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Crocheting and Knitting
This category is devoted to the ancient arts of fabric crafting. Knitting and crocheting are interrelated hand crafts that offer the unique oppotunity to wear the results of one's imagination. Questions about beginning and advanced techniques, yarns, threads, and patterns will be found in this category.
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To knit a jacket, one must first have a knowledge of knitting.
Now, there are many ways to knit jackets, different patterns depending on the type of yarn, the size of the needles being used, and the knitter's tension with these. The best thing to do is find a pattern for a jacket, whether online, in a craft store, a knitting magazine, etc., and follow it.
The basics of knitting most jackets is to knit it in five pieces: two sleeves, two front panels, and the back piece. Almost all the time, the back and the front panels are the same length, and the sleeves are the length of the arm from the wrist to the peek of the shoulder. For most sleeves, (it depends on the style of jacket), the sleeves are thinner at the wrist and larger at the top.
Once the pieces are knit, they are sewn together with a large tapestry or yarn needle. The side panels are sewed to the back and the shoulder seams are stitched, the seam on the sleeves are sewed, and finally the sleeves are set into the armholes.
Of course, this is just a broad explanation of how mostjackets are knit.
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.
In crochet what is the magic loop?
A crochet magic circle is a way to begin crocheting in the round without using slip stitches. You loop the yarn, and then crochet into the loop space. When you have completed your first row of stitches into the loop, you pull on the tail, and draw the loop closed.
This is really helpful for amagarumi, because you have a much, much smaller "hole" in the middle, than what you would have if you slip stitched a foundation chain.
Attached are videos explaining how to use a magic circle.
What is double yarn and simple yarn?
do you mean dk or double knit yarn ? if so this is basically equal to USA sport yarn. It is non American version and knits at between 5-6 stitches to the inch using a number 5 - 6 needle ........ OR ..... did you mean just using the yarn double as in using two strands at once? if your pattern says use the yarn double then just use two strands at once by pulling from two skeins and holding both threads together when your work .
How do you repair a hole in a knit dress?
do what I'm about to do: take some of those iron-on patches. Turn your sweater inside-out. Cut a small piece of iron-on stuff, and with heat on very low, iron over the hole. It will keep the hole from ripping and if the hole is small, no one will ever see it.
What does the I-cord mean in knitting?
i cord is a thin knitted tube. using a double pointed needle cast on 3 or 4 stitches. slide these to the end of the needle and knit them. slide them to the end of the needle and knit again. repeat until you have the length you want. you need to pull the yarn quite tightly for the first stitch as it is stretching round from the last stitch of the last row. the stitches basically spiral around to form a tube
Some yarns will melt. If you are making something like a potholder that will need to withstand high temperatures, it is best to use yarn made out of cotton, which will not melt. The yarns that you do not want to use are the ones made out of nylon or acrylic, like Red Heart Super Saver Yarn, which will melt and then harden again, making a very stiff plastic-like material.
Is spinning wool into yarn a physical change?
yes because only the appearance changed and it is still wool.
How do you single and double crochet?
The following is the American meaning of double crochet. The British system would call this stitch a treble. A British d.c. is an American single crochet.
Double crochet is one of the three basic stitches of crochet: chain, single crochet and double crochet. To make a double crochet:
1. Put the working yarn over the hook (this is called a "yarn over").
2. Insert the hook in the next stitch in the row below.
3. Yarn over again and pull that yarn over back out through the stitch. There are now three loops on the hook.
4. Yarn over again, and pull that yarn over through the first two looks on the hook. Two loops remain on the hook.
5. Yarn over again, and pull that yarn over through the remaining two loops.
When you finish a row and turn, start a row of double crochet by first chaining three stitches. This chain-3 counts as the first stitch of the row. For a single crochet, chain only one to start a new row.
What size is 00 crochet hook in US?
00 is a steel hook size. Manufacturers vary in their mm sizing.
I found 00 hooks listed as 2.75 to 3.5mm
If you have a particular hook and you need to know the mm sizing of it, I suggest you purchase a Crochet Hook Size Gauge Tool. The knitting needle ones do not give accurate sizing for a crochet hook. Annie's Attic sells these and I'm sure other stores do as well.
How do you crochet a granny square?
Usually an asterisk like this * means to repeat whatever's written in between two asterisks. For example, a pattern might say:
*5sc, 2dc, 5sc* two times
Here you would do 5 single crochets, 2 double crochets, and 5 single crochets two times. If the author didn't use the asterisks, it would say
ch3 5sc, 2dc, 5sc, 5sc, 2dc, 5sc
Another way to write that same thing would be:
* 5sc, 2dc, 5sc, repeat from * once.
Both of these mean the same thing. In one case you work the instruction and then get the note to repeat it. In the other you know right off you are going to work it twice.
Using an asterisk makes it easier to read and write a pattern, because it shortens the amount of text needed. If you're familiar with written music, many times songs will also have a repeat sign. Asterisks are also used in knitting patterns as well.
What is the yarn quality for knit Fabric?
there is no yarn fabrics yarns are only converted into fabric by knitting or weaving
Are knitting needles allowed on united flights in the US?
If you have bombs planted in them it wont be necessary. Or if you are like Naruto you wont be able to
How long is the worlds longest hand knitted scarve knitted by one person?
American Ray Ettinger must have had a chill so he started knitting a scarf, but it must not have been no ordinary chill as when he was done he had knitted the world's longest scarf ever knitted by a single person at 1,073 meters.
What size are broomstick knitting needles?
Broomstick knitting needles are the size of a broomstick handle. That would be approximately 2.75 inches in circumference or about 7/8ths of an inch in diameter. This would be a US 42 size (I believe), or a 22.0 to 22.25mm size, needles.
Why does yarn come in a skein and not a ball?
I believe that this is due mainly to the fact that the machines that wind the yarn can only wind it in a skein. Also, since the yarn is wound loosely in a skein, it appears to have more yarn than if it were in a ball, which is better business for the yarn company. Because of it's shape, a skein is easier to store than a ball.
How do you knit twice into yarn over?
Usually the pattern you are working will tell you the preferred method.
Typically it is done through knitting into the front and then into the back of a stitch.
A regular knit stitch is done like this:
Put right-hand needle through the right-most stitch on the left needle, wrap yarn over right-hand needle, pull stitch through, and pull loop off the left-hand needle
A knit stitch through the back is done like this:
Put right-hand needle through the right-most stitch on the left needle on the back side of the needle (that's from the right side, but catch the back side of the loop) , wrap yarn over right-hand needle, pull stitch through, and pull loop off the left-hand needle
To do them in the same stitch:
perform a regular knit stitch, but do not pull the loop off the left hand needle (if feels very awkward, but don't panic), then put the needle through the back of the loop and complete the knit.
The end result is one more stitch than you had before.
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Cashmere is a type of wool. Cashmere fibre is collected from cashmere goats. Worsted yarn is the tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool. So a tightly twisted cashmere yarn is called worsted cashmere.
Just as a caution in case you are buying cashmere. There is a wool act which describes what type of wool is marked as cashmere.
Look at RELATED LINKS SECTION for some interesting links which are worth reading about the topic.
Since one cannot card yarn, I assume what you're talking about is yarn spun from wool that has been carded, as opposed to combed or simply not carded at all. Carding is the process of brushing the wool prior to spinning to remove debris and tangles and to orient the individual hairs in more or less the same direction. Carded fibers are typically spun into woolen yarns (which are soft and fluffy) and combed fibers are typically spun into worsted yarns (which are smoother and harder).
How do you do front post crochet stitches?
From my web site Crochet Cabana.
yo, insert hook into the back of your stitch (in other words from back to front), go in front of the post, pull through (3 loops on hook) bringing stitch up to height of previous stitch, yo, pull through 2 loops (2 loops remaining),
yo, pull through remaining 2 loops to complete stitch
There is a video demonstration of this method on the web site and at my YouTube channel.
