For many people one of the most enjoyable aspects of the craft is browsing through the many yarns available in a knitting shop. 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!
Patterns and pictures can be created in knitted fabrics by using knit and purl stitches as "pixels"; however, such pixels are usually rectangular, rather than square, depending on the gauge of the knitting. For this reason, knitting was initially developed for garments that must be elastic or stretch in response to the wearer's motions, such as socks and hosiery. Cable needles are a special case of dpns, although they usually are not straight, but dimpled in the middle.
One of the earliest known examples of knitting was finely decorated cotton socks found in Egypt in the end of the first millennium AD. A sequence of stitches in which each stitch suspended from the next is called a wale. By using simple stitches, a person will be able to create a blanket.
Most new knitters should start with some of the basic patterns listed above and work on mastering basic stitches. Not only will this provide a nice social outlet, but your new knitting friends may also be able to help you locate and use new knitting patterns and new ideas for knitting projects.
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