Knitting Guides
Guides for the questions that come up before and during the knitting process: what you need to get started, how to choose yarn and needles, and how to make sense of a pattern.
Getting started
Want to start knitting? Here’s what you need to make your first project
Ready to start knitting but don't know how? Here is everything you need for your first project: beginner-friendly patterns, the right yarn and needles, essential techniques and the little tools that make knitting easier.
Needles and tools
PetiteKnit asks for a 3 mm knitting needle? The US size and what to do without one
PetiteKnit and many other Scandinavian patterns ask for a 3 mm knitting needle, a size with no standard US number that most US needle sets skip. Here is what 3 mm means in US sizes and five ways to still get the gauge, from swatching with US 2 and US 3 to changing the yarn.
Ranking My Most Used Knitting Tools | 2026 Knitting Advice
10 knitting tools that I actually use + 3 unexpected tools that will save you a lot of time and will definitely make you a better knitter.
Patterns and sizing
How to Measure Yoke Depth (and Know When to Split for the Sleeves) | Bare Knit Podcast
How do you know if your yoke is deep enough before you separate the sleeves? In this video I show how I measure yoke depth on a top-down sweater, how to compare it to your own body, and what to do if the pattern's number doesn't match you.
More
10 New Knitting Podcasts on YouTube to Watch in 2026
New and small knitting podcasts on YouTube that I love watching in 2026: from Iceland and New Zealand to Boston, Cambridge and Minnesota. Cosy episodes, WIPs and lots of PetiteKnit.
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