Knitting
Yarn and needles
What the kit does, and how the pieces work together.
Yarn and needles
What the kit does, and how the pieces work together.
- Understanding yarn: weight, fibre and what the ball band is telling youThe hook is bought once; yarn is bought for every project. Weight, fibre and ply each change something real, and only one of them is what the pattern names.4 min read
- Which knitting needles to buyStraight, circular, double-pointed; wood, metal, plastic. What each is for, why circulars are the general answer, and why the beginner set is a trap.2 min read
- Blocking: what it does and when it mattersWetting and pinning finished knitting changes it permanently in wool and barely at all in acrylic — and knowing which you have is most of the decision.2 min read
- Washing and storing knitted thingsHow to wash wool without felting it, why hand-knitted things are dried flat, what actually causes pilling, and the one thing that ruins stored knitwear.2 min read
On the knitting page
The parts of the main article that cover this.
Elsewhere in knitting
The other parts of this subject.