How To Knit a Scarf

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Learn to knit a scarf for a relaxing pastime and to engage in a constructive and creative activity.

To complete this How-To you will need:

An 8-ounce skein of four-ply yarn
No. 10 knitting needles
Time

Step 1: Make a slipknot

Set the yarn to one side, holding a needle in your right hand. Make a slipknot, and loop onto the needle without tightening the knot. Leave a short tail hanging off.

Tip: Throughout your knitting, leave the knot wide enough to accept the needle, maintaining tension on the yarn for a consistent and tight color weave in the scarf.

Step 2: Cast on

Cast on. Hold one needle in one hand. Grab the yarn with your other hand, and wrap the yarn around your index finger, crossing the yarn at the base of your finger. Slide the needle through this loop and off your finger, tightening the stitch.

Step 3: Repeat stitches for width

Repeat this process until you have set the width for your scarf.

Step 4: Switch sides

Transfer the needle, with the stitches, to your left hand. Pass the needle in your right hand through the first loop, going under the left needle.

Step 5: Knit

Wrap the yarn under, and then over, the right needle, guiding the yarn with your right index finger. Slide the yarn through the stitch on the left needle, pulling that new stitch onto the right needle.

Tip: Remove the old stitch from the left needle when adding the new stitch to the right needle or you will have to start again.

Step 6: Build rows

Repeat until all the stitches on the left have been moved to the right. Switch hands with the needles and build another row. Continue until you reach the scarf length. Count your stitches every few rows to make sure you haven't accidentally added any, or the width of your scarf will change.

Tip: Picking up an extra stitch at the end of a row is a common error. To avoid this, check the last stitch of the row as it goes on the right needle. Also be sure the first stitch at the beginning of a row is snug so loops from the stitches below do not wrap around the needle, creating what looks like two stitches.

Step 7: Finish the scarf

Knit the first two stitches to finish your scarf. Pull the first stitch over the second and off of the needle. Knit the next stitch and repeat on the left. Pull the first stitch over the second and off of the right needle.

Step 8: Bind the edge

Repeat until the edge is bound. Cut the yarn, leaving about four inches hanging, pull this through the last stitch, and knot it.

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[iLovePie8320]

this isnt relaxing its pissing me off.

[britzzzxionggg]

This is video was actually kind of fast- but reminder this is not a hate comment

[maggieford1]

it is 2012 now 2 yr agao i knew how o knit then i forgot this vid helped me to rember how to knit thankyou howcast

[sindyythug]

this is freaking stupid shows you nothing

[sarahlee45]

this video is dumb and didnt help at all

[BubblePopMystery]

my edges are sloppy.....

[BubblePopMystery]

i'm making this for my new born baby sister :)

[Mrshadow1789]

it does not help you



[Mrshadow1789]

this video is dum

[Disneyrugg]

Horrible video for begginers, but perfect to refresh your memory if you already knew how to knit, but needed a quick refresher course

[AnOrdinaryUKGirl]

This is probably a record for Howcast, the least amount of materials needed!

[SweetAndSour361]

A lot of things that are easy in this video are explained weird so its hard. I have knitted before and kinda forgot but after seeing the video it all came back so thank you.