Many patterns will instruct you to “pick up and knit”, and there are lots of different ways to do this! Below you’ll find some of my tutorials of the ways I like to do it, and how I do it in different circumstances.

Picking Up and Knitting Stitches for Front Bands in a Cardigan:

The video below will walk you through how to pick up and knit for a cardigan – I use my Audrey’s Cardigan as the example (this video was part of a knitalong I did for it in the Fall of 2020). But regardless of the pattern you are doing, many of the techniques are the same:

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Pick-Up and Knit Around an Armhole

Sometimes you’ll be instructed to pick-up and knit stitches around an armhole opening, in a drop-shoulder garment or in a vest for example. In the below tutorial, I show you how I did this in my Azalea top and how I did it using the magic loop method (instead of having to use DPNs). But if you would prefer to use DPNs (or if it’s a vest and you can use a 16″ circular), then you can still refer to this video for how the actual pick-up and knit is worked.

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Picking Up Stitches Around the Neck

In the video below I walk you through how to pick-up and knit stitches around the neckline of my Summer Soundtrack top. But regardless of the specific design, the techniques I use for picking-up around a neckline are the same so hopefully you’ll find this helpful for many other types of designs as well!

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Picking Up Stitches Along a Cast-On Edge:

My video below shows you how to pick up stitches along a cast-on edge – I instruct you to do this in my Brightside Cowl and Study Buddy Mitts:

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Using a Crochet Hook to Help

Also, I have a video tutorial that shows you how to you can use a crochet hook to pick up and knit stitches – this trick can be really helpful if you’ve had a hard time picking up in the past. Check out my video below: