Monday, August 18, 2008

free knit lace patterns

I wanted to set out some basic knitting instructions as a refresher so here it is. As we know, all knitted fabrics are made using two basic stitches, knit and purl.

Of course, the challenge of a complicated pattern, or a technique previously untried requires a bit more focus and can result in "tinking" (also known as un-knitting) or even some serious "frogging" (ripping out more than a few stitches, so called because "rip-it, rip-it" is reminiscent of the frog's "ribbit"). On the right side, the visible portions of the loops are the verticals connecting two rows, arranged in a grid of V shapes. A second potential difficulty is that the knitted piece will slide off the tapered end of the needles when unattended; this is prevented by "point protectors" that cap the tapered ends.

Good quality yarns at lower cost include Aran', Double Knit', four ply, three ply as well as two ply. Now you are getting the hang of the knitting instructions. One of the earliest known examples of knitting was finely decorated cotton socks found in Egypt in the end of the first millennium AD.

It will just some time at the beginning, but you will learn and get experience. Get knitting!

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