Tuesday, July 1, 2008

how to knit hat

Knit One Purl Two happens to be one of the most well known knitting terms, well known by non-knitters and knitters alike. Welcome to the wonderful world of knitting! Even if you've been here for a while, there is always something new about this most fascinating craft!

For large or complex patterns, it is sometimes difficult to keep track of which stitch should be knit in an particular way; therefore, several tools have been developed to identify the number of a particular row or stitch, including circular stitch markers, hanging markers, extra yarn and counters. Smaller items, such as socks and hats, are usually knit in one piece on double-pointed needles or circular needles. You can also knit mittens, scarves using the sock-knitting machine.

To start you can even make some simple combination of stitches. The knitting yarn will look like it is at the front and you will now take it to the back and start the second row of transferring stitches to the empty right needle. The two types of stitches have a different visual effect; the knit stitches look like "V"'s stacked vertically, whereas the purl stitches look like a wavy horizontal line across the fabric.

When knitting, some knitters enclose their balls in jars to keep them clean and untangled with other yarns; the free yarn passes through a small hole in the jar-lid. Double-pointed knitting needles usually come in sets of four (US size 1, on right) or five (US size 8, on left).

You'll be amazed at how much faster the second, third, and fourth version of the same pattern can be. You'll be amazed at how much faster the second, third, and fourth version of the same pattern can be.

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