knit sock pattern

Ordinarily, stitches are knitted in the same order in every row, and the wales of the fabric run parallel and vertically along the fabric. In this article, I will attempt to explain some of the basic knitting stitches and everything they encompass.

Knitting clubs have sprung up in recent years which may be worth investigating if there is no one else who can teach the art of knitting. Heathered yarns contain small amounts of fibre of different colours, while tweed yarns may have greater amounts of different coloured fibres. If the fibers are first aligned by combing them, the yarn is smoother and called a worsted; by contrast, if the fibers are carded but not combed, the yarn is fuzzier and called woolen-spun.

I learned a lot from a great book I discovered a while back. The fibers making up a yarn may be continuous filament fibers such as silk and many synthetics, or they may be staples (fibers of an average length, typically a few inches); naturally filament fibers are sometimes cut up into staples before spinning. It is very easy to learn the process of making sock using the sock-knitting machine.

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