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Regularly undertaken activities for pastime and leisure such as collection of themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, etc.

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aluminum needles

Hobbies; Knitting

Aluminum is used for most inexpensive needles sold in craft and variety stores.

garter ridge

Hobbies; Knitting

Two rows of garter stitch (knit every stitch, wrong side and right side) interlock to form a garter ridge. While rows are counted for other knitting patterns, garter stitch is ...

straight needles

Hobbies; Knitting

Straight needles come in pairs. Each needle has a knob at one end and a point at the other. These needles are used for knitting back and forth in rows.

short row

Hobbies; Knitting

In flat knitting, a short row is created by turning the work before reaching the end of a row. Short rows make one side of the work longer than the other, useful for creating ...

frog

Hobbies; Knitting

To frog is to unravel knitting ("rip-it, rip-it") in order to crrect a mistake or reuse yarn.

knit

Hobbies; Knitting

Create a new stitch by inserting a needle into an existing stitch with the working yarn held at the back of the work.

purl

Hobbies; Knitting

Create a new stitch by inserting a needle into an existing stitch with the working yarn held at the front of the work.

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