If you are like me, once you decide you want to learn something, you look for the absolute best teacher to get you there.

You’ll happily pay for quality instruction if it’s going to be able to get you the results that you want.

So when a new student wrote to me asking if KnitFreedom was the answer to her knitting “problem,” I knew she was looking for an expert guide.

“I am 65 and a wanna-be knitter. I have taken 3 different knitting classes over the last 15 years and each time I make progress, but always stop. I do not seem to have the kind of brain that can see (a) what my mistake is, and (b) how to fix it. So I start and then always end up stopping because it is not practical to go back to the knitting shop or make an appointment with my teacher every time I get stuck. So I put the needles down.

“I’m told I can knit and believe I can, except for the pretty major issue I described above. I REALLY want to breakthrough this block I seem to have. Knitting is wonderful and I think it is really good for my hands and brain. I love the textiles …. everything about it.

“[KnitFreedom] came highly recommended by a friend who is an expert knitter. I’m happy to pay the lifetime fee for your site, but will it help me? In addition to very basic “getting started” videos (I want to start back at the beginning), I need to be able to fix my own mistakes if I’m truly going to be able to knit.”

Here is my answer to her, and to anyone out there wondering if there is a resource that can help you get knitting in the way you dream of.

The Desire To Become a Knitter

“Your story is so common among those who choose to become our students – that’s how I know you are a great fit for us. The desire to become a knitter is first and foremost what connects us to our students. It says so in the tagline: “Become a Knitting Superstar!” That’s what our students aspire to be and that’s what we promise you’ll get. So when you say you are a wanna-be knitter I know exactly what you mean.

You CAN Fix Mistakes – You’re Just Confused About Where You Should Be Right Now

Of course you have trouble understanding the architecture of knitting stitches and understanding and fixing your mistakes on your own! It’s the greatest challenge (reading patterns I would say is the second greatest) that faces any knitter, especially any knitter who is learning to knit alone, with no convenient access to a yarn store or a teacher. The fact that you have zeroed in on the importance of learning to fix your mistakes again helps me know that you have come to the right place.

Embracing mistakes and understanding how to fix them, from the most basic (adding an accidental stitch to your first garter-stitch scarf) to the most complex (pulling out a charted lace project at random and then putting it back on the needles and fixing every mistake) is foundational to our philosophy. Our curriculum integrates understanding and fixing mistakes at every skill level – with whole sections devoted to troubleshooting mistakes and even making mistakes on purpose so you can learn how to fix them – within each class.

You Are at the Right Spot on Your Knitting Journey

Not knowing how to fix mistakes is not something that is wrong with you. You are a capable, skillful person on a journey to become a great knitter and enjoy everything knitting has to offer you (which you know is a LOT). You are at the spot right now on your journey where you don’t know yet how to fix mistakes. That’s all!

I encourage you to read this blog post I wrote on how perceived knitting ability and mindset ties in with being able to fix knitting mistakes. It contains very good news for you!

When You Have a Shaky Knitting Foundation

I love that you want to start from the beginning, because I believe that building a solid foundation is the best way to advance quickly later on. Our curriculum takes you from complete beginner to Knitting Superstar in a series of courses that you can do at your own pace. They contain projects and patterns that you would actually want to knit, that are carefully chosen to teach you important mistake-fixing and pattern-reading skills at every level.

We also have over 25 classes on individual topics and projects that you might want to learn, in addition to the skill-building courses I mentioned above.

In KnitFreedom You’ve Got a Perfect Knitting Helpmate

I can unequivocally say that not only will KnitFreedom help you, it was MADE for students like you. Not only do you get access to all the pre-recorded classes (and we have one that is exclusively devoted to fixing mistakes, by the way), you also get support via email and our Facebook group from me, your real, live teacher.

Get Answers to Any Knitting Questions

With your membership you get answers to not only any questions you have about what you are learning in the classes, but also questions about any knitting or crochet project you happen to be working on. For me this is the piece that helps me guarantee my students’ success, because access to a teacher and getting timely answers to your knitting questions is what’s missing from so many other learning options out there.

Curious how we support you? Read about our C.A.R.E. Service here.

Fit In Perfectly With a Supportive Community of Knitting Superstars

From what you have written, I would love to be your teacher as I know you’d be a great fit, and I can’t wait to see you make wonderful strides as a knitter. You’d also get lots of encouragement and support from our community on Facebook (if that’s your cup of tea).

Even your age is a great fit for us! You might get a kick out of reading about who our typical student is and why it’s our mission to help retirees become Knitting Superstars.

Start Learning Right Away

You have a couple options to try us out. You can download our free guide “The Top 10 Mistakes All Self-Taught Knitters Make and How to Fix Them (FAST).” You can watch the videos and get a sense of the level of attention to fixing mistakes we put into all of our courses.

And if you’re ready to jump in, you can invest in our monthly or lifetime membership. Both options come with a 60-day no-questions-asked money-back guarantee so if for some reason we’re not the right fit for you (which I would be very surprised by), you can get your money back and it’s all risk-free.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I can’t wait to welcome you into our community of Knitting Superstars!”

Can you relate to this student’s desires and fears? Have you at some point felt that you might not have what it takes to knit the way you dream? How do you feel about it now? Leave a comment and let me know!