Knitting the hens… Using a hen coloured double knitting wool and with size 10 needles, cast on 16 stitches and work 16 rows in stocking stitch (knit a row, purl a row)

Knitting. It’s such fun! If ever there was a hobby that just keeps getting better, it has to be knitting! Even if you’re “just looking”, knitting is so enticing; what with the plethora of luscious yarns, accessories, and patterns which are readily available to all of us.

Knitting requires two needles. You begin by making a slip knot on one needle and “casting on” the number of stitches you need for the project. The basic tools needed for knitting will allow you to create handmade knits for yourself and the people in your life.

To be knitting. That, is one of the things which I cherish most. And it has such a long history, too.

Knitting is a creative work of art. It is a method of interlocking a series of loops of yarn or thread to construct a fabric. You can learn the art with the help of free knitting patterns available online as well as in many knitting stores.

Knitting has always been a social hobby. Similar to scrap booking where women meet to work on their scrap booking in gatherings called “crops”, knitters have sessions called “stitch and bitch”. Women bring their projects, knit together and chat.

Knitting is a way to use needles to weave yarn together to make an object and knitting is also a great practical skill to have to make clothing or household items.