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    <title>How To Knit the Stockinette Stitch</title>
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      <![CDATA[You know how to knit, and you know how to purl. Now it's time to put those two basic stitches together to create a third—the stockinette stitch.]]>
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        <![CDATA[A ball of yarn]]>
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        <![CDATA[And a pair of knitting needles]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cast on the appropriate number of stitches.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Cast on the appropriate number of stitches.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hold the needle with all your cast-on stitches in your left hand and the empty needle in your right hand. Position your work so that the cast-on stitches are at the right side the needle and the yarn trails away to your right.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Hold the needle with all your cast-on stitches in your left hand and the empty needle in your right hand. Position your work so that the cast-on stitches are at the right side the needle and the yarn trails away to your right.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Knit the entire first row.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Knit the entire first row.</p>]]>
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        <title>Swap needles</title>
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          <![CDATA[Swap the needles so that the needle with the stitches is back in your left hand and the empty needle is in your right hand.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Swap the needles so that the needle with the stitches is back in your left hand and the empty needle is in your right hand.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Move the yarn to the front of your needles and purl the entire second row.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Move the yarn to the front of your needles and purl the entire second row.</p>]]>
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        <title>Swap needles</title>
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          <![CDATA[Swap the needles so the needle with the stitches is back in your left hand and the empty needle is in your right hand.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Swap the needles so the needle with the stitches is back in your left hand and the empty needle is in your right hand.</p>]]>
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        <title>Knit 3rd row</title>
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          <![CDATA[Move the yarn to the back of your needles and knit the entire third row.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Move the yarn to the back of your needles and knit the entire third row.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[The stockinette stitch tends to roll up at the edges, so it's best used for projects that use a different stitch for the edge, or involve sewing finished pieces together.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>The stockinette stitch tends to roll up at the edges, so it&#8217;s best used for projects that use a different stitch for the edge, or involve sewing finished pieces together.</p>]]>
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        <title>Alternate &amp; cast off</title>
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          <![CDATA[Continue alternating between knitting and purling one row at a time until you're finished—then cast off.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Continue alternating between knitting and purling one row at a time until you&#8217;re finished—then cast off.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[In 1917, the Red Cross asked Americans to knit sweaters, socks, scarves, and blankets for soldiers in World War I—and bought one million pounds of wool to help the effort.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>In 1917, the Red Cross asked Americans to knit sweaters, socks, scarves, and blankets for soldiers in World War I—and bought one million pounds of wool to help the effort.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Reef Knot—also known as the Square Knot—is as simple as tying your shoes. In fact, it is tying your shoes.]]>
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        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:56:21 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[Perfect for attaching the guy line of a tent to a peg or a post, this sliding loop is prized for its ability to adjust up or down, tighter or looser. If only pitching the rest of the tent were so easy.]]>
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        <title>How To Tie a Figure Eight Knot</title>
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        <views>2085</views>
        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:56:28 -0800</created-at>
        <rating>3</rating>
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          <![CDATA[How many hours have you spent trying to fish a lost drawstring out of a waistband or hood? Master this Figure Eight stopper knot and you'll never have that problem again.]]>
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        <title>How To Tie a Bowline Knot</title>
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        <views>7350</views>
        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:56:46 -0800</created-at>
        <rating>4</rating>
        <username>Ravi</username>
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          <![CDATA[The bowline loop is the workhorse of knots—it never slips, comes loose, or jams under strain. How many people do you know who are that reliable?]]>
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        <title>How To Tie a Retraced Figure Eight Knot</title>
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        <views>2664</views>
        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:56:49 -0800</created-at>
        <rating>3</rating>
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          <![CDATA[Since it doesn't include any sharp angles, the Retraced Figure 8 is one of the strongest knots known to man—which makes it a rock climber's best friend.]]>
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        <title>How To Tie a Cow Hitch Knot</title>
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        <views>2019</views>
        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:57:02 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[You see this one in old westerns all the time when the gunslinger hitches his horse outside the saloon. It's sort of the cowboy equivalent of parallel parking.]]>
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        <title>How To Tie a Hangman's Noose Knot</title>
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        <views>18555</views>
        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:57:47 -0800</created-at>
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        <username>Ravi</username>
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          <![CDATA[Probably the most iconic of knots, this knot is easy to make and absorbs movement and shock extremely well.]]>
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