Knitting may be done by hand or by machine. In this brief article we aim to just give a basic understanding of knitting needles, their sizing and what you need to look out for.
In plying, two or more yarns are spun together, almost always in the opposite sense from which they were spun individually; for example, two Z-twist yarns are usually plied with an S-twist. A piece of knitting begins with the process of casting on (also known as "binding on"), which involves the initial creation of the stitches on the needle. Individual stitches, or rows of stitches, may be made taller by drawing more yarn into the new loop (an elongated stitch), which is the basis for uneven knitting: a row of tall stitches may alternate with one or more rows of short stitches for an interesting visual effect.
All knitting instructions use basically two stitches, the knit stitch and the purl stitch. A third but less common method, called combination knitting, may also be used. For general garment creation, one of the best known kitting yarns is Sirdar'.
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