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  2. List of knitting stitches - Wikipedia

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    Linen stitch is a pattern that creates a tightly knit fabric that resembles woven linen. Tailored garments are especially suited for the linen stitch. It is a durable stitch, and is often used to reinforce the heels of hand-knitted socks. It includes knit and purl stitches, as well as slipped stitches. [7] Loop stitch [8]

  3. Twined knitting - Wikipedia

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    The twist and ply direction of the yarn influences the properties of the knitted fabric. S-twisted and Z-plied yarns become excessively twisted when knitting in this technique, complicating the untwisting of the two strands of yarn. The excessive twist can cause the right side of the fabric to develop a horizontally ridged surface.

  4. Ravenstail weaving - Wikipedia

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    Typically, for Ravenstail pieces, it is created in modern times using black and white (and sometimes yellow) colored merino sheep-wool [5] (sometimes with the traditional slender strands of animal sinew or, a more modern substitute, small amounts of silk) [6] or, when legally available and affordable to the weaver, the original traditional ...

  5. Crewel embroidery - Wikipedia

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    The origin of the word crewel is unknown but is thought to come from an ancient word describing the curl in the staple, the single hair of the wool. [5] The word crewel in the 1700s meant worsted, a wool yarn with twist, and thus crewel embroidery was not identified with particular styles of designs, but rather was embroidery with the use of this wool thread.

  6. Arne & Carlos - Wikipedia

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    Julekuler, their book of patterns for knitting woolen Christmas balls, sold more than 50,000 copies in Norway, and has been translated into several languages including English, where it is called 55 Christmas Balls to Knit. [1] Arne & Carlos have written or contributed to eight books that focus on knitting.

  7. 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.

  8. Tablet weaving - Wikipedia

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    Tablet weaving is especially freeing, because any pattern can be created by turning individual tablets. This is in contrast to normal looms, in which the complexity of the pattern is limited by the number of shafts available to lift threads, and the threading of the heddles. Tablet weaving can also be used to weave tubes or double weave.

  9. Knitting abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    RT: Right twist, to twist two strands of yarn and cross stitches. sb: Slip back one stitch (to the left needle after knitting it) sk: Skip. sk2p: Slip1, knit 2 tog, pass slipped stitch over (a double decrease). SKP (or skpo): Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over the knit stitch (the same as sl1, k1, psso). sl (or s): Slip a stitch. sl st: Slip ...

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