by Hannah Gilly
January 11, 2022
I love learning something new, whether that's in the niche of knitting, or a completely disparate field.
What helps me most when learning is figuring how I'm going to learn first. Before I dive right in and maybe get lost along the way, I like to have some kind of path I'm likely to follow and some learning goals or stepping stones.
We're in a completely different time to when I started knitting (the 1970s/80s!) so we're going to need different tactics.
I've got 7 tips including strategies and steps I'd use if I were learning to knit in the 2020s.
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