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2. Cowichan knitting - Wikipedia

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   The teaching of patterned sweater knitting is generally attributed to a settler from the Shetland Islands, Jerimina Colvin. [4] Mrs. Colvin settled in Cowichan Station in 1885, raised sheep, and hand-spun and dyed her own wool. She probably began to teach knitting by the 1890s, and added patterns as she learned them from other Scottish settlers ...

3. Welting (knitting) - Wikipedia

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   Tuck stitches worked on the knit stitches of every row of a rib fabric, are the basis of Brioche Stitch [2] (also called English Rib or Full Cardigan Stitch in machine knitting). These fabric demonstrate the way in which the tucks open up the stitches width-wise, look the same on both sides, and are quite unstable as the tucks rob yarn from ...

4. Steek - Wikipedia

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   Steeks can be used for front openings (such as on a cardigan), armholes, or necklines. It has several advantages: Many knitters are faster at the knit stitch than the purl stitch, it goes faster, and allows one to work with the right side of the fabric facing the knitter all the time, and thus follow an intricate pattern more easily. It is also ...

5. 19 Festive Christmas Sweaters for Your Holiday Parties This Year

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   Patchwork Wool-Blend Sweater. This super holiday sweater from Brooks Brothers appears to be sewn together from other holiday sweaters. Perfect for the whole season.

6. Knitting pattern - Wikipedia

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   The earliest known pattern book containing a knitting pattern was published in 1524. [8] The earliest published English knitting pattern appeared in Natura Exenterata: or Nature Unbowelled, which was printed in London in 1655 [9] Jane Gaugain was an early influential author of knitting pattern books in the early 1800s. Yarn companies give away ...

7. Knitting - Wikipedia

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   By contrast, in warp knitting, one yarn is required for every wale. [5] Since a typical piece of knitted fabric may have hundreds of wales, warp knitting is typically done by machine, whereas weft knitting is done by both hand and machine. [6] Warp-knitted fabrics such as tricot and milanese are resistant to runs, and are commonly used in ...