Knitting

How to Make the Basic Knit Stitch

There are simple steps used in knitting, which even beginners can manage to handle. Such new ideas and patterns for an innovative design come alive in a unique way and style. The two types of knitting are the knit...

How to Knit

Knitting involves a series of threads that are knotted together in order to form a distinctive pattern, which are then turned into clothing material or type of decoration. The art can be traced back to Europe where it...

How to Fix Common Knitting Mistakes

Knitting is fun, but some knitting problems may occur that can be confusing to handle. Here are some of the tips and ideas to fix knitting mistakes. Fix the stitch – by holding the knitting needle with the stitches in...

History of Knitting: 1980-21st Century

Knitting is the process of weaving a thread into a piece of fabric by using two needles. The origins of knitting lie in the basic need for humans to clothe themselves to protect them against the elements. Presently...

History of Knitting

Knitting is an artistic needlework done by interlacing yarn (or thread) in a series of connected loops by the use of knitting machines or straight eyeless needles. The origin of knitting lies in the essential human need...

Knitting Patterns: Fleck Stitch Envelope Purse

Fleck stitch is an easy knitting stitch which involves a row of ribbing on a field of stockinet stitch. This kind of knitting pattern is used in making small bags or little purses. For those who are new to knitting, it...

Drop-stitch knitting

Aside from double knitting, faggoting, binding off, and bias knitting, another knitting technique is called the drop-stitch knitting. It is a type of knitting technique for making open and vertical stripes in a garment...

Knitting Structure: Courses and Wales

Knitting is a technique by which a yarn is turned into clothing by pulling loops or stitches through each other. It may be done using a machine or by hand alone by employing different methods and styles. Different end...

Colour

The majority of finished knitting projects do not use more than a single colour of yarn. Some uses other ways to obtain multiple colours. They sometimes do self striping (changing yarns every few rows) or variegating...

Circular Knitting

Knitting is when a thread or yarn is turned into cloth through the use of needles. It consists of loops called stitches that are pulled through each other. Knitting can be done by machine or hand. There are several...

Circular Knitting versus Flat Knitting

Knitting is a process of making cloth with the use of yarn or thread. Some types of knitting include flat knitting and circular knitting. Circular knitting, or otherwise known as ‘knitting in the round,’ is a knitting...

Knitting Process: Cast Off

Knitting, casting off, or binding off, is a technique used for ending a column (or wale) of stitches. Cast offs are the live stitches remaining on the finished knitted piece, while binding off or knitting consists of...

Capelet Knitting

Knitting is a technique in which yarn or thread may become cloth. There are several patterns in knitting which include the capelet knitting pattern, also referred as collar or cape patterns. This pattern is frequently...

Knitting Structures: cable knitting

Cable knitting is a style of knitting which uses permutation for the sequence of stitches. In knitting, the stitches that cross behind are placed on a small cable to prevent entanglement while the front stitches are...

Bond Embellish Knit I-Cord Maker

Making an I-cord is one of the most exciting stitches you can ever try. In a way it looks difficult, but once you get to learn how to make one, you will love doing it all day long. However, if your I-cord is too long...

Bamboo Knitting Needles

Bamboo knitting needles are really great alternatives for beginners to knitting and for some other knitters who like a friendly, organic feel to the knitting needles they use. Bamboo needles have a similar feel as...