Needlework always helped when it was necessary to make a thing individual. Collars, sweatshirts, sweaters - which just did not create skillful hands of craftswomen! Sometimes the ability to knit even helped out in difficult situations. It then came into fashion, then forgotten for many years. Now knitted things are again becoming interesting to most fashionistas. You can buy your favorite finished product, the benefit is a large selection. But if you have tied your socks with your own hands, for some reason wearing them is nicer. And such a gift is doubly expensive. Start knitting any product with a set of loops.
How to make loops on knitting needles? Regardless of what you plan to connect in the future, the work always starts the same way. On the left hand between the fingers we lay the thread, with it we will knit. Then we take two knitting needles in the right hand. They will serve as a set of loops. We start knitting needles for a thread located between the thumb and forefinger. Then we pass the leftmost thread and stretch the right thread through it. In this way, we collect the necessary amount, which is better to determine before the knitting of the product.
Knowing how to draw loops on knitting needles, you can tie a small sample with a pattern that you will use when knitting a scarf or blouse. It is better to start knitting with a small thing, such as mittens, socks or a scarf. Simple but necessary things help to master knitting. The beginning of knitting is the same for all things. Therefore, having stuffed a hand on socks or gloves, you can move on to more complex things.
You can knit products on four, on two long or circular knitting needles. Each of the methods is interesting in its own way. Knitting on two knitting needles is often used for scarves, because the knitting is straight and it is convenient to knit the front side, then the wrong side. The thickness of the knitting needle depends on the openwork of the knitting and yarn that is used for the product.
How to loop on knitting needles is not very important. The main fabric will be dense or loose, depending on how you will knit the following rows. That is why a pre-bound sample will help to correctly calculate. By counting the number of loops per 1 cm, you can determine the total number of loops that you will need to knit a product with a width of 30 cm or 70 cm.
The method that indicates how to make loops on knitting needles does not depend on their shape. Do you use knitting needles on a cord or want to knit a gauntlet on four knitting needles - this does not affect the beginning of knitting. But the right choice can do you a great service. For knitting an openwork blouse, it is more convenient to use two knitting needles that are connected by a cord. This will allow you to try on a thing while doing work. The product can be stretched on a fishing line and see where it is necessary to reduce or, conversely, add a certain number of loops.
If you knit a small thing, it is better to take two long
knitting needles. Socks or knee socks are often knitted with four knitting needles, but you can use a slightly modified version with two. True, here to assemble the product you have to make a seam. In a word, no matter which knitting option you choose, on two, four or circular knitting needles, the main thing is that the process itself is a pleasure. Then the product will turn out beautiful and elegant.