![]() ![]() This allows various lengths and diameters to be combined into many different sizes of needles, allowing for a great variety of needs to be met by a relatively few component pieces. The tips may be permanently connected to the cable and made in overall lengths from 9 inches (23 cm) to 60 inches (150 cm) or composed of cables and interchangeable tips. The two tapered ends, typically 4–5 inches (10.5–13 cm) long, are rigid, allowing for easy knitting, and are connected by the flexible strand (usually made of nylon or coated wire). ![]() Circulars are composed of two pointed, straight tips connected by a flexible cable and may be used for both knitting flat or knitting in the round. The first US patent for a circular needle was issued in 1918, although in Europe they may have been used a little earlier. ![]() Various sizing systems for needles are in common use.Ĭircular knitting needles in different lengths, materials and sizes, including plastic, aluminum, steel and nickel-plated brass. The length of a needle determines how many stitches it can hold at once for example, very large projects such as a shawl with hundreds of stitches might require a longer needle than a small project such as a scarf or bootie. Larger stitches may also be made by wrapping the yarn more than once around the needles with every stitch. In most cases, the knitting needles being used in hand-knitting are of the same diameter however, in uneven knitting, needles of different sizes may be used. Thus, large stitches can be made with large needles, whereas fine knitting requires fine needles. The size of the new stitch is determined in large part by the diameter of the knitting needle used to form it, because that affects the length of the yarn-loop drawn through the previous stitch. The size of a needle is described first by its diameter and secondly by its length. In specialized forms of knitting the needle may be passed between active stitches being held on another needle, or indeed between/through inactive stitches that have been knit previously. Most commonly, a new stitch is formed by inserting the tapered end through an active stitch, catching a loop (also called a bight) of fresh yarn and drawing it through the stitch this secures the initial stitch and forms a new active stitch in its place. The long shaft holds the active (unsecured) stitches of the fabric, to prevent them from unravelling, whereas the tapered ends are used to form new stitches. They generally have a long shaft and taper at their end, but they are not nearly as sharp as sewing needles. A little dexterity is helpful in working with knitting needlesĪ knitting needle or knitting pin is a tool in hand-knitting to produce knitted fabrics. ![]()
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