Knitting Thread
 

One of the gentlemen mentioned all the knitting threads and I could not find any. Are there any knitters here?

Beginner Knit Block

What you need:

- Worsted-weight yarn, any color or colors
- Size 8, 14"-long knitting needles
- Yarn needle with big eye
- Small scissors Casting On

Step 1: Make a slip knot on the shaft of one needle. This counts as your first stitch.


Step 2: Place this needle in left hand. Hold other needle in right hand to control the yarn. Insert point of right needle, from front to back, into the slip knot and under the left needle.


Step 3: Hold left needle still in left hand, and move left fingers over to brace right needle.


Step 4: With right index finger, pick up the yarn from the ball.


Step 5: Release right hand’s grip on the needle, and use index finger to bring yarn under and over the point of right needle.

Step 6: Return right fingers to right needle, and draw yarn through stitch with point of right needle.

Step 7: Slide point of left needle into back of new stitch, then remove right needle.

Step 8: Pull ball yarn gently to make the stitch fit snuggly on needle. You have now made one stitch (called casting on), and there are two stitches on left needle (slip knot is counted as a stitch).

Step 9: Insert point of right needle, from front to back, into stitch just made, and under left needle. Repeat Steps 5 through 9, 26 more times, until you have 28 stitches on the left needle. This completes the cast-on row, which is the way all knitting is begun.



First Knit Row
Step 1: Hold needle with stitches in left hand; insert point of right needle in first stitch, from front to back, just as in casting on.

Step 2: With right index finger, bring yarn from ball under and over point of right needle.

Step 3: Draw yarn through stitch with right needle point.

Step 4: This step now differs from casting on: Slip loop on left needle off, so new stitch is entirely on right needle.


This completes one knit stitch. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 in each stitch still on left needle. When the last stitch is worked, one row of knitting is completed.

Now measure your work. It should be about 7" wide. If it is too wide, start over and cast on fewer stitches; if it is too narrow, start over and cast on more stitches.

When the width is correct, begin next knit row as follows: turn right needle and hold it now in left hand. With free needle in right hand, work Steps 1 through 4 of First Knit Row in each stitch. Again take needle with stitches in left hand, and work another row of knit stitches. Work rows of knit stitches until block measures 9" long.

To complete the block, now bind off all the stitches.

Binding Off

Step 1: Knit the first 2 stitches; insert left needle into stitch you knitted first, and pull it over the second stitch and completely off the needle.

One stitch is now bound off.

Step 2: Knit one more stitch, insert left needle into first stitch on right needle, and pull it over the new stitch and completely off the needle. Another stitch is bound off; don’t work too tightly.

Repeat Step 2 until one stitch remains; now cut yarn from skein, leaving a 6" end. With needle draw end up and through last stitch to secure it. Thread yarn end into yarn needle and weave end into several stitches to secure it.

Re: Knitting Thread
 

I don't knit yet, but I want to learn.

I taught my sister how to knit. :) I have never knitted. I read the instructions and helped her and never really did any knitting myself. So I know I can learn to do it. :)

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Not a knitter. Maybe someday. :)

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Sister Elaine,

Leviticus 16:4 describes holy garments:

Is there a HOLY MAGIC YARN ... OR HMH THREAD .... to make holy linen tunics or holy linen trousers?

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Brother Daniel,

If the stitch isn't tight enough the garment will be holey. At the same time you cannot make the stitch too tight or the garment will be out of shape.

It takes patience, a steady hand and consistency to make a good garment.

There is no magic yarn, but having the sweet Spirit of my Heavenly Father interwoven in your life is wonderful. You do not need magic with Him.

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Sister Elaine,

You seem to have a sweet Spirit about you ... Jim Yohe is smiling on you right now.

We really need more posters like you. There is room for your kind of posting here on AFF.

We tire of the mocking and scoffing so many are engaging in ... especially those who question God ordained men of God and their integrity. I'm hoping in 2009 to take up knitting ... instead of posting with heathens on some internet forum.

Does your church offer any small group instruction?

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Dan, you're hijacking this sweet sister's thread!!!!

Now unless you want to discuss these verses you really should let those who like to knit discuss knitting! :stop

Col 2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;


Col 2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

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Brother Daniel,

God has been good to me and my family. I always want to be an example of His goodness.

We should not question these things, but pray for them. It would make my heart heavy to know that I had caused someone to stumble by not using seasoned judgment.

My church does not offer any group instruction, but you have given me an idea. Since I am alone now I have time on my hands and this could be an area that I could be useful. Brother, you may have inspired me.

May God bless you as you have me today.

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Sister Mizzy,

In Colosians 2:2 Paul is saying that to be knitted together in love one must acknowledge the mystery of God, and the Father, and of Christ.

Paul, in his letter to Timothy, reveals this mystery:

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness, God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.—1TIMOTHY 3:16.

Therefore unless one has the revelation of the Mighty God in Christ and preaches and obeys Acts 2:38 one cannot be knitted together in love.

Can darkness fellowship with the light?
We cannot be unequally yoked.

HOW AM I DOING, COACH STEVE and the UC Clan?

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Those two verses came to my mind when I saw the thread title...:snowing