| Did you ever enjoy texture of yarns in
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| | different effects; one may be stretchy
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| your hand or wondering how that
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| | enough for lace, while another provides a
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| interesting color pattern was created in
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| | decorative edging. Provisional cast on is
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| your favorite sweater? Then you will
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| | used when the knitting will continue in
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| surely have fun learning the art of
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| | both directions from the cast on.
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| knitting. Knitting is one of several ways
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| | The body of a knitted piece may include
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| to turn thread or yarn into cloth-weaving
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| | plain stitches or a number of colors and
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| and crochet. It's all about creativity.
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| | textured patterns. The number of active
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| The Introductory Steps of Knitting
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| | stitches remains the same as when cast on
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| Unlike woven fabric, knitted fabric
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| | unless stitches are added -an increase or
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| consists entirely of horizontal parallel
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| | removed- a decrease to shape the item.
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| courses of yarn. The courses are joined to
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| | Patterns to Knit (Way to Online Income):
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| each other by interlocking loops in which
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| | There are lots of people who sit at home
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| a short loop of one course of yarn is
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| | and publish great knitting patters from
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| wrapped over the bight of another course.
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| | home. Since over the years they have
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| Knitting can be done either by hand,
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| | collected and modified many knitting
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| described below, or by machine. What makes
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| | patterns. They make a great income by
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| knitting even more exciting is the fact
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| | selling/publishing the patterns on the
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| that this art can be easily learned.
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| | net. Once you have enough practice, even
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| In practice, hand knitting is usually
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| | you could make some online income.
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| begun by forming a base series of twisted
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| | Many patterns can be made by using knit
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| loops of yarn on a needle. This is called
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| | and purl stitches in various combinations.
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| Cast On. A second knitting needle is then
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| | If only knits or only purls are used when
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| used to reach through each loop in
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| | working back and forth in rows, the result
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| succession in order to snag a bight of
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| | is called garter stitch.
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| yarn and pull a length back through the
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| | Alternating rows of knits and purls result
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| loop. This forms a new stitch. Work can
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| | in stockinette stitch, also known as
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| proceed in the round (circular knitting)
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| | stocking or jersey stitch, the stitch most
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| or by going back and forth in rows.
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| | often used in commercial garments such as
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| Knitting can also be done by machines,
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| | T-shirts. Different combinations of
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| which use a different mechanical system to
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| | stitches can be used to form ribbing,
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| produce nearly identical results.
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| | cables, or other textures.
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| Knitting Styles: There are two basic
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| | Once the knitted piece is finished, the
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| styles of knitting; English and
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| | remaining live stitches are cast off.
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| Continental. The difference between the
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| | Casting or binding off loops the stitches
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| two is in how you hold the yarn. In the
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| | across each other so they can be removed
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| English method the yarn is held in the
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| | from the needle without unraveling the
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| right hand. In continental knitting, the
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| | item. Although the mechanics are different
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| yarn is held in the left hand. Whatever
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| | from casting on, there are a similar
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| your natural hand-preference, you should
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| | variety of methods and choices to be made.
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| be able to master either method because
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| | Of the various methods the most versatile
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| the nature of knitting is basically
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| | are the Plain Bind-off and the Suspended
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| ambidextrous.
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| | Bind-off.
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| The two basic stitches are knit or plain
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| | Knitted garments are most commonly made in
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| and purl or wrong. These two nominal
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| | pieces, where individual sections of the
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| stitches are actually identical, however,
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| | garment are knit separately and then sewn
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| being the obverse and reverse of the same
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| | together once all the pieces have been
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| stitch. It is the variations and
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| | completed. Seamless knitting, where a
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| combinations of these two stitches that
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| | whole garment is knit as a single piece is
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| create all the different stitch patterns
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| | also possible. Smaller items, such as
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| which are possible in knitting. Typically,
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| | socks and hats are usually knit in one
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| a knit stitch is formed by inserting the
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| | piece on double pointed needles.
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| needle in the front of the loop from a
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| | Knitting can be easily learned these days
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| left-to-right perspective and pulling a
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| | as there are many websites on knitting and
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| loop of yarn through to form a new loop,
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| | also various books for beginners available
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| while a purl stitch is formed by inserting
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| | on the market, where you can find step by
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| the needle in the front of the loop from a
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| | step instructions. These instructions are
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| right-to-left perspective.
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| | so easy to follow that even kids would not
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| A piece of knitting begins with the
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| | find them difficult at all. Show your
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| process of casting on, which involves the
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| | creativity, grab your knitting tools and
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| initial creation of the stitches on the
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| | learn to knit today!
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| needle. Casting on is the first step in
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| | Do you want to learn how to knit? For more
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| knitting These stitches become the first
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| | articles on knitting and crochet, go to
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| row of stitches and one selvage of your
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| | the Find knitting and crochet articles,
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| work, usually the bottom or hem.
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| | knitting resources and other items usefull
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| Different methods of cast on are used for
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| | for knitters.
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