Knitting Resources

Learn to knit well with expert tips and techniques from the Brooklyn Tweed team.

Binding Off

Icelandic Bind Off >
Italian Tubular Bind Off >
2x2 Italian Tubular Bind Off >
Binding Off Cabled Fabrics >
Joinery Bind Off >
Picot Bind Off >
Sewn Bind Off >
Sloped Bind Off >
Stem Stitch Bind Off >

Brioche

Brioche 101 >
Brioche 102 >
Brioche 201 >
Shaping in Brioche >
Single Color Flat Brioche >
Single Color Brioche in the Round >
Circular Two-Color Brioche >
Cables
Cable Knitting 101 >
Cable without a Cable Needle >
Twisted Stitches >

Casting On

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Cast On Methods

Disappearing Loop Cast On >
German Twisted Cast On >
Italian Tubular Cast On >
2 Color Italian Tubular Cast On >
Knitted I-cord Cast On >
Provisional Crochet Cast On >
Rib Cabled Cast On >
Tubular Cast On - Waste Yarn Method >

Stranded Colorwork

Stranded Colorwork 101 >
Color Theory for Stranded Colorwork >
Color Dominance 101 >
Selecting Colors for Colorwork >
Trapping Floats >

Working with Multiple Colors

1x1 Striping in Flat Knitting >
Helical Striping in the Round >
Colorwork in Double Knitting >
Embroidery on Knits >

Details

Bobbles >
Box Pleats >
Buttonholes >
Patch Pockets >
Pom Poms >
Tassels >
Yarn Over Selvedge >
Steeking >

Pattern-Specific Tutorials

Dip Stitch for Kitelines >
Double-Wrapped Eyelet for Nysa >
Drop Stitch for Halus Hat >
Vieira Pocket Insertion >
Wale Stitch for Hazelfern Socks >
Garter Tab Cast On for Shawls >
Foundations
Swatching 101 >
Swatching 201 >
Selecting a Sweater Size 101 >
Selecting a Sweater Size 201 >
Reading Your Knitting 101 >
Reading your Knitting 102 >
Reading Charts >
Felted Join >
Lifelines >
Blocking 101 >
Knitwear Care >

Seaming

Seaming 101 >
Grafting >
Sewing Down Facing >
Whipstitch Tacking >

Short Rows

Short Row Shaping 101 >
German Short Rows
Wrap & Turn Short Rows >
Shadow Wrap Short Rows >
Yarn Over Short Rows >

Shaping

Directional Increases: M1R / M1L >
Invisible Lifted Increases >
Invisible Right Raised Increase in Garter Stitch >
Fully Fashioned Double Decreases >
Ribbed Double Decreases >
Quadruple Ribbed Decrease >

Learn About Yarn

Breed Specificity

Breed-specific wool yarns are yarns made up of fiber from a single breed (or known breeds) of sheep.

Woolen & Worsted Yarns

These two spinning techniques are also the basic, standardized methods employed in commercial yarn production.

Explore our BT by Brooklyn Tweed Collection

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All Ways Hat All Ways Hat | BT by Brooklyn Tweed - Beginner Knitting Pattern by Jared Flood

All Ways Hat

$4.00
Cloudline Hat | BT by Brooklyn Tweed Cloudline Hat | Designed by Jared Flood | Brooklyn Tweed

Cloudline Hat

$4.00
Ezra Baby Cardigan | Knitting Pattern by Jared Flood | BT by Brooklyn Tweed Ezra Baby Cardigan | Knitting Pattern by Jared Flood | BT by Brooklyn Tweed

Ezra Baby Cardigan

$4.00
First Brioche Hat First Brioche Hat | Beginner Knitting Pattern | BT by Brooklyn Tweed

First Brioche Hat

$4.00
First Cables Hat | Knitting Pattern by Jared Flood | BT by Brooklyn Tweed First Cables Hat | Handknit Design Sample | Brooklyn Tweed

First Cables Hat

$4.00
First Colorwork Cowl | Knitting Pattern | BT by Brooklyn Tweed First Colorwork Cowl | Knitting Pattern | BT by Brooklyn Tweed

First Colorwork Cowl

$4.00
First Raglan Sweater | BT by Brooklyn Tweed First Raglan Sweater | BT by Brooklyn Tweed

First Raglan Sweater

$4.00
Forest Stroll Blanket | Beginner Knitting Pattern | BT by Brooklyn Tweed Forest Stroll Blanket | Handknit Design Sample | Brooklyn Tweed

Forest Stroll Blanket

$4.00
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