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Why does your yarn have slack when you knit?
Part of knitting is managing the tension you establish for your style of knitting.Try wrapping your yarn around your yarn finger once or twice, in order to establish a knitting tension -- the slack or lack of it -- that you want. (Your yarn finger is on the hand that holds the needles, while you knit actively with the needle in the other hand.)
What materials does one need for knitting socks?
The materials needed for knitting socks include the proper size knitting needles and yarn. There are many different types of yarn to choose from including wool sock knit yarn, hand dyed yarn, acrylic yarn, and cotton yarn.
What is chunky knit?
it's (I think) just knitting with a bulkier yarn...
How do you knit a hat with double knitting yarn on straight needles?
You will have to sew it together.
What is male-knitting?
Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn is used to create a cloth.Knitting may be done by hand or by machine. There exist numerous styles and methods of hand knitting. Male-knitting consists of sweaters, caps, denims, mufflers.
What is the yarn count for 180 gm knit fabrics and how?
The yarn count will be 24 Ne for Single jersey fabric to be knitted on 24 gg circular knitting machine. How?? = This is where experience counts. Rohit Nayyar +91-9811970645
Do the Japanese knit?
sure. There is a Japanese lady in my knitting group who gets her patterns and yarn from Japan.
Does anyone have a fun knit throw using chunky yarn?
There are many patterns available to make fun knit throws from chunky yarn. Some are available via specific knitting websites; others via yarn manufacturers' websites.
What does wyib mean in knitting?
"WYIB" stands for "with yarn in back," which means you should hold your working yarn behind your needles, as you do when you are executing the knit stitch.
Why knit fabric has stretchability?
Knitting arranged yarn into complex shapes rather than straight lines. The shapes can deform, which would not happen if the yarn was linear.
When knitting with two strands of yarn is there any way to keep the yarn from tangling so much?
Yes. Learn to knit both English-style and continental-style. Then you can carry one yarn on the left hand and the other on the right hand. The balls will not have to be twisted and the strands cannot tangle. See video links below.
What is yarn forward?
In knitting, this means simply that you are supposed to move the yarn from behind the work to the front by moving it between the needles.This is often used when switching from a knit stitch to a purl stitch in the middle of a row.
