Tuesday, September 30, 2008

knit baby hat

Ordinarily, stitches are knitted in the same order in every row, and the wales of the fabric run parallel and vertically along the fabric. Knitting is the art of turning threads int

Knitting may be hand made or machine made. There is a cylinder with slots for the needles in the machine and the needles have latches. It is a very simple stitch and usually worked over a multiple of four stitches with two extra.

I knit everything through the back loop, the result a twisted stitch which worked wonderfully with the yarn I was using. Skeins and balls are generally sold with a yarn-band, a label that describes the yarn's weight, length, dye lot, fiber content, washing instructions, suggested needle size, likely gauge, etc. This will tell you the group of skeins that are from different dye lots, though they are dyed together and this will give different strips while knitting.

Keep looking around this site for lots of tips, patterns, resources and ideas. 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 cap hat pattern for the beginning knitter knit patterns basics

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