) ▁the ▁active ▁( un sec ured ) ▁st itch es ▁must ▁be ▁held ▁so ▁they ▁don ' t ▁drop ; ▁( 2 ) ▁these ▁st itch es ▁must ▁be ▁released ▁som etime ▁after ▁they ▁are ▁secured ; ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁new ▁b ights ▁of ▁y arn ▁must ▁be ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁fabric , ▁usually ▁through ▁active ▁st itch es , ▁thus ▁se cur ing ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁very ▁simple ▁cases , ▁kn itting ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁without ▁tools , ▁using ▁only ▁the ▁fingers ▁to ▁do ▁these ▁tasks ; ▁however , ▁hand - kn itting ▁is ▁usually ▁carried ▁out ▁using ▁tools ▁such ▁as ▁kn itting ▁need les ▁or ▁rig id ▁frames . ▁ ▁Depending ▁on ▁their ▁size ▁and ▁shape , ▁the ▁rig id ▁frames ▁are ▁called ▁kn itting ▁bo ards , ▁kn itting ▁rings ▁( also ▁called ▁kn itting ▁lo oms ) ▁or ▁kn itting ▁sp ools ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁kn itting ▁kn obb ies , ▁kn itting ▁nan cies , ▁or ▁c ork ers ). ▁ ▁Other ▁tools ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁prepare ▁y arn ▁for ▁kn itting , ▁to ▁measure ▁and ▁design ▁kn itted ▁gar ments , ▁or ▁to ▁make ▁kn itting ▁easier ▁or ▁more ▁comfortable . ▁ ▁Need les ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁basic ▁types ▁of ▁kn itting ▁need les ▁( also ▁called ▁" kn itting ▁p ins "). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁most ▁common ▁type ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁sl ender , ▁straight ▁st icks ▁t aper ed ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁at ▁one ▁end , ▁and ▁with ▁a