Welcome to Knit Knack information and knowledge resource for knitters.

Knit Knowledge contains all those useful bits and pieces of information that your grandma would have told you for a smooth ride to knitting success, e.g. what equipment do I need? what is yarn? what is tension?

 

The Abbreviations section gives all of the standard abbreviations that you are likely to encounter as a beginner. As the standard abbreviations have remained virtually unchanged for more than 150 years, this is an invaluable resource for any knitter.

 

The Glossary is a comprehensive reference section containing standard knitting terms and expressions used on this site and other knittng-related sites and publications. Understanding the specialist language is important if you want to learn and improve. Learn the jargon, crack the code and speed your progress to being able to knit any project of your choice.