Tuesday, March 25, 2008

knit pattern pig

Knitting is the oldest craft among all the crafts. When I have spent hours working on knitting a sweater, I want to make sure it looks as good after a dozen washes as it did the day I was knitting it.

Different methods of casting on are used for different effects: one may be stretchy enough for lace, while another provides a decorative edging Provisional cast-ons are used when the knitting will continue in both directions from the cast-on. 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. Although knitting may be done with ribbons, metal wire and more exotic filaments, most yarns are made by spinning fibers.

When children learn to knit, they also learn to set goals, stick with something until the end, and accomplish something special. Catch the knitting yarn on the end on the right knitting needle and pull it through the first stitch to the front of the work. Dyeing may be done industrially, by hand or even hand-painted onto the yarn.

Take your time and understand the information on this site and you will be able to knit anything you want. To do a yarn-over after a knit stitch, just bring your yarn across your work from the back to the front.

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