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Like weaving, knitting is a technique for producing a two-dimensional fabric made from a one-dimensional yarn or thread. In weaving, threads are always straight, running parallel … See more

There are many hundreds of different knitting stitches used by hand knitters. A piece of hand knitting begins with the process of casting on, which involves the initial creation of the stitches on the needle. Different methods of casting on are used for … See more

Continental/German style
Continental knitting is achieved by holding the yarn in your left hand for both knitting and purling. … See more

The word is derived from knot and ultimately from the Old English cnyttan, to knot.
The exact origins of … See more

The topology of a knitted fabric is relatively complex. Unlike woven fabrics, where strands usually run straight horizontally and vertically, yarn that has been knitted follows a looped … See more

Yarn
Yarn for hand-knitting is usually sold as balls or skeins (hanks), and it may also be wound on spools or … See more

The process of knitting has three basic tasks:
1. the active (unsecured) stitches must be held so they don't See more