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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] Many types of ...

3. Hand knitting - Wikipedia

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   Mega knitting produces a chunky, bulky fabric or an open lacy weave, depending on the weight and type of yarn used. [34] Julia Hopson with world-record 3.5 meter (11'6") long knitting needles. The current holder of the Guinness World Record for Knitting with the Largest Knitting Needles is Julia Hopson [35] of Penzance in Cornwall.

4. Yarn weight - Wikipedia

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   Knitting a test swatch requires knitting the yarn into a small, roughly 4 in (10 cm) square textile of even stitches. [4] Comparing this with recommended needle sizes, yarn, and the knitter's own signature tension, allows for adjustments to all of these things.

5. Gauge (knitting) - Wikipedia

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   Larger knitting needles also produce larger stitches, giving fewer stitches and rows per inch. Changing needle size is the best way to control one's own gauge for a given pattern and yarn. Finally, the knitter's tension, or how tightly one knits, can affect the gauge significantly.

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. Knitting - Wikipedia

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   When in use, the cable needle is used at the same time as two regular needles. At specific points indicated by the knitting pattern, the cable needle is moved, the stitches on it are worked by the other needles, then the cable needle is turned around to a different position to create the cable twist. Cable needles