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These needles have points at both ends and are used in sets of 4 or 5 to knit in the round.
Ribbing is a stretchy fabric created by alternating knit and purl stitches such that like stitches form vertical lines as the fabric is knit. Ribbing is used at the tops of socks and at the hems of sweaters and hats to keep edges neat and snug. Common ribbing patterns are knit 1, purl 1 and knit 2, ...
Remove the final row of stitches from the knitting needle and secure them so that the work does not unravel.
Create the first row of stitches on the knitting needle. There are several ways to cast on, including single cast on and double cast on.
To frog is to unravel knitting ("rip-it, rip-it") in order to crrect a mistake or reuse yarn.
In flat knitting, a short row is created by turning the work before reaching the end of a row. Short rows make one side of the work longer than the other, useful for creating shaped curves in a flat garment.
Straight needles come in pairs. Each needle has a knob at one end and a point at the other. These needles are used for knitting back and forth in rows.
Two rows of garter stitch (knit every stitch, wrong side and right side) interlock to form a garter ridge. While rows are counted for other knitting patterns, garter stitch is often counted in ridges instead, since the ridges are easy to see.
