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  2. Cable knitting - Wikipedia

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    Cables are often used to make braid patterns. Usually, the cables themselves are with a knit stitch while the background is done in purl. As the number of cables increases, the number of crossing patterns increases, as described by the braid group. Various visual effects are also possible by shifting the center lines of the undulating cables ...

  3. Tunisian crochet - Wikipedia

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    The tension of the yarn is much looser than in standard crochet or knitting. Tunisian crochet can also be worked in the round as when making a seamless cap. To work in the round, a double-ended crochet hook and two balls of yarn are used. The first hook and ball of yarn are used to add loops (casting on).

  4. Loop knitting - Wikipedia

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    The yarn is formed into the desired number of loops with the desired length. These loop(s) are held behind the work, drawn through the desired stitch using the right-hand needle and placed on the left-hand needle next to the desired stitch. The loops and the desired stitch are knit together to secure the loops.

  5. Hand knitting - Wikipedia

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    Yarn companies offer free knitting patterns for these caps. The US-based charity Sheep Dreamzzz trains women in Nicaragua to knit baby blankets. They receive all of the profits. Nicaragua is the poorest country in Central America. The blankets are all hand-knitted and the women work inside a home.

  6. List of knitting stitches - Wikipedia

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    A raised increase, knitting into row below (k-b, k 1 b) A lifted increase, knitting into the yarn between the stitches (inc, m1) Knit front and back (kfb) Purl front and back (, pass slipped stitch over (S1, K1, PSSO) for a left-leaning decrease. Knit two together through the back loops (K2tog tbl) for a left-leaning decrease.

  7. Casting on (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    Involves knitting onto a cast on row knitted in a contrasting yarn with half as many stitches. Each knit stitch into the contrasting stitches is followed by a yarn-over to double the number of stitches. After several rows, a tuck is formed by knitting together the first and third rows, forming a tube through which elastic can be pulled.

  8. Knitting - Wikipedia

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    It was the development of the knitting machine that introduced hooked needles and enabled faultless, automated knitting. The hook catches the loop of yarn as each stitch is knitted, meaning that wrists and fingers do not have to work so hard and there is less chance of stitches slipping off the needle. The position of the hook is most important.

  9. Spool knitting - Wikipedia

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    The spool knitting devices are called knitting spools, knitting nancys, knitting frame, knitting loom, or French knitters. The technique is to wrap the yarn around all of the spool's pegs, twice. The lower loop of yarn is then lifted over the upper loop and off the peg, thereby creating stitches.

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