Welcome to the wonderful world of knitting! Even if you've been here for a while, there is always something new about this most fascinating craft! 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.
The darning needle is used in duplicate stitch (also known as Swiss darning), while the crochet hook is also essential for repairing dropped stitches and some specialty stitches such as tufting. The first step is to setup a basket or bonnet which makes the needles move continuously. Having a smoother surface, metal needles tend to produce faster knitting but stitches are more likely to slide off by accident.
Yarns need not be dyed; or they may be dyed one color, or a great variety of colors. When you learn these simple stitches and stitch patterns, you can knit virtually any pattern that you wish. Sock knitting machines are very old, approximately.
Most new knitters should start with some of the basic patterns listed above and work on mastering basic stitches. 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.
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