The materials needed for knitting socks include the proper size knitting needles and yarn. There are many different types of yarn to choose from including wool sock knit yarn, hand dyed yarn, acrylic yarn, and cotton yarn.
To break yarn in knitting simply means to cut the yarn. This is usually done at the end of a pattern or when changing colours. When breaking off the yarn, it is important to leave a long enough end to secure the knitting and weave the ends in once you have finished knitting the item.
dk means double knitting yarn.
On a knitting chart, it symbolizes "yarn over" also, in some books/instructions, "yarn forward".
In knitting, wyif is the abbreviation for: With Yarn In Front.
yrn is the abbreviation for 'yarn' - the material you are knitting or crocheting with
In knitting, the term "yfwd" is an abbreviation for "yarn forward." In order to do a yarn forward, simply pull the yarn strand with which you are knitting between the needles to the front of the work, so that it is in the position normally used when preparing to perform a purl stitch. That's all there is to it!
This means yarn forward.
Yes
weaving, knitting or crocheting.
yarn
A yo means Yarn Over. When you do a yo, its basically putting the yarn over the needle so you have that extra piece of yarn in your knitting. When you finish, you see a yo as a space in between what you have knitted! Is it clear?