Knitting essentials

Knitting tutorials

Six tutorials to help you choose your size, prepare your project, read a chart, understand cable symbols and follow short rows.

How to choose your size

Start from your bust measurement and the ease of the design to find the right size.

Measure stitches and rows, then choose the right needle size.

Find the reading direction, pattern repeat, no-stitch squares and chart key.

Understand the width, stitch groups and direction of a standard cable crossing.

Decode 4/1 and 2/3 notations, plus the letters that describe each stitch.

Understand the shorter rows, the grey squares and the double stitch symbol.