Knitting system

The knitting system utilizes knitting needles and knitting yarn to craft a variety of knitted clothing and containers. It debuted in 2005 aboard the Wavedancer, where knitting needles were first sold in the Needles That Knit shop. The knitting system has had significant changes in the years since, expanding the options available with knitting needles and introducing new tools that can be used alongside them to further customize knitted creations.

Knitting Tools

Knitting needles are required to make knitted items out of knitting yarn. They come in two varieties: single pattern and variable pattern. Both types of needles can be used to craft knitted items, however variable pattern needles have expanded options available to them.

Single pattern knitting needles are capable of making one type of pattern only. They are sold year round at the Knit It shop in Mist Harbor, with each needle pair able to make one pattern from the General pattern set. They use the "knitted" stitch style only and do not have access to designs. They cannot be unlocked or upgraded.

Variable pattern knitting needles have a greater variety of options available knitting projects, allowing for the selection of different patterns, styles, and designs. They can be upgraded with more options via unlock certificates, which are sometimes available at pay events and festivals. Variable pattern knitting needles have been sold at Purls of Wisdom at Rumor Woods. They were once considered auction or raffle quality needles, however they are now much more accessible to anyone wanting to utilize the knitting system.

Knitting yarn is required for knitting needles to work. Yarn can be altered, allowing for a variety of color and material options for knitting projects. Yarn is a finite resource unless it has been permified. Yarn of many colors and materials is often available at festivals and events. Yarn is available year round at the Knit It shop in Mist Harbor.

Completed knitted items made via the knitting system can take on many different forms, ranging from clothing to containers to accessories. In addition to a long list of patterns available, their final appearance can be highly customized depending on the appearance of the yarn, if the yarn has a descriptor, if multiple types of yarn are used, which stitch style is used, and if a design is applied to the knitted project. Most knitted items are unscripted upon creation and can be freely altered, although they should maintain a knitted appearance. Some knitted items are created with a specific script or properties on them, such as UCS gloves made with a Trukt pattern or mount adornments made with one of the Mount Accessories patterns.

A Knitting Bowl can store knitting yarn inside of it. At Tier 3, the Knitting Bowl can craft yarn from fabric that has been placed inside of it. Eligible cloth items must have a material as part of the base description, be a material from the eligible yarn material types, and be unscripted. Clothing found via the treasure system can be used to craft yarn if it is made from an eligible fabric. A Tier 3 Knitting Bowl can also apply preset or customized yarn descriptors to yarn stored within, further expanding the options available for knitting projects.

Darning Awls are special tools that can be used on a completed knitted item to add a fluff script to it. They are an optional item intended to elevate knitted items created via the knitting system. They can be stored inside a pincushion.

The rare spider mount has a special ability to spin knitting yarn that is not normally available.

Knitting Patterns

Main article: Knitting needles#Patterns

Patterns determine what the final knitted item will be. Single pattern knitting needles can make just their one pattern type. Variable pattern knitting needles automatically have access to the General pattern set and can be upgraded to gain access to other pattern sets.

Each pattern has its own requirement for how much knitting yarn it takes to complete.

Pattern	Rows	Worn	Pockets	Pattern Set	Availability	Notes
Bag	10	Belt	25	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Gloves	20	Pin	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Hat	15	Head	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Mittens	17	Hands	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Muffler	13	Neck	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Pouch	5	Belt	20	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Satchel	40	Shoulder	30	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Scarf	10	Neck	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Shawl	15	Cloak	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Socks	20	Feet	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Stockings	25	Legs	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Sweater	35	Chest	N/A	General		Variable pattern knitting needles default set
Apron	25	Over the Front	VSA for 2 items	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Basket	15	Belt	20	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Backpack	60	Back	100	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Cape	60	Cloak	100	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Carryall	60	Back	100	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Clutch	25	Wrist	5	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Purse	40	Shoulder	30	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Wrap	60	Cloak	100	Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Vest	25	Over the Front	Containers	VSA for 2 items	Purls of Wisdom
Dress	40	Chest	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Earmuffs	20	Head	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Hairtie	5	Hair	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Headband	20	Head	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Leggings	25	Leggings	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Overdress	25	Over the Front	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Pants	25	Legs	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Petticoat	40	Legs	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Skirt	25	Legs	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Snood	15	Head	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Undershirt	25	Gambeson	N/A	Clothing	Purls of Wisdom
Armband	20	Arms	N/A	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Brooch	20	Pin	N/A	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Cloak	60	Cloak	100	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Coat	60	Cloak	100	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Gown	40	Chest	N/A	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Jacket	60	Back	100	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Robe	60	Cloak	100	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Shirt	40	Chest	N/A	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Sundress	40	Chest	N/A	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Tote	40	Shoulder	30	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Tunic	40	Chest	N/A	Clothing and Containers	Purls of Wisdom
Cobbling trim	10	N/A	N/A	Cobbling	Purls of Wisdom	Lining
Cobbling upper	20	N/A	N/A	Cobbling	Purls of Wisdom	The color will be ignored -- only the material carries through. Any detail exceeding 15 characters will truncate to 'knitted'.
Booties (octet)	10	Mount's paws	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for spider mount only
Booties (sextet)	10	Mount's feet	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for beetle mount only
Capelet	40	Mount's back	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for horse, cervidae, lizard, unicorn, rolton, beetle, spider, and bear mount
Foreleg wraps	15	Mount's arms	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for horse, tortoise, cervidae, lizard, unicorn, and rolton mount
Hat	10	Mount's head	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for horse, tortoise, cervidae, lizard, unicorn, rolton, beetle, spider, and bear mount
Headband	10	Mount's head	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for horse, tortoise, cervidae, lizard, unicorn, rolton, beetle, spider, and bear mount
Hind leg wraps	15	Mount's legs	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for horse, tortoise, cervidae, lizard, unicorn, rolton, beetle, and spider mount
Mount blanket	40	Mount's back	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for horse, cervidae, lizard, unicorn, rolton, beetle, spider, and bear mount
Scarf	10	Mount's neck	N/A	Mount Accessories	Purls of Wisdom	Available for horse, tortoise, cervidae, lizard, unicorn, rolton, beetle, spider, and bear mount
Puppy bandana	10	Werepuppy's neck	N/A	Werepuppy Accessories	All Dogs Go To Naidem	Available for a WerePuppy
WerePuppy Clothes|Puppy bow]]	10	Werepuppy's neck	N/A	Werepuppy Accessories	All Dogs Go To Naidem	Available for a WerePuppy
Weapon wrap	10	N/A	N/A	Weapon Wraps	Knit One, Punch Two	Creates a length of (adjective) knitted (color) material
Trukt	20	Hand	N/A	Trukt	Knit One, Punch Two	UCS gloves
Carpet	40	N/A	N/A	Pup Tent	Good In-Tent-ions	Can be placed on the ground or in a Pup Tent
Rug	40	N/A	N/A	Pup Tent	Good In-Tent-ions	Can be placed on the ground or in a Pup Tent
Napkin	10	N/A	N/A	Picnic Napkins	Purls of Wisdom
Oven mitt	15	Pin	N/A	Oven Mitt	Breaking Bread	Interacts with the cooking system
Oven mitts	15	Hands	N/A	Oven Mitt	Breaking Bread	Interacts with the cooking system

Knitting Styles

Main article: Knitting needles#Styles

Styles determine what type of knitting stitch is used for the project. Single pattern knitting needles can make just the "knitted" stitch style. Variable pattern knitting needles automatically have access to the default set of stitch styles. If upgraded with the Designs unlock, they gain access to both designs and the stitch styles intended to support them.

Some stitch styles are considered multi-yarn styles. They will only show up as that stitch style if two or more types of yarn are used for the project. If only one type of yarn is used when a multi-yarn style is set, the final knitted item will remain "knitted".

Some patterns use the word "knit" instead of "knitted". This is unique to that individual pattern. For example, when knitting a pair of socks, the style options cycle between "knit", "knit striped", "knit chevron-patterned", etc. Otherwise, all style options are the same as listed below.

Stitch Style	Yarn Options	Stitch Set	Availability
knitted	Single or multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted striped	Multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted chevron-patterned	Multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted diamond-patterned	Multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted ribbed	Single or multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted zig zag-patterned	Multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted floral-patterned	Multi-yarn stitch	Default
cable-knit	Single or multi-yarn stitch	Default
crocheted	Single or multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted garter-stitched	Single or multi-yarn stitch	Default
knitted design-patterned	Single or multi-yarn stitch	Designs	Purls of Wisdom
knitted design-motif	Single or multi-yarn stitch	Designs	Purls of Wisdom

Knitting Designs

Main article: Knitting needles#Designs

Designs allow for greater customization of knitted items for needles with this option unlocked, adding "knitted design-patterned" and "knitted design-motif" as two new stitch styles, with each capable of featuring one of the many options available. Single pattern knitting needles cannot use designs. Variable pattern knitting needles must be upgraded with the Designs unlock to use them.

Designs are arranged in themed groups. Groups can be previewed via PONDER, which will cycle between the groups available and list all designs for each group. Each group includes the final option of "none" which, if chosen, clears the current design if one has been set.

Theme	Design Options
Animals	alligator, bat, bear, bronco, buck, bug, bumblebee, bunny, butterfly, capybara, caribou, cat, centaur, chinchilla, cobra, cow, crab, deer, damselfly, dog, doe, dolphin, dragon, fly, dragonfly, eel, elephant, elk, fawn, fish, firefly, fox, frog, gazelle, goat, griffin, ghost, ghostfly, glimaerfly, hart, hawk, hog, hedgehog, hind, horse, iguana, jackal, kitten, koala, kobold, koi, kraken, ladybug, lemur, lion, lizard, lobster, loris, mantis, minotaur, monkey, moose, morduska, moth, mouse, mustang, narwhal, octopus, orc, otter, panda, pegasus, penguin, phoenix, pig, pixie, polar bear, pony, puppy, qahzumar, rabbit, raccoon, reindeer, roa'ter, rolton, sea anemone, selshis, serpent, shark, skeleton, skull, snake, spider, sprite, stag, stallion, starfish, teadragon, tentacle, tiger, toad, tortoise, troll, turtle, unicorn, weasel, wendigo, whale, witch, wolf, wombat, wraith, wyvern, yierka, bird, bluebird, cardinal, chicken, crow, duck, dove, eagle, egret, blood eagle, finch, flamingo, flycatcher, heron, ibis, macaw, merlin, owl, parrot, peacock, pelican, pheasant, raven, rook, rooster, seagull, songbird, swan, turkey, wren, fairywren, hummingbird, or none
Florals	floral, flower, blossom, alyssum, amaranth, anemone, angelica, aster, begonia, bleeding heart, bluebell, bougainvillea, buttercup, butterfly weed, campion, cactus flower, carnation, cherry blossom, chrysanthemum, clematis, clivia, columbine, cothinar flower, crocus, daffodil, dahlia, daisy, dandelion, datura, dragonstalk, edelweiss, feverfew, flamestalk, forget-me-not, freesia, frostflower, gardenia, geranium, ginger blossom, goldenrod, heather, heliotrope, hellebore, hibiscus, honeysuckle, honeywort, hyacinth, hydrangea, iceblossom, iris, lavender, lilac, lily, blood lily, calla lily, daylily, tiger lily, snow lily, stargazer lily, water lily, lotus blossom, jasmine, jessamine, larkspur, lupine, magnolia, monkeyflower, moonflower, morning glory, mournbloom, nightshade, orange blossom, orchid, pansy, snow pansy, passionflower, peony, petunia, phlox, plumeria, poinsettia, poppy, posy, rose, rosebud, dog rose, primrose, fairy primrose, tea rose, winter rose, sirensong, snapdragon, sunflower, thistle, trillium, tulip, tuberose, violet, alpine violet, wood violet, wildflower, wisteria, zinnia, or none
Nature	autumnal, celestial, heraldic, moon phase, paisley, frost, tropical, star, starburst, sunburst, moon, moon and star, crescent moon, threefold moon, nightscape, eclipse, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, cloud, storm cloud, thundercloud, rainbow, lightning bolt, raindrop, snowflake, snowman, flame, fire, rising smoke, paw print, footprint, handprint, claw, talon, jack-o-lantern, bramble, branch, cactus, fern, forest, frond, ivy, leaf, maple leaf, mushroom, palm frond, pine needle, pumpkin, wreath, holly, mistletoe, reed, rosette, shamrock, tendril, thorn, toadstool, tree, vine, grape vine, willow, coral, seascape, shell, wave, volcano, apple, berry, cherry, cake, cookie, fruit, honeycomb, muffin, pie, pie slice, pineapple, potato, strawberry, tart, waffle, watermelon, marallis berry, sovyn clove, sweetfern, garlic clove, or none
Patterns	anchor, arrow, bell, chevron, cityscape, coffin, diamond, feather, heart, square, triangle, interlocked ring, spiderweb, spiral, wisp, or none
Professional	bow, claidhmore, sword, shield, shield and sword, crossed sword, scimitar, sickle, boat, brigantine, carrack, frigate, galleon, ship, airship, pirate, pirate flag, bottle, wine bottle, gear, sprocket, coin, lock, key, lock and key, lockpick, scarab, playing card, clasped hands, praying hands, open hand, skull, demon, eye, rune, runestaff, runestone, shrunken head, scroll, wand, cauldron, mortar and pestle, book, quill, artist's brush, brush stroke, palette, palette and brush, lute, flute, harp, music note, skillet, butter churn, needle, needle and thread, spindle, mitten, sleigh, wagon, giftbox, present, spoon, fork, teapot, teacup, bride, bridesmaid, groom, maiden, cigar, guillotine, bone, brain, corpse, fang, finger, fingernail, fist, intestine, incisor, kidney, liver, spleen, toe, toenail, tooth, gravestone, headstone, tombstone, broomstick, mop, candelabra, chalice, lamp, lantern, sconce, or none
Religious	angel, anvil, artist's brush, black widow, broken skull, cat's head, chelioboros, clenched fist, conjoined circles, crescent moon, crown, crystal ball, dagger, dagger-pierced heart, doe, dolphin, eight-pointed star, feather, flame, gate and key, grain sheaf, heart, hourglass, jackal's head, key, leaf, lily, lute, musical note, ouroboros, pegasus, rose, tentacled star, six-tentacled star, slit-pupiled eye, scimitar, scroll, serpent, shield, sickle, skull, star, stone giant, stone giantess, sunburst, sword, trident, two-headed serpent, or none

How to Knit

Knitting involves using a pair of knitting needles with knitting yarn on them.

Single pattern knitting needles make just one type of knitted item. They cannot change the pattern or stitch style, nor can they use designs. They can still use multiple types of yarn to make knitted items with different colors or materials.

Variable pattern knitting needles can change their pattern and their stitch style. Knitting needles with the Designs set unlocked also have access to a lengthy list of designs.

If a step references a feature or unlock not available on your knitting needles, it can be skipped.

Choosing Your Project

It is easiest to select the core components of your project before starting and with no yarn on the needles. Some options can be changed mid-project, while others are either difficult or impossible to change after certain steps have been completed.

Start with the needles in the right hand. While some knitting system commands support the needles in the left hand, not all of them do. If yarn is currently on the needles from a prior project, it can be removed via PULL.

Choose which type of pattern you want to knit with TURN. Turn directly to an available pattern via TURN NEEDLES TO {PATTERN}. You can also ANALYZE the needles and click directly on the pattern, if hyperlinks are enabled. If there are multiple patterns with the same pattern name, such as "scarf" from the General pattern set and "scarf" from the Mount Accessories pattern set, the needles will default to the first instance of that pattern as listed in the ANALYZE when using TURN TO. The pattern determines the final knitted item. Once a project has been started, the pattern can no longer be changed.

Patterns from the Mount Accessories pattern set have an additional step to determine the mount type. The different eligible mounts for a given pattern type is cycled via PEER. Not all patterns work with all mount types.

>PULL MY NEEDLES
You pull a skein of cream angora yarn off the needles and into your hand.

>TURN NEEDLES
You turn the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a hat now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>TURN NEEDLES
You turn the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a pair of socks now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>TURN NEEDLES TO SCARF
You turn the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

Next, choose which type of stitch style you want to use with PROD. If the knitting needles still have yarn on them, you will not be able to preview any multi-yarn stitch styles when cycling through the options available. They will instead just show up as "knitted", and you will have to either guess or count options when cycling to later pick the multi-yarn style prior to adding a second yarn. If you do not plan on using more than one type of yarn, then this is much less important; all multi-yarn styles will default to "knitted" if completed with just one yarn. Styles can be changed mid-project until a second yarn is added to the needles; if there is more than one yarn present, the style can no longer be changed mid-project.

>PROD NEEDLES
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted zig zag-patterned scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>PROD NEEDLES
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted floral-patterned scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>PROD NEEDLES
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a cable-knit scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

If the needles have designs unlocked, you can also choose which design, if any, to knit. Design options can be viewed with PONDER, which will show a different themed group of designs each time the command is entered. An individual design is set by WHISPER NEEDLES {DESIGN}, or by clicking directly on the design option after using PONDER, if hyperlinks are enabled. Keep in mind that if using WHISPER, the designs are case-sensitive. Setting a design will automatically change the style to "knitted design-patterned" if no design was previously set. This and "knitted design-motif" are the only two styles that can show a design. Use PROD to change to the "-motif" option, if desired. As long as a design is set, it will show up when using PROD to cycle between style options. A design will remain set unless cleared by setting the design to "none". Designs can be changed at any time mid-project.

>PONDER NEEDLES
You ponder over which religious design to knit: angel, anvil, artist's brush, black widow, broken skull, cat's head, chelioboros, clenched fist, conjoined circles, crescent moon, crown, crystal ball, dagger, dagger-pierced heart, doe, dolphin, eight-pointed star, feather, flame, gate and key, grain sheaf, heart, hourglass, jackal's head, key, leaf, lily, lute, musical note, ouroboros, pegasus, rose, tentacled star, six-tentacled star, slit-pupiled eye, scimitar, scroll, serpent, shield, sickle, skull, star, stone giant, stone giantess, sunburst, sword, trident, two-headed serpent, or none.

>feather (via hyperlink)
You decide to knit a feather-patterned scarf.

>WHISPER NEEDLES flame
You decide to knit a flame-patterned scarf.

>PROD NEEDLES
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted flame-motif scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

Choosing Your Yarn

Main article: Knitting yarn

Your choice of knitting yarn will influence several aspects of a knitting project. Yarn has two unique fields that can be modified. Modifying them will impact the final knitted item's appearance. You can modify both fields in a variety of ways without having the yarn altered by a merchant.

The first yarn field is its appearance, which is typically made up of a color and/or material. This is a required field when altering yarn, and it is tied to how the skein of yarn is crafted, dyed, or altered if modifying your own. The color/material of the yarn will cause the final project to look like "a knitted appearance (item)". Examples of yarn material options include "tartan yarn", "lamb's wool yarn", or "sea silk yarn". Yarn is capable of taking a dye to change its color, and if it is made from a material on the acceptable materials list, that material will be preserved when dying. This can result in yarn that is "coppery tartan yarn", "pale ivory lamb's wool yarn", or "marine blue sea silk yarn". The end project may look like "a knitted marine blue sea silk hat" due to how this field is set up. This field can be set to just a color, just a material, or both.

When using multiple yarns for a project, the first yarn's color/material automatically appears first in the project's description and the second yarn added will appear second. The order of each yarn's color/material can be swapped via FLIP while the project is still in-process. If a third yarn is added, the color/material of the project changes to "multihued".

Yarn can be dyed using alchemy dye, the dyer's tent dye, or cobbling dye. When using dye from the dyer's tent on yarn, it must first be converted to alchemy dye by visiting the clerk with a bottle in hand and using ORDER BOTTLE. Dyed yarn will retain an acceptable material and any descriptor, if either or both are present. Only the color will change. Yarn that has a long description (instead of just a 15/15/15 base description) will need to be CLEANed prior to being dyed.

The second yarn field is its descriptor, which is tied to the yarn's texture or other unique qualities. Some knitting system tools refer to this descriptor as a "pronoun". This is an optional field for yarn when altering, and it can be no longer than 15 characters. The descriptor of the yarn will cause the final project to look like "a yarn descriptor knitted (yarn appearance) (item)". It always comes before the knitted item's stitch style. Yarn sold at festivals or altered by a merchant may come with the this field already set. An unlocked Knitting Bowl can also add or change this field. The bowl comes with 12 preset "pronoun" options that can be applied to yarn removed from it to change its descriptors, including as "gradient", "lustrous", and "winterweight", and up to 8 custom "pronoun" options can be added by a merchant.

The first type of yarn added to the knitting needles with any descriptor present will apply that descriptor to the final knitted item. If another yarn with a different descriptor is added to the project, it will not change the current descriptor. If all yarn used in a project is without a set descriptor, no descriptor is added to the final knitted item before its stitch style.

Use ANALYZE to confirm how a skein of knitting yarn is set up. The appearance and descriptor fields are highlighted in monsterbold. If a descriptor is not set, there will only be one section in monsterbold, which is the yarn's appearance.

Displaying the yarn appearance only:

You analyze the alabaster yarn and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

This is a skein of yarn that can be used to create items using knitting needles.  It will create knitted alabaster items when completed.  There is enough alabaster yarn to knit 10 rows.


You analyze the cream angora yarn and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

This is a skein of yarn that can be used to create items using knitting needles.  It will create knitted cream angora items when completed.  There is enough cream angora yarn to knit an unlimited number of garments.

Displaying the yarn descriptor and appearance:

You analyze the royal blue silk yarn and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

This is a skein of yarn that can be used to create items using knitting needles.  It will create lustrous knitted royal blue silk items when completed.  There is enough lustrous royal blue silk yarn to knit 63 rows.


You analyze the crimson wylten yarn and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

This is a skein of yarn that can be used to create items using knitting needles.  It will create sable-banded knitted crimson wylten items when completed.  There is enough sable-banded crimson wylten yarn to knit an unlimited number of garments.

Yarn is a finite resource. Each skein of yarn can only accommodate a set number of rows in a project. MEASURE shows how much yarn is left in a skein in hand. Once a project has been started on a pair of knitting needles, you can see how much yarn is left on the needles with LOOK NEEDLES. If you run out of yarn before the project is finished, you will need to add more yarn to complete it. The patterns list outlines how many rows are needed to complete each pattern.

Yarn can be permified so that it never runs out and can knit an unlimited amount of rows. Permified yarn can be dyed repeatedly, maintaining its material, if one is present and on the acceptable material list.

Yarn can also be altered by a merchant.

Beginning Your Project

To add knitting yarn to the knitting needles, hold the skein of yarn and PUSH NEEDLES. In doing so, you will get a preview of what the knitted item will look like if you complete it with just the one type of yarn. If you have previously selected a multi-yarn stitch style, such as "knitted striped", that multi-yarn style will not show up in the preview and instead just show "knitted" by default.

With a stitch style set that supports one or more yarn types:

>PUSH NEEDLE
Using your needles, you loop several stitches of your alabaster yarn onto one of the needles as you begin to create a knitted flame-motif alabaster scarf.

With a multi-yarn stitch style set:

>PROD NEEDLES
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted striped scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>PUSH NEEDLES
Using your needles, you loop several stitches of your alabaster yarn onto one of the needles as you begin to create a knitted alabaster scarf.

Any final changes to the pattern need to be made at this point. Once the first row is knit, you will no longer be able to change the pattern without starting over.

To knit the first row, use DIP NEEDLES. This will result in a random amount of hard roundtime, generally somewhere in the range of 10-50 seconds. Spells that reduce roundtime, such as Haste (535), will reduce knitting roundtime.

>DIP NEEDLES
You begin work on your alabaster scarf, the needles moving along with determination requiring your complete attention.  You have 9 more rows to complete.
Roundtime: 30 sec.
Roundtime changed to 20 seconds.

Continuing Your Project

Each use of DIP NEEDLES will add a new row to your project and will result in a random amount of hard roundtime. The messaging will indicate how many rows remain until the project is done.

LOOK NEEDLES will give even more information about the current in-process project, including what the item will look like based on the current settings, how many rows have been completed, how many rows remain in the project, what type of yarn is on the needles, and how much yarn is left on the needles.

>LOOK NEEDLES
You glance at some witchwood knitting needles culminating in viridian-flamed arathiel fireflies, noticing the witchwood needles are in the middle of making a knitted alabaster scarf.  At least 2 rows have been completed, out of 10 rows for the scarf to be complete.  It looks like there's enough alabaster yarn for another 8 rows.

If you run out of yarn mid-project, you will need to add more to finish it. If you have another skein of identical yarn, it can be added to continue the project with no changes. If you add a different type of yarn, the project will become a multi-yarn project.

As long as only one type of yarn is present on the in-process project, the stitch style can be modified via PROD to cycle between the different options. You will not be able to preview a multi-yarn stitch style at this point. They will only show up as the "knitted" default style due to one yarn being present. However, it is still possible to select a multi-yarn style by counting the order between options that can be previewed with one yarn, such as "knitted striped" or "cable-knit".

>PROD NEEDLES (multi-yarn stitch style is actually "knitted diamond-patterned")
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>PROD NEEDLES (stitch style supports single or multiple yarn)
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted ribbed scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>PROD NEEDLES (multi-yarn stitch style is actually "knitted zig zag-patterned")
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>PROD NEEDLES (multi-yarn stitch style is actually "knitted floral-patterned")
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a knitted scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

>PROD NEEDLES (stitch style supports single or multiple yarn)
You depress the end of the witchwood needles and hear them click!  The etched print of a cable-knit scarf now appears on the end of the witchwood needles.

A second type of yarn can be added to the project at any point after the first row is knit. This will change how the final knitted item appears. Using two types of yarn will result in both being featured in the knitted item's description, and using three or more types will result in it becoming "multihued" with no visible yarn material. To add a new type of yarn, there cannot be any yarn on the needles. If you have run out of yarn mid-project, the next skein of yarn can be added right away with PUSH NEEDLES while holding it in the other hand. If there is still yarn remaining on the needles, it will first need to be CUT off before a different type can be added. This action causes hard roundtime.

Adding a new type of yarn to an in-process project requires confirmation. Once a second yarn is added, both are featured as part of the project's description. If a multi-yarn stitch style was previously selected, it will not preview with the first PUSH, but it will properly show up after confirming. It will display when you LOOK NEEDLES after the second yarn has been added.

>CUT NEEDLES
You tie off your row, cut the yarn off some witchwood knitting needles culminating in viridian-flamed arathiel fireflies, and wind a skein of alabaster yarn onto your waiting hand.
Roundtime: 24 sec.
Roundtime changed to 16 seconds.

>STOW YARN
You slip a skein of alabaster yarn beneath your airy farszig burnoose and into one of several concealed pockets.

>GET MY OTHER YARN
You retrieve a skein of gradient violet heather yarn from one of the concealed pockets lining your airy farszig burnoose.

>PUSH NEEDLES
Adding violet heather yarn to the alabaster yarn will result in a gradient knitted alabaster and violet heather heather scarf.  If that is your intent, please PUSH the needles again within the next 30 seconds.

>PUSH NEEDLES
Using your needles, you loop several stitches of your gradient violet heather yarn onto one of the needles as you continue to work on a gradient knitted striped alabaster and violet heather scarf.

The project's stitch style cannot be changed as long as there are at least two yarn types involved in an active project. If the second yarn type is completely removed via PULL, then the project reverts back to just the first yarn type and its style can once again be changed via PROD. As PULL will unravel only one row, once two rows have been knitted with the second yarn type, the project's current style becomes locked and can no longer be changed. However, a design can still be changed or added. Adding a design will still change the style to "knitted design-patterned" even on a project that has had its style locked.

If you do not like the order in which the two yarns are displayed, they can be swapped with FLIP. At least two rows must be knitted with the second yarn before FLIP can be used. There is no roundtime with this action. Two yarns can be swapped repeatedly until the project is completed.

>FLIP NEEDLES
You contemplate changing a gradient knitted alabaster and violet heather scarf into a gradient knitted violet heather and alabaster scarf.
To change the scarf, FLIP the needles again in the next 30 seconds.

>FLIP NEEDLES
You make a few adjustments to your work in progress, changing a gradient knitted alabaster and violet heather scarf into a gradient knitted violet heather and alabaster scarf.

If a third yarn is added to the in-process project, the appearance changes to just "multihued" with no visible material. At this point, the project will remain "multihued" and FLIP can no longer be used. In addition, PULL will not work to reverse this appearance change, even if no rows have been knitted with the third yarn type.

Finishing Your Project

With the final round of DIP NEEDLES, the knitting project is complete. The newly knitted item is automatically removed from the needles and placed in your other hand. The needles have their project status cleared, and any yarn remaining stays on the needles. In addition, the needles keep the current settings for pattern, stitch style, and design.

>DIP NEEDLES
You continue to work on your scarf, the needles moving along with determination requiring your complete attention.  You bind off the last row of stitches and then sever the yarn, leaving some violet heather yarn on the needles.  With a sense of satisfaction, you finish off a gradient knitted striped alabaster and violet heather scarf!
Roundtime: 39 sec.
Roundtime changed to 26 seconds.

>GLANCE
You glance down to see some witchwood knitting needles culminating in viridian-flamed arathiel fireflies in your right hand and a gradient knitted striped alabaster and violet heather scarf in your left hand.

>LOOK NEEDLES
You glance at some witchwood knitting needles culminating in viridian-flamed arathiel fireflies, noticing a small mark on the end of the needles in the shape of a scarf.  It looks like there's enough gradient violet heather yarn for a multitude of rows.

Congratulations! You have finished your knitting project.

Discarding Your Project

If at any point in time you decide that you no longer want to keep your current project, it can be abandoned and the needles' project status cleared via SHAKE. This requires confirmation.

>LOOK NEEDLES
You glance at some witchwood knitting needles culminating in viridian-flamed arathiel fireflies, noticing the witchwood needles are in the middle of making a gradient knitted violet heather scarf.  At least 1 rows have been completed, out of 10 rows for the scarf to be complete.  It looks like there's enough gradient violet heather yarn for a multitude of rows.

>SHAKE NEEDLES
But you're in the middle of a project!  If you want to forfeit your work and the yarn you have already used, please SHAKE the needles again in the next 30 seconds.  To unravel your used yarn, PULL the needles.

>SHAKE NEEDLES
You snip the yarn close to the needles and wind the violet heather yarn neatly into your hand.  You give your witchwood needles a good shake, causing the scarf to unravel off the needles.  You discard the tangled mess.

Using SHAKE will clear the needles' current project status. The entire in-process project is discarded, and any yarn used thus far is not refunded. Any yarn remaining is automatically removed from the needles and placed in your other hand. The needles keep the current settings for pattern, stitch style, and design.

Making Your Project Fancier

Main article: Darning Awl

It is possible to add different fluff scripts to knitted items once they have been completed. Darning Awls each offer a different type of script that can be added. Some awl scripts have restrictions on what type of items they work with, such as just mittens and gloves, while others may have no restrictions and can be applied to nearly all knitted items. Knitted items that automatically have a script added as part of their creation, such as mount adornments, cannot be modified with a Darning Awl.

Adding a script to a knitted item is done simply by holding both it and the appropriate awl and using WEAVE AWL WITH {KNITTED ITEM}.

The following scripts are among those capable of being added via Darning Awls:

Awl Script Name	Availability	Eligible Knitted Items
Headband	Purls of Wisdom	no restrictions
Knitted Hairtie	Purls of Wisdom	hairtie
Knitted Hat	Purls of Wisdom	hat
Knitted Mittens	Purls of Wisdom	mittens, gloves
Knitted Pouch or Bag	Purls of Wisdom	backpack, bag, basket, carryall, clutch, pouch, purse, sack, satchel, tote
Knitted Scarf	Purls of Wisdom	scarf, muffler
Knitted Shawl	Purls of Wisdom	shawl, wrap
Knitted Snood	Purls of Wisdom	snood
Let's Dance!	Purls of Wisdom	no restrictions
Paranoid Pouch	Purls of Wisdom	backback, bag, basket, carryall, clutch, pouch, purse, sack, satchel, tote
Petticoat	Purls of Wisdom	petticoats
Rustic Clothing	Purls of Wisdom	no restrictions
Socks for Soldiers	Trader Bjarnn's Yarn Barn	socks

See Also

• Knitting needles - crafts knitted items
• Knitting yarn - used to craft knitted items
• Knitting Bowl - stores and crafts knitting yarn
• Darning Awl - add scripts to certain knitted items
• Pincushion - stores Darning Awls