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Knitting Fundamentals: A Reference Guide
From Knitting At KNoon Designs
The DVD Contents

Casting On:
Long tail cast on
Estimating length of tail
E-wrap cast on
Knitted on cast on
Cable cast on
Provisional cast on
Binding Off:
Regular bind off
Picot bind off
I-cord bind off
Super flex bind off
Internals:
k (knit stitches)
p (purl stitches)
Ribbing
knit tbl (through back loop)
purl tbl (through back loop)

Increases:
kfb (knit in the front and back of the same stitch)
pfb (purl in the front and back of the same stitch)
M1R / M1L (make 1 right / left slanting)
Raised increases
yo (yarn over) between knit stitches
yo (yarn over) between purl stitches

Decreases:
k2tog (knit 2 stitches together)
p2tog (purl 2 stitches together)
ssk (slip, slip, knit)
k2tog tbl (through back loops)

Short rows (wrapping, turning, and knitting in the wraps)
Joining a new yarn
Weaving in
Joining pieces:
Pick up and knit stitches
Kitchener stitch graft
Three-needle bind off
Sewing up (mattress stitch):
Introduction
Stitches to stitches
Rows to rows
Stitches to rows

Knitting in the round:
Knitting in the round with a circular needle
Knitting in the round with double-point needles, Part I
Knitting in the round with double-point needles, Part II
Knitting in the round with double-point needles, Part III

Repairs:
Tinking (unknitting)
Picking up a dropped stitch in stockinet
Picking up a dropped stitch in garter
Frogging (rip it, rip it)
Socks:
Introduction
Turning a heel
Picking up gusset stitches
Closing the toe
Inserting a heel
Potpourri:
I-cord
Twisted cord
Basic cables
Hand winding a center pull ball