Knitting seems like a calm and relaxing hobby, but with all of those stitches, needles and yarns, it can get pretty complex. Think you know everything about knitting? Take this quiz to find out.
You just started knitting, and you want to make the easiest scarf possible. Which knitting stitch should you use?
garter stitch
stockinette stitch
ribbing
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer
Knits and purls are the most basic units of knitting, and most new knitters pick up on knits first. You can make an easy scarf in garter stitch by making every stitch a knit. Stockinette stitch and ribbing require both knitting and purling.
The phrase "rev St st" might look like some kind of code, but it's really from an abbreviation system used in knitting patterns. What should you do when you see "rev St st"?
Repeat your last stitch.
Stop the row you are working on and work in reverse.
Use reverse stockinette stitch.
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer
If you see these letters in a pattern, use a reverse stockinette stitch.
The Sock Summit 2009 attempted to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people knitting together at the same time. How many people were needed to break the record?
1,000
1,600
2,000
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer
The Sock Summit needed 1,600 people to knit together in order to break the world record. That's a lot of socks!
