Friday, May 16, 2008

how to knit a wrap sweater

For many people one of the most enjoyable aspects of the craft is browsing through the many yarns available in a knitting shop. I wanted to set out some basic knitting instructions as a refresher so here it is.

However, such circular wales are possible using Swiss darning, a form of embroidery, or by knitting a tube separately and attaching it to the knitted fabric. Fabrics in which the number of knit and purl stitches are not the same, such as stockinette, have a tendency to curl; by contrast, those in which knit and purl stitches are arranged symmetrically (such as ribbing, garter stitch or seed stitch) tend to lie flat and drape well. Slip-stitch knitting plays an important role in mosaic knitting, an important technique in hand-knitting patterned fabrics; mosaic-knit fabrics tend to be stiffer than patterned fabrics produced by other methods such as Fair-Isle knitting.

When knitting, the yarn ball winder should be used to keep the yarn at an even tension. All other patterns emerge from these few stitches. The first and most common type consists of two slender, straight sticks tapered to a point at one end, and with a knob at the other end to prevent stitches from slipping off.

If a knitter buys insufficient yarn of a single dye lot to complete a project, additional skeins of the same dye lot can sometimes be obtained from other yarn stores or online. The knitting of new stitches occurs only at the tapered ends, and needles with lighted tips have been sold to allow knitters to knit in the dark.

You may also want to consider finding a local knitting group or meeting online others who share your hobby. It doesn't all happen at once.

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