Learn to Knit Beginner Scarf

1. Intro: Learn to Knit Beginner Scarf: Looping mango is editing company based in New York. Make knitting fun and accessible to everyone with our yarn tools and classes. This class you will learn how to knit a very simple scarf using a knit stitch. These are some examples of a finished scarf made with loopy mango Marion on number five, which is a super chunky Merino wool. We recommend that you use a chunky, in other words, thick yarn for this project. Since it will make it very easy for you to see the stitches in your knitting will go very fast. You should be able to complete this project in just a few hours. There are many chunky yards from different brands available on the market today. We will take you through an entire process of making the scarf step-by-step. Start your knitting adventure today. Follow the instruction and make one of these classy and pseudo one. And everyone should own one of these. I have more colors. Here's another great color, Dorian Gray. It's darker, shade of gray. Is it soft? Very soft. Unisex anyone can wear it. This is super soft. I mean, they can stop. 2. Materials : Let's talk about materials. You will need yarn, knitting needles and scissors. Measuring tape or ruler is optional but good to have. If you're going to use loopy mango Marina number five, you will need two balls. This is a great yarn for beginners because it's very thick. You can see how nice and chunky it is. When you knit with big and chunky yarns, It's very easy for you to see the stitches and to learn how to knit. When selecting your yarn, you will note that it can come into different shapes. Shape number one is what we have here is a ball and you can easily unwind the tail end and then you use it for knitting. This is same thing but in a different colors. So you can see your yarn can be in solid color or tweet. But it's all same thickness, very nice. Super chunky thickness. You can have a second kind of shape called a hang or escape. And these terms are interchangeable. You can see here that you can't start knitting from this yarn right away. You need to untangle it and then carefully wind it into a bowl. You can also ask a yarn store where you purchase it to wind it for you. But this is an extra step and if you're a complete beginner, it's probably easier that you stick with the ion that comes in the bowl already. Here we have two examples of different thickness. On the right we have super chunky, very thick yarn. And this is what we recommend. You can see all kinds of information about the yarn, such as fiber content with yardage printed on the label. You see that the yarn on the left is much thinner than the yarn on the right. For your first project, we definitely recommend that you stick with a very thick yarn. You will also need knitting needles. For super chunky yarns, we recommend that you use size us 19. There are two types of knitting needles. Straightening those just two wooden sticks and circular needles where you have two wooden sticks connected with a plastic cable. Here you can see that the straightening those and the circular needles, they are the same thickness. Even though they look different. For this project, you can use either one. The cable is there because if you're working on a bigger project, you can hold more stitches and also is good for knitting in the round such as sleeves or hats. But for this project, either neither will work fine. Needing project typically comes with instructions which are referred to as a knitting pattern. In pattern will specify the number of stitches you need to cast on which yarn to use. Usually a pattern is written for a specific yarn or a specific yarn weight. If you're using super chunky yarn for this project, we recommend that you cast on 12 stitches. 3. Step by Step Instructions: Learn to knit beginner scarf. First we need to find the tail end. A ball of yarn has to tail ends, one on the outside and one inside. It's usually easier to find the one on the outside. Sometimes it's tucked in, in-between the yarn strands, but it's pretty easy to find and this is how you would unwind it. But when you unwind, notice how the ball of yarn keeps moving around. Another way to do it would be to find the tail and the second one on the inside. It takes a little bit more practice and sometimes it's not so easy to find. Here. You can see that eventually we do find it. The benefit of using the tail end from the inside of the yarn is when you start pulling the yarn. See, when you pull the yarn out, the ball of yarn stays in one place. It's up to you. If you're a complete beginner, maybe it's easier to pull it from the outside. You know, you don't want it. If you read bothers you that it moves around, try to find it on the inside. Slipknot. Step one, we're going to make a slipknot. Pull the yarn through the loop. Like so. Again. Make a slipknot. Make a loop, and put the long end of the yarn through the loop. You can adjust the size of it by pulling on the two ends of the yarn. Knitting needle and put that first loop. This is your slipknot. Put it on the navel. We're going to count it as your first stitch. Cast on. This is how to cast on your wrap the yarn around your hand and put it on the needle. And then adjust your attention again, RAB and put it back on the needle. Don't pull it too tight. If that happens, loosen it up a little bit and keep going until you have 12 stitches total. You can also wrap the yarn around your finger if you find that easier. When you're done, make sure to count. We have 12 stitches on the knee. We're now ready for step three. Knit stitch, copier, second needle, inserted through the first stitch. From left to right. Take the yarn, wrap it around the needle, and pull it through that stage. Then take it off. It's as simple four-step process. Step one, insert the needle, step to wrap it around the needle. Step three, pull the yarn through the loop. And step four, take it off the needle over. Pull it through the loop, and take it off the needle. Again. Yarn over. Pull it through the loop, and take it off the needle. And over, pull it through the loop and take it off the needle. Yarn over. Pull it through and take it off the needle. Make sure you always insert the needle from left to right. Yarn over. Pull through the loop and take it off. Your turnover. Bullet through. And take it on. Yarn over, pull it through and take it off, and keep repeating until you are done with every stitch on the Neither. Your last stitch is done exactly the same way as all previous stitches. Step for you just needed your first row. What you're going to do now is flip the needle. Now you're ready for your next row. Step five is repeating these rows until you have only about 36 inches of yarn left. When you're starting the next row, it's very important that you don't twist the yarn by accident. So make sure every stage is aligned. Everything looks the same and count them after every row. When you are a beginner, we recommend that you pound to make sure you still at 12 stitches. Then we repeat the process. This stitch is called the knit stitch. So you just repeating. When you insert the new though, make sure you always go perpendicular and you're right. Needle is on the bottom. Don't go in parallel or don't try to go on top of the left needle. Always inserted at 90 degree angle and don't pull the yarn too tight. If that happens, losing it up a little bit. Yarn over, pull it through. Don't attempt to knit with your tips. Make sure you insert the needle all the way. And only at that point release. If you knit with your tips like this, it will cause your stitches to become small and knitting will become very tight and uncomfortable to knit. Make sure you insert the needle all the way over, pull it through the loop, and over, pull it through and take it off. Again. When you are done, you want to count the stitches, make sure you align everything. Every stage has to look the same. Then they go onto our next row. When you finish first ball of yarn, you simply join the two ends. One from your is Bolivian. You a second. You can simply tied into a knot. Then you just keep going. You can tuck in the ends inside between Cast off. When you are down to about 36 inches. Another trick you can do is if you have about four times the width of your project, That's how much yarn you need for your last step. We start by knitting two stitches, 12. Then you take your first stitch, you pick it up with the needle. And pull it over your second stitch. Then you need one more. Again. We have two stitches knitted. You pick up the first, pull it over the next stitch. Again, knit one. We have two stitches on the right, neither. You can also pull it with your fingers, either with fingers or with a needle. Make sure when you're casting off, you're doing it a little bit more loosely than even the knitting. Your edge is going to be uneven. Have you stitches a little bit extra loose. Then you keep going until you get to the end of the row. When you're down to just one stage, you take the tail and pull it through that last loop, like so. Then you can simply hide those loose ends in-between the stitches. This is called weaving in. You just going in and out until you don't see that tail end anymore. You can do the same thing for any ends that are sticking out. So when we started the project, this was our slipknot. And it also has a little tail. We're going to women in and hide it in-between the stitches to make sure everything looks nice and neat. Congratulations on your new scar.