Knitting is simply making a fabric by using 2 pointed sticks with a piece of string. But truly you just need to use 2 stitches to create a knitted fabric. The creation of texture and pattern depends on what we do with the two stitches.
Learning knitting stitches the easy way.For beginners, they start with “garter” or “plain” stitch. If you just use this stitch you will have a ridged fabric.
To make a smoother fabric you need to use the purl stitch. You use the garter stitch with one row then you nit the next using the purl stitch.
You can make a fabric that look like a row of v’s one one side and on the other side row of arches when you repeat the 2 rows.
It really is impossible to describe these stitches in words. Lucky for you there are a lot of videos on the internet that can help you. You can try YouTube and search the key word “how to knit videos.”
If you are comfortable with the basic stitches then you can try the more complicated ones. There are 3 popular types of stitching namely Lace, Aran, and Fairisle. Let’s analyze each of them.
When you combine different colours of yarns in creating a pattern then you are using Fairisle. You knit the main fabric with one colour then knit the patterned areas with different colours. You can strand the unused yarn across the wrong side until it is needed. Jumpers made out of Fairisle are extremely warm.
Aran knitting can be done by moving and twisting the stitches. This creates raised textures in the fabric. You can do this by holding a small number of stitches on one spare needle. You then knit the following stitches right before you come back to the stitches on the cable needle. This will create a twist in 8 stitches.
Combining purl stitches with plain stitches along a series of holes is called “Lace knitting.” This will create a lacy pattern. In order to make the hole, you can simply move the yarn in front of your needle before knitting the next stitch. This will make an extra loose stitch. The lacy patterns are made from the combination of the stitches and holes that are knit together. These lacy patterns are very popular in shawls, vintage style homewares and babies clothing.
These stitches are truly a delight for those people who just want to stay at home and do nothing. This can be a great a hobby for you.