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| 1 Ply Yarns |
| SN |
Yarn made up of a single strand (ply) |
| BT |
Yarns |
| RT |
2 Ply Yarns |
|
3 Ply Yarns |
|
4 Ply Yarns |
| 10 Inch Knitting Needles |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| 14 Inch Knitting Needles |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| 2 Ply Yarns |
| SN |
Yarn made up of 2 strands (plies) twisted together. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| RT |
1 Ply Yarns |
|
3 Ply Yarns |
|
4 Ply Yarns |
| 3 Ply Yarns |
| SN |
Yarn made up of 3 strands (plies) twisted together. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| RT |
1 Ply Yarns |
|
2 Ply Yarns |
|
4 Ply Yarns |
| 4 Ply Yarns |
| SN |
Yarn made up of 4 strands (plies) twisted together. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| RT |
1 Ply Yarns |
|
2 Ply Yarns |
|
3 Ply Yarns |
| 5-8 Size Knitting Needles |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| 6 Inch Knitting Needles |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| 9-14 Size Knitting Needles |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
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| Accessories |
| BT |
Products |
| NT |
Collars |
|
Hats |
|
Mittens |
|
Scarves |
|
Shawls |
| RT |
Apparel |
| Acrylic Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made with acrylic fiber. |
| BT |
Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
| RT |
Nylon Yarns |
|
Polyester Yarns |
|
Rayon Yarns |
| Activities |
| NT |
Casting On |
|
Finishing |
|
Knitting |
|
Shaping |
|
Stranding |
|
Unraveling |
| Afghans |
| SN |
A type of blanket. |
| BT |
Home Decor |
| RT |
Throws |
| UF |
Blankets |
| Alpaca Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of alpaca wool. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Angora Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
| Aluminum Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles made of aluminum. |
| BT |
Metal Knitting Needles |
| RT |
Steel Knitting Needles |
| Angora Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of angora rabbit hair. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
| Animal Fiber Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of fibers from animal sources. |
| BT |
Natural Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Angora Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
| Apparel |
| BT |
Products |
| NT |
Booties |
|
Dresses |
|
Skirts |
|
Slippers |
|
Sweaters |
|
Vests |
| RT |
Accessories |
| UF |
Clothing |
| Aran |
| SN |
Decorative patterned knitting style
that originated in the Aran Islands. Frequently
contains bobble and cable stitches. |
| BT |
Styles |
| RT |
Bobble Stitches |
|
Cable Needles |
|
Cable Stitches |
| Argyle |
| SN |
Style famed for its geometric
diamond patterns of two colors, usually. |
| BT |
Styles |
| RT |
Fair Isle |
|
Intarsia |
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| Baby Weight Yarns |
| SN |
Very light, thin yarn, often used
to make gifts for a baby. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| Bamboo Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles made of bamboo. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| Basic Stitches |
| BT |
Stitches |
| NT |
Knit Stitches |
|
Purl Stitches |
| RT |
Pattern Stitches |
| Binding Off |
| SN |
Securely ending a series of stitches
when finished knitting. |
| BT |
Finishing |
| UF |
Casting Off |
| Blocking |
| SN |
Stretching or pinning the knitted
fabric into its correct shape before
ironing it and thereby setting the shape. |
| BT |
Finishing |
| Bobbins |
| SN |
Small, generally rectangular, frames
used tohold lengths of different colored yarn
when knitting with multiple colors in Intarsia. |
| BT |
Equipment |
| UF |
Intarsia |
| Bobble Stitches |
| SN |
A round, three-dimensional
clump of stitches. |
| BT |
Pattern Stitches |
| UF |
Aran |
| Bone Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles made of bone. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| RT |
Ivory Knitting Needles |
| Booties |
| SN |
Foot coverings for babies. |
| BT |
Apparel |
| RT |
Slippers |
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| Cable Needles |
| SN |
Short, double pointed needle, usually
with a bow in the middle, used to transfer one
or more stitches during the process of making a cable. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| RT |
Aran |
|
Cable Stitches |
| Cable Stitches |
| SN |
A series of stitches that
moves across the fabric, often in a
crossing or braided pattern. |
| BT |
Pattern Stitches |
| RT |
Aran |
|
Cable Needles |
| Cashmere Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of Kashmir goat wool. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Angora Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
| Casting Off |
| USE |
Binding Off |
| Casting On |
| SN |
Creating initial stitches on the
knitting needle when starting a project. |
| BT |
Activities |
| Charts |
| SN |
A method of displaying the stitches of
a pattern as a series of symbols on graph paper. |
| BT |
Equipment |
| RT |
Pattern |
| UF |
Graphs |
| Chunky Weight Yarns |
| SN |
Yarn that is much thincker than usual. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| Circular Knitting |
| SN |
Knitting method that uses circular or
double pointed knitting needles to create a tube,
form, rather than a flat fabric. |
| BT |
Knitting |
| RT |
Circular Knitting Needles |
|
Double Pointed Knitting Needles |
| UF |
Knitting in the Round |
| Circular Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Tapered sticks of a specific diameter with
a point on one end and a length of plastic tubing
connecting the two needles together into one long,
flexible double pointed knitting needle. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| RT |
Circular Knitting |
| Cotton Yarns |
| SN |
Yarn made of cotton fiber. |
| BT |
Plant Fiber Yarns |
| RT |
Ramie Yarns |
| Crochet Hooks |
| SN |
Hooked stick used to crochet. |
| BT |
Equipment |
| RT |
Crocheting |
| Crocheting |
| SN |
Method of interlocking a strand of fiber
using a crochet hook. Often used to finish the
edge of knitting. |
| BT |
Finishing |
| RT |
Crochet Hooks |
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| Decreasing |
| SN |
Redusing the number of stitches on the
needle. Used to make the fabric narrower. |
| BT |
Shaping |
| RT |
Increasing |
| Designers |
| SN |
People who creat patterns or pattern stitches. |
| BT |
People |
| RT |
Knitters |
| Doilies |
| SN |
Small, often intricate, pieces of knitting
used to decorate furniture. |
| BT |
Home Decor |
| Double Pointed Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles with a tapered point on each
end. Often used in circular knitting. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| RT |
Circular Knitting |
| Equipment |
| NT |
Bobbins |
|
Charts |
|
Crochet Hooks |
|
Knitting Needles |
|
Patterns |
|
Row Counters |
|
Stitch Holders |
|
Stitch Markers |
| Fabric Strips |
| SN |
Fabric cut or torn into narrow strips
for use in knitting. |
| BT |
Fiberss |
| Fair Isle |
| SN |
Multicolored knitting style that originated in
the Shetland Islands and usually consists of two colors
in stockinette stitch. The unused color is carried across
the back of the work (called stranding), creating a thicker
fabric. |
| BT |
Styles |
| RT |
Argyle |
|
Intarsia |
|
Stockinette Stitch |
|
Stranding |
| Fibers |
| SN |
Any string-like material used in knitting. |
| BT |
Supplies |
| NT |
Fabric Strips |
|
Ribbons |
|
Yarns |
| Finishing |
| SN |
Completing a knitted project by sewing it
together, weaving in fiber ends, or adding buttons. |
| BT |
Activities |
| NT |
Binding Off |
|
Blocking |
|
Crocheting |
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| Garter Stitch |
| SN |
Formed by knitting or purling every row. |
| BT |
Pattern Stitches |
| RT |
Knit Stitches |
|
Purl Stitches |
| Gauge |
| SN |
The number of stitches per inch and/or the
number of rows per inch. |
| BT |
Properties |
| RT |
Swatches |
|
Tension |
| Home Decor |
| BT |
Products |
| NT |
Afghans |
|
Doilies |
|
Pillows |
|
Throws |
| Increasing |
| SN |
Adding another stitch to those already on the
needle. Used to make the fabric wider. |
| BT |
shaping |
| RT |
Decreasing |
| Intarsia |
| SN |
Multicolored knitting style that uses bobbins
to hold the various colors, which are not carried across
the back of the work. |
| BT |
Styles |
| RT |
Argyle |
|
Bobbins |
|
Fair Isle |
| Ivory Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles made of ivory. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| RT |
Bone Knitting Needles |
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[ TUVWY ]
| Knit Stitches |
| SN |
Basic knitting stitch in which the loop of
the stitch is behind the fabric. |
| BT |
Basic Stitches |
| RT |
Garter Stitch |
|
Purl Stitches |
| Knitters |
| SN |
Person who knits. |
| BT |
People |
| RT |
Designers |
| Knitting |
| SN |
Creating a gabric from a single continuous
strand of fiber using knitting needles to interlock
successive rows of the fiber. |
| BT |
Activities |
| NT |
Circular Knitting |
| UF |
Knit |
| Knitting in the Round |
| USE |
Circular Knitting |
| Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Sticks of a specific diameter with a point
on one end and a dam on the other end to kepp the
stitches from slipping off. |
| BT |
Equipment |
| NT |
0-4 Size Knitting Needles |
|
10 Inch Knitting Needles |
|
14 Inch Knitting Needles |
|
5-8 Size Knitting Needles |
|
6 Inch Knitting Needles |
|
9-14 Size Knitting Needles |
|
Bamboo Knitting Needles |
|
Bone Knitting Needles |
|
Cable Needles |
|
Circular Knitting Needles |
|
10 Inch Knitting Needles |
|
Double Pointed Knitting Needles |
|
Ivory Knitting Needles |
|
Metal Knitting Needles |
|
Plastic Knitting Needles |
|
Straight Knitting Needles |
| Lace |
| SN |
Style of knitting in which increasing and
decreasing stitches are alternated to create holes that
imitate lace. |
| BT |
Styles |
| RT |
Decreasing |
|
Increasing |
| Llama Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of llama wool. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Angora Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
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| Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of man-made fibers. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| NT |
Acrylic Yarns |
|
Nylon Yarns |
|
Polyester Yarns |
|
Rayon Yarns |
| RT |
Natural Fiber Yarns |
| Metal Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles made of metal, such as
aluminum or steel. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| NT |
Aluminum Knitting Needles |
|
Steel Knitting Needles |
| Mohair Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of Angora goat hair. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Angora Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
| Moss Stitch |
| SN |
Formed by alternating a knit stitch and a purl
stitch across each row, producing an uneven surface that
may remind one of moss or seeds. |
| BT |
Pattern Stitches |
| UF |
Seed Stitch |
| Natural Fiber Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of fibers from natural sources. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| NT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
|
Plant Fiber Yarns |
| RT |
Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
| Nylon Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made with nylon. |
| BT |
Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
| RT |
Acrylic Yarns |
|
Polyester Yarns |
|
Rayon Yarns |
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[ KL ]
[ MN ]
[ PR ]
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[ TUVWY ]
| Pattern Stitches |
| SN |
A series of stitches that form a pattern. |
| BT |
Stitches |
| NT |
Bobble Stitches |
|
Cable Stitches |
|
Garter Stitch |
|
Moss Stitch |
|
Ribbing Stitch |
|
Stockinette Stitch |
| RT |
Swatches |
| Patterns |
| SN |
Instructions for knitting a project. |
| BT |
Equipments |
| RT |
Charts |
| People |
| NT |
Designers |
|
Knitters |
| Plant Fiber Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of fibers from plant sources. |
| BT |
Natural Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Cotton Yarns |
|
Ramie Yarns |
| Plastic Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles made of plastic. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| Polyester Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made with polyester fiber. |
| BT |
Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
| RT |
Acrylic Yarns |
|
Nylon Yarns |
|
Rayon Yarns |
| Products |
| SN |
Item created by knitting. |
| NT |
Accessories |
|
Apparel |
|
Home Decor |
|
Swatches |
| Properties |
| NT |
Gauge |
|
Tension |
| Purl Stitches |
| SN |
Basic knitting stitch in which the loop of
the stitch is on the front of the fabric. |
| BT |
Basic Stitches |
| RT |
Knit Stitch |
| Ramie Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made with rayon fiber. |
| BT |
Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
| RT |
Cotton Yarns |
| Rayon Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made with rayon fiber. |
| BT |
Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
| RT |
Acrylic Yarns |
|
Nylon Yarns |
|
Polyester Yarns |
| Ribbing Stitch |
| SN |
Stretchable fabric created by alternating
knit and purl stitches on one row and then purl and
knit stitches on the next row, resulting in a ribbed
pattern. |
| BT |
Pattern Stitches |
| Ribbons |
| SN |
Narrow strip of flat or tubular fabric. |
| BT |
Fibers |
| Row Counters |
| SN |
Objects used to keep track of how many rows have
been knitted. |
| BT |
Equipment |
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| Seed Stitch |
| USE |
Moss Stitch |
| Shaping |
| SN |
Increasing and decreasing stitches in the
rows to adjust the width of the fabric to create the
desired shape. |
| BT |
Activities |
| NT |
Decreasing |
|
Increasing |
| Silk Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of silk. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Angora Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
| Slippers |
| SN |
Foot coverings, generally worn indoors. |
| BT |
Apparel |
| RT |
Booties |
| Sport Weight Yarns |
| SN |
Slender, medium weight yarn that is a little
lighter than worsted weight yarn. |
| BT |
Yarns |
| RT |
Worsted Weight Yarns |
| Steel Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Knitting needles made of steel. |
| BT |
Metal Knitting Needles |
| RT |
Aluminum Knitting Needles |
| Stitch Holders |
| SN |
Often shaped like giant safety pins, these are
used to hold stitches when an area is not being knitted. |
| BT |
Equipment |
| RT |
Stitch Markers |
| Stitch Markers |
| SN |
Usually shaped like small rings, these are slipped
onto the knitting needle between stitches to mark the
beginning or end of a stitch pattern as an aid to the knitter. |
| BT |
Equipment |
| RT |
Pattern Stitches |
|
Stitch Holders |
| Stitches |
| NT |
Basic Stitches |
|
Pattern Stitches |
| Stockinette Stitch |
| SN |
Formed by alternating rows of knits stitches with
rows of purl stitches. One side is quite smooth and the
other somewhat rough. |
| BT |
Pattern Stitches |
| RT |
Knit Stitches |
|
Purl Stitches |
| Straight Knitting Needles |
| SN |
Tapered stitcks of a specific diameter with a
point on one end and a dam on the other end to keep the
stitches from slipping off. |
| BT |
Knitting Needles |
| Stranding |
| SN |
Carrying an unused color of yarn across the
back of the fabric until it is needed again. |
| BT |
Activities |
| RT |
Fair Isle |
| Styles |
| SN |
Knitting styles may differ
in color patterns or by structure. |
| NT |
Aran |
|
Argyle |
|
Fair Isle |
| NT |
Intarsia |
|
Lace |
| Supplies |
| NT |
Buttons |
|
Fibers |
| Swatches |
| SN |
Sample of knitted fabric using the fiber and
size needles in order to check for gauge and tension, or
as a sample of a pattern stitch or pattern of stitches. |
| BT |
Products |
| RT |
Gauge |
|
Pattern Stitches |
| NT |
Tension |
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| Tension |
| SN |
How tightly the fiber is knit. |
| BT |
Properties |
| RT |
Gauge |
|
Swatches |
| Throws |
| BT |
Home Decor |
| RT |
Afghans |
| Unraveling |
| SN |
Pulling out stitches or rows of stitches. |
| BT |
Activities |
| Vicuna Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of silk. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Angora Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Wool Yarns |
| Wool Yarns |
| SN |
Yarns made of silk. |
| BT |
Animal Fiber Yarns |
| NT |
Alpaca Yarns |
|
Angora Yarns |
|
Cashmere Yarns |
|
Llama Yarns |
|
Mohair Yarns |
|
Silk Yarns |
|
Vicuna Yarns |
| Worsted Weight Yarns |
| SN |
A medium weigh yarn that is quite common, and
a little heavier than sport weight yarn. |
| BT |
Yarnss |
| RT |
Sport Weight Yarns |
| Yarns |
| SN |
String-like material composed of one or more plies
of twisted fiber. Most common choice of knitting fiber. It
is readily available in many colors, plies, weights, and
materials. |
| BT |
Fibers |
| NT |
1 Ply Yarns |
|
2 Ply Yarns |
|
3 Ply Yarns |
|
4 Ply Yarns |
|
Baby Weight Yarns |
|
Chunky Weight Yarns |
|
Man-Made Fiber Yarns |
|
Natural Fiber Yarns |
|
Sport Weight Yarns |
|
Worsted Weight Yarns |
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