Addi Knitting Needles

Knitting machines are great for speed or for making exquisite fine gauge knits but they can also be very expensive. Are they right for you?

With the introduction of knitting factories, knitting began to be done as a commercial business, rather than as a personal hobby. This happened when knitted fabrics became more popular and the demand for items became too much for local knitters to supply. In a knitting factory, knitting is taken to serious levels.

Knitting is such a versatile hobby. What can’t you make from knitting? Find out our favorite patterns for especially for beginners, plus history and advice, in this fun article.

If you choose the right techniques and easy knitting patterns, making your own Christmas gifts doesn’t have to be intimidating. Even a beginning knitter can make wonderful gifts that will show your love and creativity! The key to knitting for gifts is to keep things simple, use quality materials, and, if you want to knit several gifts, consider using one pattern multiple times.

Knitting is something we are all familiar with, but surprisingly we know little about when and where the art of hand knitting started. This is because yarn fibers are biodegradable. One thing we do know is that the oldest form of knitting (crossed knitting) was practiced since before the birth of Christ. The kind of knitting that we are used to was not practiced till quite recently, however.

Learning how to knit? Bitten by the knitting bug? Now, it’s time to meet more people who are hooked on knitting! Get the most out of your knitting group meeting. I’ll tell you what to expect from a knitting group meeting, and show you 7 ways you can feel comfortable among experienced knitters.

Welcome to the wonderful world of knitting! Even if you’ve been here for a while, there is always something new about this most fascinating craft! Let me start by introducing you to the five stitch types that I believe are at the very heart of knitting! Learning to knit, you know, is nothing more than learning different knitting stitch types.

This article includes some tidbits of knitting history and some notes on the current trend of decorating knitting needles using beads, filigree bead caps, and other jewelry findings.

Knitting caught on in Europe quickly and spread rapidly. Royalty and the upper class made knitted garments very fashionable. Knitting has gone through trade guilds and cottage industries, and the invention and improvement of knitting machines. Even though knitting machines have advanced greatly in the last 500 years or so, however, hand knitting is still very much alive, as a very popular hobby.

The worldwide growth in demand for knitted garmets & items snowballed an industry – in this brief article we cover a bit of the history of the commercial knitting industry.