The course
Cast On Together
Our six-month knitting and crochet course: two classes a week, from your first slip knot to a sweater you actually wear. Available in 9 languages.
See the courseLoop & Purl · knitting & crochet studio
Make something warm, one row at a time
An online knitting and crochet course for beginners, from your very first slip knot to a finished sweater. Download patterns written to be followed, or send us a photo of a piece you love and we’ll write the pattern for you.
Knitting & crochet
Beginner friendly
Email replies in 1–2 hrs
PDF patterns
Made by hand
From the studio
Knitting & crochet, explained stitch by stitch
48classes in the six-month course
24hcustom pattern by email
- Absolute-beginner friendly
- Knitting & crochet together
- Email help · replies in 1–2 hours
- Custom patterns within 24 hours
Where would you like to start?
Four ways into the studio
Pattern shop
Patterns to download
Printable PDF patterns for knitters and crocheters — from a first washcloth to a top-down raglan sweater.
Browse patterns
Custom pattern Coming soon
Your photo, written as a pattern
Send a photo of a knitted or crocheted item you love and get a written pattern PDF by email within 24 hours.
See how it works
Contact
Ask us anything
Questions about the course, a pattern or a custom order? Write to us — every email gets a personal reply.
Get in touchFree beginner help
Stuck on a stitch? Start here
Short, practical guides to the problems beginners really search for, written from the classes in our course.
Knitting or crochet: which is easier to learn?
What each craft feels like in your hands, and why we teach both side by side.
How to fix a dropped stitch
Catch it, then hook it back up row by row, even several rows down.
How to crochet a granny square
Round by round, in UK terms with the US names in brackets.
Never held needles? Start here.
The course begins at the slip knot — nothing is assumed.
See the six-month path