Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. I wanted to set out some basic knitting instructions as a refresher so here it is.
Double-pointed knitting needles usually come in sets of four (US size 1, on right) or five (US size 8, on left). The tips of the outermost, longest one is US size 5 and chrome-plated for speed, whereas the innermost tips are wood and US size 15; the middle red metal tips are US size 9. Knitting can be fun, especially if you are good with your hands and enjoy doing similar activities such as sewing, arts, crafts, and more.
More complicated techniques permit large fields of colour (intarsia, for example), busy small-scale patterns of color (such as Fair Isle), or both (double knitting and slip-stitch colour, for example). This concept is related to the pattern you have and, if in your pattern it says there are supposed to be , for example, 5 stitches to an inch and you can make only 3, than you should and need to change the size of your knitting needles. There are actually hundreds of combinations of stitch patterns.
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