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There is the change as more and more knitting clubs and stitch and
bitch group pop up all over the world, attracting knitters of all ages
and genders to explore the wonderful and free hobby.
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Learn to Knit
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
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Whether you’re a knitting novice or just need to brush up on the
basics, this quick refresher course will get you clicking. Use our
simple-to- follow illustrated how-tos to take you step by step through
casting on, knitting and purling. Practice with a scrap ball of yarn,
then get ready to start stitching!
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 May 2005 )
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
Put simply, knitting is making fabric from interlocking loops of
yarn. Each loop counts as one stitch. A stitch is formed when a
knitting needle pulls a loop of yarn through another stitch on another
needle. Stitches are worked from one needle to the other. The end
result is a pliable, interlocked fabric. Since all stitches and rows of
stitches are linked, the resulting fabric will unravel if just one
stitch is cut.
The first row of any knitting project is the "cast-on" row. This
provides the foundation for the stitches. The last row, which finishes
the loops so they don't unravel, is called the "bind-off' or "cast-off"
row.
In the following pages, you will learn the basic stitches called "knit"
and "purl." Literally hundreds of patterns can be created by different
combinations of knit and purl stitches, the simplest being the "garter
stitch" pattern. Garter stitch is a knit stitch worked on every row. In
garter stitch, the right and wrong sides of the fabric will look
exactly the same, and the fabric will stretch more lengthwise than
crosswise.
If you alternate rows of knit and purl stitches, you're doing the
"stockinette" stitch (also known as the "stocking" or "jersey" stitch).
This pattern has a right side (the knit stitch side) and will stretch
more crosswise than lengthwise.
Casting on is the first step in knitting These stitches become the
first row of stitches and one selvage of your work, usually the bottom
or hem.
There are many ways to do this, and each way has different benefits depending on the elasticity or firmness required.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 May 2005 )
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Lesson Three: Making a knit stitch |
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
Knitting uses only two basic stitches - the
knit stitch and the purl stitch. It is the variations and combinations
of these two stitches that create all the different stitch patterns
which are possible in knitting. First you will learn the knit stitch.
The knit stitch is one of two fundamental movements in knitting; it forms a flat vertical of fabric face.
There are two basic styles of knitting-English and
Continental; and the difference between the two is in how you hold the
yarn. In the English method the yarn is held in the right hand. In
continental knitting, the yarn is held in the left hand. Whatever your
natural hand-preference, you should be able to master either method
because the nature of knitting is basically ambidextrous. The right
hand technique prevails in English speaking countries. In this approach
yarn is drawn around the right needle with the right index finger.
Tension is maintained by wrapping yarn in various ways around the hand.
It is helpful to know continental knitting when you knit with two or
more color yarns.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 February 2008 )
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Lesson Four: Making a purl stitch |
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Written by Erin
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
The purl stitch is the reverse of a knit stitch. It's loop structure is
a horizontal semicircle whereas the knit forms a flat vertical of
fabric face.
In forming the purl stitch, the movements are the reverse of the knit
stitch. The needle enters the front of the stitch from back to front
,and the yarn held in front of the work is cast over needle back to
front. .
When controlling yarn with the right hand purl stitches tend to be
looser than knitted ones, because the yarn must be cast further than in
a knit stitch
Tension is maintained by wrapping yarn in various ways around the hand.
It is helpful to know continental knitting when you knit with two or
more color yarns.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 May 2005 )
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