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The weft thread is pushed down by the divider bar. The jack sinkers come forward pulling the thread into the beard of the open needles. The presser bar drops, the needle loops close and the old row of stitches is drawn off the needle. The jack sinkers come down in front of the knitting and pull it up so the process can begin again.
The second row is purled, bringing the back yarn under the front yarn. The third row is purled, bring the back yarn over the front yarn. Swapping the second and third row will give a braid in the opposite direction. [17] When knitting with two colours, two strands of yarn are used when the two colours are approximately of the same proportions.
Knitting can also be performed by machines. The first knitting machine, known as the stocking frame, was invented in England in 1589. [25] Modern knitting machines, both domestic and industrial, are either flat-bed or circular. [23] Flat-bed knitting machines knit back and forth, producing a flat piece of fabric.
Spool knitting is a traditional way to teach children the basic principles of knitting. According to Mary McCormack, author of Spool Knitting (published in 1909), "Few elementary exercises have aroused more interest in the child than the toy knitting; due, perhaps, to its simplicity and his power to do it easily and well." [2] [3]
If the fabric is being knit back-and-forth, turned after every row, the effect is produced even more simply by knitting each row—first from the right side, then from the wrong side. Similar to ribbing , a welting pattern can be specified by the number of knit rows followed by the number of purl rows, e.g., 1x1 welting is garter stitch.
There are also different ways to insert the needle into the stitch. Knitting through the front of a stitch is called Western knitting. Going through the back of a stitch is called Eastern knitting. A third method, called combination knitting, goes through the front of a knit stitch and the back of a purl stitch. [6]
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.
Bring the needle in front of the thumb, under both yarns around the thumb, down into the center of the thumb loop, back forward, and over the top of the yarn around the index finger. Use the needle to catch this yarn, then bring the needle back down through the thumb loop, turning the thumb slightly to make room for the needle to pass through.