Tuesday, July 8, 2008

free baby afghan knit patterns

Learning how to knit is easy today with so many online resources. Knitters were first believed to have begun their craft in the first few centuries AD.

Heathered yarns contain small amounts of fibre of different colours, while tweed yarns may have greater amounts of different coloured fibres. There are so many people out there who would love to learn this precise skill. However, such circular wales are possible using Swiss darning, a form of embroidery, or by knitting a tube separately and attaching it to the knitted fabric.

It is not done like knitting on needles, it is done on your fingers. William Lee, who invented the first knitting machine in 1589, also made a knitting frame which was so effective that few improvements were needed for 250 years. Special kits are available that allow circular needles of various lengths and diameters to be made as needed; rigid ends of various diameters may be screwed into strands of various lengths.

Transformation of a hank of lavender silk yarn (top) into a ball in which the knitting yarn emerges from the center (bottom). In general, yarns become stronger with more twist (also called worst), longer fibers and thicker yarns (more fibers); for example, thinner yarns require more twist than do thicker yarns to resist breaking under tension.

You may also want to consider finding a local knitting group or meeting online others who share your hobby. Brainstorm, and figure out which way of teaching would be best for you and your students!

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