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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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fingering yarn
Hobbies; Knitting
Fingering yarn is lightweight yarn also called sock yarn. These yarns are typically knit at a gauge of 7 to 9 stitches per inch.
dropped stitch
Hobbies; Knitting
A dropped stitch is usually a mistake in knitting, as a stitch falls off the needle and creates a ladder (run) as it drops down the rows. Sometimes, however, stitches are dropped ...
English knitting
Hobbies; Knitting
English knitting is done with the yarn held in the dominant hand. The dominant hand begins a new stitch and throws the yarn over the needle. English knitting tends to be slower ...
duplicate stitch
Hobbies; Knitting
Duplicate stitch is embroidery worked on top of knitted fabric using yarn to copy knit stitches and cover them with a different color. The resulting pattern looks like it was ...
seed stitch
Hobbies; Knitting
Seed stitch is a textured pattern created by alternating knit and purl stitches (knit 1, purl 1) over an odd number of stitches so that knits and purls create alternating bumps ...
illusion knitting
Hobbies; Knitting
Illusion knitting is created with knit and purl stitches in two colors following a chart. The knitting looks like a solid pattern when viewed head-on, but when viewed at an angle, ...
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