From the moment you pick up your first pair of knitting needles and start to knit you acquire a skill rating. Everyone starts as a beginner but only a few knitters make it to the Experienced/Expert level. To determine your current knitting skill rating, consider the following explanations.
Beginner
Ideal first projects that help the new knitter learn the basics. Basic knit and purl stitches are used throughout with minimal shaping required.
Easy
Includes knitting projects with basic and repetitive stitch patterns, simple color changes, and basic shaping and finishing.
Intermediate
Projects on this skill level have varied and more complicated stitch techniques like cables, lace, and simple intarsia. Knitters are introduced to double-pointed needles and knitting in the round. Mid-level shaping and finishing are learned.
Experienced/Expert
These are usually challenging projects with complicated patterns that use advanced techniques and stitches such as short rows, Fair Isle, more intricate intarsia, cables, lace patterns. There are usually numerous color changes, involved shaping and finishing.
