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  2. Circular knitting - Wikipedia

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    Circular knitting can also be performed by knitting machines: a double-bed machine can be set up to knit on its front bed in one direction and then its back bed on the return, which creates the tube. [2] [3] Specialized knitting machines for sock-knitting use individual latch-hook needles to make each stitch in a round frame. [4]

  3. Fair Isle (technique) - Wikipedia

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    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. Traditional Fair Isle patterns have ...

  4. 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.

  5. Hand knitting - Wikipedia

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    Double-pointed needles are tapered at both ends, which allows them to be knit from either end. Dpns are typically used for circular knitting , especially smaller tube-shaped pieces such as sleeves, collars, and socks; usually one needle is active while the others hold the remaining active stitches.

  6. Knitting needle - Wikipedia

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    Knitting ITR with circulars is done in a spiral, the same way as using double-pointed needles (usually called DPNs). Additionally, circulars eliminate the need to continually switch from one needle to the next, and there is no possibility of stitches falling off the back end of the needles, as may happen when using DPNs.

  7. Knitting - Wikipedia

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    The third needle type consists of circular needles, which are long, flexible double-pointed needles. The two tapered ends (typically 5 inches (130 mm) long) are rigid and straight, allowing for easy knitting; however, the two ends are connected by a flexible strand (usually nylon) that allows the two ends to be brought together.

  8. The Menopause Symptom I Didn't See Coming and How I Got ...

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    Internal rotation stretch. Holding a towel or resistance band, lift your unaffected arm above your head. Slowly reach back with your frozen arm and grab the end of the band or towel.

  9. Casting on (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    To execute, hold a knitting needle in left hand and crochet hook or second knitting needle in right hand. Make a slip-knot in yarn and put it on the crochet hook or right-hand needle. Wrap the yarn from the back of the left-hand needle and over to the front, over the crochet hook or right needle, pass the slip-knot loop over the wrap, leaving ...