Technique Tuesday: Knitting Video Library
Technique Tuesday was Alpaca Direct's series of knitting how-to videos. The videos were recorded earlier and live here as a library you can watch any time. Giveaways, prizes, live events and prices mentioned in older videos have ended.
Pick a technique group below. Each video opens on YouTube in a new tab and shows its length. Where a blog post on our site embeds the same video, a "Read the blog post" link sits under the title.
Cast-ons
Ways to start a project, from one-minute demonstrations to a longer comparison.
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How to Cast On The Andrea Mowry Night Shift Shawl
Length 5:50
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Learn To Knit - Cast On Techniques
Length 5:11
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E-Loop Cast On - Quick 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 0:48
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The Crochet Cast On - Knitting Tutorial
Length 2:06
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How To Estimate Tail Length for the Long Tail Cast On
Length 3:19
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How To Knit The Old Norwegian Cast On or German Twisted Cast On
Length 1:40
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Long-Tail Cast On - Quick 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:43
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Reverse E-Loop Cast On - 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 0:45
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Let's Compare Cast Ons and Binds Offs for better edges
Length 22:27
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Cable Cast On - Quick 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:21
Bind-offs
Ways to finish an edge.
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Channel Island Bind Off
Length 3:36
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How To Knit a Tubular Bind-Off In The Round
Length 4:52
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How to Knit the Icelandic Bind-Off
Length 2:23
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Three Needle Bind-Off - Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:44
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The Picot Bind-Off Knitting Method for a Picot Edge
Length 4:17
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Easy Sewn Bind-Off Knitting Tutorial
Length 2:00
Decreases
Shape your knitting with decreases.
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SLIP SLIP KNIT (SSK) - Quick 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 0:56
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SL1, K2TOG, PSSO - Quick 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:00
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CDD (Center Double Decrease) Knitting Technique
Length 1:27
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K2tog (Knit 2 Together) 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:14
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P3tog (Purl 3 Together) Knitting Decrease Technique
Length 1:22
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SK2P (Slip, Knit 2 Together, Pass Slip Stitch Over) Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:26
Cables and twists
Cross stitches with and without a cable needle.
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How To Knit the Right Twist - Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:39
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How To Knit the Left Twist - Knitting Tutorial
Length 1:48
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How to knit cables without a cable needle
Length 2:45
Fixing mistakes and finishing
Rescue dropped stitches, join yarn and add finishing touches.
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How To Fix A Dropped Purl Stitch - Quick 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 0:52
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How To Add Names On Knitwear with Duplicate Stitch and Embroidery Knitting Techniques
Length 8:03
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How to Knit Child Safe Buttons with the Bobble Stitch
Length 3:33
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How To Pick Up Stitches On The Purl Side
Length 2:36
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Weaving In Cotton Ends on Knitting Projects
Length 3:21
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How To Put Your Stitches Back Onto The Knitting Needles
Length 2:36
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How To Fix A Dropped Knit Stitch - Quick 1 Minute Knitting Tutorial
Length 0:53
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Russian Join - How to Join Yarn With No Knots or Weaving
Length 4:24
Seaming and grafting
Join pieces and close seams.
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Russian Grafting For Shoulder Seams
Length 25:59
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How To Graft 1x1 Ribbing For Knitwear
Length 8:47
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How to Use The Zipper Join to Seam Squares of Knitted Fabric
Length 4:25
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How to Knit: The Whip Stitch Knitting Technique
Length 4:48
Colorwork and stripes
Stripe and colorwork techniques.
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Helix Stripe Knitting Technique Step by Step Colorwork Tutorial
Length 2:52
Stitch patterns
Textured stitch patterns.
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Brioche Knitting - Setup Rounds, Brioche Knit and Brioche Purl Stitch Techniques
Length 7:23
Choosing size and yarn weight
Adjust a pattern to fit the yarn you have.
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How To Adjust a Pattern For Different Weights Of Yarn
Length 18:35
Worsted-weight yarns to practice with
Yarns shown here are the ones in stock at the moment you load the page.