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Jumper needles come in pairs. They each have a point at one end and a flexible cable with a stopper on the other end. Jumper needles are used to accommodate more stitches than can be held on ordinary straight needles.
Continental knitting, sometimes called German knitting, is done by holding the yarn in the non-dominant hand while the dominant hand is used to create the new stitches. It is generally faster than English knitting.
Pick up stitches by inserting a needle into the area where stitches need to be created (e.g. a neckline)and put through a loop. The loop becomes a new stitch to be knit on the next round or row. Picking up stitches is a way to knit on a border without having to knit a separate piece to be sewn on.
Ravelry is a social network for knitters and crocheters, enabling them to network and to share patterns and projects with one another.
Bobbles are large bumps created in a knit fabric by knitting several times into the front and back of a single stitch, then decreasing back to one stitch on a subsequent row.
Aluminum is used for most inexpensive needles sold in craft and variety stores.
Another term for "frog" meaning to rip the knitted work back to correct a mistake. Tink comes from the word "knit" spelled backwards.
These needles consist of two points joined by a flexible cable. Circulars can be used like double-pointed needles to knit tubes in the round. They can also be used for flat knitting, especially for large items with more stitches than a straight needle can hold.
