Ready ● Set ● Knit: First Practice Knit

What You'll Do

• Cast on using a method you're comfortable with

• Knit a small number of rows

• Watch how the yarn and needles behave

• Stop and adjust if something doesn't feel right

That's it.

Steps to Begin Knitting

1. Prepare the machine

• Position your carriage on the starting side (Most knitters begin with the Carriage on the Right)

• Make sure the needles you plan to use are in Working Position

• Thread the yarn as you normally would

2. Cast on

Use the simplest cast-on method you know for your machine.

If this is your first time:

• Choose a basic cast-on (follow your manual)

• Don't worry about edge neatness

• Focus only on getting stitches onto the needles

3. Set stitch size

• Start with a middle stitch size for your yarn

• Avoid extremes (very tight or very loose)

• You can adjust later

4. Knit a few rows

• Knit 5–10 slow rows

• Watch the needles and stitches as you go

• Listen to how the machine sounds (listen for the "click")

• Osserve how the carriage feels as you push it across the needles

You're not trying to "make" something — you're observing.

5. Pause and look

After a few rows:

• Do the stitches look consistent?

• Does anything feel stiff, jumpy, or uneven?

• Are stitches forming on every needle?

If something looks off, stop. That's normal.

6. Make small adjustments if needed

You might:

• Adjust stitch size slightly

• Reseat the yarn

• Reseat the carraige (remove it and position it on the needlebed)

• Return a needle to working position

Then knit a few more rows.

7. Stop when you're ready

You don't need to finish anything.

Once you've seen stitches form and felt the rhythm of the machine, you've completed this practice knit.

That's a Successful Start

If your stitches formed and the machine moved smoothly — you did it.

If something didn't work perfectly — that's information, not failure.

Either way, you've taken the most important step: beginning.