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Posted on 3 March, 20213 March, 2021

Recognising how a fabric was made

Have you seen a fabric that you like? You can use your skills in reading your knitting to help you work out how to reproduce it.

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Posted on 3 March, 20213 March, 2021

It’s more than your eyes

Reading your knitting involves more than your eyes. Touch is a very useful sense that lets you know when things might be going wrong as you are making the stitches.

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Posted on 3 March, 20213 March, 2021

Finding problems

We all make mistakes. Counting and looking for differences between areas of your fabric (especially between repeats) are key tools to help you find any mistakes early.

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Posted on 3 March, 20213 March, 2021

Continue in pattern

Many patterns ask you to “continue in pattern” in an area that contains increases or decreases. Reading your knitting lets you know where in the “pattern” you are keeping to start and finish.

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Posted on 3 March, 20219 October, 2022

Recognising the basics

Montage of stocking stitch, reverse stocking stitch and garter stitch swatches.

All knitting is based on variations of two basic stitches (knit and purl, where the working yarn passes through an existing loop in the fabric) and yarn overs (where the working yarn does not pass through an existing stitch). Recognising these and their variations in your knitted fabric is a key skill for reading your knitting.

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Posted on 3 March, 20213 March, 2021

Matching what you see to the pattern

Most people follow a pattern when they are knitting. Knowing how to match the instructions in the pattern to what you see as the fabric is formed on your needles is central to reading your knitting.

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Posted on 9 June, 20209 June, 2020

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