Beyond Basics Knitting

Beyond basics knitting technique tutorials by Studio Knit. Learn variations on increases, decreases, changing yarn colors, and more.

Knit Stitch Chart Graphics on Mobile Tablet screen with woman's hand.

How to Read a Knitting Chart for Absolute Beginners

Learning to read a knitting chart can feel challenging, but with a few basics, you’ll be reading charts and knitting confidently. This guide covers what you need to know, including how to read chart directions, identify symbols, and understand pattern...

Knit Stitch Chart Graphics on Mobile Tablet screen with woman's hand.

How to Read a Knitting Chart for Absolute Beginners

Ravelry Website Home Page with cartoon drawing of animals in hot air balloons.

Easily Find Ravelry Free Patterns

Loop yarn in pink color with woman's hand.

How to Hand Knit with Loop Yarn

Toy airplane over swatch of knitted garter stitch blanket in blue yarn color with poly-fill clouds.

How to Bring Knitting Needles on a Plane: Tips & Tricks

Demonstration of Slip Stitch technique with yarn and knitting needles.

Slip Stitch Knitting Techniques (Purlwise and Knitwise)

Hands demonstrating How to Long Tail Cast On Purlwise with yarn and knitting needles.

How to Long Tail Cast On Purlwise

Knitting Abbreviations table of contents in book page with yarn and knitting needles.

Knitting Abbreviations + Stitch Glossary

How to Cast Off Purlwise for Ribbing

How to Cast Off Purlwise for Ribbing

Demonstration of the KTBL Knit Through the Back Loop technique with hands, yarn, and needles.

KTBL Knit Through the Back Loop

Circular Knitting Needle with blue color yarn cast on and woman's hand

How to Knit in the Round on Circular Needles in 5 Easy Steps

Knitted swatch in white yarn with buttonhole opening on a knitting needle with woman's hand.

How to Knit Buttonholes

Yarn Carried up the side of a knitted swatch in stripes of purple and white colored yarn.

How to Carry Yarn Up the Side of Knitting

Knitted swatch in gray colored horizontal stripes with woman's hand.

How to Slip Stitch Knitting Edge

Knitted swatch of stockinette with edge in 2-color braided cast on.

Two-Color Braided Cast On for Knitters

Pink yarn on knitting needle with white color yarn demonstrating Knit Below technique.

How to Knit Below Technique

Two straight wooden bamboo knitting needles with a garter stitch sample in white yarn color atop a green background.

Knitting Tension Help (Knitting Technique)

Knitted Swatch of horizontal stripes in purple, white, and pink color yarn on knitting needle with hands holding.

How to Change Yarn in Knitting Projects

Knitted sample in horizontal stripes in pink and white yarn color on circular knitting needles.

How to Knit Jogless Stripes in the Round

Right side of knitted swatch in tan and orange color yarn.

Right & Wrong Side of Knitting

Knitted Stripes in rib stitch pattern with purple and white yarn colors on knitting needles.

5 Best Tips for Knitting Stripes

Hand holding crochet hook to add vertical stripe in pink yarn with knitted swatch in stockinette stitch in white yarn color.

Easily Knit Vertical Stripes using a Crochet Chain

Knitted horizontal stripe pattern in rib stitch texture with purple and white yarn colors held by hands.

How to Remove Purl Dash Lines (Knitting Technique)