When we want get ready for knitting the first time, we get very excited and we would like buying everything we see at first sight.
We need think carefully about what we need cause this will help us to create our own kit and save us money. Here are some tips and the essentials for every knitter:
Essentials list
- Yarns balls (100% acrylic or polyester)
- Needles pack
- Yarn sewing needle
- Pins
- Safety pins or markers
- Measure tape and sewing scissors.
- Notebook and pen
Needle types
Choosing the needle material becomes essential and I recommend buying a pack of needles. In this way you will have all the standard numbers and can change needles according to your tension degree. Furthermore, surely it comes with a great holster to keep them in:
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Wood: it is the most pleasant material and the thread doesn’t slide lightly, ideal for beginners.
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Plastic: the thread slides better and they are cheap, but it is the worst quality.
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Aluminium: those are the needles par excellence for fast and experienced stitchers. The thread slides lightly and they are light weight, but with use they tend taking a curved shape.
Yarn ball types
There is a world of balls! soft textures, irregular threads, mixed colors… and surely you will love the most expensive (alpaca, cashmere, silk …). Let’s save them for later, right now you need a cheap ball (100% acrylic or polyester) cause you will inevitably do and undo continuously. Note that more we touch a thread, more density and readiness it will lose.
