Hand knitting is a knitted form, in which knitted fabrics are produced by hand using needle.
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Type
Flattening
Flat knitting uses two straight needles to make two-dimensional (flat) pieces in general. Flat knitting is usually used for knitting flat pieces such as scarves, blankets, afghans, and backs, front and arm sweaters (pullovers).
In a flat knitting, generally stockinette stitches, hand-knitted knitting from right to left on one side of the fabric, turning over (over), and then pinning right-to-left back to the starting position. Usually the fine side of the fabric is considered to be the right side , facing outward to be seen; and the inside face, toward the body, the jagged side, known as the wrong side . So, the flat knitting involves knit each row on the right side, then purging each row on the wrong side, etc. If each line of knitting (no molds) this creates a garter seam, which has the same appearance on both sides and creates a horizontal protrusion offset by the valley, rather than the knitting and purl. Patterned stitching, such as cables, can be achieved with a flat knitting, or spin, but this technique should follow the desired pattern.
Circular alignment
Circular knitted (also called "knitting around") creates a smooth tube. Knitting works in a round (equivalent to a row in a flat knitting).
Initially, the circular knit was done using a set of four or five double pointed knitting needles. The circular needle was later found to make this type of knitting easier. The circular needles resemble two short knitting needles connected by wires of varying length between them. A circular knitting needle with a long cable can be used as a straight needle to make larger pieces of knit fabric. Both types of circular knitting are used in creating circular or tubular pieces, such as hats, socks, gloves, arms, and the entire sweater.
In a circular knit, hand knacks generally knit everything from one side, usually the right side. Circular knitting is usually done on a single circular needle. In such a case, the knitter can use a variety of alternative techniques, such as double-pointed needles, knitting on two circular needles, the "magic needle" approach such as the MÃÆ' ¶bius strip (commonly known as the "Magic Circle"), or carefully using slip knit-knit or with double knitting equivalent to knit the back and front of the tube.
Finishing Fabrics
Felting
Felting is a hand-knitting term for fulling, a technique for joining yarn-woven or knitted fabric fibers. The finished product is put into hot water and restless until it starts to shrink. The end result usually has a similar appearance but has diminished dimensions. Bags, gloves, vests, socks, sandals, and hats are some of the things that can be felt.
Needle felting
Needle felting is a technique used to add decorations on knitted or mashed pieces, in which raw roughs are applied using a sharply spiked felting needle by repeatedly stabbing rovings and backgrounds together. After being washed with hot water, the appliqued decor blends in with the background. The knitted felt can be cut with scissors without worrying about fraying.
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Process
There are hundreds of knitting sutures used by kniters. A piece of knitting begins with a casting on process, which involves the initial creation of stitches on the needle. Different casting methods are used for different effects: one is flexible enough for lace, while the other provides a decorative edge. While cast-ons are used when knitting will continue in both directions from cast-on. There are various methods used to throw, such as "thumb method" (also known as "slingshot" or "long tail"), where the stitches are made by a series of rounds that will, when knitted, provide a very loose ideal edge for " "and knit the border; "double needle method" (also known as "knitting-on" or "cast-on cable"), where each loop is placed on a needle then "knitted," which produces a stronger edge ideal on its own as a border; and many more. The number of active stitches remains the same as when printed unless stitches are added (increased) or removed (down).
Most Western-style knives follow the English style (where the yarn is held in the right hand) or the Continental style (where the yarn is held in the left hand).
There are also various ways to insert the needle into the stitch. Knitting through the front of the seam is called a Western knit. Exploring the back of the seam is called the Eastern knitting. The third method, called the knitting combination, passes through the front of the knitting suture and the back of the puncture purl.
After the knitting pieces are finished, the remaining life stitches will be "discarded". Casting (or "binding") removes the loops of stitches to each other so that they can be removed from the needle without opening the item. Although mechanically different from casting, there are many different methods.
In knitting certain garments, especially larger ones such as sweaters, final knitted garments will be made of several knits, with individual parts of knitted garments separately and then sewn together. Seamless knit, where the whole garment knit as one piece, also possible. Elizabeth Zimmermann is probably the most famous proponent of circular or circular knitting technique. Smaller items, such as socks and hats, are usually knitted one by one with double-ended needles or circular needles. (See Circular Knitter .)
Sutures
There are almost possible combinations of unlimited knitting sutures, whose favorites have been collected into treasuries. A piece of knitting begins with a casting on process (also known as "binding"), which involves the initial creation of stitches on the needle. Different casting methods are used for different effects: one is sufficiently flexible for lace, while others provide decorative edges - While cast-ons are used when knitting will continue in both directions from cast-on. There are various methods used for "cast on," such as "thumb method" (also known as "slingshot" or "long-tail" cast-ons), where the stitches are created by a series of loops that will, when knitted, which is very loose to "take stitches" and knit borders; "double needle method" (also known as "knitting-on" or "cast-on cable"), where each loop is placed on a needle then "knitted," which produces a stronger edge ideal on its own as a border; and many more. The number of active stitches remains the same as when printed unless stitches are added (increased) or removed (down).
Most Western-style knives follow the English style (where the yarn is held in the right hand) or the Continental style (where the yarn is held in the left hand). The third but less common method, called the knitting combination, can also be used.
After the knit piece is finished, the remaining stitches are "thrown away." Casting (or "binding") removes the loops of stitches to each other so that they can be removed from the needle without opening the item. Although mechanically different from casting, there are many different methods.
In knitting certain garments, especially larger ones such as sweaters, final knitted garments will be made of several knits, with individual parts of knitted garments separately and then sewn together. Seamless knit, where the whole garment knit as one piece, also possible. Elizabeth Zimmermann is probably the most famous proponent of circular or circular knitting technique. Smaller items, such as socks and hats, are usually knitted one by one with double-ended needles or circular needles. (See Circular Knitter .)
Social aspects
One of the earliest known examples of knitting is the well-decorated cotton sock found in Egypt at the end of the first millennium AD. The first knit trade association began in Paris in 1527. With the invention of knitting machines, however, knitting "by hand" became a useful but insignificant craft. Similar to quilting, spinning, and embroidery, knitting becomes a social activity.
Hand knitting has been in and out of fashion many times in the last two centuries, and at the turn of the 21st century it enjoys revival. According to the Craft Yarn Council of America industry group, the number of female kniters in the United States aged 25-35 increased 150% in the two years between 2002 and 2004. While some may say hand knitting is never completely lost, this is most recent. reincarnation is less about making and improving the 1940s and 50s and more about making statements about individuality as well as developing a sense of congenital community.
In addition, many contemporary knitterers have an interest in blogging about knitting, knitting patterns, and their techniques, or joining a knit-focused virtual community, such as the very popular Ravelry. There are also a number of popular knitting podcasts, and various other knitting websites. A knitting, loveknitting website allows users to upload project images and add tags. Other users can comment, drive the conversation, and keep learning. Contemporary knit groups may be referred to in the US as "Stitch 'N Bitch" in which a group of knitters gather to work on projects, discuss [knitting patterns], solve their work problems, and just socialize. In the United Kingdom, this term has "knit a circle" since the beginning of the 20th century.
Now there are many groups that not only grow individually, but also form an international community. Communities also exist online, with blogs becoming very popular, in addition to online groups and social networking via media such as Yahoo! Groups, where people can share tips and techniques, run competitions, and share their knitting patterns. More people are discovering knitting recreation and enjoying a hobby with their family. Knitting parties are also becoming popular in small and large communities throughout the US and Canada.
Graffiti
In the last decade, a practice called graffiti knitting, knitting guerrillas, or thread bombings - the use of knitted or linked fabrics to modify and beautify the environment (usually outside) - emerged in the US and spread throughout the world. Magda Sayeg is credited with starting a movement in the US and Knit the City is a leading group of graffiti artists in the UK. The yarn bomber sometimes targets existing graffiti pieces to beautify. For example, Dave Cole is a contemporary sculpture artist who practiced knitting as graffiti for large-scale public art installations in Melbourne, Australia for the Great Western Art Festival in 2009. The work ruined the night of its completion. A new film, taken by a Tasmanian filmmaker on a set almost entirely made of yarn, was partly inspired by "graffiti knitting".
Charity
Knitwear to share for free to others is a common theme in modern history.
Knitters made socks, sweaters, scarves, mittens, gloves, and hats for soldiers in the Crimea, the American Civil War, and the Boer War; This practice continued in World War I, World War II and the Korean War, and continued for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In these historic projects, yarn companies often provide knitting patterns approved by various branches of armed services; they are distributed by the local branch of the American Red Cross or other organization. Modern projects usually require knitting hat or liner helmet; liners provided for soldiers must be from 100% woolen woolen wool and made using a certain color.
The Australian charity Wrap with Love provides a blanket knit by volunteers to the world's most needy people who have been affected by the war. Clothes and afghans are often made for children, the elderly, and those that are economically disadvantaged in different countries. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation receives donations to Lakota people in the United States. Prayer scarves, or scarves in which crafters meditate or say their prayer of faith while knitting with the intention to entertain the recipients, donated to those who experience loss or stress. Many kniters today knit and donate "chemo hats", soft hats for cancer patients who lose their hair during chemotherapy. The yarn company offers a free knit pattern for this hat.
Originally started after the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, Knitters Without Borders is a charity challenge issued by the knitting personality of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee that encourages knitter to donate to MÃÆ'Â Â © decins Sans FrontiÃÆ'¨res (Doctors Without Borders). Instead of knitting for charity, the crafters are encouraged to donate disposable income for one week, including money that may have been spent on the yarn. Knitwear is sometimes offered as a gift to donors. As of September 2011, Knitters Without Borders donors have contributed CAD $ 1,062,217.
Safety blankets can also be done through the Project Linus organization that helps children in need.
There are organizations that help reach other countries in need such as afghan for Afghanistan. This outreach is described as, "Afghanistan for Afghanistan is a humanitarian and person-to-person project that sends hand-knit and blanket connections and sweaters, vests, hats, gloves, and socks to the besieged people in Afghanistan."
Penguin sweaters are knitted by volunteers for the rehabilitation of penguins contaminated by exposure to oil slicks. This project is done.
The chicken sweater is also knitted to help the battery chickens that have lost their fur. Currently the organization does not accept donations, but has a list of volunteers.
Sweater curse
Knitting a very large or smooth outfit like a sweater can take months of work and, as a gift, may have a strong emotional aspect. The so-called curse sweater reveals the experience that significant others will break up with the knitter immediately after receiving expensive knitting gifts like a sweater. A significant minority of kniters claim to have experienced the sweaters' curse; recent polls show that 15% of active kniters say they have experienced a sweater curse directly, and 41% consider it a possibility that should be taken seriously. Although sometimes labeled "superstitions", the sweaters curse is not treated in knitting literature as something paranormal.
Aspects of psychology and meditation
The oral history of many knitters has been collected, and shows that hand knit is often associated with compassion. "I knit love to every stitch" is a common repetition.
The repetitive aspect of hand knitting is generally relaxed and can be suitable for meditation or spiritual practice.
Health benefits
Research has shown that knitting, along with other sewing forms, provides several significant health benefits. These studies have found that rhythmic, repetitive knitting can "help prevent and manage stress, pain and depression, which in turn strengthens the immune system", and creates a relaxed response in the body that can lower blood pressure, heart. assess, help prevent disease, and have a calming effect. Pain specialists also found that brain chemistry changes when one knits, resulting in increased "feel good" hormone (ie serotonin, dopamine and endorphins), and a decrease in stress hormones.
Knitting, along with other recreational activities has been linked to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Just like physical activity that strengthens the body, mental exercise makes the human brain more resilient.
A research repository on the effects on knitting health can be found at Stitchlinks, an organization founded in Bath, England.
Mega knitting
Mega knitting is a hand knitting using a knitting needle that is greater than or equal to half an inch in diameter.
Mega knitting uses the same stitches and techniques as conventional knitting, except that the hooks can be engraved on the tip of the needle. The hook needle greatly improves job control, seizes the stitches and prevents them from escaping.
Mega knitting produces thick, thick or woven fabric of open lace, depending on the weight and type of yarn used.
The Guinness World Record holder for Knitting with the largest Knit Needle today is Julia Hopson of Penzance in Cornwall. Julia knit a square with ten stitches and ten rows in a stitch stitch using a knitting needle that has a diameter of 6.5 cm and a length of 3.5 meters.
In the literature
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Knitting is sometimes displayed in the literature. Knitting and technique can be used as a metaphor; its meditative and spiritual aspects can be emphasized; it may indicate different types of households; or may be used for dramatic irony, such as when seemingly innocuous knights proved deadly and stubborn. Examples of nineteenth-century novels include Madame ThÃÆ'Â © rÃÆ'¨se Defarge at Charles Dickens' The Story of Two Cities Anna Makarovna in Leo Tolstoy War and Peace , various characters in Jane Novel Austen and Miss Ophelia in Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin . Some of the characters in Virginia Wolff's novel are knitters. In the first decade of the 21st century, knitting has become a key element in several novels and even murder mysteries.
Knitwear
Yarn
Yarn for hand knitting is usually sold as a ball or spindle (lump), although it may also be wound on the spool or cone. Spindles and balls are commonly sold with yarn-bands, labels depicting yarn weight, length, lots of dye, fiber content, washing instructions, suggested needle size, probability gauge, etc. practice to save the yarn ribbon for future reference, especially if extra spindle should be purchased. The knitter generally ensures that the yarn for the project comes from one lot of dye. Many dyes determine a group of spindles that are dyed together and thus have the exact same color; bobbins of different dyed colors, although very similar in color, are usually slightly different and can produce visible lines when knitted into the same project. If the knitter buys yarn is not enough of a coloring dye to complete the project, an extra bobbin of the same dye lot can sometimes be obtained from other thread stores or online.
Thread thickness is a significant factor in determining the meter, that is, how many stitches and rows are required to cover a particular area for a given puncture pattern. Thick yarns generally require thicker knitting needles, whereas thinner threads may be knitted with thick or thin needles. Therefore, thicker threads generally require less stitching, and therefore less time, to knit the clothes provided. Patterns and motifs more rough with thick threads; thick threads produce thick visual effects, while thinner threads are best for fine patterns. Yarns are grouped by thickness into six categories: prime, smooth, light, medium, large and extraordinary; Quantitatively, the thickness is measured by the number of wraps per inch (WPI). The weight of per associated length unit is usually measured in tex or dernier.
In addition to choosing the right thickness for the measuring instrument, the knitter must also select the yarn fiber type. There are currently about fifteen types of yarn fibers, falling into two categories, natural and synthetic. Natural fibers are those obtained from plants or animals and have different attributes depending on the animals/plants they harvest from which to reckon with when considering the use of finished knitting objects. Example: Wool is perfect for items to be used to withstand heat, even when wet, such as winter hats and gloves. Linens, however, would be particularly suitable for light summer sweaters when breathing ability is a factor. Synthetic fibers are made by forcing a thick solution of the chemicals polymerized through the spinneret nozzle and hardening the resulting filament in the chemical bath. Natural fibers are generally softer and more comfortable while synthetic is more durable and more easily dyed. Some fibers can be more difficult to knit than others for various reasons. cotton, for example, does not stretch as much as wool, and thus requires the knitter to work harder to maintain the gauge.
Before knitting, the knitter will usually turn the hank into a ball in which the thread emerges from the center of the ball; this makes knitting easier by preventing the threads becoming easily tangled. This transformation can be done by hand, or with a device known as a ballwinder. When knitting, some knitters attach their balls into the jar to keep it clean and not sewn with other threads; free thread through a small hole in the bottle cap.
The usefulness of the yarn for the knitting project is judged by several factors, such as loft (its ability to trap air), its resistance <(i) elasticity under stress), its durability and colorfastness, (its tendency to spin or decompose, the overall weight and curtain, the quality of blocking and felting, the comfort (the tenderness for the pilling, its characteristic) breathability, moisture absorption, wicking properties) and of course the look, which includes color, sheen, smoothness and ornamental features. Other factors include allergenicity; drying speed; resistance to chemicals, moths, and fungi; melting and flammable points; static electricity retention; and the tendency to become stained and accept dye. Different factors may be more significant than others for different knitting projects, so there is not a single "best" thread. The resilience and inclination to (un) twist is a common trait that affects the ease of hand knitting. The more pliable yarn is more forgiving of the irregularities in tension; The very twisted threads are sometimes difficult to knit, while the woven yarn can cause separate stitches, where not all threads are knitted into punctures. The key factor in knitting is the definition of stitches , according to how well the complicated stitch pattern can be seen when made of the given thread. Excellent fine threads are best for exhibiting stitch patterns; on other extreme threads, very hairy threads or eyelashes have poor stitching definitions, and complicated suture patterns will not be seen.
Tools
The knitting process has three basic tasks: (1) an active (unsafe) stitch must be held so as not to fall; (2) this stitch shall be removed shortly after sewing; and (3) new yarn threads must be passed through the fabric, usually through an active stitch, so as to secure it. In very simple cases, knitting can be done without tools, just using the fingers to perform these tasks; However, hand knitting is usually done using tools such as knitting needles or rigid frames. Depending on the size and shape, a rigid frame is called a knitting board, a knitting ring (also called a knitting loom) or a knit roll (also known as knob knit, knitting nancy, or corker). Other tools are used to prepare yarn for knitting, measuring and designing knitted garments, or making knitting easier or more comfortable.
Needle
There are four basic types of knitting needles (also called "knitting pins"). The first and most common types consist of two slender, straight rods tapered to a point at one end, and with buttons on the other end to prevent seams from slipping off. Such needles are typically 10 to 16 inches long but, due to the compressibility of knitted fabrics, can be used to knit pieces significantly larger. The most important property of the needles is their diameter, which ranges from below 2 mm to 25 mm (about 1 inch). The diameter affects the size of the seam, which affects the size of the knit and the elasticity of the fabric. So, a simple way to change a meter is to use a different needle, which is the basis of uneven crocheting. Although the diameter of the knitting needle is often measured in millimeters, there are several different sized systems, especially those specific to the United States, Britain and Japan; conversion table is given in knitting needle article. Knitting needles like that can be made of any material, but the most common materials are metal, wood, bamboo, and plastic. Different materials have different friction and hold the yarn differently; Slippery needles such as metallic needles are useful for fast knitting, while rough needles such as bamboo are less likely to drop stitches. Knitting new sutures only occurs at the pointy end, and the needle with the lighted end has been sold to allow the knitting knit in the dark.
The second type of knitting needle is a straight and double-ended needle (also called "dpns"). The double-pointed needles taper at both ends, allowing them to knit from both ends. Dpns are usually used for circular knitting, especially smaller tubular pieces such as arms, collars, and socks; usually one needle is active while the other holds the remaining active stitches. Dpns are somewhat shorter (typically 7 inches) and are usually sold in sets of four or five.
Needle cable is a special case of dpns, although usually not straight, but dimpled in the middle. Cable needles are usually very short (several inches), and are used to hold temporary stitches while others are being knitted. The cable pattern is made by allowing the seam sequence; although one or two stitches may be held by hand or knit broken, three or more cables generally require a cable needle.
The third type of needle consists of a circular needle, a long, double-pointed flexible needle. Two tapered ends (usually 5 inches long (130 mm) in length are rigid and straight, allowing for easy knitting, but both ends are connected by a flexible (usually nylon) strand that allows the two ends to be joined together.Circular needles are usually 24-60Ã, , and is usually used singly or in pairs; again, the width of the knitted piece may be much longer than the length of the circular needle.A special kit is available that allows the circular needle of varying lengths and diameters to be made as required: rigid ends of various diameters can be screw into various lengths The ability to work from one end of the needle is comfortable in some kind of knitting, such as a double stitching version.The circular needle can be used for flat or circular knitting.
The fourth needle is a hybrid needle. It is a straight needle with a point at one end and a strand strand on the other end with a stopper, like a large light bead, at the end. This type of needle allows a larger project to be done at a time rather than a straight needle, while folding faster and more compactly for traveling.
Mega needle
The largest circular aluminum knitting needle that is recorded is the size of US 150 and almost 7 feet in height. They are owned by Paradise Fibers and are currently on display at the Paradise Fibers retail showroom.
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