In this brief article we aim to just give a basic understanding of knitting needles, their sizing and what you need to look out for. If you are looking for the perfect gift for that special newborn baby, why not consider a knit baby blanket?
Knitting is the delicate balance of holding needles and continuously feeding yarn until a pattern emerges. Another problem is that too much knitting may lead to hand and wrist troubles; for this, special stress-relieving gloves are available. This is used to great effect in lace knitting, which consists of making patterns and pictures using such holes, rather than with the stitches themselves.
Making a baby blanket yourself or having someone knit one for you is the best way to show your love. All other patterns emerge from these few stitches. A third but less common method, called combination knitting, may also be used.
Even if you're a pretty proficient knitter, this isn't the time to learn a new technique or work with a skinny fingering-weight yarn that will take forever to knit up. You will have only one new stitch from two.
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