Thursday, June 19, 2008

how to knit footies

Posted here are some easy knitting instructions for beginners. Let me start by introducing you to the five stitch types that I believe are at the very heart of knitting!

You can opt to learn from an individual locally, but this can cost quite a bit of time and money. Close-up of ribbingSome more advanced knitting techniques create a surprising variety of complex textures. Plied yarns may themselves be plied together, producing cabled yarns or multi-stranded yarns.

A ribber is put on the machine, after the hem and purl stitches are made. To begin you can knit a nice pashmina style stole, just with three hundred stitches, if garter stitch means only knit stitches no purl stitches. Since a typical piece of knitted fabric may have hundreds of wales, warp knitting is typically done by machine, whereas weft knitting is done by both hand and machine.

These fiber types are chemically different, corresponding to proteins, carbohydrates and synthetic polymers, respectively. The third needle type consists of circular needles, which are long, flexible double-pointed needles.

To do a yarn-over after a knit stitch, just bring your yarn across your work from the back to the front. You watch it come to life as you go, and little by little, your knitting becomes reality.

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