Let's start with some basic patterns. Originally, circular knitting was done using a set of four or five double-pointed knitting needles.
Rayon and acetate fibers are also produced from cellulose mainly derived from trees. Not every stitch in a row need be knitted; some may be left as is and knitted on a subsequent row. Finally, an ever growing source of information on both knitting patterns and the best knitting yarns to use is the Internet.
Although knitting may be done with ribbons, metal wire and more exotic filaments, most yarns are made by spinning fibers. Often books give step by step instructions as well as a general knitting overview. Knitters have developed methods for giving the illusion of a circular wale, such as appear in Celtic knots, but these are inexact approximations.
Hence, thicker yarns generally require fewer stitches, and therefore less time, to knit up a given garment. Some yarns are dyed to be either variegated (changing color every few stitches in a random fashion) or self-striping (changing every few rows).
It doesn't all happen at once. You also will usually want to stick with chunky yarns (this is a good use for "novelty" yarns, which have lots of texture and are usually thick but also light and fluffy), since they knit up quickly so you can make more presents.
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