The process of knitting has three basic tasks: (1) the active (unsecured) stitches must be held so they don't drop; (2) these stitches must be released sometime after they are secured; and (3) new bights of yarn must be passed through the fabric, usually through active stitches, thus securing them. Knitting threads or yarns are used to create cloths or warm cloths.
Although knitting may be done with ribbons, metal wire and more exotic filaments, most yarns are made by spinning fibers. To secure a stitch, at least one new loop is passed through it. Different materials have different frictions and grip the yarn differently; slick needles such as metallic needles are useful for swift knitting, whereas rougher needles such as bamboo are less prone to dropping stitches.
You can also choose between circular needles and straight needles. The single yarns may be dyed separately before plying, or afterwards to give the yarn a uniform look. In knitting you are often counting your stitches and focusing on nothing more than the stitches being created and the count itself.
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