How to Knit a Scarf for Beginners Step By Step

Learn how to knit a scarf for beginners in this step-by-step video tutorial! This course is designed for complete newbies and beginners, so if youve never held yarn or needles before, then this is course for you! \r
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Well go over each step of the knitting process (dont worry, there are only 3 steps!) so that you can knit a comfy scarf with any yarn and needles.\r
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WHAT YOULL LEARN:\r
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1. Cast On - involves getting the yarn onto your needles\r
2. Knit Stitch - the bread and butter of knitting. Get this stitch down and you can officially call yourself a knitter!\r
3. Cast Off - how do you get your scarf off your needles when its long enough? With the cast off!\r
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BONUS TIPS:\r
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* How to choose yarn and needles\r
* How to get a neat edge using a slipped selvedge\r
* How to hold your needles (once youre comfortable knitting)\r
* How to weave in your tail ends so that your scarf is neat and secure\r
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:\r
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0:32 Choosing Yarn and Needles\r
2:16 Cast On\r
7:33 Knit Stitch\r
13:46 Next Row and Pep Talk\r
16:01 How to Hold Your Needles\r
18:31 Slipped Selvedge\r
19:34 Cast Off\r
24:29 Weaving in Ends\r
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HOW I KNIT MY SCARF:\r
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The scarf in the video is knit with two skeins of Martta the Merino yarn in color Pearl. This is a bulky weight yarn.\r
I casted on 22 stitches and used a US 15/10mm bamboo needle to knit the scarf. The scarf ended up being 9.25 wide and 65 long.\r
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HELPFUL VIDEOS FOR BEGINNERS:\r
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How to Join a New Ball of Yarn: \r
How to Fix Dropped Stitches: \r
How to Fix Extra Stitches: \r
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Music used in the video:\r
Swimming by Poddington Bear\r
Summertime by YoWiLLLL