"Knitting is a method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns."
The process of creating fabric by interlocking loops of yarn. Includes different knitting techniques and stitches, and the properties of knitted fabrics.
Yarn: The different types of yarns (e.g. wool, cotton, acrylic, etc.), how to choose the right yarn for your project, and how to care for your yarn.
Needles: The different types of knitting needles (e.g. straight, circular, double-pointed), how to choose the right size and length, and how to use them.
Gauge: How to measure gauge (i.e. the number of stitches and rows per inch) and why it's important for your knitting projects.
Basic knitting techniques: Casting on, knitting, purling, binding off, and basic stitch patterns (e.g. garter stitch, stockinette stitch, ribbing).
Advanced knitting techniques: Increases (e.g. knit front and back, yarn over), decreases (e.g. knit two together, slip slip knit), and more complex stitch patterns (e.g. cables, lace).
Reading knitting patterns: How to read and follow a knitting pattern, including instructions for yarn, needles, gauge, stitch patterns, and shaping.
Knitting in the round: How to use circular needles or double-pointed needles to knit in the round, and how to make seamless projects like hats, socks, and sweaters.
Finishing techniques: Weaving in ends, seaming, blocking, and other techniques for finishing your knitting projects.
Designing your own patterns: How to design your own knitting patterns, including choosing stitch patterns, calculating your gauge and yarn requirements, and creating charts and written instructions.
Fixing mistakes: How to identify and fix common knitting mistakes, like dropped stitches, twisted stitches, and uneven tension.
Plain Knitting: It involves knitting each row with a single stitch pattern (e.g. garter stitch, stocking stitch).
Circular Knitting: In this type of knitting, stitches are arranged in a circle or a tube. It is typically used to create hats, socks or sleeves.
Cable Knitting: It involves knitting a pattern of interlocking cables, which create a braided effect on the fabric.
Lace Knitting: It involves creating delicate, openwork patterns using yarn overs, decreases, and increases.
Intarsia Knitting: This is a colorwork technique that involves knitting blocks of one color at a time within a larger piece.
Fair Isle Knitting: In this colorwork technique, two colors of yarn are carried along the back of the work and interchanged in a pattern, creating colorful geometric designs.
Aran Knitting: It involves knitting patterns of cables, bobbles and twists, typically found in Irish sweaters.
Entrelac Knitting: This technique creates a fabric that looks like interlocking diamonds or squares by knitting a series of small rectangles and triangles.
Slip-stitch Knitting: This involves holding one color of yarn at a time while slipping stitches from another color to create a textured fabric.
Double Knitting: A technique in which fabric is knitted on two sets of needles, resulting in a double-sided, reversible fabric.
"It is used to create many types of garments."
"Knitting may be done by hand or by machine."
"Knitting creates stitches: loops of yarn in a row, either flat or in the round (tubular)."
"Knitted fabric consists of a number of consecutive rows of connected loops that intermesh with the next and previous rows."
"As each row is formed, each newly created loop is pulled through one or more loops from the prior row and placed on the gaining needle."
"...so that the loops from the prior row can be pulled off the other needle without unraveling."
"Differences in yarn (varying in fibre type, weight, uniformity and twist), needle size, and stitch type allow for a variety of knitted fabrics."
"...including color, texture, thickness, heat retention, water resistance, and integrity."
"A small sample of knitwork is known as a swatch."
"Knitting is a method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns."
"Knitting may be done by hand or by machine."
"Knitted fabric consists of a number of consecutive rows of connected loops that intermesh with the next and previous rows."
"...so that the loops from the prior row can be pulled off the other needle without unraveling."
"Differences in yarn, needle size, and stitch type"
"Variations in yarn... allow for a variety of knitted fabrics with different properties, including color, texture, thickness, heat retention, water resistance, and integrity."
"Differences in yarn...allow for a variety of knitted fabrics with different... thickness..."
"...including color, texture, thickness, heat retention, water resistance, and integrity."
"A small sample of knitwork is known as a swatch."
"Knitting is a method for production of textile fabrics by interlacing yarn loops with loops of the same or other yarns."