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Knitting Technique Tutorials

Here are some illustrated diagram tutorials, plus some links to videos or other kinds of tutorials, for various knitting techniques, some newer and some very old. (For old videos, ignore the "leethalknits.com" and other old branding—you are currently on my working knitting website!)


Most of my patterns include tutorials for techniques used in the patterns themselves!

Grafting Stockinette Stitch


Weaving in Ends as You Knit — throwers

Weaving in Ends as You Knit — pickers

1x1 Rib Cable Cast-On


Judy's Magic Cast-On

(technique originally from Knitty, 2006)

Crochet Provisional Cast-On

P2tog Bind-Off


Stretchy Bind-Off


Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off

(technique originally from Knitty, 2009)

Cable Bind-Off

Tubular Bind-Off

Twisted Stitches (Mini-Cables) — Right Twist

Twisted Stitches (Mini-Cables) — Left Twist

Cable Right without a Cable Needle

Cable Left without a Cable Needle

Triple Stranding As You Knit

German Short Rows

Shadow Wraps Short Rows

Centered Double Increase

Complex Cables

some very specific cables used in certain pattern(s):

Buttonhole Chain Loop

Slip-Stitch Pattern Help

Crochet Chain Embellishment

Fixing Some Mistakes

  • old video on YouTube: what to do if you accidentally knit a stitch which should have been slipped on previous row
  • old video on YouTube: what to do if you accidentally purled a stitch on the previous row which should have been knit (or vice versa)

Make Adventure Knitting Books

  • old video on YouTube (about the first Adventure Knitting book but the process will apply to them all)