This glossary is for people who want to start knitting
cable needles
noun
Cable needles are designed to help you add twists into a pattern by crossing a group of stitches over one another.
Example: Cable needles are designed to help you add twists into a pattern by crossing a group of stitches over one another.
sk: káblové ihly
Circular machine
noun
A machine with needles and yarn feeds arranged in a circle for knitting fabrics, hosiery, sweaters, and underwear.
Example: In small-diameter circular knitting machines as well as flat bed knitting machines, generally, one yarn is fed at a time to the needle for loop formation through the desired feeding system or feeder.
sk: Kruhový stroj
Circular needles
noun
Circular knitting needles are any needles which provide the function of knitting in the round.
Example: Circular knitting needles are fantastic for projects where you're knitting in the round but are also great for flat projects so the weight of the garment can sit nicely in your lap.
sk: Kruhové ihly
Double-pointed needles
noun
Double pointed needles, as the name suggests, have points on both ends of the needle (rather than one, as for straight needles), and come in sets of 4 or 5.
Example: Double pointed knitting needles are a must-have for knitting in the round when making hats, gloves, mittens, socks, sweaters, toys and more.
sk: Dvojité ihly
end pruduct
noun
The final result of an activity or process.
Example: It is also a highly versatile craft that can produce a wide variety of end products such as socks, scarves, gloves.
sk: Konečný produkt
fair isle
noun
The meaning of FAIR ISLE is a style of knitting originating in the Shetland Islands that is characterized by bands of multicolored geometric patterns.
Example: Originally, Fair Isle was a traditional knitting technique practiced on the Shetland Islands.
sk: none
Fashion machine (sewing)
noun
A sewing machine is a mechanical (or electrical) device that joins fabric using thread, in a manner similar to manual sewing.
Example: A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with thread.
sk: šijací stroj
fiber craft
noun
Fiber crafts include basic craft ideas on knitting, crochets, sewing and weaving.
Example: The earliest textile art or fiber craft is weaving.
sk: remeslo s vláknom
flatbed machine
noun
Flat-bed knitting machines are traditionally used for the production of pullovers and other outerwear garments.
Example: Flat-bed knitting machines historically were used to produce trims.
sk: plochý stroj
garment
noun
An item of clothing.
Example: In addition to her historical Mini Skirt, she is also credited for creating coloured, patterned tights, which is a leg covering GARMENT which extends from the waist all the way to the feet and was supposed to be tight to the skin.
sk: odev
interchangeable needles
noun
Interchangeable needles are circular knitting needles that come with cords that can be changed or removed as per the need of a project.
Example: For interchangeable knitting needles and sets, it is important to understand the needle tip, cord, and the joint where cords attach to the needle tips.
sk: vymeniteľné ihly
knit stitch
noun
A basic stitch in knitting, created by pulling a loop of yarn from the back of the fabric to the front through a previous stitch.
Example: When the needle is raised sufficiently high by the camming action to obtain the yarn in the hooked portion of the needle and the old loop is below the latch a knit stitch will be formed as the needle descends.
sk: pletený steh
knitter
noun
Someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread.
Example: These three techniques make up the backbone of knitting. Master them and you’re officially a knitter.
sk: pletiarka (tkáčka)
Latch needle
noun
A fine steel needle for machine knitting that has a butt at one end and at the other a short hook closed by a latch.
Example: In textile knitting industry, latch needle is that which has a right hook and a latch.
sk: Západková ihla
loops
Noun
a structure, series, or process, the end of which is connected to the beginning.
Example: A knitted loop stitch is produced when a needle receives a new loop and knocks over the old loop that it held from the previous knitting cycle.
sk: slučky
old loop
noun
A loop that e needle held from its previous cycle.
Example: A knitted loop stitch is produced when a needle receives a new loop and knocks over the old loop that it held from the previous knitting cycle.
sk: stará slučka
Shetland lace
noun
Shetland fine lace is an extremely delicate knitted fabric made with soft Shetland wool spun into very fine yarn and knitted into intricate patterns.
Example: Shetland lace was the mainstay of the Shetland knitwear industry during the nineteenth century.
sk: none
Stitch
noun
A loop of thread or yarn resulting from a single pass or movement of the needle in sewing, knitting, or crocheting.
Example: The knit stitch is one of the most basic stitches in knitting, and it is often the first stitch that beginners learn.
sk: Steh
straight needles
noun
Straight needles are generally used for flat knitting - knitting on the right side, and then turning and knitting on the wrong side.
Example: Straight needles come in many standard lengths.
sk: rovné ihly
yarn
noun
Spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
Example: All in all, the amount of YARN produced met the requirement of the company which specified that the amount produced should be at least half of the total amount of YARN.
