If you're looking to involve children in knitting for charity, why not give finger knitting a try? It's a fun, easy way to involve beginners of all ages, and an interesting way to put your knitting skills to use in a new way.
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For a beginning knitter, nothing is as confusing as the different types of knitting stitches. We all handle the knitting well enough, but even someone with a couple good-sized afghans under their belt may stumble over some of the stitches required in many of the free patterns on the net. And free or otherwise, patterns tend to assume you know exactly what they're talking about when they tell you to "proceed in a K1 P3 pattern and yo at alternate stitches!"
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Last time, we talked about why afghan squares are the perfect place to practice new types of knitting stitches. As promised, I'm back to teach you entrelac types of knitting stitches! So get out your needles and let's get started!
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If you're interested in learning new types of knitting stitches but don't want to botch an entire project, practice on afghan squares. It's fun, quick, and an easy way to learn new types of knitting stitches: after all, you'll never have more than a couple inches to unravel!
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I often hear beginner knitters say they "only know two knitting stitches - knit and purl" and I have to laugh -- every intermediate knitter knows that there really only ARE two knitting stitches!
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The basic knitting techniques that all knitters use include:
1. Casting on - putting the new stitches for a project onto a knitting needle
2. Knitting - doing the knit stitch
3. Purling - doing the purl stitch
4. Binding or casting off - finishing the project by freeing the needles
If you have mastered all of those knitting techniques, it's probably time to move on to a few more advanced knitting techniques.
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