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. Knitters were first believed to have begun their craft in the first few centuries AD.
More complicated techniques permit large fields of colour (intarsia, for example), busy small-scale patterns of color (such as Fair Isle), or both (double knitting and slip-stitch colour, for example). The hand dyed yarns are available in an extensive colour range and those in natural fibres consist of Merion wool', Cashmere', Cotton', Mohair' or Alpaca' in addition to Jo Sharp' pure wool and Heirloom Alpaca'. Start with the knitting needle with the cast on stitches in your left hand.
A wale can split into two or more wales using increases, most commonly involving a yarn over. Heathered yarns contain small amounts of fibre of different colours, while tweed yarns may have greater amounts of different coloured fibres. This concept is related to the pattern you have and, if in your pattern it says there are supposed to be , for example, 5 stitches to an inch and you can make only 3, than you should and need to change the size of your knitting needles.
But, that's the essence of knitting. For more knit patterns be sure to click around this site!
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