Knitting

Knitting

A method of creating a cloth by stitching thread or yarn into consecutive rows of loops.

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If you want to add a stitch, it is advisable to do so one-at-a-time. Otherwise you have to be careful to knit the stitches very tightly. In order to add a stitch knit/purl one stitch but do NOT ...

If you knit stitches together you reduce the number of stitches. This will make your work smaller. In order to knit stitches together, you insert the right needle into 2 or more stitches, then knit ...

yarnover

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A yarnover creates a new stitch. You simply wrap the yarn around your right needle and then continue knitting as before. Done! The big difference between an added stitch by knitting or purling and ...

right-slanting decrease

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The stitches lean to the right, if you knit two or more stitches together. Often used on one side of a lace pattern, with left-slanting decrease on the other side of the lace pattern.

5 gathered stitches

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With gathered stitches you can create star-like shapes in your garment. Knit five stitches together. Leave them on the left needle, do a yarnover, and then knit the same five stitches together again, ...

edge stitch

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Whenever you plan to add something to the edge of your garment, you should slip the first stitch of every row. You slip the stitches purlwise, i.e. yarn in front of your work, then continue knitting. ...

bind-off

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Everything needs to end at some point. When you are knitting there are several ways to finish the garment. 1. You can simply knit one stitch, then the next, then pass over the first. You knit the ...