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Time to Knit the Knits and Purl the Purls!

Amruta Deshpande
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Are you ready to challenge your “K"nitty Gritty? Take this Knitting Quiz and prove yourself!
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Knitting might seem like a female oriented occupation, however, in the 16th Century, it was allowed to be practiced only by men.
The Knit Fact
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Knitting Needles or pins are the basic tools used for knitting by hand. They have a long shaft and a tapering end.
The Knit Fact
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The knit is made by creating a loop at the back and the purl by creating a loop in the front of your work.
Knit-trivia
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There are two main types of knitting - Weft Knitting, where the wales are perpendicular to the course of the yarn and Warp knitting, where the wales and courses run parallel.
The Knitti-pedia
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Garter stitch is the simplest stitch in knitting which involves knitting all your stitches and all your rows.
The Knitto Factor
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Frogging is ripping out rows of knitting or undoing your work in case of a mistake. It literally gets the name from "rip it rip it" which sounds like croaking of a frog.
The Knit-Word
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PFB means to purl front and back which means you are creating two stitches from a single stitch.
The Knit Wit
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CO - Cast On, means the beginning of knitting and BO stands for Bind Off which means casting off or ending the knitting.
The Knit Words
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You would generally begin any knitting work with a slip knot which is the first knitting stitch.
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Cable stitch, Rib stitch and Seed stitch are well known types of stitches used in knitting.
Knitting Knowledge
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Symmetrical loops in knitting are known as bights.
The Knit Word
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K1 P1 stands for Knit 1 Purl 1 which would give you a stitch known as single rib stitch, often used for cuffs and hems.
Knitto-pedia

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You have successfully completed the quiz. Are you ready to knit the mittens?
Congratulations