Friday, January 2, 2009

knit tree skirt

Anyone who has anything to do with knitting will know the importance of knitting yarns. I wanted to set out some basic knitting in

Double-pointed needles are tapered at both ends, which allows them to be knit from either end. Plants used for fibers include cotton, flax (for linen), bamboo, ramie, hemp, jute, nettle, raffia, yucca, coconut husk, banana trees, soy and corn. In spinning, the fibers are twisted so that the yarn resists breaking under tension; the twisting may be done in either direction, resulting in an Z-twist or S-twist yarn.

Tools for measuring needle diameter and yarn properties have been discussed above, as well as the yarn swift, ballwinder and "yarntainers". The tips of the outermost, longest one is US size 5 and chrome-plated for speed, whereas the innermost tips are wood and US size 15; the middle red metal tips are US size 9. Sometimes, the yarns being plied are fed at different rates, so that one yarn loops around the other, as in boucl .

These few basic knitting instructions are the foundation of any project you will ever knit. It doesn't all happen at once.

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