Like weaving, knitting is a technique for producing a two-dimensional fabric from a one-dimensional yarn or thread. Originally, circular knitting was done using a set of four or five double-pointed knitting needles.
In the knit stitch on the left, the next (red) loop passes through the previous (white) loop from below, whereas in the purl stitch (right), the next stitch enters from above. Some of the complicated patterns become, if not simple or easy, less intimidating once you have a few easy projects under your belt. There are different patterns and ways to knit socks, using the machine.
It is also best to use the basic knitting stitches, just knit and purl until you are use to knitting. All knitting instructions use basically two stitches, the knit stitch and the purl stitch. Push the point of the right knitting needle in between the front of the first and second stitches, pointing the knitting needle to the right to feed the point through the first stitch keeping it under the left needle.
You also will usually want to stick with chunky yarns (this is a good use for "novelty" yarns, which have lots of texture and are usually thick but also light and fluffy), since they knit up quickly so you can make more presents. We hope you found the information here inspiring, please have a look around this site for more great info.
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