knit food

I wanted to set out some basic knitting instructions as a refresher so here it is. I hope you will follow my knitting instructions.

Two courses of red yarn illustrating two basic fabric types. Most Western-style knitters follow either the English style (in which the yarn is held in the right hand) or the Continental style (in which the yarn is held in the left hand). The upper red course is purled into the row below and then is knit, consistent with garter stitch.

For this reason, knitting was initially developed for garments that must be elastic or stretch in response to the wearer's motions, such as socks and hosiery. Animals fibers include silk, but generally are long hairs of animals such as sheep (wool), goat (angora, or cashmere goat), rabbit (angora), llama, alpaca, dog, camel, yak, and muskox (qiviut). You could sell your creations online, as well as in your local clothing and department stores.

You will have only one new stitch from two. 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.

Knit Tie Pattern - stick to the fundamentals