Knitting threads or yarns are used to create cloths or warm cloths. As we know, all knitted fabrics are made using two basic stitches, knit and purl.
William Lee, who invented the first knitting machine in 1589, also made a knitting frame which was so effective that few improvements were needed for 250 years. The single yarns may be dyed separately before plying, or afterwards to give the yarn a uniform look. Additional patterns can be made on the surface of the knitted fabric using embroidery; if the embroidery resembles knitting, it is often called Swiss darning.
Not every stitch in a row need be knitted; some may be left as is and knitted on a subsequent row. Knitting yarns do not have to be expensive. Circular needles are typically 24-60 inches long, and are usually used singly or in pairs; again, the width of the knitted piece may be significantly longer than the length of the circular needle.
More complicated techniques permit large fields of colour (intarsia, for example), busy small-scale patterns of color (such as Fair Isle), or both (double knitting and slip-stitch colour, for example). When knitting, some knitters enclose their balls in jars to keep them clean and untangled with other yarns; the free yarn passes through a small hole in the jar-lid.
There are many knitting guilds and other knitting groups or knitting clubs. Keep looking around this site for lots of tips, patterns, resources and ideas.
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