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First Stitches checklist

16 steps from your first stitch to a finished project.

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Getting started

Week one.

  • Choose knitting or crochet to start Guide
  • Get medium-weight yarn and the right needles or hook Guide
  • Read your yarn label Guide
  • Practice the basic stitches for a week Guide

Yarn

Choose well.

  • Learn the yarn weight numbers Guide
  • Pick a fiber that suits your project Guide
  • Make a gauge swatch Guide
  • Buy all skeins from one dye lot Guide

Making

Finish one.

  • Start a simple first project Guide
  • Follow a beginner pattern Guide
  • Fix one mistake instead of starting over Guide
  • Weave in ends and block your piece Guide

Enjoying it

Keep going.

  • Take breaks and stretch your hands Guide
  • Visit a library or yarn store group Guide
  • Make something from leftover yarn Guide
  • Make something to give away Guide