep my tension good. I had issues with accidentally knitting on tips of needles, as I was bunching work up too much, which threw my tension out. This video was a saviour for me because when I concentrate & knit like you, my tension is perfect everytime. Thankyou!!
I've been crocheting since I was a kid, but bought knitting needles a while ago because there are textures I want to create that crochet just doesn't do. The needles have been sitting because knitting seemed hard compared to what I've always done...so thank you for simplifying how to begin. Your instructions are very clear, the demonstration was at a perfect pace and the stable camera angle made it all the better. I can't wait to get started! 💜💐🦋
So glad you enjoyed this video admins found it helpful. ☺️ Knitting can give such different results to crochet, it’s very well worth trying them both out so you can switch between them for different projects. Happy knitting!🧶
I have ADHD, and have tried to learn how to knit 5 times over the past 4 years. Your video is the only one out of countless videos that made it click. Thank you!
Hi Katelyn, that makes me so happy to read that you’ve been able to get started with this video. So glad you found one that works for you. Happy knitting 🧶
Hello Hannah, Thank you sooo much for this video. I crochet and I wanted to expand my skill set into knitting . I had tried several videos before reaching your channel and I was so frustrated that I was about to give up on knitting altogether. You made it so simple and easy and by slowing down the video I was able to see and understand the technique and now I feel that I can continue trying. Again, thank you and please keep the channel going. 😊 🧶
You are so welcome! so glad you've been able to find a way into knitting. Hope to be back in a week or two's time - there's lots to binge for now, but the winter cough has caught me unawares and filming without coughing is difficult! 😂 happy knitting 🧶
I just knit my first few rows. I am an avid crocheter but mostly that is because I'm left-handed and when it came to knitting those that wanted to teach me simply ended up getting frustrated and giving up. Crocheting was easy to self-teach and I mastered it myself and now have many beautiful projects. I wanted to learn knitting though, and so after many years I bought myself a pair of needles, grabbed a ball from my stash, and went to google. I found Hannah. For the first time I cast on with and it made sense. I've made three rows and I just have to say how happy I am! Than you!
As a student who just wanted a new hobby this was very helpful! Starting the loops were a little challenging but thanks to a club at school I was taught the basics!
I know that this is an older video but i really liked your video how to start and i subbed to your channel I hope to learn more. i am 58yrs and I must say you have a pleasant voice
I watched a bunch of different videos and not ganna lie the only reason any of this was comprehensible was because I have a basic understanding of crocheting. BUT this was the most helpful video I found. Especially as a lefty who ends up doing things right handed. I was having a really hard time just making the first actual stich. The way she uses her needles was realy helpful in spotting what I was doing wrong and helped make the casting on much easier.
I just got my first pair of needles a few days ago and watched numerous beginner videos unable to wrap my head around the process. I was ready to throw my needles out the window, but after finding your video, somehow everything makes sense. I can't thank you enough for how well you explain the process and how much you've helped me. I am so excited about this new hobby! Thank you! Edit: Oh and this is the only way to hold needles that made sense to me. I'm still a little clumsy in general, and I'm holding the string around my middle finger rather than pinky, but this makes so much more sense to me.
I have watched so many knitting for beginners and could never get it no matter have many times I researched the video thank you for make this video I got it started now my journey begins...
I watched tons of videos before this with no luck and was about to give up. But lucky me I stumbled upon your video and learned very quickly!! I love that you went in detail about this video!!!! Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
Wow how simply you explained and showed how to cast on. Knitting has always fascinated me. I learned a little in school for arts and crafts when I was 7 and I found it the most difficult thing ever😂 it frightened me so much I never wanted to look at another yarn or knitting needle ever again!😂 30 years on and the fascination has blossomed again and here I am subscribing to your channel. Now I've just got to muster up the courage to buy a pair of needles and yarn again😰haha cant wait! Great video thanks for making it that little bit easier for me!😍💕❤
Yay! welcome to the channel. It does look difficult from the outside, but yes, go find some yarn and needles and you'll be fascinated from the inside too! Happy knitting (and happy shopping!)
It's certainly a good way to keep the tension even.. I watched my Mum and Grandma both knitting like this, it's instinctive now, to pick up the yarn and settle it in my fingers before the needles. Let me know how it goes for you.
@@KnitWithHannah I have lost count of how many rows I have made of knit stitch now! I will have a great scarf soon! My yarn is like a chenille, meant for blankets I guess lol. Super soft and will keep me warm!
I’ve watched several ‘beginner’ videos and just couldn’t get the hang of it, then I found your one and I can actually make some stitches - Thank You! I keep having a problem with all my stitches falling off the end of the needle though, they’re so slippery. So I’ve stopped after several attempts as it’s frustrating getting so far and then loosing all my work off the needle, I’m going to order wooden needles to see if they are better than the metal ones i’m trying to use! Thanks again, I hope to make a scarf - I’ve crocheted a few, but knitting looks a lot quicker, once its mastered.
I'm so glad this was helpful and got you started, ryiah. This video will help you put the stitches back on the needles if they fall off again: ruclips.net/video/OiS2psPky94/видео.html The other issue might be that you're knitting a bit loosely, I can help with that here: ruclips.net/video/KdTChjHjkwo/видео.html But certainly it's a good instinct to find some wood or bamboo needles instead of metal. You'll have more friction on wood or bamboo so it'll be an easier start for you. You'll get there - keep at it! happy knitting! 😍
Hi Gabi, for some the one step at a time is much better than a full tutorial. This one gets the first stitch on the needle: ruclips.net/video/lSsySCUqVtE/видео.html It includes 3 methods, so you can have a play and see which one works best. Then have a go with the casting on the rest of the stitches. Have a look at the most recent time I did this - the camera angle is slightly different. I start casting on at 4 mins: ruclips.net/video/BQYE9mUHzb4/видео.html You'll not want to carry on with the whole tutorial in that, but it's a good, clear casting on for you to see close up. Happy knitting! 🧶
I just knitted for the first time thanks to your video. Thank you so much! Your teaching is wonderful! My sister got me knitting needles for Christmas so I can learn 😄 Thanks again!
I tried to knit a couple of years ago. It didn't work out, I couldn't figure out what was wrong and I was frustrated. 2 days ago I decided to pick it up again. After watching this video I could actually do it. My first project is a scarf for my grandmother who loves knitting but can't do it.
you are a blessing for us beginner knitters 🧶 this video taught me so much! you’re great at explaining and take it slow compared to other teachers. thank you :)
I used to be able to knit but forgot! I have been trying to remember using different videos for days, this video was helpful but slightly confusing, I watched this and then kept repeating it in my head before it made sense
Hope you're finding it's going OK now. There are lots of other beginner videos over on teh Beginners 101 playlist, so if anything in particular is confusing there will likely be a more focused video there. Happy knitting! 😍
@@KnitWithHannah thanks you Hannah, this is helpful as my grandma taught me but for obvious reasons she hasn’t been able to come and help. I did watch more video as and have now got it! Thanks again
Okay Hannah, I adore and am using your favorite casting on method! It really makes for a beautiful bottom. I’m not a beginner knitter but I needed to refresh. I can’t figure out how to cast off so it looks like the bottom when finished. Any tips or videos to watch would be appreciated.
Cast offs that look identical to cast ons are pretty much impossible to find as the yarn and stitches are at different stages of the knit. The top of the stitch is a loop and the base of the stitch is two strands coming together. The best I've found is then one I share in this video which looks more similar because the casting on that I tend to use is bulkier from going behind the stitch: ruclips.net/video/3pKVKM7V5W8/видео.html And I have another video with multiple cast off methods, here: ruclips.net/video/syzH-8UDfHc/видео.html Happy knitting 🧶
Hi Flower girl, yeah! Glad I’ve persuaded you... don’t need much to get started and you can just have a go to see if you like it. I talk about beginners first materials at the very beginning of the video. Happy knitting 🧶
So glad you found this helpful - it may look effortless, but I’ve been knitting for decades! Your knitting will look effortless to your friends maybe this time next year too. 🧶
God you make it look so easy. I find it *extremely* difficult and frustrating to recreate what you're doing, but I'm getting there slowly. Each day I'm a tiny bit better. I can do the cast on now. It all falls apart (literally when I try to knit the first row after the cast on. Everything is too tight and I can't get enough space between the two needles. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a little further 😊
Yes. One stitch at a time, one day at a time and you’ll see improvement. Do take a look at the too tight and too loose videos in the beginners help playlist. They’ll help you see which parts of the stitches can get you on track even more. Happy knitting 🧶
Your video is so easy to remember! as soon as I touch my hand on the kitting needle, I remember your video and followed it!! Keep it up! can you do more similar videos???
Yay! That's great to know. :D There are a few 'knit with me' style videos in the channel. look at this playlist: ruclips.net/video/_4OveAsTIss/видео.html And there's all the courses too, which take you step by step through each part of the knit in shorter videos for each step. academy.knitwithhannah.co.uk Happy knitting! 🧶
thank you so much this was really helpful! I used to be able to knit as my nana taught me but i soon fell out of the habit of practising but now I know it better than ever! thank you very much :)
This amazing! I can actually watch you knitting..slowly, and learn!!!! Subscribed, and after I get the basics,yes!! I will totally click for notifications!
I am only 11 but I don’t really have a hobby. I tried crochet but it didn’t make sense to me. Plus, I need someone right next to me to make sure I’m doing it right and no one in my life can crochet. But my grandma knits and she said she might teach me!
Love your method, way easier and simpler thanmyprevious attempts to learn this art Thank you for sharing! A bit closer up would be useful Because I’m using my phone
Hi Walter, I'm so glad this tutorial has worked well for you. I can't change whether it's close-up now, as it's already uploaded. (I was filming on an iPod Touch way back when I filmed most of my tutorial videos, so we couldn't get too close as it couldn't focus! The trials of limited tech!) Happy knitting, 🧶
Hi Libby, the stitch is the loop of yarn that you've just wrapped around the needle. Pull that loop of yarn back with the needle, the way the needle came, so the new loop of yarn is sitting on the left hand needle as a new stitch. Hope that helps! Happy knitting 🧶
I have had many people try to teach me to crochet since I was a little girl. My mom, both grand mothers, an aunt, 2 friends, and a friend's mother. I just can't seem to get it. My hands cramp and I'm constantly fighting the yarn because it twists in on itself. My question is this, does the yard twist on itself with knitting? I think I would really like to learn, but hubby has gotten frustrated with my buying and getting rid of crochet supplies over and over throughout the years.
I've not come across this but it may be the way you've been taught to hold the yarn. I'd try with a single ball and single pair of needles and see how you go. As I share in this video the Drops Nepal and a pair of 5mm needles will cost you less than £10 (possibly nearer £5) which will give you an answer. Happy knitting! 🧶
Thank you been a while since I knitted I can only do scarves lol, I used to knick my mums, knitting and she used to go ballistic at me as she would go to get it , when i had gone home , and it would have holes in you could drive thro and she couldn't get her needles out as they had got jammed solid, so everytime I visited she used to tell me not touch her bloody knitting, I actually did it once more jamming the needles in an X I bloody got out of there before she could smack me one .
Ive been crocheting for 10 years and recently decided to try knitting so I can be more well rounded and this tutorial is great. My only question is do you have to switch needle to your left hand or that only a beginner method?
At the beginning of each row, the empty needle is in the right hand. Switching the needles around means you're not learning to knit in two directions. I know there are likely a very few people who can do that, it's really not a thing, like you're pretty much always working in one direction when crocheting. Happy knitting 🧶
AHHHHHHH!!!!! 💡I was still going through the single stitch instead of between the two stitches..... that's probably why when I tried used both needles it looked so loose 😂
Thank you very much for showing this on the stitches I am a beginner on knitting but my question is I'm not using needles I'm using a loom the stitches you're teaching us can they also be the stitches for looming as well
Have you done a video about correcting lost stitches, please? I've watched others and still can't do it. I do want to knit a cable jumper, and also a shawl, but dread the dropped stitch! I do hope you can help 🙂
Yes I have, you'll find the essential beginners help videos in this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLnqw36aiAI0gTYxZdtkjCxDjBxoI1txqC There's also one for when you're knitting just knit stitches on every row: ruclips.net/video/Y90Ur3Tk494/видео.html Happy knitting!
I decided today that I would like to knit for premature babies.. As our hospital is screaming out for donations.. Sorry if I sound stupid but is there any certain type of yarn I should be using..? Just need something to keep my mind busy as I suffer with severe anxiety & depression & was told knitting is the way forward.. So any pointers & tips would be extremely grateful thank you...
Hi Hannah. I found your channel yesterday when I decided to pick knitting needles up again. I am using this knitting method. But I don't understand how I keep adding or dropping stitches. I am following each step slowly. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi, there are a few reasons why that might be happening, I've a video that will hopefully help - Why Is My Knitting Getting Wider: ruclips.net/video/zjGLDvFxEbQ/видео.html Happy knitting! 🧶
How about this one? ruclips.net/video/gm2BTM-1ltI/видео.html And there’s a lesson on fringe-making too... ruclips.net/p/PLnqw36aiAI0ido3Xyku34S8DkfKiUjJf_ happy knitting! 🧶
So I'm really liking this way of casting on, but I think I've been knitting the cast on, opposed to what I think you're doing (I can't see around the back of the needles to see exactly where your needle is going through). I've just cast on by putting the needle between the two most recent stitches and it looks better. Is that the right way? I feel my other practice pieces worked well by knitting the cast on, but were a tad loose. I hope that makes sense xx
yes the knitted cast on can be quite loose, putting the needle between the two previous stitches, as I do here, gives a different look and I find it is a stronger foundation with still a bit of give. Happy knitting!
This over on wikihow will likely give you an option that works: www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Slip-Knot Then you can come back here and start with the stitches. 🧶
I got there in the end! Ive got my first 4 rows done, I'm trying to knit the Emeline Mindful Blanket, maybe a bit ambitious for a beginner but I'm determined to give it a go ☺️
This is a great video! However, I am having issues when I get to the point where I do the knitting stitch(2nd row) . As I move down the line in the 2nd row the stitching gets tighter to the point where I cant even move the needle into the stitch. I tried doing the initial row with giving it some slack, but it still is a problem.
There could be multiple reasons for this, so self-diagnosis is best, and this video explores all the possible ways the stitches might be tightening: ruclips.net/video/Y2E2xxVZaOw/видео.htmlsi=JHlZRF_aPUUk-ELQ Happy knitting 🧶
Hello knitters! I am working on a simple knit three, pearl three pattern for a prayer shawl for our church. I was knitting along, and at the end of a row I had 4 pearl stitches. (Cast on was 60 stitches). I counted over and over, and there are 60 stitches, so I didn't add one or lose one. About halfway through the previous row, I had knitted two, then pearled three, etc That is how I wound up with 4 at the end. What is the best way to fix this mistake? I have approximately 20-24 stitches to "fix". When crocheting, I would simply pull out the row and start over. It is a bit more difficult with knitting.
Hi Jan, (I've done that before too!) this video: ruclips.net/video/Jmups_Vm93g/видео.html Will help you unknit one stitch at a time. Take it slowly - you can do it! Happy knitting 🧶
I’ve never touched a knitting needle before. I got covid this week and decided to “do a new thing” while sick. I made the cutest sweater mug using only your tutorial. Thank you! I now have a new skill out of this.
Congrats on your first knit! Hope you're feeling better soon. Happy knitting
Yeah my daughter is learning how to kniy
Knit why do I make mistakes
There is a reason for everything, and unfortunately you had to catch this man made disease to learn how to knit.
I pray you are well now and are still enjoying your newly found skill.
Knit away....
@@hshong22 you and me brother.
I have been crocheting for several years. Knitting has always intimidated me. This video is fantastic!!! If Santa brings me the circular set I asked for, I will be back to learn. Crochet has helped so much with the stresses in 2020. Knitted fabric is prettier than crochet, I think. Thank you!!
Hi Angie, you're welcome! yes, yarn therapy has been so helpful this year. Happy knitting!
santa isn’t real.
@@lone-welf sad
I agree 👍
finally at long last someone how can actually teach knitting, I've spent the last week struggling just trying to transfer to another needle and you have managed to teach me, you must be an angel 😇
Thank you! So glad this helped. It can take a while to find a teacher who fits sometimes. Well done for sticking with it, I"m sure many would have given up. The unending benefits of knitting make it so worth it. (but then I would say that!) 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah i cant wait to learn more from your channel 😊
My mom inherited my nans sewing needles and crochet set after her passing early this year. I want to get into knitting because I have some cute ideas in mind and this will be a perfect place to start. I’m going to use my grandmothers needles so that whenever I knit, I’ll think of her and her creations!
What a lovely introduction to knitting and way to remember your family’s generations of knitters. Happy knitting 🧶
I've always been a fan of embroidery and was never properly taught knitting. My experience consists of bitter older women teachers who didn't really like kids much! This video has set me off on a whole new craft journey as I have friends who knit and I now no longer feel left out. Thank you so much, I will come back to your videos often from now on.
Wonderful! So glad you’ve found knitting again. Happy knitting 🧶
Great refresher for getting started. I tend to get into knitting every few years for a little bit, sometimes need a reminder of how it works again
Hi Tabitha! So glad this video was helpful for you. Yes, I love that knitting is a great seasonal hobby and once the basics are down each time it's easy to dip in and out. Keep a watch out, there are some more beginner videos over the next couple of weeks, which will also be great refreshers. Happy Knitting!
@@KnitWithHannah Wonderful! I picked it up during both my pregnancies, but its been a few years now, but I still have lots of wool and needles tucked away :)
I have tried multiple videos before I found you😁you were very easy to follow and now I am knitting a scarf. Thank you so much😊
Brilliant, All the best with your scarf happy knitting🧶
Thank you for this lovely video. Slow enough to learn but not sooooooo slllloooooowe that one would wish to grow roses. I also appreciate that you do not have music during the video as I can hear you properly. For those who are a bit hearing impaired, this is so kind. Makes it much easier for me to follow you with ease. Thank you again.
Hi Jayne, I’m so pleased to know this was helpful for you. I have a slight hearing disability too, so will very rarely have music and speaking at the same time. Happy knitting 🧶
Also very pleased with no music its very difficult for me to pay attention with to much going on 💙
Wow I crochet and I just picked up some needles today because I wanted to give it a try but I was I always too intimidated but you are so right! It’s like music thank you so much for this amazing tutorial!
Wonderful! Happy knitting 🧶
I've always wanted to learn to knit, I've asked my mother-in-law to help me, but there was no time to teach me, she has recently passed away and my father-in-law gave me all her knitting needles and wool, your video was the first one I came across, and you make it look so easy, I have now subscribed to your channel and hope after I have learn the basics I can learn the more difficult patterns.... thank you again
Hi Deborah, my best advice is to take it slowly, follow this video a few times if need be, and knit up some small beginner treats like coasters and bookmarks. You’ll have some fun and can use what you make quite soon after starting. Welcome to the world of knitty fun! Happy knitting 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah Hi Hannah, Thank you so much I've manage to knit a collar for my dog Chihuahua, need to cast off though and join ends together, I'll look through your videos and see what you have regarding this Thank you again
Thankyou. I haven't knitted for over 25 years and this video has helped me start up again. Thank you :D
Wonderful! That's such good news. 🧶 happy knitting! 🧶
Thats what my mum did when i started learning knitting!
This is THE MOST well explained video I could find on teaching knitting. I’m a crocheter lol. Thanks so much I’m so glad I found you 🥰. Ik this is an old video for you but it’s fantasy!!
LOL, switching from one yarn craft to another can be tricksy! So glad you found this tutorial to get you going. Happy knitting 🧶
Me too! 🪝🧶
This is the best video for learning to knit. I have been knitting for years but I still do this to keep my tension good. I had issues with accidentally knitting on tips of needles, as I was bunching work up too much, which threw my tension out. This video was a saviour for me because when I concentrate & knit like you, my tension is perfect everytime. Thankyou!!
Hi Louise, I’m so glad you found this helpful and you’re right on track again. Happy knitting 🧶
I've been crocheting since I was a kid, but bought knitting needles a while ago because there are textures I want to create that crochet just doesn't do. The needles have been sitting because knitting seemed hard compared to what I've always done...so thank you for simplifying how to begin. Your instructions are very clear, the demonstration was at a perfect pace and the stable camera angle made it all the better. I can't wait to get started! 💜💐🦋
So glad you enjoyed this video admins found it helpful. ☺️ Knitting can give such different results to crochet, it’s very well worth trying them both out so you can switch between them for different projects. Happy knitting!🧶
I have ADHD, and have tried to learn how to knit 5 times over the past 4 years. Your video is the only one out of countless videos that made it click. Thank you!
Hi Katelyn, that makes me so happy to read that you’ve been able to get started with this video. So glad you found one that works for you. Happy knitting 🧶
Hello Hannah,
Thank you sooo much for this video. I crochet and I wanted to expand my skill set into knitting . I had tried several videos before reaching your channel and I was so frustrated that I was about to give up on knitting altogether. You made it so simple and easy and by slowing down the video I was able to see and understand the technique and now I feel that I can continue trying. Again, thank you and please keep the channel going. 😊 🧶
You are so welcome! so glad you've been able to find a way into knitting.
Hope to be back in a week or two's time - there's lots to binge for now, but the winter cough has caught me unawares and filming without coughing is difficult! 😂 happy knitting 🧶
I just knit my first few rows. I am an avid crocheter but mostly that is because I'm left-handed and when it came to knitting those that wanted to teach me simply ended up getting frustrated and giving up. Crocheting was easy to self-teach and I mastered it myself and now have many beautiful projects. I wanted to learn knitting though, and so after many years I bought myself a pair of needles, grabbed a ball from my stash, and went to google. I found Hannah. For the first time I cast on with and it made sense. I've made three rows and I just have to say how happy I am! Than you!
Hi Jannelle, that's so great! You're getting on great. :D happy knitting!
As a student who just wanted a new hobby this was very helpful! Starting the loops were a little challenging but thanks to a club at school I was taught the basics!
Great to hear! Happy knitting 🧶
I know that this is an older video but i really liked your video how to start and i subbed to your channel I hope to learn more. i am 58yrs and I must say you have a pleasant voice
Hi Bobbie, welcome to the world of knitting 🧶
I've known how to crochet for years but really wanted to try knitting. So glad I'm putting my new knitting needles to use!
Wonderful! Welcome to knitting! 🧶
I watched a bunch of different videos and not ganna lie the only reason any of this was comprehensible was because I have a basic understanding of crocheting. BUT this was the most helpful video I found. Especially as a lefty who ends up doing things right handed. I was having a really hard time just making the first actual stich. The way she uses her needles was realy helpful in spotting what I was doing wrong and helped make the casting on much easier.
So glad you found this helpful, @eloulis Happy knitting 🧶
I just got my first pair of needles a few days ago and watched numerous beginner videos unable to wrap my head around the process. I was ready to throw my needles out the window, but after finding your video, somehow everything makes sense. I can't thank you enough for how well you explain the process and how much you've helped me. I am so excited about this new hobby! Thank you!
Edit: Oh and this is the only way to hold needles that made sense to me. I'm still a little clumsy in general, and I'm holding the string around my middle finger rather than pinky, but this makes so much more sense to me.
I'm so glad you found this video helpful Cari. Thanks for letting me know and commenting here. Happy knitting 🧶
Thank you for this video. I crochet but been wanting to learn knitting for years and I bought myself a kit today.
Wonderful! That's great news... I love it when we can expand our love of yarn to other crafts and skills. happy knitting!
I have watched so many knitting for beginners and could never get it no matter have many times I researched the video thank you for make this video I got it started now my journey begins...
You're welcome, glad you found it useful. Happy knitting 🧶
I have watched so many videos and none got me happier than yours to finally knit. Hahah thank you!
Hi Elena, so glad you found one that suited and got you started.
Best knitting instruction I have found thank you!
Thank you Angela! your comment made my day!
I’m literally about to cry. Why is this so hard
@@adiabarber2035 EXACTLY SAME
@@constancaasilvaa same
@@adiabarber2035 practice makes perfect ☺️
Me and my Mum like this tutorial , I hope that we get better at crocheting or whatever in future
Knitting is great to combine with crochet once you've got the hand of them individually. Enjoy!
I was really bored today so I decided to buy knitting needles and yarn I learnt how to knit really quickly from this video thank you
Great! So glad this video got you started. 🧶 happy knitting 🧶
Your videos are the world to me they are so helpful and much easier to understand than others
Aww, thank you Kimberley! so glad you've found the videos supportive. happy knitting 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah no problem I love knitting now you taught me so thank you for what you do
I watched tons of videos before this with no luck and was about to give up. But lucky me I stumbled upon your video and learned very quickly!! I love that you went in detail about this video!!!! Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
So glad this helped get you started. Happy knitting 🧶
I tried to learn with so many videos but you helped explain things so clearly and made things so easy. You’re a god send
So glad I could help. Happy knitting 🧶
Wow how simply you explained and showed how to cast on. Knitting has always fascinated me. I learned a little in school for arts and crafts when I was 7 and I found it the most difficult thing ever😂 it frightened me so much I never wanted to look at another yarn or knitting needle ever again!😂 30 years on and the fascination has blossomed again and here I am subscribing to your channel. Now I've just got to muster up the courage to buy a pair of needles and yarn again😰haha cant wait! Great video thanks for making it that little bit easier for me!😍💕❤
Yay! welcome to the channel. It does look difficult from the outside, but yes, go find some yarn and needles and you'll be fascinated from the inside too! Happy knitting (and happy shopping!)
i loved seeing how you recommend holding the yarn in your fingers. I'm always tugging at it to keep it tight... your way makes so much more sense! :)
It's certainly a good way to keep the tension even.. I watched my Mum and Grandma both knitting like this, it's instinctive now, to pick up the yarn and settle it in my fingers before the needles. Let me know how it goes for you.
For the start
Your method of casting on in this video is one of the two I have always used. It is a very good one.
A lot of knitters seem to this one too. It’s worth learning for sure, a good stand-by for any knitter. Happy knitting 🧶
I have been attempting knitting for a week and the pencil hand position has been a game changer for me! 😍
Wonderful! That's so good to know. It can take a while to figure out which works best for your fingers and hands. Happy knitting! 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah I have lost count of how many rows I have made of knit stitch now! I will have a great scarf soon! My yarn is like a chenille, meant for blankets I guess lol. Super soft and will keep me warm!
Ive always wanted to learn how to knit but never tried until today and this video was so helpful thank you so much!!!
Yay, I’m so glad you found this one helpful. happy knitting 🧶
This is the most helpful tutorial I have watched, including the easier slip knot. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful. I agree, the slip knot can be a pain until you get used to it! Happy knitting! 😍
Decided to add knitting to my resume. Learned crochet and felt now was the time for knitting...fingers crossed
You can do it! any questions let me know. 😍
I’ve watched several ‘beginner’ videos and just couldn’t get the hang of it, then I found your one and I can actually make some stitches - Thank You! I keep having a problem with all my stitches falling off the end of the needle though, they’re so slippery. So I’ve stopped after several attempts as it’s frustrating getting so far and then loosing all my work off the needle, I’m going to order wooden needles to see if they are better than the metal ones i’m trying to use! Thanks again, I hope to make a scarf - I’ve crocheted a few, but knitting looks a lot quicker, once its mastered.
I'm so glad this was helpful and got you started, ryiah. This video will help you put the stitches back on the needles if they fall off again: ruclips.net/video/OiS2psPky94/видео.html
The other issue might be that you're knitting a bit loosely, I can help with that here: ruclips.net/video/KdTChjHjkwo/видео.html
But certainly it's a good instinct to find some wood or bamboo needles instead of metal. You'll have more friction on wood or bamboo so it'll be an easier start for you.
You'll get there - keep at it! happy knitting! 😍
I’ve watched so many videos today and just cannot get this right
Hi Gabi, for some the one step at a time is much better than a full tutorial. This one gets the first stitch on the needle: ruclips.net/video/lSsySCUqVtE/видео.html
It includes 3 methods, so you can have a play and see which one works best.
Then have a go with the casting on the rest of the stitches. Have a look at the most recent time I did this - the camera angle is slightly different. I start casting on at 4 mins: ruclips.net/video/BQYE9mUHzb4/видео.html
You'll not want to carry on with the whole tutorial in that, but it's a good, clear casting on for you to see close up.
Happy knitting! 🧶
I just knitted for the first time thanks to your video. Thank you so much! Your teaching is wonderful! My sister got me knitting needles for Christmas so I can learn 😄 Thanks again!
Wonderful! That's such a great gift, congrats on your first stitches! happy knitting 😍
Thanks @Hannah ❤️🥰🥰🥰🥰 After so many years once again Feeling to start learning knitting again ❤️🥰
Wonderful! that's great news... happy knitting! 😍
This is so cool!! I have mastered crocheting and always wondered how knitting was done. Very simply put. Cant wait to start!!
Glad you found it useful. Happy knitting 🧶
Thank you for your videos. I’m learning to knit and your videos are the clearest, most easy to understand!
You're so welcome! so glad you've found the channel helpful Happy knitting 🧶
Loved this video! I was trying to find a comfortable way to hold my needles and you solved it for me. Thank You!
Hi Donna, great to know you’ve found a comfortable position for you. Happy knitting 🧶
I tried to knit a couple of years ago. It didn't work out, I couldn't figure out what was wrong and I was frustrated. 2 days ago I decided to pick it up again. After watching this video I could actually do it. My first project is a scarf for my grandmother who loves knitting but can't do it.
Thats great news! Happy knitting 🧶
I’m learning crocheting and I’m pretty awesome at it so now I decided to buy some needles for knitting thx for the tutorial ☺️
You are so welcome! Happy knitting! 🧶
you are a blessing for us beginner knitters 🧶 this video taught me so much! you’re great at explaining and take it slow compared to other teachers. thank you :)
You are so welcome! Thanks for choosing this video, all the best and Happy knitting 🧶
I like your style of teaching. I know how to knit already and I love the knitted cast on way to cast on stitches. Keep it up.
Thank you so much! Happy knitting! 🧶
Super thank you! I have crocheted for years and just learned the knit stitch!
Wonderful! so glad the tutorial helped. Happy knitting! 🧶
Thank you wanted to try knitting for a long time and I will watch the next video to learn how to cast off.
Hi Sara, welcome to knitting! 🧶
I used to be able to knit but forgot! I have been trying to remember using different videos for days, this video was helpful but slightly confusing, I watched this and then kept repeating it in my head before it made sense
Hope you're finding it's going OK now. There are lots of other beginner videos over on teh Beginners 101 playlist, so if anything in particular is confusing there will likely be a more focused video there. Happy knitting! 😍
@@KnitWithHannah thanks you Hannah, this is helpful as my grandma taught me but for obvious reasons she hasn’t been able to come and help. I did watch more video as and have now got it! Thanks again
Okay Hannah, I adore and am using your favorite casting on method! It really makes for a beautiful bottom. I’m not a beginner knitter but I needed to refresh. I can’t figure out how to cast off so it looks like the bottom when finished. Any tips or videos to watch would be appreciated.
Cast offs that look identical to cast ons are pretty much impossible to find as the yarn and stitches are at different stages of the knit. The top of the stitch is a loop and the base of the stitch is two strands coming together. The best I've found is then one I share in this video which looks more similar because the casting on that I tend to use is bulkier from going behind the stitch: ruclips.net/video/3pKVKM7V5W8/видео.html
And I have another video with multiple cast off methods, here: ruclips.net/video/syzH-8UDfHc/видео.html
Happy knitting 🧶
You helped me out mam great job I'm grateful and it really helped me to starting my knitting from home that was great
That's great, so pleased I was able to help. Happy knitting 🧶
Now I want to start knitting, you make it look so easy. Thank you.
Hi Flower girl, yeah! Glad I’ve persuaded you... don’t need much to get started and you can just have a go to see if you like it. I talk about beginners first materials at the very beginning of the video. Happy knitting 🧶
this worked with wilko wool and 2 pencils! ill definitively have to buy some needles soon
Yep, good idea - next step up.Happy knitting 🧶
My mum went to op shop and get me stuff for this and i made blanked. You helped me thanks
Brilliant! So glad this video helped with your project. Happy knitting 🧶
You make this look effortless ❤ Sooo helpful!
So glad you found this helpful - it may look effortless, but I’ve been knitting for decades! Your knitting will look effortless to your friends maybe this time next year too. 🧶
God you make it look so easy. I find it *extremely* difficult and frustrating to recreate what you're doing, but I'm getting there slowly. Each day I'm a tiny bit better. I can do the cast on now. It all falls apart (literally when I try to knit the first row after the cast on. Everything is too tight and I can't get enough space between the two needles. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get a little further 😊
Yes. One stitch at a time, one day at a time and you’ll see improvement. Do take a look at the too tight and too loose videos in the beginners help playlist. They’ll help you see which parts of the stitches can get you on track even more.
Happy knitting 🧶
thanks!@@KnitWithHannah
Your video is so easy to remember! as soon as I touch my hand on the kitting needle, I remember your video and followed it!! Keep it up! can you do more similar videos???
Yay! That's great to know. :D There are a few 'knit with me' style videos in the channel. look at this playlist: ruclips.net/video/_4OveAsTIss/видео.html
And there's all the courses too, which take you step by step through each part of the knit in shorter videos for each step. academy.knitwithhannah.co.uk
Happy knitting! 🧶
thank you so much this was really helpful! I used to be able to knit as my nana taught me but i soon fell out of the habit of practising but now I know it better than ever! thank you very much :)
You are so welcome. That muscle memory is returning! happy knitting 😍
This amazing! I can actually watch you knitting..slowly, and learn!!!!
Subscribed, and after I get the basics,yes!!
I will totally click for notifications!
Hi, great! So glad you got going and this was helpful. Happy knitting 🧶
You are a kind soul thank you! I have a new hobby to try. Thank you for making this video!
You are so welcome! happy knitting 🧶
I am only 11 but I don’t really have a hobby. I tried crochet but it didn’t make sense to me. Plus, I need someone right next to me to make sure I’m doing it right and no one in my life can crochet. But my grandma knits and she said she might teach me!
That's a brilliant idea, to have the videos to help as well as in-person guidance too. Enjoy! Happy knitting 🧶
Love your method, way easier and simpler thanmyprevious attempts to learn this art
Thank you for sharing!
A bit closer up would be useful
Because I’m using my phone
Hi Walter, I'm so glad this tutorial has worked well for you. I can't change whether it's close-up now, as it's already uploaded. (I was filming on an iPod Touch way back when I filmed most of my tutorial videos, so we couldn't get too close as it couldn't focus! The trials of limited tech!) Happy knitting, 🧶
I don’t understand how to “pull” the stitch through and no video explains it. Like don’t just do it quickly explain it and do it slowly.
Hi Libby, the stitch is the loop of yarn that you've just wrapped around the needle. Pull that loop of yarn back with the needle, the way the needle came, so the new loop of yarn is sitting on the left hand needle as a new stitch. Hope that helps!
Happy knitting 🧶
Change the playback speed to the slowest it can go
I have had many people try to teach me to crochet since I was a little girl. My mom, both grand mothers, an aunt, 2 friends, and a friend's mother. I just can't seem to get it. My hands cramp and I'm constantly fighting the yarn because it twists in on itself. My question is this, does the yard twist on itself with knitting? I think I would really like to learn, but hubby has gotten frustrated with my buying and getting rid of crochet supplies over and over throughout the years.
I've not come across this but it may be the way you've been taught to hold the yarn. I'd try with a single ball and single pair of needles and see how you go. As I share in this video the Drops Nepal and a pair of 5mm needles will cost you less than £10 (possibly nearer £5) which will give you an answer. Happy knitting! 🧶
Different casting method and I love it!
Glad you like it! It's a favourite of mine! happy knitting 🧶
Thank you been a while since I knitted I can only do scarves lol, I used to knick my mums, knitting and she used to go ballistic at me as she would go to get it , when i had gone home , and it would have holes in you could drive thro and she couldn't get her needles out as they had got jammed solid, so everytime I visited she used to tell me not touch her bloody knitting, I actually did it once more jamming the needles in an X I bloody got out of there before she could smack me one .
Oops! that's quite a story! Hope you're enjoying it for yourself with your own knitting now. happy knitting 🧶
This was awesome, I've never knitted but I want to now!
You can do it! happy knitting 🧶
Wow this is the perfect beginner guide! Thanks for making this video! ✌️🌵
You're so welcome! So glad you found this supportive. Happy knitting! 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah thanks! 🌵✌️
This helped!! Learned in one day ☺️. Easy peasy😀😊
Thankyou
Wahay!!! That’s great! Happy knitting 🧶
You definitely explain things so well! I think I'll be able to give it a try!
Great, have fun with it! Happy knitting 🧶
Oh my lord this video is amazing I love this video and this actually follow able because every other video is so hard thank you so much
Hi, thanks Zainab. So good to know you found this video helpful. Happy knitting!
Ive been crocheting for 10 years and recently decided to try knitting so I can be more well rounded and this tutorial is great. My only question is do you have to switch needle to your left hand or that only a beginner method?
At the beginning of each row, the empty needle is in the right hand. Switching the needles around means you're not learning to knit in two directions. I know there are likely a very few people who can do that, it's really not a thing, like you're pretty much always working in one direction when crocheting. Happy knitting 🧶
THANK YOU HANNAH!!!!
Welcome! Happy knitting 🧶
Thank you hannah for the easy tutorial ❤….i learned pretty easily
That’s great news! Happy knitting 🧶
Thank you so much I have finally learn to knit
Yay! Happy knitting 🧶
You are so good at knitting 💖
Aww, thank you! Happy knitting 🧶
AHHHHHHH!!!!! 💡I was still going through the single stitch instead of between the two stitches..... that's probably why when I tried used both needles it looked so loose 😂
tada!🥳 It can be the smallest thing, so glad this helped! Happy knitting 🧶
I found myself predicting what to do. I love this video so much. It was very informative and eased my fear of exactly what to do. Thank you so much
That’s a great start! So glad this video helped you ease into knitting. 🧶
Thank you very much for showing this on the stitches I am a beginner on knitting but my question is I'm not using needles I'm using a loom the stitches you're teaching us can they also be the stitches for looming as well
Hi Sunny, I'd suggest you find a loom instruction video, there are lots on RUclips I'm sure. Happy knitting 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah Ty
Thank you so much for the timestamps!
You're welcome. Happy knitting 🧶
Have you done a video about correcting lost stitches, please? I've watched others and still can't do it. I do want to knit a cable jumper, and also a shawl, but dread the dropped stitch! I do hope you can help 🙂
Yes I have, you'll find the essential beginners help videos in this playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLnqw36aiAI0gTYxZdtkjCxDjBxoI1txqC
There's also one for when you're knitting just knit stitches on every row: ruclips.net/video/Y90Ur3Tk494/видео.html Happy knitting!
@@KnitWithHannah ah brilliant! Thankyou xx
I decided today that I would like to knit for premature babies.. As our hospital is screaming out for donations.. Sorry if I sound stupid but is there any certain type of yarn I should be using..? Just need something to keep my mind busy as I suffer with severe anxiety & depression & was told knitting is the way forward.. So any pointers & tips would be extremely grateful thank you...
Wow they make it look very easy
Hi Gladys, I bet you’d make it look easy after a bit of practice too. 🧶
This was very helpful and interesting; thank you.
So glad you found it helpful, Stacey. Happy knitting 🧶
Hi Hannah. I found your channel yesterday when I decided to pick knitting needles up again. I am using this knitting method. But I don't understand how I keep adding or dropping stitches. I am following each step slowly. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hi, there are a few reasons why that might be happening, I've a video that will hopefully help - Why Is My Knitting Getting Wider: ruclips.net/video/zjGLDvFxEbQ/видео.html
Happy knitting! 🧶
Can you please teach us to make a scarf with tassels please I want to learn it please I love your videos
How about this one? ruclips.net/video/gm2BTM-1ltI/видео.html
And there’s a lesson on fringe-making too... ruclips.net/p/PLnqw36aiAI0ido3Xyku34S8DkfKiUjJf_ happy knitting! 🧶
Super lesson. 🌹
Thank you! 😃 Happy knitting 🧶
I wanted to teach my daughter 😃👍🏼👍🏼
This video has helped a lot
That's so good to hear! Thanks for letting me know. :D Happy knitting to you both. :D
So I'm really liking this way of casting on, but I think I've been knitting the cast on, opposed to what I think you're doing (I can't see around the back of the needles to see exactly where your needle is going through). I've just cast on by putting the needle between the two most recent stitches and it looks better. Is that the right way? I feel my other practice pieces worked well by knitting the cast on, but were a tad loose. I hope that makes sense xx
yes the knitted cast on can be quite loose, putting the needle between the two previous stitches, as I do here, gives a different look and I find it is a stronger foundation with still a bit of give. Happy knitting!
thank you it was so easy and bright new way to knit
Glad you liked it! Happy knitting 🧶
Very good. IT is fantastic
Thank you! 🧶
Hannah can you show a different way to do the slipknot please, I'm not having any success at all
This over on wikihow will likely give you an option that works: www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Slip-Knot
Then you can come back here and start with the stitches. 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah thank you so I'll try that 🙂
I got there in the end! Ive got my first 4 rows done, I'm trying to knit the Emeline Mindful Blanket, maybe a bit ambitious for a beginner but I'm determined to give it a go ☺️
best knitting advice ever I will sub
Hi Benjamin, I'm so glad you found this useful. happy knitting!
Very helpful video. 🙂😀
So glad you found this helpful! Happy knitting 🧶
This is a great video! However, I am having issues when I get to the point where I do the knitting stitch(2nd row) . As I move down the line in the 2nd row the stitching gets tighter to the point where I cant even move the needle into the stitch. I tried doing the initial row with giving it some slack, but it still is a problem.
There could be multiple reasons for this, so self-diagnosis is best, and this video explores all the possible ways the stitches might be tightening: ruclips.net/video/Y2E2xxVZaOw/видео.htmlsi=JHlZRF_aPUUk-ELQ
Happy knitting 🧶
@@KnitWithHannah Thank you! I finally figured it out- I was skipping the last step in taking off the left side stitch off!🙃
thank you this helped so much you are so helpful☺
Happy knitting! 🧶
Hello knitters! I am working on a simple knit three, pearl three pattern for a prayer shawl for our church. I was knitting along, and at the end of a row I had 4 pearl stitches. (Cast on was 60 stitches). I counted over and over, and there are 60 stitches, so I didn't add one or lose one. About halfway through the previous row, I had knitted two, then pearled three, etc That is how I wound up with 4 at the end. What is the best way to fix this mistake? I have approximately 20-24 stitches to "fix". When crocheting, I would simply pull out the row and start over. It is a bit more difficult with knitting.
Hi Jan, (I've done that before too!) this video: ruclips.net/video/Jmups_Vm93g/видео.html Will help you unknit one stitch at a time. Take it slowly - you can do it! Happy knitting 🧶