Whether you're new to knitting or have been creating your own clothes for years, you're likely to have heard of the online ...

Click on the thumbnail for a full-sized picture. Make 18 sts in each of the two colours for the bookscarf (36 sts total), alternating the colours with every stitch. Any two-colour cast-on will do.

Thanks to YouTube tutorials, anyone can learn to knit — but because there are all kinds of stitches, yarn sizes, and needle thicknesses, it helps to have a starting point. The best knitting kits give ...