Friday, April 25, 2008

free knit hat patterns

Knitting is worked in rounds (the equivalent of rows in flat knitting) in a spiral. Knit One Purl Two happens to be one of the most well known knitting terms, well known by non-knitters and knitters alike.

Since a typical piece of knitted fabric may have hundreds of wales, warp knitting is typically done by machine, whereas weft knitting is done by both hand and machine. You can also knit mittens, scarves using the sock-knitting machine. Now count the stitches to make sure you haven't dropped any and turn the work around putting the knitting needle with the stitches on in your left hand to start the next row.

Double-pointed needles are tapered at both ends, which allows them to be knit from either end. 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"). The knitting yarn should be at the back of the work.

Take your time and understand the information on this site and you will be able to knit anything you want. You'll be amazed at how much faster the second, third, and fourth version of the same pattern can be.

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