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A third method, called combination knitting, goes through the front of a purl stitch and the back of a knit stitch. [24] Once the hand knitted piece is finished, the remaining live stitches are "cast off". Casting (or "binding") off loops the stitches across each other so they can be removed from the needle without unravelling the item.
A much simpler interpolation scheme for approximating the electronic band structure, especially for the d-bands of transition metals, is the parameterized tight-binding method conceived in 1954 by John Clarke Slater and George Fred Koster, [1] sometimes referred to as the SK tight-binding method. With the SK tight-binding method, electronic ...
Single-piece afghans are the simplest style to make and are especially popular with beginners. Mile-a-minute afghans are usually made in many separate strips, with a minimum of stitches per strip, and then the strips are joined. [7] Join-as-you-go afghans are made up of many different pieces, one of which begins where the last leaves off.
The constrictor knot is appropriate for situations where secure temporary or semi-permanent binding is needed. Made with small-stuff it is especially effective, as the binding force is concentrated over a smaller area. When tying over soft material such as the neck of a bag, take care to keep the wraps of the knot together.
Tunisian crochet or Afghan crochet is a type of crochet that uses an elongated hook, often with a stopper on the handle end, called an Afghan hook. It is sometimes considered to be a mixture of crocheting and knitting. [1] As such, some techniques used in knitting are also applicable in Tunisian crochet. One example is the intarsia method.
Nålebound socks from Egypt (300–500 AD) Mittens done in "nålebinding" Swedish nålebinding mittens, late 19th century. Nålebinding (Danish and Norwegian: literally 'binding with a needle' or 'needle-binding', also naalbinding, nålbinding, nålbindning, or naalebinding) is a fabric creation technique predating both knitting and crochet.
An infant's binder is a form of corset for infants.Infant's binders were introduced in the 19th century, after swaddling had become unpopular, and were in several forms, shapes, and materials in use until well into the twentieth century.
Limp binding of an incunable, made of vellum with broken book clasp of the 15th century. Limp binding is a bookbinding method in which the book has flexible cloth, leather, vellum, or (rarely) paper sides. [1] When the sides of the book are made of vellum, the bookbinding method is also known as limp vellum. [2]