I wanted to set out some basic knitting in Here's how I care for the things I have been knitting.
A beginner is naturally clumsy because they are not comfortable with using two needles. Different combinations of knit and purl stitches, along with more advanced techniques, generate fabrics of considerably variable consistency, from gauzy to very dense, from highly stretchy to relatively stiff, from flat to tightly curled, and so on. It is also best to use the basic knitting stitches, just knit and purl until you are use to knitting.
When you complete a lovely, warm sweater made with your own hands, you can proudly wear it and explain that you knitted it yourself. Tools for measuring needle diameter and yarn properties have been discussed above, as well as the yarn swift, ballwinder and "yarntainers". This is particularly good as the pattern will be correct for the yarn being used.
You also will usually want to stick with chunky yarns (this is a good use for "novelty" yarns, which have lots of texture and are usually thick but also light and fluffy), since they knit up quickly so you can make more presents. But, that's the essence of knitting.
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