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How to Draw Knitting
Draw knitting in 12 easy steps, about 9 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: ball of yarn.
Step 1: Ball of yarn
On the lower left draw a big circle, as big as your fist, for the ball of yarn.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
On the ball draw 2 big egg eyes, half an eye apart. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile. Add a small flat oval cheek beside each end of the smile.
Step 4: Knitting and floor
Right of the ball draw a tall box, the knitting. Add a floor line under both, almost edge to edge.
Step 5: First needle
Draw a long fat needle lying flat along the top of the knitting, with a knob on its right end.
Tip It pokes out past the box on both sides, more on the right.
Step 6: Second needle
Start at a knob above the box's right corner. Slant a second needle down, crossing the first near its knob.
Step 7: Stitches
Along the top of the knitting draw 5 little loops hanging on the first needle, evenly spaced.
Step 8: Knit rows
Across the knitting draw 5 wavy lines, one under the other, from the left edge across to the right edge.
Step 9: Wrap lines
Draw 2 curved wrap lines over the top of the ball, 1 under the smile, and 1 down each side.
Tip Keep them clear of the eyes and cheeks.
Step 10: Yarn strand
Draw a curvy strand from the top of the knitting to the ball. Add a loose tail down to the floor.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, red yarn
Colour the cheeks pink, then the ball, loops and knitting red around the cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Wood needles
Colour both needles and their knobs wood brown. Go over your lines. Your knitting is coming along nicely!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: knitting, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
