Thursday, August 7, 2008

tutorials on how to knit

There are different knitting patterns, such as lace knitting, loop knitting, loom knitting, we will briefly discuss lace knitting, lace knitting is not that strange, anybody can do lace knitting, they are able to form threads and you can create beautiful patterns of cloths. 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.

In spinning, the fibers are twisted so that the yarn resists breaking under tension; the twisting may be done in either direction, resulting in an Z-twist or S-twist yarn. Ornamental pieces may also be knitted separately and then attached using applique. When it's time to move on to a more difficult stitch, try out the party wrap pattern.

The two types of stitches have a different visual effect; the knit stitches look like "V"'s stacked vertically, whereas the purl stitches look like a wavy horizontal line across the fabric. There are two kinds of knitting, weft knitting and warp knitting. In lace knitting, the pattern is formed by making small, stable holes in the fabric, generally with yarn overs.

Some yarns are dyed to be either variegated (changing color every few stitches in a random fashion) or self-striping (changing every few rows). Dpns are somewhat shorter (typically 7 inches) and are usually sold in sets of four or five.

Get knitting! Take your time and understand the information on this site and you will be able to knit anything you want.

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