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What Do You Know About Knitting? Quiz

Susan
Susan
Apr 04, 2020 03:16 AM
What Do You Know About Knitting? Quiz

Good day to all of you!

I want to wish you nice day and mood!

Let's have some fun, I've prepared intresting test about knitting. Here it is:

1. Knitting has always been a traditionally female handicraft.

a. True
b. False

2. Which of the following is NOT a system of needle sizing?

a. UK
b. Standard
c. Metric
d. US

3. Which of the following is not a material commonly used for knitting needles?

a. Glass
b. Steel
c. Bamboo
d. Copper

4. Which of the following is not required to describe the stitch gauge of a fabric?

a. Stitches per unit of measure
b. Needle Size
c. Tension while working
d. Stitch pattern

5. Which of these is not a method of casting on?

a. Ringed
b. Long-Tail
c. Tubular
d. Provisional

6. There are only two basic stitches in knitting, with which all other stitch patterns are made.

a. True
b. False

7. You put your favorite wool sweater in the wash and it comes out small, thick and with indistinguishable stitches. What is this method, a very popular "mistake" these days, called?

a. Scrubbing
b. Felting
c. Plushing
d. Plumping

8. Now for some basic history. The knitting of stockings first became a major occupation of the poor in England during the reign of which monarch?

a. Queen Elizabeth II
b. Queen Elizabeth I
c. King Charles I
d. King Henry VIII

9. The English (or throw) method of knitting (as opposed to continental) was likely developed why?

a. It used less yarn
b. It was considered more ladylike
c. More people were right-handed
d. It's just easier, of course

10. During World Wars I and II women were encouraged to make garments for soldiers. To this end, the phrase "Knit your Bit" was used by which organization?

a. The US Army
b. The American Red Cross
c. The British Royal Navy
d. The Salvation Army
You can write the answers in the comments below. The results you'll find in the tomorrow post.
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