Learning to cast on, knit, and bind off are the primary techniques covered in

Yes, there is a basic cast on that will work in many situations. Called the long

A Slip Stitch is a stitch that is not worked. It is just moved to the right needle

The knit stitch is the classic stitch of knitting. Start by Slipping the First

Garter stitch is what happens when every row is knit using straight needles.

How to tension the yarn while knitting was not actually a skill I taught.

When a new knitter puts the knitting down in the middle of a row, short rowing

I always had my students cast on ten stitches. It gave me a