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  2. Knitting abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    ss: Slip stitch(es). ssk: Slip a stitch, slip the next stitch, knit the slipped stitches together; a decrease. ssk (improved): slip one stitch, slip the next stitch purl-wise, knit slipped stitches together. ssp: Slip a stitch, slip the next stitch, purl. A decrease. sssk: Slip, slip, slip, knit 3 slipped stitches together. A double decrease.

  3. 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.

  4. Knitting pattern - Wikipedia

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    Knitting pattern - Paragon Girls Cardigan Leaflet no 49. Knitting patterns can be sold as a means of income. Knitting pattern collections are sold in books [6] and magazines, [7] but web sites such as Ravelry allow sale of individual knitting patterns. The earliest known pattern book containing a knitting pattern was published in 1524. [8]

  5. Decrease (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    Work to the two stitches to be decreased, slip next stitch to the right-hand needle as if to knit, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch. Also creates a left-leaning decrease. K2tog tbl ("knit two together through the back loops") – This looks similar to the SSK or S1, K, PSSO, but is faster to work. Work to the two stitches ...

  6. Plaited stitch (knitting) - Wikipedia

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    As an aside, knitting through the back loop is a useful technique for untwisting stitches on the left-hand needle that "hang backwards". Such stitches are often produced when a knitted fabric is partially pulled out and some stitches are accidentally put back onto the needle with a backward twist, or when picking up stitches with a crochet hook (e.g. the gusset of socks) and slipping them on ...

  7. Lace knitting - Wikipedia

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    To design a simple lace motif, a knitter can draw its lines on a piece of knitting graph paper; right-slanting lines should be produced with "k2tog, yo" stitch-pairs (as seen on the right side) whereas left-slanting lines should be produced with "yo, k2tog tbl" (or, equivalently, "yo, ssk" or "yo, skp") stitch pairs (again, as seen on the right ...

  8. Hand knitting - Wikipedia

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    More resilient yarns are more forgiving of irregularities in tension; highly twisted yarns are sometimes difficult to knit, whereas untwisting yarns can lead to split stitches, in which not all the yarn is knitted into a stitch. A key factor in knitting is stitch definition, corresponding to how well complicated stitch patterns can be seen when ...

  9. Continental knitting - Wikipedia

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    Continental knitting is often preferred by hand-knitters, as it is among the more efficient methods, requiring the shortest number of specific hand motions per stitch. Continental-style knitting, being associated with Germany, fell out of favour in English-speaking countries during World War II; its reintroduction in the United States has often ...