Tuesday, April 29, 2008

free machine knitting patterns

Let's start with some basic patterns. Like weaving, knitting is a technique for producing a two-dimensional fabric from a one-dimensional yarn or thread.

Extra curvature can be introduced into knitted garments without seams, as in the heel of a sock; the effect of darts, flares, etc. More resilient yarns are more forgiving of irregularities in tension; highly twisted yarns are sometimes difficult to knit, whereas untwisting yarns can lead to split stitches, in which not all of the yarn is knitted into a stitch. These meandering loops can be stretched easily in different directions, which gives knitting much more elasticity than woven fabrics; depending on the yarn and knitting pattern, knitted garments can stretch as much as 500%.

When a person is ready, they will be able to learn more complex stitches. For those of us who knit, there is almost nothing more relaxing than watching a row of neat, organized stitches line up on your knitting needles. The two stitches are related in that a knit stitch seen from one side of the fabric appears as a purl stitch on the other side.

It doesn't all happen at once. Get knitting!

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