Tuesday, May 27, 2008

how do you knit a beanie

Knitting is the oldest craft among all the crafts. Knitting is no longer only for grandmothers or just any mothers.

When it's time to move on to a more difficult stitch, try out the party wrap pattern. The most basic type of knitting is called the knit stitch. Individual stitches, or rows of stitches, may be made taller by drawing more yarn into the new loop (an elongated stitch), which is the basis for uneven knitting: a row of tall stitches may alternate with one or more rows of short stitches for an interesting visual effect.

The knitting community, as a whole, is a warm, nurturing place. The two stitches are related in that a knit stitch seen from one side of the fabric appears as a purl stitch on the other side. In knitting you are often counting your stitches and focusing on nothing more than the stitches being created and the count itself.

Before knitting, the knitter will typically transform a hank into a ball where the yarn emerges from the center of the ball; this making the knitting easier by preventing the yarn from becoming easily tangled. An aluminum counter is helpful in determining gauge, a crochet hook comes in handy for picking up dropped stitches as well as finishing off those loose ends, safety pins that can be useful to help mark rows as well as hold stitches, and of course, yarn and a pattern.

Knit it like you would knit any stitch. Get knitting!

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