| A knitting needle is the most important bit of kit | | | | knitting. |
| you have in the process of hand knitting. You will | | | | Different countries around the world use various |
| use them every day that you knit. They have a | | | | different sizes of them. They have set their size |
| long shaft and are tapered at there end. The | | | | standards for different types of needles. One can |
| shaft and the taper have very important roles in | | | | determine the size of one with the aid of a special |
| your knitting process. | | | | gauge. Although they nearly always have their |
| The radius of your knitting needle is how you | | | | sizes written on them. Gauges have holes of |
| determine its size, the size will determine the size | | | | different sizes in which you can insert your |
| of the stitch you are going to use. Fine needles | | | | knitting needle to determine its size. |
| are used for making small stitches, where as a | | | | Knitting needles are made from materials like |
| larger needles will be used for making big stitches. | | | | aluminum, steel, wood, bamboo, plastic and glass. |
| If you start uneven knitting then, then you can | | | | Plastic needles have no pointed edges, therefore |
| use some of the many types that are available to | | | | the are safe and ideal for children to use. Before |
| you | | | | man made materials were invented, wood and |
| Knitting needles come in numerous types and | | | | metals were the only materials available for the |
| sizes. They were invented in the 19th century. | | | | manufacturing of them. Some antique ones were |
| The straight ones, are the most common used | | | | even made using tortoiseshell, walrus tusks and |
| by people all over the world. It is capped at one | | | | ivory. But they have been banned, because of |
| end with a knob head and tapers at the other, | | | | the endangered species of animals act. |
| you will find it most used in two dimensional | | | | Straight needles can be stored in one of the |
| fabrics mostly in squares and rectangles. Also it is | | | | many attractive cases you can purchase. You |
| used mainly for simple stitches and domestic use. | | | | should always use containers with padding in their |
| The circular knitting needle has two tapered rigid | | | | bottom, this will help to keep their points sharp. |
| ends that are connected by a flexible cord, this | | | | Circular ones are normally kept dangling from |
| cord is what holds the stitches in place, the | | | | hangers. |
| tapered ends are used for creating new stitches. | | | | Despite the appearance of knitting machines in |
| Circular knitting is a process by which a needle | | | | today's market, many people still prefer to use |
| with a small radius is essential uses this short type | | | | the old style knitting needles. This is because |
| of work. Another short type is used for forming | | | | there is nothing like having the satisfaction of |
| permutations in the order of stitches in cable | | | | making a garment with your own hands. |