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Knitting-Working on and Finishing Knitting

Ribbing

Ribbing is a combination of knit and purl stitches. Knit one, purl one or knit two, purl two are the most common. Because of its elasticity it is usually used for neckbands, waistbands and wrists.

How to Slip a Stitch (sl):

With yarn in back of work and holding needle as if to purl (Purl Stitch is made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left), slip stitch from left needle to right without working it. 

How to Attach Yarn : 

When your skein of yarn runs out or when you have to change colours, you attach a new skein. If possible join the new yarn at the beginning of a row. Simply tie the new yarn and fasten ends securely.

To attach new yarn in the middle of a row, thread the new yarn in a needle and weave it back through the old yarn for several stitches. Leave short end of yarn on back of work and cut off when project is finished.

How to Pick Up Stitches : 

Directions often say pick up stitches along an edge of a piece that is already knitted. Usually neckbands and front edges are worked with picked up stitches. With right side of work facing you, attach yarn to work where picking up is to start. Work with yarn and only one needle. Insert point of needle through knitting a short distance from the edge, wrap yarn around needle as if to knit and draw loop through piece. Continue in this manner across edge, spacing stitches evenly.

 To Make Design on top of Knitting :Duplicate Stitch

Duplicate stitch is used to work a design on top of knitting. Thread a large-eyed needle with contrasting colour yarn. Draw yarn from wrong to right side through center of lower point of the knit stitch. Insert needle at top right-hand side of same stitch. Then holding needle horizontally, draw through to top left side of stitch. Insert again into base of same stitch. Keep work loose so it completely covers the knit stitch.

To Change Colour in Knitting : 

When colour appears in a definite line or block, you attach a colour as it appears in the design. When changing colours, simply twist yarn by bringing new colour under yarn you are working with. This prevents holes in the work.

To use two colours in the same row : Fair Isle Knitting

This term is used for a pattern where two colours are used in the same row of knitting and a colour changes every few stitches. It is usually used in stockinette stitch and you carry the yarn not being used on the wrong side of work throughout the whole pattern.

The colour yarn used most is held in right hand and the second colour is held in the left hand. If yarn is carried more than three stitches, catch the carried yarn so you won't have long loops on the back. Catch yarn as in the picture.

Insert right needle in usual manner but before picking up yarn to work this stitch, slip right hand needle under the carried yarn, work stitch in usual manner, dropping carried yarn as stitch is completed. Work next stitch in usual manner. Repeat from across.

Finish Knitting

Work all loose ends into a solid part of the knitting to fasten it securely. Thread end into a needle and weave it through work. Cut off close to work. If yarn end is not long enough to thread into a needle use a crochet hook to work the end in and out of the knitting. 

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Knitting-Basic Stitches - Purl Stitch

Purl Stitch (p st) is made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from right to left.

How to Purl : 

Cast on 20 stitches for practice piece. To make this stitch, the yarn is in front of work instead of back and needle is inserted in stitch over, instead of under, left needle. The wrong side of a purl stitch is a knit stitch.

Hold needle with stitches in your left hand. Hold second needle and yarn from skein in your right hand. Insert right needle through the front of the first stitch on left needle from right to left.

Wind yarn over and under point of needle.

Draw yarn through stitch. Slip the stitch off left needle. One purl stitch made. 'Slip' in knitting means -move (a stitch) to the other needle without stitching it. Continue to purl each stitch across row. The purl stitch is never used alone so to practice the stitch proceed to Stockinette stitch.

To Bind Off : 

When you have finished a swatch, you must learn to ' bind off' to hold it together. It is necessary to bind off in knitting to prevent the stitches from raveling. It should be done rather loosely. Slip the first stitch off the left needle onto the right needle without knitting it. Purl the next stitch. Insert the left needle through the front of the first stitch on the right needle and slip it over the second stitch, bringing the right needle and second stitch through the first stitch.

Then slip the first stitch off left needle. One stitch is left on the right needle. Purl next stitch and slip preceding one over it.

Continue across until you come to the last stitch. Cut yarn about 5 inches from needle. Draw loose end through last stitch and pull to tighten. Thread end into a needle and work end back through edge. Cut off close to work.

How to Increase (inc): 

To increase on a purl row, purl the stitch in the usual manner but do not slip the stitch off the left needle. Purl again in the same stitch by inserting the needle into the back of the stitch. Now slip the stitches off the needle.

How to Decrease (dec) : 

To decrease on a purl row, purl two stitches together by inserting the right needle through two stitches.

To make a Yarn Over (yo): 

Yarn over increases a stitch and is used in lace patterns since it produces a hole in the work.

On a purl row, bring yarn over right needle, around and to front again, then work next stitch.

Stockinette Stitch
Turn work. Knit next row. Purl next row. Repeat these two rows for stockinette stitch. Continue to work until you feel familiar with the stitch. Bind off. If you bind off on a purl row, purl the stitches instead of knitting them.
In stockinette stitch the knit side or smooth side is usually the right side of work. The purl side is the rough side.
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Knitting

Basic Stitches - Knit Stitch

Knit Stitch (k st) is made by putting the needle through the back of the stitch from right to left.

How to Knit :

Cast on 20 stitches for practice. Hold needle with cast on stitches in the left hand. Hold second needle and yarn from skein in right hand. The yarn from skein should be in back of the needles. 

Insert right needle into front of first stitch under the left needle

Wind yarn from your right hand under and over point of needle.

Draw right needle and yarn through stitch.

Slip the stitch just made off left needle. One knit stitch made. 'Slip' in knitting means -move (a stitch) to the other needle without stitching it.

Repeat in each stitch across until all the stitches have been knitted off left needle. Push work along left needle so the stitch to be worked is near tip. At the end of row, turn work so needle with stitches is in the left hand. Continue working rows of knit stitch in this manner until you are familiar with this stitch.

When you knit each stitch in each row it is called Garter stitch. 

To Bind Off : 

When you have finished a swatch, you must learn to 'bind off' to hold it together. It is necessary to bind off in knitting to prevent the stitches from raveling. It should be done rather loosely. Slip the first stitch off the left needle onto the right needle without knitting it. Knit the next stitch. Insert the left needle through the front of the first stitch on the right needle and slip it over the second stitch, bringing the right needle and second stitch through the first stitch.

Then slip the first stitch off left needle. One stitch is left on the right needle. Knit next stitch and slip preceding one over it.

Continue across until you come to the last stitch. Cut yarn about 5 inches from needle. Draw loose end through last stitch and pull to tighten. Thread end into a needle and work end back through edge. Cut off close to work.

How to Increase (inc): 

To increase on a knit row, knit the stitch in the usual manner but do not slip the stitch off the left needle. Knit again in the same stitch by inserting the needle into the back of the stitch. Now slip the stitches off the needle.

How to Decrease (dec): 

To decrease on a knit row, knit two stitches together by inserting the right needle through two stitches.

To make a Yarn Over (yo): 

Yarn over increases a stitch and is used in lace patterns since it produces a hole in the work. On a knit row, bring yarn under tip of right needle, up and over needle, then work next stitch.

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Knitting Instructions- Knitting Abbreviations

	Knitting Abbreviations Below is a list of knitting abreviations to help you understand all the different terms used in knitting patterns created by Coats Crafts UK.
abbreviations   K : knitting P : purl ST(S) : stitch(es) GARTER ST : every row knit STOCKING ST : 1 row knit, 1 row purl TOG : together TBL : through back of loops INC : increase by working into front and back of stitch DEC : decrease by working 2 stitches together BEG : beginning ALT : alternate REP : repeat CONT : continue MEAS : measures FOLL : following REM : remain(ing) RS : right side WS : wrong side CM : centimetres IN : inches MM : millimetres SL1K : slip 1 knitways YFWD : yarn forward YRN : yarn round needle PSSO : pass slipped stitch over PATT : pattern 0 : no stitch, row or time to be worked in this size MS : main shade C : contrast M1 : make a stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and working into back of it.

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Knitting Instructions-How To Purl A Stitch

	How To Purl A Stitch Want to learn how to knit? Start with the basics and learn how to purl a stitch with Coats Crafts UK.
instructions Fig 1 With the yarn at the front of the work insert the right hand needle from right to left through the front of the first stitch on the left hand needle. Fig 2 Wind the yarn round the right hand needle. Fig 3 Draw a loop through to the back. Fig 4 Slip the original stitch off the left hand needle. Repeat this until all stitches are transferred to the right hand needle. u get many more from here...

Knitting Instructions - How To Knit A Stitch

	How To Knit A Stitch One of the most basic stitches is the Knit stitch - learn how to create one below by following the simple instructions.
instructions   Fig 1 With the yarn at the back of the work insert the right hand needle from left to right through the front of the first stitch on the left hand needle. Fig 2 Wind the yarn over the right needle. Fig 3 Pull through a loop. Fig 4 Slip the original stitch off the left hand needle. Repeat this until all stitches have been transferred from left needle to right needle. u get many more from here...

Knitting Instructions- How to Cast On

	Casting On There are two commonly-used methods of casting on. The thumb method uses one needle and tends to create a less noticeable edge to your knitting. The two needle cast-on creates a firmer, less elastic, but stronger edge and is suitable for delicate yarns or garments which will be subjected to very hard wear.
thumb method Before you can start casting on you need to make a loop. Take the yarn from the centre of the ball as this stops the yarn rolling about when you are knitting. (For the thumb method you will need to leave a length of yarn roughly 6 times as long as the width of your intended piece of knitting). Fig 1 Hold the loose end of the yarn in your left hand and the needle in your right hand. Form a loop with the left thumb by placing the thumb under the yarn from behind and then move the thumb upwards to form a loop. Fig 2 Place the loop on the needle and keeping the left thumb in place. Fig 3 use the yarn from the ball in your right hand, to wind yarn round needle clockwise. Lift loop over needle and remove thumb. Pull left-hand yarn tight. Continue until you have sufficient stitches. two needle method Fig 6 Make a loop as before and place on left-hand needle. Fig 7 Pull the right-hand needle through the loop from the front. Wind the yarn round needle clockwise. Fig 8 Pull loop through stitch, and place loop on needle. Now you have stitches. To create a neat edge the remaining stitches are cast on slightly differently. Put the right-hand needle through between the 1st and 2nd stitch, then pull loop through and place on left-hand needle as before. Continue until you have sufficient stitches. Now that you have cast on your stitches, you need to learn how to knit a stitch! u get many more from here...