Attempting to Knit for the First Time Ever | Knit With Me Ep. 1
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I will not be continental knitting, ONLY English knitting. I am left handed, so when I crochet my yarn is fed through my right hand, same as English knitting and that is the easiest way to knit for me. Thank you for your suggestions though! :D
Same same
I’m a lefty too and haven’t been able to figure out continental knitting, even with left handed videos so I 100% understand the struggle! Maybe if I ever get decent enough to make more than a lopsided rectangle I’ll give it another try 🤣
I can do both- not good continental, but I can do both.
I use continental when I want to adjust for knitting to a quicker way, or when I do fairisle. (I'm an intermediate knitter)
Lmao this reminds me of when I was binge watching knitting vids and waiting for needles to come in the mail... I was absolutely attempting it with chop sticks and horrible cotton yarn I had for crafts 🤪 my husband still thinks I'm crazy. But in the end it worked out... you did really well! You'll be a knit master in no time!
Seeee gotta use what you have 😂😂😂 but thank you!!
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I’ve crocheted for almost 10 years and I’ve knit for about 8…I love how fast crochet works up but I just prefer the look of knitting, especially on clothing. Fair isle work is my favorite but oh man, it makes me angry sometimes. You’ll start to learn/“read” how the stitches look and your projects will work up a lot faster. Good luck on your journey! Knitting is fun :)
I love that most people start on US 8 needles with worsted weight yarn, but here you are doing a first attempt with fingering weight yarn and like a US2.
i’m so glad you shared the struggles because i started teaching myself about a week ago and i get SO frustrated every time i try and end up thinking “is it just me!? why did i pick up crochet in a few hours but knitting is like pulling teeth!?” hahaha
Hahaaa yes! I’m like how do people even knit when it’s so confusing?? 😂😂😂
Try loom knitting! It's sooo simple much more easier then needle knitting
@@thehealingafteryou i have a family member who does it and it looks so intimidating haha but i’m absolutely down to try! i’ll look up some videos 😁
I was the opposite. I had a harder time with crochet. I prefer knitting but enjoy both.
I was literally talking you through the steps and saying “No, pinch , wait…hold the”….. lol wish I could teach you.
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You've come so far since this video. Swatching, test knitting, designing your own pattern 😂😂😂😂
I've crocheted for basically my whole life and only picked up knitting last month. I love both for different things cause I pretty much only crochet toys as I don't like the texture in clothing, but I picked up knitting for the clothing. ngl i adore watching people learn new things cause it puts my own experience into perspective. Instead of making little swatches as you did, I immediately jumped in and made some socks (two pairs) and now I'm on my first sweater.
if you're going to make clothing I highly highly recommend making a gauge swatch since that'll determine what yarn/needle size fits the size you want to achieve. there's a lot of different videos on making gauge swatches, and the process is different depending on whether you knit flat or in the round. I knit and blocked three separate swatches for my first sweater before settling on a needle size smaller than was recommended and had to go up two sizes on the sweater to get the correct fit.
I'm really excited to see what you decide to knit!
Oh wow, I can't imagine just jumping in right away without learning all the basics first, haha.
With clothing, I don't gauge anything when crocheting since usually whatever I make is fairly oversized anyway. So if it's smaller than what I wanted, it will fit me well and if it's bigger than what I wanted, I'll still love it since I love oversized clothing.
With knitting, I will go about the same way just to see if I can still apply those same tactics and then decide if I want to gauge or not. Thank you for the suggestions!
Omg I am a knitter and I CANNOT crochet for the life of me, but I love watching people crochet, so to see you try knitting makes me so happy 💜💜💜
:) Ribbing gets easier with practice, once you learn how to "read" your knitting and understand what the different stitches look like and how they are formed. You guys are doing so well for just starting!
Tysm!
I do both, but I like to Knit more. I've been knitting for 3 yrs now, but when I started it took me 2 weeks straight of knitting to ease up my tension, and to not drop stitches. I would start with Chunky yarn on bamboo needles while starting out, youll have a better hold of your stitches unlike with metal. Trust me it makes a big difference. Later on metal is great. Also,, by using chunky you can make a Hat in a couple of hours.. A Scarf in a day. It kept me from quitting knitting cause i felt like i was accomplishing something. found it easier to just do the Garter Stitch and stockinette on Scarves and Hats. Once you've mastered your tension and aren't dropping stitches then I'd move on to a big project like a sweater, otherwise you'll be frogging a bunch. These are just suggestions of things that worked for me, everyone learns differently. I hope it helps🙂
Thank you very much!! 🥰
Kali I just subscribed to your channel a couple of days ago. I’ve been crocheting from the age of 12,I’m 59. I’m taking up the knitting needles again and following your channel and binging on beginning to knit videos. Thank you for your channel and taking on the challenge to learn to knit.You and your family are truly examples of textile arts.Keep the knowledge and videos coming 😀
I've been knitting for a long time but I started crocheting like 2 months ago 😅it's fun personally I like crochet cause it's faster to complete stuff in my experience but knitting looks more aesthetically pleasing TO ME
I agree!
I am a crocheter and a knitter and I like both because crochet is quicker but knitting looks nicer
I am not alone! I always forget if I am doing a knit or purl as well. No, I have to count if I get lost from where I started. Sometimes I use stitch markers to help me. I've gotten better. I always here from other crocheters that knitting isn't hard if you know how to crochet. Um.... not all of us are the same!
Lol it’s funny…I started out knitting first some years back and just started crocheting in November. Totally addicted to crocheting now 😅🤣 i think we kind of just get excited with something new
knitting for sure hurts my hands more than crochet, so make sure to stretch them every thirty minutes or so. You did an awesome job learning so fast :) Knitting might seem more complicated, but it's really just the same two stitches combined in different ways.
I crochet and knit. I love them equally. But it does depend on what I want to make. I would never knit another blanket, not if I want to use it in this lifetime. 😄 I knitted a baby blanket once and I thought I would NEVER finish! In general I like the look of knitted garments better, but their are some crochet designers ( yourself included) who are taking crochet designs to another level and they look amazing. I think it’s a special talent to take crochet and make it look high end. There’s a new crochet magazine called MOORIT and the designs I’ve seen from it are amazing!
I enjoyed your video; I am new to knitting also, for my first project I just knit a scarf in the knit stitch only. What I liked about it was that the project used bulky 6 yarn and I believe size 10 needles. Using the think yarn and large needles made it easier for me to start. It’s very relaxing!
Love that!
A couple weeks ago I started getting into natural fibers (alpaca and mohair) with crochet and now I just started my first knitted sweater, I feel like we are synchronized ahahah I LOVE IT
ps the rib stitch is a bitch at first, can confirm
Ayeee so cool! And omg yes the rib stitch was crazy confusing at first
I just started knitting and I love it. My future sister in law is a knitter so she's been helping me. I love your crochet videos and I cant wait tp see what you create as a knitter now too!
i am crocheter. i learned how to crochet when i was a young girl - and picked it back up as an adult - and now i also chronicle my journey over here on youtube!
girl - i tried knitting but i could never get the tension the same - it took forever to work up and was just all round frustrating to me.
who know - i might try again now that i am older - but i first want to get established here on YT as a crocheter and then i can broaden my horizons after that
Decided at the start of the month to learn to knit, I went right into knitting a sock. While hard as anything, I think I will be making socks along my other crochet projects. There was a challenge a few years ago to fill a box with socks over a year period and I am tempted to give it a try in 2022.
Omggg that would be so cool! I would definitely love to do that next year.
Yes it does count as one with your slipknot. You did well with your beginnings. Look how far you've come now though! Love it
I've knitted for years and recently picked up crochet. So here's my 2 cents, hopefully I can make sense over text.
So study your stich and how it's formed. You can see that purl stitches are just the backside of a knit stitch. Knit formes the V and purl makes the bumpy side.
So when you are doing ribbing and don't know if you should purl or knit look at the stitch below the one you are on. If it is a V knit to make another V, if it is bumpy then purl.
I really hope that makes sense!
Tysm for the help!
KALI!!!! i dont always comment because i am usually crocheting while i binge your content - but i droppped what i was doing because i just wanted to say thanks for the live the other day - i enjoyed it quite alot. love from cape town, south africa
Awww of course!! Tysm for being there. I really appreciate it. 💙💙💙
The first time i learned knitting it was with pencils during break with a couple other girls because it was raining and we ran out of ideas for the yarn.
Thanks for the encouragement to learn new fiber arts! (Maybe, I'll crochet the next adult blankie.)
You did better than I ever could lol! Great job, can't wait to see what else you create! 😊
Thank you, Kyara!! 💙💙
This was a cool video- I’ve been teaching myself how to knit for like 5 years! Still only making dishcloths scarves- I’m such a slow learner/knitter but I ❤ how elegant the stitching looks. New subscriber
Oooofffff. I give you credit. I tried so hard to knitt... And I just suck at it. I don't know why my brain just doesn't want to do it. Lol.
It’s so funny to hear you say knitting is harder than crocheting, because I learnt to knit first and I find I can mindlessly do it and really enjoy that. But I find crocheting so hard because you have to count stitches so often, and there’s so much to learn (so many different stitches!!) 😂
Also I learnt knitting from my school teacher but crocheting from only videos so I feel like that made a difference
Oh woww!! I actually don’t ever count my stitches when crocheting, lol. Only my rows sometimes, but usually I just measure stuff. That’s so cool to hear!
I started knitting with metal shish kebab skewers at 10 i really love your determination😂😂
I don’t know if this will help you, but the knit stitch looks like a V and the purl stitch looks like two bars slightly overlapping on either side ( if that makes sense.) I find knowing this especially useful when working ribbing.
I am a crocheter and a knitter. And I can’t decide which one I like better. But I love knitting because knitted garments use less yarn and don’t feel as thick. But crocheting is so much fun!
Tysm!
I both knit and crochet. Knitting has a better drape but crochet works up faster. What the item is going to be use for determines which one I will use. It takes time but I learn to knit first at age ten but my mother was a left-handed crocheter so I picked up on it as a teen. I now crochet more because the hooks were safer around children and I design a lot of household items like rugs and mixed media wall hangings.
Yay! 🥳🥳🤗🤗I'm excited to see what you will do with knitting.
omg YES perfect timing, currently sitting here with my needles and I'm VERY frustrated :P
It definitely gets easier! This was just a week ago and I feel so much more advanced already haha. I know you already made a knit project before, but watch RJ Knits and Sheep & Stitch if you need some extra help because they are great!
love your determination and passion for art!
I started knitting this summer and love it so much. I never crocheted but love your videos. Hope you enjoy doing your knitting project, I just finished my first 😁
I started knitting when I was really little, like 8. And I've knitted here and there, mainly for blankets and scarves. But then I found out about crocheting. I started with stuffed animals, and now I think I'm transitioning to clothing. My dream though is to knit myself a Weasley sweater, I just need to figure out where to start with knitting needles because I have no idea where to begin with that.
You did really well, for the rib, you need an even number of sts, then start one row knit and the next row purl, or easier knit 2 purl 2 hope this helps X
Thank you!! And that definitely helps!
I love knitted garments. I am a crocheter first because it was easier. I used to envy people who can knit. Now I do both. Great job for starting knitting. Takes awhile to get use to but don’t give up. Can you please a link to your knitting needles? Is it aluminum by chance or plastic? I have bamboos needles and stainless steel Chiagoo.
I LOVE knitted garments. I follow so many Scandinavian designers and I was like okay I have to learn, lol. I just got some random needles from Amazon (I just put the link in the description for ya)
As someone who started out with crochet and then started knitting, I really recommend continental knitting! Basically with the continental style you hold the yarn in your left hand (like when you crochet), rather than holding the yarn in the right hand (which is called the English style). There are many different styles of knitting on both the continental and English side of things, so I’d definitely recommend checking it out! Rj Knits made a video on continental style, I believe it’s called ‘speed knitting’ on his channel. Hope this helps, good luck :)
I’m left handed so I don’t hold the yarn with my left hand when crocheting, only my right. So English style is actually the best and easier for me. But thank you for the suggestion! ☺️
hahaha the amount of times you called the needles "hooks" in the beginning had me dying 😂
lmaooo the crocheter in me did not want to say needle
GIRL!!! that rib stitch needs hospitalisation! immediately! 😂
For real 😂😂😂😂
You’re doing great looks like you’re having fun,I think you should try Tunisian crochet you would like it.
I can knit but don’t like it and I want to try it again, but I crochet and Tunisian crochet.
Love the video! Can you try dyeing yarn at home for a future video since that seems really fun🙈🌸
Or make a video on tips and tricks for crocheting and how to become a faster crocheter or make a video about your furls hook collection
I will definitely add these to my ideas list! 💙
Is this a coincidence or what?! I usually crochet and just started knitting yesterday too :)
Awesome!!
Keep at it you are doing good
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You got more perseverance than me! Occasionally I will come back to swatching knit but I’m not good enough to start making objects yet so I keep going back to crocheting. Look up continental style knitting. It’s supposed to be easier for crocheters because of how you hold the yarn and tension it.
English knitting is actually easier for me since I’m left handed and I don’t hold my yarn on the left when crocheting, only the right.
@@knitwithkali ooh! More power to ya! There’s way less left handed tutorials on TH-cam. You’re inspiring me to keep working on my swatches. I love the lightweight feeling of knit fabrics over crochet so hoping I can get to a point where I can make a wearable!
Yeah there aren’t many, which is why I just knit like a right handed person lol seems easier when reading patterns and stuff any way. I hope you can knit wearables soon! That will be so great. 🥰
Kali you have to make a crochet tutorial bc your really good at knitting and crocheting thanks!
I do both.I started by knitting then i learned how to crochet and i never get back to knitting again😂😂
Look up how to read your knitting stitches. That way you get tips on how to know when to knit or purl.
So actually garter stitch is just knitting all the rows, or purling all the rows. So the first couple of swatches you did looked the same (even if you changed from knit to purl stitches) because they were both garter stitch! Purl stitches are just knit stitches on the opposite side! Hope that makes sense/helps :)
Thank you for explaining!
I would recommend that you and your sisters take a look at the Marly Bird youtube channel. Marly is a well-known crocheter and knitter. She has a beginner knitting series on her channel where she taught her mother how to knit. She has lots of tutorials for knitting for items such as hats, socks, sweaters, etc. She has a fun personality that I think you guys would enjoy. Good luck on your knitting journey. 💙
Thank you!
You did so well! at 21:00 you were talking about a stitch at the back that looked a little weird. It looks like you accidentally didn't knit it and just slipped it onto the next needle. If so, when you count the stitches from the bottom to the top, that row will have one stitch (v) less then the other rows. If that makes sense? Can't wait to see your future knit projects! :)
Ohhhh that makes sense! Tysm for the help! 💙
@@knitwithkali Np!😊
You made no mistakes as the mistake you made in the rib pattern made it turn out to be the double moss stitch. 😉❤️
When you make swatches like you did when knitting back and forth instead of in circles, both the swatch of the knit stitch and the purl stitch will look exactly the same! This is because a purl stitch is just the knit stitch seen from the back. If you want to see what it really look like, you should alternate which stitch you use on each row: knit - purl - knit and so on :)
Ahh, gotcha! I was wondering why they looked just alike 😂😂
not me trying to knit but it's to hard I love crochet
btw im ten and try knitting with long crochet hooks it way easyer
I use sticks to knit its very good 👍and I use pencil s ✏ or pens 🖊 but pencil s don't work that good
You can use certain 🥢 chopsticks too!
I don't own chopsticks, but that's great to know! :D
@@knitwithkali Good luck 🍀
I am a kid but I knit and crochet
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Rib stitch is 2 knit 2 purl
Perls are a little difficult for me as well
I’m getting more comfortable doing it now hallelujah
you could have practiced with chopcticks...lol. or picked up a cheap set at your local Walmart..lol. good job
I don’t own chopsticks, and I had already ordered needles which were coming the next day, so I didn’t need to rush to get some. I just used what I had for the time being, lol. And thank you!
I'm a knitter who started crocheting in January 2020 and I found crochet harder than knitting (I'm still slower at crochet than knitting :) )
hahaha I guess it's just vice versa for us crocheters who starting crocheting first then knitting xD
Girl those tiny crochet hooks why would you put yourself through that!
Hahaaa I was impatient 😆
Lol me trying to see someone else try first
Why would you just be like 👋... Like bruh
I'm getting really comfortable knitting now and as a lefty the purl rows are my least favorite lol
Yesss omg lol now that I’m working the rib stitch, purling is getting easier though
@@knitwithkali I'm excited about what you guys will be working up