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Knitting Discussion Boards
The best knitting-related hints, tips, help, gossip, and news on the web!
Everyone welcome - just click on the link to enter...
Links to recommended knitting web sites
Knit Cast
www.cast-on.com
A fabulous Knitting Podcast that I (and thousands more) listen to when knitting, relaxing, in the car, just about anywhere. Brenda Dayne has a fabulously soothing voice, and coupled with her knitting talk and excellent choice of music, this really is something you should try to listen to!
Yarn & Sizes Guidelines
www.yarnstandards.com/index.html
The publishers, fibre, needle and hook manufacturers and yarn members of the Craft Yarn Council of America have worked together to set up a series of guidelines to bring uniformity to yarn, needle and hook labeling and to patterns, whether they appear in books, magazines, leaflets or on yarn labels. Their goal is to make it easier for consumers to select the right materials for a project and complete it successfully.
Knitting Help
www.knittinghelp.com
Over 150 free knitting videos to help you learn great knitting techniques!
Knitters Review Article On How The Wool Shack Began!
www.knittersreview.com/article_yarn_shop.asp?article=/review/profile/020307_a.asp
Read about how TWS was born!
Knitters Review
www.knittersreview.com
A fabulous website that reviews yarns, books, patterns and knitting tools. Lots of forums and knitting polls. A great source of reference and inspiration.
The Knitting Guild Association
www.tkga.com
Love to Knit? The Knitting Guild Association (TKGA) with its individual members and local knitting guilds is dedicated to promoting and teaching knitting. You're invited to attend regional conferences and subscribe to CAST ON magazine.
Sock Knitters
www.socknitters.com
A great resource to get you started in sock knitting, or give you inspiration and guidance if you are an experienced sock knitter.
Conversions
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Knitting Pattern Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Instruction |
|---|---|
| K | knit |
| P | purl |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| inc | increas(e)(ing) |
| dec | decreas(e)(ing) |
| st st | stocking stitch (1 row K, 1 row P) |
| garter st | garter stitch (K every row) |
| beg | begin(ing) |
| foll | following |
| rem | remain(ing) |
| rev | revers(e)(ing) |
| rep | repeat |
| alt | alternate |
| cont | continue |
| yfwd | yarn forward |
| yrn | yarn round needle |
| cn | cable needle |
| patt | pattern |
| tog | together |
| mm | milimetres |
| cm | centimetres |
| in(s) | inch(es) |
| RS | right side |
| WS | wrong side |
| sl1 | slip one stich |
| psso | pass slip stitch over |
| p2sso | pass 2 slipped stitches over |
| tbl | through back loop |
| M1 | make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into the back of it |
| yon | yarn over needle |
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