Knitting

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Knitting is the process of interlooping a continuous length of yarn to create textile fabric made of rows of interconnected loops. Knitting can be done by hand, by machine or using one of a variety of frames developed for the purpose. When done by hand, one uses a pair of knitting needles where the loops are created one at a time. When done by machine the loops are created on hooks that work one entire row of knitting at a time. Hand knitting needles are either straight with blunt ends or so-called "circular needles" that are a single flexible tube or wire with blunt needles at both ends. The resulting knitted fabric consists rows of loops that intermesh with the rows above and below. Differences in yarn (varying in fiber type, yarn weight, color, uniformity, twist per inch), in needle size, and in stitch type allow for a variety of knitted fabrics with different properties, including texture, thickness, heat retention, and water resistance. A small sample of knitwork is known as a "swatch...

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