Knitting is a craft that has been around for centuries, and it is still popular today. There are two basic types of knitting: weft or fill fabrics and warp fabrics. Weft or fill fabrics include plain, ribbed, purl, pattern, and double knit. Warp fabrics include knit, raschel, and milanese.
The defining characteristic of knitting the English style (also called “throwing”) is that you hold the thread with your right hand and wrap it around the needle. The movement can be subtle or deliberate, and there are infinite variations in the way that thread is held in the right hand. Continental style knitting is a bit different from English style knitting. In this type of knitting, the purl stitches are wrapped in the opposite direction to be more efficient, which means that the knit stitches are woven through the back loop. Combination style knitting is a combination of both English and Continental styles.
This type of knitting is often used to make fabric even faster. Portuguese style knitting is another type of knitting that is becoming increasingly popular. This type of knitting involves holding the yarn in your left hand and wrapping it around the needle with your right hand. This technique is often used by left-handed knitters as it allows them to work from either end of a needle. Fair Isle is another type of knitting technique that you may encounter. This type of knitting involves using two or more colors of yarn to create a patterned fabric.
The two types of stitches have a different visual effect; the knit stitches look like “V” stacked vertically, while the purl stitches look like a wavy horizontal line across the fabric. The type of yarn used for knitting can also vary greatly. Different types of yarns include wool, cotton, acrylic, and synthetic fibers. Of these types, wool is generally preferred for knitting due to its superior elasticity, warmth, and (sometimes) felting properties. Most rows of this type of stitch only require basic jersey stitch, and one in six rows uses the “four down knit” technique. Both types of braided stitches give a subtle but interesting visual texture, and tend to draw the fabric inward, making it stiffer. The two types of needles used for knitting are straight double-pointed needles (also called DPN) and circular needles.
The first type consists of two thin, straight sticks that taper to a point at one end and with a knob at the other end to prevent stitches from coming out. Circular needles are long needles with points at both ends that are connected by a flexible cable. In addition to these basic techniques, there are also intermediate techniques such as basket weave stitch and double knit slip stitch versions. The basket weave stitch is more complicated than previous types of stitches, but the only thing you need to know first is how to make a purl stitch to make it easier to follow. Knitting can be used to create a variety of fabrics with different properties including color, texture, thickness, heat retention, water resistance, and integrity. You can knit pillows, coasters, sweaters, scarves and anything you think would fit this type of fabric.
