>>Continental Knitting
Lesson 1: Basic Definitions
Lesson 2: Cast On
Lesson 3: Slanting of a stitch
Lesson 4: Knitting First Row
Lesson 5: Purling First Row
Lesson 6: Forming selvage or edge stitch
Lesson 7: Working in rounds
Lesson 8: Analysing knit and purl stitches
Lesson 9: Types of yarn
Lesson 10: Types of needles
Lesson 11: Knitting gauge & happy knitting
Lesson 12: Basic Shapes
Lesson 13: Correcting Mistakes
Lesson 14: Cables
Lesson 15: Connecting Two Yarns
Lesson 16: Bind Off
Lesson 17: Seaming
Lesson 18: Picking Up Stitches
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CONTINENTAL KNITTING Lesson 1
Basic Definitions
Any knitted item is based on two stitches: knit stitch and purl stitch. All other
stitches are just variations of these two.
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Knit stitch is formed at the front of the stitch bellow and it has a knot behind
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Purl stitch is formed behind of the stitch bellow and it has a knot in front of
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Knit stitch is always opposite of a purl stitch and purl stitch is always opposite
of a knit stitch. If stitch looks from one side of work as a knit stitch it will
always look as a purl from the other side.
There are only two dirrections in knitting: working back and forth or in rounds.
Keep in mind that circular needles are often used for both dirrections.
(Next 2 paragraphs are important to remember when correcting mistakes)
Yarn is always at the back of the work (behind the needle) when knitting. Because
the yarn is at the back, the knot is behind the stitch.
yarn is always at the front of the work (at front of the needle) when purling. Because
the yarn is at the front, the knot is at the front of the stitch.
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>>Allover Topics
Yarn Over stitch (YO)
Magic Loop
Slip stitches onto waste yarn or cable needle
Twisted knit stitch (Granny Stitch)
Make 1 Stitch (M1)
2-Tail Cast ON
Connecting 2-colored yarns
Bind off stitches in the middle of the work
Decrease stitches and changing the slant
Making cables without cable needle
Slip first stitch
Fixing mistake with crochet hook
Bind off with crochet hook
Two-Needle Bind off
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