NEEDLEWORK SKILLS CHECKLIST EXTENSION Knitting C0678E
Skills Skills to New Skills Skills to New I Learn or Skills I Learn or Skills Know Improve Learned Know Improve Learned
Basic Knitting Tools Identify and use: Straight knitting needles Knit buttonholes Crochet hook for mistakes Bind off or hiding ends Join yarn with a knot Measuring tools Join yarn by weaving in Rubber tips or corks Make backstitched seam Tapestry or yarn needle Make woven seam Storage container for tools Make crocheted seam and supplies Finish yarn ends Advanced Knitting Tools Make pompons Identify and use: Make tassels Double-pointed needles Make fringe Circular needles Correct mistakes: Jumper needles dropped stitches Bobbins for knitting with color combinations holes Markers twisted stitches Stitch holders split stitches
Yarn Facts Advanced Knitting Skills Recognize: Cast on with one yarn end Ply Pick up and knit Fiber content Knit pattern stitches: Fingering yarn moss or seed stitch Sport weight yarn block stitch Worsted weight yarn diamond stitch Bulky yarn cable stitch Getting Ready to Knit basic twist Select yarn suited to pattern knotted-popcorn stitch Read directions Knit with four needles Understand knitting abbreviations Knit with circular needles Understand gauge Knit with jumper needles Knit with color: Basic Knitting Skills stripes Cast on argyle Knit stitch Fair Isle or similar pattern Purl stitch use bobbins Garter stitch work from a graph Stockinette stitch carry yarn on back of work Make ribbing horizontally Increase stitches duplicate stitch—embroidery Decrease stitches Join yarn by splicing Yarn over 2
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Graft seams Kitchener stitch Set-in sleeve seam Hem Picot hem Knit bias binding Crochet buttonholes Make yarn buttons Take measurements for pattern Draft pattern for garment Reclaim yarn Combine knitting with fabric in garment Use knitting machine
Care of Knitted Articles Block with steam Block with damp towels Launder knitted articles Mend or patch knitted garment Make hangtag, personal care label
Use of Good Knitting Habits Clean and dry hands Good lighting Good posture
Additional Skills Learned 3 Crochet
Skills Skills to New Skills Skills to New I Learn or Skills I Learn or Skills Know Improve Learned Know Improve Learned
Crochet Tools Identify and use: Crochet hook Crochet borders on knit Afghan hook garments Measuring tools Crochet edgings Tapestry or yarn needle Crochet insertions Storage container for tools Make buttonholes and supplies Make pompons Markers Make tassels Hairpin lace fork Make fringe Broomstick lace knitting needle Make cord Broomstick lace hook Backstitch seam Weave seam Yarn Facts Recognize: Crochet seam Ply Finish yarn ends Fiber content Correct mistakes Fingering yarn Advanced Crochet Skills Sport weight yarn Crochet texture stitches: Worsted weight yarn woven stitch Bulky yarn alternate stitch Crochet thread up and down stitch Getting Ready to Crochet checkerboard stitch Select appropriate yarn or Crochet shell stitches: thread suited to pattern simple stitch Read directions open shell stitch Understand crochet abbreviations brick shell stitch Understand gauge ripple stitch Crochet cluster stitches: Basic Crochet Skills soft clusters Chain stitch pineapple stitch Single crochet ball or puff stitch Double crochet popcorn stitch Half double crochet Crochet mesh stitches: Treble crochet square mesh stitch Slipstitch diamond mesh stitch Make ribbing open check stitch Increase stitches Crochet Afghan stitch Decrease stitches Crochet motifs: square motifs (granny squares) Work in rows circle motifs Work in rounds hexagon motifs Attach yarn star motifs Change colors Secure yarn end Skills Skills to New I Learn or Skills Know Improve Learned
Crochet yarn buttons Crochet around a frame Make hairpin lace Make broomstick lace Make other crochet-related needlework Take measurements for pattern Draft pattern for garment Design own pattern Combine crocheting with fabric in garment
Care of Crochet Articles Block with steam Block with damp towels Launder crochet articles Starch crochet articles Make hangtags, personal care label
Use of Good Crochet Habits Clean and dry hands Good lighting Good posture
Additional Skills Learned
Issued by Washington State University Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914. Extension programs and policies are consistent with federal and state laws and regulations on nondiscrimination regarding race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, and sexual orientation. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office. Trade names have been used to simplify information; no endorsement is intended. Reprinted August 1997. Reviewed November 2014. C0678E