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Knitting Stitches

By: Aeronx Mc Mall

Knitting is a craft in which thread or yarn is turned into cloth by way of a method which entails pulling loops through each other. The method may take place by hand or machine and there are various designs and procedures to use. Different variations of yarns and needles can be utilized to make various results.
There are two kinds of knitting: weft knitting and warp knitting. Weft knitting is done by hand or machines while warp knitting is done by machines only. Knitting can be done using a variety of stitches. The key knitting stitches are knit stitch, purl stitch, knit 2 together, yarn-over and stockinette stitch.

Knit stitch - this is done by interlocking loops with one another consecutively. One needle is used to pull a loop of yarn through a stitch on the other needle.

Purl stitch - the yarn is held to the front of your knitting and the right needle is pushed from back to front into the first stitch on the left needle. Use the right index finger to wrap the yarn around and down the right needle in a left-handed direction. Pull the right needle with the yarn through the old stitch backward and slip off the old stitch to create the purl stitch.

Knit 2 together - as the name indicates, this is knitting two together. The right needle is pushed into the second stitch off the tip of the left needle guaranteeing that the first stitch is caught with it. Take the yarn over and upward then down. Catch the yarn then glide the old stitches off.

Yarn-over - after a knit stitch, bring the yarn across the knitting from the back toward the front then knit the next stitch. The additional stitch that is produced on the row is called a yarn-over.

Stockinette stitch - this is the most popular knitting stitch which involves knitting one row and purling the other. This is a simple procedure that is suitable for those who are just learning to knit.

HOW TO MAKE FIMO

Similar to knitting, fimo is a handcraft in jewelry making. Fimo beads are colourful and are worn as jewelry especially by teens. Here's how to make them.

Materials Tools
Colourful polymer clays Hollow cake tin
Varnish Knitting needle
Oven
Flat tray

Directions:

1. Take a ball of the polymer clay and mold it with your palm until it becomes warm and elastic.
2. Divide it into penny-size balls. The sizes must be equivalent.
3. Roll each ball, one by consecutively between your palms to achieve a tubular shape. Vein patterns should be created on them.
4. Push the knitting needle through the centre of the beads to fascilitate threading afterward.
5. Hang the beads on the cake tin for them to harden and keep their shape.
6. Place beads in the oven in a hanging position and bake for 30 minutes at 2650 Degree Fahrenheit (1300 Degree Celsius).
7. Cool the beads and coat with varnish.

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