How to knit a DONUT! Hi, Guys! I'm Kristen and Welcome to Studio Knit. Today we are knitting
up these super cute little donuts. My pattern, it's super easy and you can adjust it for
any size donut you chose. And we will be knitting on straight knitting needles. No knitting
in the round on this one. So, the knitting needles you can use size 7, size 8, yarn in
any fiber, color, size of your choice. Scissors, a tapestry needle. And stuffing. To begin,
no matter what size donut you would like to make, we are going to cast on 16 stitches.
Now, we begin with doing simply a knit row and then after that row, the next one will
be a purl row. Once we have that base, it's time for our increases. So, we are going to
be increasing using Knit Front and Back KFB and I will have all the knitting techniques
in the links below if you're not familiar with it. And just knitting one. Now after
that row, it's a purl row. And we're going to do more increases. So, we do knit front
and back. And then we're going to knit two. Again, the written pattern is in the description
below. I'm giving you an overview here. So, in between each increase row, we have a purl
row. And I'm going to do one more increase row. I'm going to just make this little mini
donut. So, it's after the knit front and back, we are doing knit three all the way down,
then a purl row, then we're gonna, since we're at our mid-point, we're going to do a knit
row all the way down. And one more purl row all the way down. And here's how it's shaping
up. Right here is where we started. And we have a lot more stitches on our needle. So,
for the decrease we're doing Knit Two Together. And at this point is where I like to switch
up my colors. You know, your color choice and switching colors is TOTALLY OPTIONAL depending
on your donut flavor. And we're going to decrease in the opposite way that we increased. So,
it's knit two together, and then knit three. Here's how it's looking. And a purl row in
between each decrease row. So the next decrease row here, knit two together, knit two, looking
really good. And in between it's a purl row. Now lastly here, for our decrease row it's
knit two together, knit one. We go all the way down the row with that. And here we have
a purl row. Now we're getting really, really close to the end, so this is where I like
to switch my color again to the main color. It's like chocolate! And once we're done,
this is what it looks like. Isn't it so cute!!?! It's rounded, it's flat and we are going to
shape it up into a donut really simply. So, our two edges with the wrong side facing.
We just connect them there and using our tapestry needle we're going to tack the inside of those
edges with any stitch you chose. It really... haphazard is how I'm doing it. Really, you
can't go wrong. So here's how it's looking now this is where we get to stuff. Stuff stuff
stuff. I tend to overstuff. Stuff however you would like. And then once you're done,
we are just going to tack together our edges right here. Super simple. And you can just
weave in your ends, cut them off, and you are done! Isn't it so cute!?!? And with this
pattern, you can just do more increase rows until you get to your half-way point to make
larger donuts. And in a future video, we are going to look at some fun ways to decorate
our donuts. So, if you're not already, please make sure to subscribe so you don't miss that.
And I have some other really fun, yummy knitting patterns, super simple, we have fortune cookies,
a pop tart, and the holidays are coming, so there's some really fun knitting coming your
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