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2. History of knitting - Wikipedia

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   History of knitting. Madonna Knitting, by Bertram of Minden 1400-1410. 1855 sketch of a shepherd knitting, while watching his flock. The Knitting Woman by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1869. Knitting is the process of using two or more needles to pull and loop yarn into a series of interconnected loops in order to create a finished garment or ...

3. Fair Isle (technique) - Wikipedia

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   Fair Isle (technique) Fair Isle (/fɛəraɪ̯l/) is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands. Fair Isle knitting gained considerable popularity when the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) wore Fair Isle jumpers in public in 1921.

4. Guernsey (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Guernsey (clothing) A guernsey, or gansey, is a seaman's knitted woollen sweater, similar to a jersey, which originated in the Channel Island of the same name, sometimes known as a knit-frock in Cornwall, especially Polperro. [ 1]

5. Uniforms of the British Army - Wikipedia

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   The uniforms of the British Army currently exist in twelve categories ranging from ceremonial uniforms to combat dress (with full dress uniform and frock coats listed in addition). [ 1] Uniforms in the British Army are specific to the regiment (or corps) to which a soldier belongs. Full dress presents the most differentiation between units, and ...

6. Jersey (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Jersey (clothing) A traditional knit jersey. Traditionally, a jersey is an item of knitted clothing, generally made of wool or cotton, with sleeves, worn as a pullover, as it does not open at the front, unlike a cardigan. It is usually close-fitting and machine knitted in contrast to a guernsey that is more often hand knit with a thicker yarn.

7. Jersey (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Jersey is a weft knit fabric that is knitted on a single set of needles with all loops meshing in the same direction. [3] By and large, it is knitted in plain stitch. [4] It is also called plain. [3] On the other hand, the double jersey is knit using two sets of needles, does not curl at the edges (when cut) and has a more stable structure.