▁remains ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁when ▁cast ▁on ▁unless ▁st itch es ▁are ▁added ▁( an ▁increase ) ▁or ▁removed ▁( a ▁decrease ). ▁ ▁Most ▁Western - style ▁kn it ters ▁follow ▁either ▁the ▁English ▁style ▁( in ▁which ▁the ▁y arn ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁hand ) ▁or ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁style ▁( in ▁which ▁the ▁y arn ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁hand ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁different ▁ways ▁to ▁insert ▁the ▁need le ▁into ▁the ▁st itch . ▁Kn itting ▁through ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁st itch ▁is ▁called ▁Western ▁kn itting . ▁Go ing ▁through ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁a ▁st itch ▁is ▁called ▁Eastern ▁kn itting . ▁A ▁third ▁method , ▁called ▁combination ▁kn itting , ▁goes ▁through ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁kn it ▁st itch ▁and ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁a ▁p url ▁st itch . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁kn itted ▁piece ▁is ▁finished , ▁the ▁remaining ▁live ▁st itch es ▁are ▁" cast ▁off ". ▁Cast ing ▁( or ▁" binding ") ▁off ▁loops ▁the ▁st itch es ▁across ▁each ▁other ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁need le ▁without ▁un rav elling ▁the ▁item . ▁Although ▁the ▁mechan ics ▁are ▁different ▁from ▁casting ▁on , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁similar ▁variety ▁of ▁methods . ▁ ▁In ▁kn itting ▁certain ▁articles ▁of ▁cl othing , ▁especially ▁larger ▁ones ▁like ▁swe aters , ▁the ▁final ▁kn itted ▁gar ment ▁will ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁several ▁kn itted ▁pieces , ▁with ▁individual ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁gar ment ▁kn it