a process to block your crochetwork or knitting by spraying the fabric with water to dampen it, then laying the fabric in the intended shape. a knitting stitch pattern abbreviation for slip, slip, knit the slip stitches together, which creates a left - slanting decrease. a tasteless, odorless substance used to stiffen and shape fabrics. using a steam iron to block the shape of a knitted or crocheted piece. a shortcut used to open up a knitted tube in which you sew or crochet two vertical lines of stitches an inch or so apart, then cut the stitches that fall between those lines. a small ring that you add to your knitting or crochet work to remind you where you need to make a change to your needlework, such as the beginning of a round or the spot to work an increase. a single loop of yarn worked off a needle in knitting or crocheting. a knitting stitch which you create by alternating a knit row with a purl row. to crochet, generally with yarn, onto a crocheted background ; resembles embroidery. 1. ( verb ) to make a sample of knitted fabric for various reasons, including measuring gauge and practice. 2. ( noun ) the knitted fabric sample created by swatching. a tool that looks like a wooden umbrella, which is specially designed to help untwist a hank of yarn. the loose bit of yarn left after you finish knitting or crocheting your pattern. a large - eye needle with a blunt point that you use to sew knitted pieces together. an ornamental tuft of threads of equal length, hanging loosely from a knob or from the knot by which they ' re tied together. 1. ( noun ) a light, fine, string - like length of material made up of two or more spun fibers. 2. ( verb ) to put a thread through the eye of a sewing or tapestry needle, or to work that threaded needle through a fabric. the part of a crochet hook that does the actual hooking of the yarn and pulls that yarn through a stitch. a crocheting and knitting stitch pattern abbreviation for together. a type of closure that has a ring on one end and bar on the other ; the bar slides through the ring vertically and then lays on the ring horizontally to keep it from coming back through. a crochet stitch which is slightly longer than the double crochet and which creates longer openings between the stitches, producing a very loose fabric.