The Intermediate level for knitting is designed for individuals who have learned basic knitting skills. It is now time to add to your knitting skills as you knit an article that may include pickup stitches, knitting short rows, knitting with circular and/or double pointed needles, and reading a chart for duplicate stitch or mosaic knitting. You will also be able to identify and correct mistakes. Knitting Notebook Every knitter needs a notebook or file in which to keep useful information. A loose-leaf three-ring notebook will work well. Plan to keep copies of patterns and leaflets for future reference. Additional Equipment and Supplies Marker Markers are used as guides in knitting. They may be placed in your work to mark future measurements or placed on your needle between two stitches and slipped from one needle to the other. Horizontal Markers--When directions call for a marker to be placed in the work,
WHAT IS KNITTING? Hand knitting is to make fabric with yarn on two or more needles. A number of loops are first made on one needle, and then the fabric \"grows\'\' by drawing other loops through them as they are passed back and forth along the needles from row to row. All knitting comes from two kinds of stitches. One is called a \"knit stitch,\" and the other is called a \"purl stitch.\" There are several different ways or methods of knitting. Refer to directions in the pattern/instructions for explanations and types of stitches required. Knitting can produce something useful, but the process can, and should be, fun and relaxing. The main thing is to learn to enjoy knitting--relax while you work, avoid a cramped position, have a good light to see by, and if your hands become tired, stop and rest a while. History of Knitting Knitting is older
What began as a Guideposts editor\'s heartfelt reminiscence about her childhood has grown into a global movement that has donated more than 200,000 sweaters to needy children all over the world. It all began when Brigette Weeks, then editor-in-chief of Guideposts Books, saw a picture in the New York Times of a young boy in a refugee camp wearing a handknit sweater given to him by the British charity, OXFAM. Recalling sweaters she had knit for OXFAM as a girl, she felt such a connection that she felt compelled to write about her experience. It was March of 1996 when the story she wrote about knitting sweaters for refugee children appeared in our annual Daily Guideposts. It prompted a slew of letters from readers wanting to know how they could help. Hundreds requested patterns--and those who couldn\'t knit donated yarn or sent contributions to help fund the project. Before long,
