Grab your needles and prepare to learn some knitting basics all while creating your first project: a gender-neutral beanie.

Knitting can be a fun and cathartic activity. Here's everything you need to know if you want to learn how to knit.

The author shows beginners how to make beautiful projects and learn new techniques. All 20 projects show you the required stitches and techniques, as well as some tricks.

Knitting is a very popular hobby that mainly requires yarn and two knitting needles. We spoke to two professional knitters for the best tips and supplies to get started as a beginner. Learn more ...

There was a consensus among our experts that beginners should start with a thicker-knit yarn, anything from a medium size (known as worsted-weight) to a heavy, chunky yarn.