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The Basics

• How to cast on
• How to knit
• How to purl
• How to cast off

Shaping

• How to decrease
• How to increase a stitch knitways
• How to increase a stitch purlways

Helpful Tips

• How to join in a new ball of yarn or change colour
• How to place coloured marker threads

Sewing Up

• How to sew knitted pieces together
• How to join vertical seams
• How to sew in ends

Finishing

• How to make a button loop
• How to make a pompom
• How to make a twisted cord
• How to make a 3 strand plait