Welcome to the wonderful world of knitting! Even if you've been here for a while, there is always something new about this most fascinating craft! Sock-knitting machines are used to make socks.
Baby blanket knitting patterns are available, and because of the square design, are quite simple for beginners. To compete with the speed of the new knitting machines, many of the cottage industries started to knit garments in flat pieces which were sewn together; they worked piecemeal. Some people prefer circular needles because they are more comfortable to use and you can knit both in the round or back and forth like straight needles.
Plants used for fibers include cotton, flax (for linen), bamboo, ramie, hemp, jute, nettle, raffia, yucca, coconut husk, banana trees, soy and corn. The darning needle is used in duplicate stitch (also known as Swiss darning), while the crochet hook is also essential for repairing dropped stitches and some specialty stitches such as tufting. Animals fibers include silk, but generally are long hairs of animals such as sheep (wool), goat (angora, or cashmere goat), rabbit (angora), llama, alpaca, dog, camel, yak, and muskox (qiviut).
The two possible twists of yarn. A circular needle resembles two short knitting needles connected by a cable between them.
All it consists of is knitting one row, then purling the next, and so on, and so on. The place where smart knitters gather resources and share stories.