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OK young knitters, ready, set, cast on! Make this fabulous pompom scarf and impress your friends.
learn to knit
Beginners’ knitting demonstration: putting it all together in 12 minutes
Watch this 12 minute video to learn how to knit. Plus learn a few handy tips along the way.
How to read knitting charts
Confused? No wonder. Knitting books and charts assume you already know a lot of stuff. When I first started knitting, I assumed I could read a pattern… except I didn’t know I was supposed to read back and forth… you can imagine the disaster. So anyway, once you know how, it’s actually not that hard. Here is a good tutorial which will demystify the whole thing and get you knitting out of charts in no time: http://www.knitfoundry.com/tutorial/HowToReadCharts.pdf
How to cast off
Time to finish your knit? This video tutorial will show you how to cast off (also called ‘bind off’) your work.