There are plenty of knitting patterns online and in magazines. All knitting patterns contain abbreviations and numbers. At first glance, this may seem difficult but once you understand it, you will complete a knitted pattern.
All patterns start out with the materials that you will need. The needle size, the amount of yarn and the gauge. The gauge is the measure of stitches to inch. For example, eight stitches per 4 inches.
Begin with the Cast On, abbreviated as ‘CO’ is the beggining of a knitted piece. There are various ways that you can cast on, find the one that is most comfortable.
Make sure you know some abbreviated terms such as ‘P’ for Purl stitch and ‘K’ for knit stitch. You do not need to know all the terms because once you know how to do basic stitching, it is all about knitting.
A Knitting abbreviation key is essential, you can look it up online. A good website for this is knittinghelp.com, they have a wonderful chart with all the knitting terms and abbreviations. They also have videos attatched in which you can learn right away. A good idea can be to print out the terms and keep it for refrence.
Do not get confused with all the abbreviations. If you cannot read it, write the meaning or short description to help you remember.
Once you understand a bit, you can certainly finish a pattern and successfully knit a piece.
Keep on knitting.
You can find more information in the websites below:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-glossary
http://www.ehow.com/how_5861586_follow-knitting-pattern.html
http://knitting.about.com/
http://www.knittinghelp.com
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