Tips & Tricks

Welcome to Knit World’s Tips & Tricks page!
Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, we’ve gathered a collection of useful advice, handy techniques, and creative ideas to help you get the most out of every project. From casting on and stitch guides to caring for your tools, dive in and explore a range of helpful resources for knitting, crochet, and sewing.

• Approximate Yarn Meterage Chart
• Basic Stitches
• Button Holes
• Cables
• Caring For Your Scissors
• Casting Off
• Casting On
• Chest And Age Size Chart
• Crochet Abbreviations
• Decreasing Stitches
• Dropped Stitches
• Finishing Techniques
• Helpful Hints – Supplied From Shepherd
• How To Care For Your Knit Pro Needles
• Increasing Stitches
• Knitting Abbreviations
• Knitting In The Round
• Knitting Yarn & Different Needle Sizes
• Lengths Of Circular Needles Available And Minimum Numbers Of Stitches Required
• Measuring Wraps Per Inch Guide
• Seams
• Stitch Gauge
• Unpicking Mistakes & Ladders
• Washing Tips
• Working With More Than One Yarn Colour