I have been knitting 20 years and have hated grafting so much because I can’t remember the pattern of the k, p, drop, do the Hokey Pokey and I get turned around…This is THE BEST explanation ever. Thank you
You were right when you said you may never kitchener stitch on the knit side again. Your instructions on this technique made it so much easier to finish the toe. Thanks for all your tutorial and the additional tips.
Thank you for this! My sock ended up inside-out anyway due to how I knitted it with magic loop. This was not only more intuitive but kept me from turning the sock inside out, too!
Thanks for the tutorial! I knit portuguese-style, so I tend to knit inside-out (Purl is easier and faster). This removes the extra step of turning my work in order to do the knit side kitchener stitch
This serves the same purpose as the kitchener stitch (and thank you so much for showing this method - I really needed it!), but other videos say this is actually called the finchley graft.
Hi Sharon. I believe Roxanne Richardson coined the phrase Finchley Graft a few years ago to differentiate between grafting on the knit side (Kitchener stitch) and the purl side. The name Kitchener stitch was popularized in the early 1900's even though the technique of grafting has probably been around for as long as we've been stitching pieces of knitting together. Some of the older knitting books in my library simply use the general term "grafting" for the technique whether it's done on the knit or purl side of stockinette fabric or done in a different stitch pattern. I think it's interesting how knitting techniques get named, and often renamed, over the generations.
Thank you. The clear and calming tutorial I needed!
I have been knitting 20 years and have hated grafting so much because I can’t remember the pattern of the k, p, drop, do the Hokey Pokey and I get turned around…This is THE BEST explanation ever. Thank you
Superior tutorial, but I was looking for how you close/finish the last stitches of the heel. Great job!
You were right when you said you may never kitchener stitch on the knit side again. Your instructions on this technique made it so much easier to finish the toe. Thanks for all your tutorial and the additional tips.
Loved this demonstration! I’m a left hand knitter and this made so much sense to help me “flip” what I’m doing! ❤
Thank you for this! My sock ended up inside-out anyway due to how I knitted it with magic loop. This was not only more intuitive but kept me from turning the sock inside out, too!
Thanks for the tutorial! I knit portuguese-style, so I tend to knit inside-out (Purl is easier and faster). This removes the extra step of turning my work in order to do the knit side kitchener stitch
This serves the same purpose as the kitchener stitch (and thank you so much for showing this method - I really needed it!), but other videos say this is actually called the finchley graft.
Hi Sharon. I believe Roxanne Richardson coined the phrase Finchley Graft a few years ago to differentiate between grafting on the knit side (Kitchener stitch) and the purl side. The name Kitchener stitch was popularized in the early 1900's even though the technique of grafting has probably been around for as long as we've been stitching pieces of knitting together. Some of the older knitting books in my library simply use the general term "grafting" for the technique whether it's done on the knit or purl side of stockinette fabric or done in a different stitch pattern. I think it's interesting how knitting techniques get named, and often renamed, over the generations.
Thanks for this video! This had made finishing after thought heels so much easier.
Very helpful - thanks!
Much easier that what I have been doing to pull the cuff thru since you showed this at Grandma's Sock Club.
I figured you were turning it this way all along since you're not the wacky dpn/flexible dpn sock knitter like I tend to be ;) I miss you, Mary. 💖
YOU MAKE IT LOOK SO USE THANK YOU
😑. I can’t wait. You explain things very well.
There's a good chance you will never Kitchener on the knit side again! 😊
I love this. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial. I'll be using this on the socks I'm knitting right now. =0 )