Knitting in a sentence

During knitting, the active stitches are secured mechanically, either from individual hooks (in knitting machines) or from a knitting needle or frame in hand-knitting.

Hand Knitting Process A woman in the process of hand knitting (1904) There are many hundreds of different knitting stitches used by hand knitters.

Record Julia Hopson with world-record 3.5 meter long knitting needles The current holder of the Guinness World Record for Knitting with the Largest Knitting Needles is Julia Hopson citation of Penzance in Cornwall.

Knitting has long been associated with something our grandparents do, but the event aims to show knitting is for all ages, it is a fun and enjoyable activity and something to be proud of.

Knitting Nannas and supporters from around NSW gathered outside the Supreme Court to support a constitutional challenge to new protest laws from Knitting Nannas Dominique Jacobs and Helen Kvelde, with EDO lawyers.

ABC News reported a knitting needle piercing a woman’s heart after she tripped on the stairs, And the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery reported a knitting needle ascended the body of a woman for 33 years after a self-induced abortion.

If a Sim has been rocking and knitting for too long, they will stop and receive a Bored moodlet with a buff that more or less begs the player to stop knitting.

It’s called the Knitting-plus Club because it includes not only knitting, but also crochet projects, needlepoint and more.

A modern knitting machine in the process of weft knitting Weft-knit fabrics may also be knit with multiple yarns, usually to produce interesting color patterns.

A wale, according to Knitting Technology: a Comprehensive Handbook and Practical Guide, is "a predominantly vertical column of needle loops generally produced by the same needles at successive (not necessarily all) knitting cycles.

Differences from and similarities to knitting One of the more obvious differences is that crochet uses one hook while much knitting uses two needles.

For hand knitting and hobby knitting, thick, wool and acrylic yarns are frequently used.

In traditional Shetland knitting a special belt is often used to support the end of one needle allowing the knitting greater speed.

It is possible to use the same yarn or wool for both crochet and knitting, providing you have the correct size knitting needles or crochet hooks for the yarn you are using.

It was the development of the knitting machine that introduced hooked needles and enabled faultless, automated knitting.

Knitting also helps in the area of social interaction; knitting provides people with opportunities to socialize with others.

Largest circular knitting needles The largest aluminum circular knitting needles on record are size US 150 and are nearly 7 feet tall.

Mega knitting uses the same stitches and techniques as conventional knitting, except that hooks are carved into the ends of the needles.

Mega needles Mega knitting needles are generally considered to be any knitting needles larger than size 17 (half inch diameter).

Most crochet uses far less than 1/3 more yarn than knitting for comparable pieces, and a crocheter can get similar feel and drape to knitting by using a larger hook or thinner yarn.