Saturday, January 10, 2009

pillows to knit

Knitting threads or yarns are used to create cloths or warm cloths. Knitting needles in a variety of sizes (US 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 from the bottom).

Although knitting may be done with ribbons, metal wire and more exotic filaments, most yarns are made by spinning fibers. There is also the cooperative aspect to knitting. In knitting, there is the concept of gauge and it means the number of stitches in a given length.

Flat knitting is usually used to knit flat pieces like scarves, blankets, afghans, and the backs and fronts of sweaters. The lower red course is knit into the white row below it and is itself knit on the next row; this produces stockinette stitch. The lower red course is knit into the white row below it and is itself knit on the next row; this produces stockinette stitch.

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