Terminology

Standard Terms

• Standard crochet terms used by the Crochet Guild of America. 
• Standard knitting stitches used by the The Knitting Guild of America's site, specifically knit stitch, purl stitch, garter stitch, and stockingette stitch (called "stocking stitch" in the United Kingdom). 
• Hairpin lace techniques can be used to combine lengths of mesh yarns. Many of these are similar to 
• Heirloom sewing techniques such as lace shaping, fancy bands, lace insertion, and fagoting
• Net lace techniques will also be explored

Ruffle Yarn-Specific Terms

• Working Edge — the thin, unembellished edge of the yarn, around which the stitches are formed
• Free Edge — the edge opposite the working edge, which forms the border of the ruffle
• Embellished Edge — the free edge, when it is thickened or decorated; the wide edge on ribbon yarns
• Threads  — The long yarns that run the length of the yarn, numbered from the working edge to the free edge
• Connectors — The places in which fibers from one thread interact with or cross over to fibers from the adjacent thread, forming the mesh or net that is the fabric of the yarn
• Loops — The free portions of Thread 1. The portions of the working edge that are not connected to the rest of the fabric. The open spaces along the length of the yarn.
• Spaces — The open spaces across the width of the yarn, numbered from the working edge to the free edge.
• Alternate Spaces — Working only the odd, or the even, spaces  — spaces perpendiculara to the working edge.
• Work As Yarn (Workers' Row) — Don't spread the yarn; work it as if it were a normal plied, super-bulky yarn

Other Terms

• The Scarf — a thin scarf, between 3" (7cm) and 5" (13 cm) wide, between 4' (1.3 m) and 6' (1.4 m) long, created by knitting or crocheting 6 to 10 stitches. Examples may be found here, here, here, here, and here.