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Picking the yarn is the most exciting part!

The patterns you choose dictate exactly what weight and type work best for that project, but exploration and creativity are essential aspects of knitting. You should use some of your own creativity and flair instead of following patterns word for word.

Looking at different types of yarn and using your imagination on different projects can be fun, especially if you are a an out of the box type of person. If you are the type of knitter that wants to know exactly how the yarn was made and from what materials.

Its important to know if anyone you are knitting for has any skin allergies to types of materials. You may want to ask about possible wool or other fabric allergies before picking up large quantities of a yarn just because it is their favorite color.

Or all knitting stitches with illustrations to knit stitches

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Knit a tension swatch in lace stitch or knit cables, then choose your knitting pattern.

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Knitting Cables      

The stitches crossing behind are transferred to a small cable needle for storage while the stitches passing in front are knitted. The former stitches are then transferred back to the original needle or knitted from the cable needle itself. Other knitters prefer to transfer the stitches to a large safety pin or, for a single stitch, simply hold it in their fingers while knitting the other stitch(es). Cable stitches are generally permuted only on the right side, i.e., every other row. Having a spacer row helps the fabric to "relax".

Cable knitting is usually less flexible and more dense than typical knitting, having a much more narrow gauge. This narrow gauge should be considered when changing from the cable stitch to another type of knitted fabric. If the number of stitches is not reduced, the second knitted fabric may flare out or pucker, due to its larger gauge. Thus, ribbed cuffs on an aran sweater may not contract around the wrist or waist, as would normally be expected. Conversely, stitches may need to be added to maintain the gauge when changing from another knitted fabric such as stockinette to a cable pattern.

Cables are usually done in stockinette stitch, with a reverse stockinette background, but any combination will do; for example, a background seed stitch in the regions bounded by cables often looks striking. Another visually intriguing effect is meta-cabling, where the cable itself is made up of cables, such as a three-cable plait made of strands that are themselves 2-cable plaits. In such cases, the "inner" cables sometimes go their separate ways, forming beautiful, complex patterns such as the branches of a tree. Another interesting effect is to have one cable "pierce" another cable, rather than having it pass over or under the other.

Two cables should cross each other completely in a single row; for example, two cables three stitches wide should cross with the three stitches of one cable passing over the three of the other cable. Although it is sometimes tempting to have an intermediate crossing row of fewer stitches (say, 4 stitches), it is very difficult to make this look good and should be avoided.