Knitter
Code 7318.4
Knitters create textiles or fabric by knitting pieces of yarn. They use traditional techniques to create interlocking loops of yarn which form a uniform piece of fabric. Knitters use different techniques, needles and yarn materials to create knitted materials of diverse proportions.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- properties of textile materials
- types of textile fibres
- fabric types
- textile measurement
Skills and competences
- cut textiles
- use manual knitting techniques
- evaluate textile characteristics
- maintain equipment
- control textile process
- use textile technique for hand-made products
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences