Holding the needles and yarn
Everyone evolves their own personal way of holding knitting needles and yarn but it is still useful to know how to start.

The basic stitches
We take you through the basics of knitting to help you get started

A stitch in time – the basics of hand sewing
Even if you have a sewing machine, it’s still important to learn the most basic hand stitches. Sometimes it’s just easier to do a quick hand sewn repair rather than having to set up your machine, plus hand stitches always give a superior quality finish.