Improve your knitting skills with free online tutorials.
Learning to knit or improving your knitting skills has never been easier. All you need is your IndyPL library card! You can use your IndyPL Library card to take a Craftsy class and watch step-by-step instructions on a variety of creative crafts, such as baking, cake decorating, quilting, knitting, and more. Learn more about how to use the Craftsy craft tutorials.
Need help? Ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or call, text or email Ask-a-Librarian.
Get inspiration for improving your knitting skills.
If you need more evidence for the power of making, or something to read or listen to while you work, check out the following books on how creation can help bring meaning and purpose to our lives:
- A Craftsman’s Legacy: Why Working With Our Hands Gives Us Meaning by Eric Gorges
- Making A Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live by Melanie Falick
- Embrace your Weird: A Guided Journal for Facing your Fears and Unleashing Creativity By Felicia Day
Join us at an upcoming Library program.
Join one of our monthly knitting groups! We also offer arts and crafts classes and workshps throughout the year for kids, teens, and adults. See our full schedule of Arts and Crafts programs.
- Event: Fiber Arts Club at Lawrence
- Date & Time: Saturday, May 17, 10:30am
- Location: Lawrence Branch
- Description: Knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all kinds are welcome to join a monthly group of like-minded people who love to knit and crochet; no matter the level of proficiency or the age. Please register. Walk-ins welcome when space is available. We are not able to accommodate large groups.
- Register Here
- Event: Yarnslingers
- Date & Time: Saturday, May 17, 11:00am
- Location: College Avenue Branch
- Description: Knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all kinds are welcome to join monthly to meet, work on projects, share their recent creations, and discuss fiber arts. All skill levels are welcome.
- No Registration Required.
- Event: Floss ‘n’ Goss Fiber Arts Club
- Date & Time: Tuesday, May 20, 6:00pm
- Location: Central Library
- Description: Floss ‘n’ Goss is a monthly fiber arts club where people of all ages and skill levels are welcome to work on their current thready projects in a collaborative and supportive setting! You bring your crafts, we bring the vibes!
- Register Here
Get reading recommendations from IndyPL staff.
Knitting Pop Culture
It’s hot outside! If you’re staying indoors, binge-watching movies and tv shows, try knitting while you watch. This winter you could be wearing mittens inspired by Little Women, a hat inspired by The Great Gatsby, a knitted Princess Leia’s snow vest, a homemade knitted sweater of your favorite Disney character, or a Hogwarts house cardigan.
Crafty Characters – Fiction About Knitting
Lacking the motivation to pick up the needles these days? Or are you an aspiring knitter looking for literary inspiration? These novels on knitting will keep you busy either way.
Knitting My Way to Peace
I’ll be honest, I love to knit. I find it very soothing and relaxing. I enjoy tv more when my hands are busy. Knitting is easy to learn and The Library has lots of resources to help the neophyte and challenge the veteran knitter.
Needlework and Mysteries
Needlework of all kinds….sewing, knitting, crocheting, weaving and embroidery are featured in these first books of various mystery series.
Knitting!
Whether you are a beginning knitter or the nerdiest of needlers, the collection at the Indianapolis Public Library has materials for you. Check out our array of books, online resources, and DVDs that are sure to get your needles clicking and your yarn flying!