Hi Jacqueline, I made a mistake in a comment I made about the edges of the green example. I’m Autistic and didn’t understand properly. I have now deleted my comment in case it seemed critical. Your instructions are very clear and I have used it on my latest knit. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your very clear and easy method of doing knitting edges perfectly!!! I've been a knitter for many years but no matter what I've tried over the years, my knitting projects have had those unlikable edges. Your method is absolutely flawless!!! I'm glad I found your channel because I've just finished knitting a beautiful hat that matches the cardigan I've made for my baby granddaughter. I made it with regular needles, hence it has a seam in the back. Believe it or not, I sewed that seam 3 times. Once I even used a crochet needle, but I undid that too! Now I'm sure the seam will lie nice and flat and won't be irritable for the baby 🤗
You are a knitting life saviour . Thank you very mush for this helpful tip. No more loose edges and my nerves stay where they belong. Greetings from North East of UK
As a novice knitter I am so glad I found this video because I am going to try a hat that must be seamed. As an experienced crocheter I feel this will help make the invisible seam with the mattress stitch so much easier. Thank you and off I go to make a flat panel knit beanie!
Thank you so much for this! This vid made me a little emotional because I was introduced to knitting by my mother in law, and she passed before showing me tips like these. I still love knitting amd learning but have never before seen a tutorial from someone who holds the yarn and moves the fingers the same way I do. In a way, you are making me feel like this is what she would teach next! And I appreciate not having to learn and adapt to my own yarn hold. Needless to say, i am definitelty an immediate subscriber!
Thank you so much for sharing this. What a wonderful legacy your mother in law left in that she left you with a passion for knitting. I hope you learn more and it continues to provide warm memories of her. Thanks for your subscription and I'm happy to have a knitting friend with the same knitting style!!
Thank you. I tried it on a baby romper (overalls) & found thar the clean edge makes for an easy clean seam when sewing the legs and a nice finish on the flat "bib" section. Also a nice finish for the two straps! Thank you!!
I'm a crocheter and although I have a lifetime supply of yarn, I don't plan on becoming a habitual knitter BUT this video is going to get me through my knitted rope potholder project with pro results and for that, I liked👍 and subscribed! THANK YOU so much for the visual and verbal instruction! Excellent work!👍🙂
My potholders did turn out looking great, thank you!♥️♥️♥️ I think I've changed my mind about learning more about knitting and will try to knit some scarves. Again, many thanks!🙏♥️😊
Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial!👍🙂 I just learned to knit 3 DAYS AGO and I'm making a pot holder using the garter Stitch. I saw another video on making straight edges but something went horribly wrong when I followed the instructions. I was losing 1 stitch count after every row. I crochet so I kind of understand why it was happening to me but I have no clue why it wasn't happening in the tutorial. The instructions were saying to knit 2 together at the END of EVERY ROW. In doing that, it creates a decrease if a stitch isn't being added back somewhere to offset it. Anyway, I am going to come back and watch this again tomorrow when I start working on my knitting again. This has been most helpful. Thank you very much! 👍❤
I’m so excited you just learned to knit. You will enjoy it for years to come. That sounds like a very strange edging that you watched but who knows. Glad you found my video helpful. Best of luck on your knitting journey.
Thanks. I probably missed a step in the other tutorial but either way, your edges not only look neat and pretty... your corners appear to be crisp clean corners instead of rounded corners and I like that best in a square. I'm knitting potholders and making matching macrame towel hangers to give as Christmas gifts. I've always enjoyed crafting and one is never too old to learn something new!😊 Thanks again for your help.🙏♥️😊
I do a similar thing which has the same end result - I slip the first stitch of each row purlwise and knit into the back of the final stitch in each row, knitwise.
I just subscribed and this is awesome. I think I have done this before, none the less it is perfect. Now I will remember to make it this way I and make sure to keep it in mind.
Hi! I just found your channel, and it is great! So, even I'm knitting socks or mittens, I would do the first and last stitches as you did and not count them in the pattern stitch count ?
Are you knitting these socks and mittens in the round? If so then you don’t need this method. If you are knitting them flat you also probably don’t need this method because you would be seaming the sides together when finished. This edging is helpful mainly for flat pieces that remain flat and the edge is visible.
Amazing. Im knitting a vest with fisherman's rib on the edge of the sleeves, in a gorgeous hand-dyed Fiori, so I'm alternating skeins every couple of rows. Will this work for that too? Any tips you can offer? At the moment, one side is glorious neat, and the other looks bumpy like in your example. Help!
That sounds beautiful. You may want to check out my video on a fisherman’s rib scarf that includes 3 stitches on each end for a nice neat selvage edge. Not sure if it would work with your vest but it may be worth checking out. Fisherman's Rib Scarf: Easy instructions including selvage edge and bind off. th-cam.com/video/ZFytKZHdvHw/w-d-xo.html
Your video was so helpful, thank you!! Do you know how you'd use this technique in colorwork, specifically for color changes on the ends, since you'd slip the last stitch of the row?
Hello and thank you! When I do colorwork or stripes, I still do this method. But yes, with the slip stitches as the last stitch, your color from the row below will creep up a row on the side. But I'm OK with this. To me that looks better than a bump on the edge as would happen if you work the last stitch. You can try it out on a swatch and see what you like better for your particular project. Hope that helps. Thanks for reaching out.
You can use this for stockinette certainly but this in itself will not prevent it from rolling. I have another video with some suggestions of borders you can use to prevent rolling. th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wO2ZQDMQAPEfDBpW
If your pattern calls for casting off the beginning or end of the row you can just cast those stitches off as the others. You can then resume to treat the first and last stitches of the rows as shown here when you continue. Keep in mind also that if you are knitting pieces flat to seam together later for a garment you don't necessarily need to do this technique as your edges will not be visible. You can and sometimes it may help you with the seaming, but it is not necessary. This technique is best used when your edges will be visible like a blanket or a scarf. I hope that helps. Thanks for reaching out.
Yes, you can use this edging for any stitch. However, remember that stockinette stitch will tend to curl a bit if knitted flat. This edging will not prevent that curling with the stockinette stitch. You would want to put a different type of border stitches (like garter stitch) on the edges of your stockinette to prevent that. I have a video on other suggestions to deal with curling stockinette stitch that you can view here. Hope that helps. th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.html
Actually, I have a question about beginning the corners.... which cast-on method would produce the best sharp/crisp corners for my potholders? I use the long tail cast-on method starting with a slip knot for the first loop. Is there a better/more aesthetically pleasing way to add the first loop to the needle? Thanks so much for your help!🙏♥️
I do the long tail cast on but I never start with a slip knot. I don’t like to have that knot at the start. My first loop over with the yarn counts as my first cast on stitch.
Yes. There are various ways to do a clean edge and your method produces the same results. The one I show is the one I learned first so is ingrained in my head so shared this one, but either one will work.
Yes you do. The only exception is if you are knitting a straight garter stitch or stockinette stitch. If that is the case you can just use the first and last stitch as these selvage stitches. But anything with a stitch pattern you will need to add those two stitches.
Quick question: I'm a beginner knitter...do you start this with the first row after the cast on row? Also, I hold my working yarn on the opposite hand. Would that make a difference?
Yes begin this with your first row after your cast on. And it doesn’t make a difference how you hold your yarn. Just make sure you’re bringing your yarn to the front or back as directed when doing your slip stitches. Welcome to knitting!!
You would do this in the exact same way. Just know that doing this technique will provide a clean edge but it will not prevent the curling of the fabric that you get with doing just straight stockinette stitching. I have a video providing some suggestions on how to do prevent curling in your stockinette flat projects here if that may be helpful for you. th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.html
Is it absolutely necessary to add two stitches to your row? I'm doing a baby blanket that has 10 stitches of garter stitch at the beginning and end of the row.
You really can't go back and change your edges of an existing project. You could when you are finished with your project add a crochet border around your piece. That would work for let's say a blanket. But otherwise, difficult to change things mid way through a project. If you are not far in your project and are really concerned about your edges, you may want to start again...I know, not fun.
You can actually do this technique with any stitch including a ribbing. Just begin your ribbing stitch after your first stitch of every row and end it before the last stitch of every row. Then follow the instructions on what to do with the first and last stitch of the rows. The green swatch in the video shows this technique with the ribbing.
wait i think i have been knitting wrong... i had no idea the needle went in a different way depending if it is knit or purl... I have been going in from the right to left every single stitch 😭 but thank you for the video this was super helpful !! I'm going to make a shawl so the straight edges will make it look so much better 💖
Yes, you can do these edges with any stitch that you are knitting flat. Knitting stockinette stitch flat however tends to produce curled edges. This simple edging will not prevent curling of the edges to your stockinette stitch though. I do have a video that talks about some suggestions on how to prevent that curling for stockinette. th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps. Thanks for reaching out.
You can change colors as you normally would at the beginning of a new row. Just continue to knit or purl your first stitch depending on whether it’s the right or wrong side and slipping your last stitch as shown here. Your new color will follow the pattern of the clean edge. The slip stitches at the end will cause the new color to travel up the side by a row but it will still maintain that clean edge.
Yes. You just need to determine at the start which side is the right side and which is the wrong side and be consistent with that going forward and do your edge stitches accordingly.
Whenever I knit the border of my sweater its always irregular..I usually slip the first stich and slip the last ...plz tell us neat .. perfect border of cardigan
You can do this technique for any stitch and any project where you are knitting flat and are looking for a cleaner edge. Instead of slipping first stitch try this method of knitting first stitch on right side and purling first stitch on wrong side and then slipping the last stitch (knit wise with yarn in back for right side and purlwise with yarn in front on wrong side). I find this works better than slipping the first stitch.
Hi! I have a question, which may sound silly. I'm following a pattern in my knitting that already has a slip stitch (selvage stitch) at each end of the needle. Do I still have to cast on 2 extra stitches to my work...?
Great question. No. You can use those two salvage stitches noted in the pattern and no need to add two more. You can do whatever salvage stitch they suggest for each end or use this method shown here and disregard what they say to do for the first and last stitch. Hope that helps.
Yes, with some stitches that are the same on both sides, like the garter stitch I'm using, it can be difficult to remenber if you are on the right side or wrong side. You can refer to the tail from your cast on edge to help you remember. If the tail is on the side you start to knit from, you are working the right side. If it's on the other end, you are working the wrong side. Or sometimes it is helpful to place a stitch marker on the right side, so you can always see which side is the right and wrong side. I hope that helps. Thanks for reaching out.
Hello again. Unfortunately, not as saved as I expected. One side was as neat as anything, the other side complete mess. I think it may be the way my wool strand is facing.
It may also be where you are holding your yarn when doing the slip stitch. Be sure your yarn is in front and you are slipping purlwise at the end of the wrong side row and your yarn is in back and you are slipping the stitch knit wise at the end of the right side rows.
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Amazing. I was knitting a scarf and my edges looked horrible until I found your tutorial. Thank you. 🤗 😊
Oh that's awesome. Glad this could help!!
I was just about to write the same thing.
I finally know how to tell the wrong side !!! Thank you!
Great. Glad to hear.
Perfect👍. Thank you Mam, now I can have clean edges🌟🌹🙏
Most welcome 😊
Hi Jacqueline, I made a mistake in a comment I made about the edges of the green example. I’m Autistic and didn’t understand properly. I have now deleted my comment in case it seemed critical. Your instructions are very clear and I have used it on my latest knit. Thank you.
No worries at all!! I'm glad you figured it out and have fun knitting!
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Good of you to share, this is a tip that solves a lifetime of disappointment in my knitting. Thank you from very cold Canberra Australia!
So glad I’m a solution to your disappointment 😃. Best of luck and thank you from reaching out from Australia. It’s currently hot here in Michigan!!
@@jacqknits So kind of you to make the time to reply - thank you - cant wait to watch the rest of your channel uploads.
Thanks so much for your very clear and easy method of doing knitting edges perfectly!!! I've been a knitter for many years but no matter what I've tried over the years, my knitting projects have had those unlikable edges. Your method is absolutely flawless!!! I'm glad I found your channel because I've just finished knitting a beautiful hat that matches the cardigan I've made for my baby granddaughter. I made it with regular needles, hence it has a seam in the back. Believe it or not, I sewed that seam 3 times. Once I even used a crochet needle, but I undid that too! Now I'm sure the seam will lie nice and flat and won't be irritable for the baby 🤗
I’m so happy to hear that this was helpful for you and you found a solution for your hat. Blessings to you and happy knitting.
This is so helpful and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
That’s wonderful. Glad it was helpful!! Happy knitting.
Thank you! You always add great details to make these techniques simple.
Glad it was helpful!
You are a knitting life saviour . Thank you very mush for this helpful tip. No more loose edges and my nerves stay where they belong. Greetings from North East of UK
You are so welcome! Glad I could help. Great to have a new knitting friend from the UK.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Very helpful. Thank you.
So glad this was of some help to you. Thanks for watching!
As a novice knitter I am so glad I found this video because I am going to try a hat that must be seamed. As an experienced crocheter I feel this will help make the invisible seam with the mattress stitch so much easier. Thank you and off I go to make a flat panel knit beanie!
Yes. It will definitely make the seaming much easier. Best of luck. It will turn out great!
Thanks! This was easy to understand and pleasant to view.
You're very welcome! And thank you so much!!!!
Great video. Very helpful to have the written instructions on the side. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks.
Thank you so much for this! This vid made me a little emotional because I was introduced to knitting by my mother in law, and she passed before showing me tips like these. I still love knitting amd learning but have never before seen a tutorial from someone who holds the yarn and moves the fingers the same way I do.
In a way, you are making me feel like this is what she would teach next! And I appreciate not having to learn and adapt to my own yarn hold. Needless to say, i am definitelty an immediate subscriber!
Thank you so much for sharing this. What a wonderful legacy your mother in law left in that she left you with a passion for knitting. I hope you learn more and it continues to provide warm memories of her. Thanks for your subscription and I'm happy to have a knitting friend with the same knitting style!!
I must try to knit like this, yarn behind needle on left
Thank you. I tried it on a baby romper (overalls) & found thar the clean edge makes for an easy clean seam when sewing the legs and a nice finish on the flat "bib" section. Also a nice finish for the two straps! Thank you!!
Wonderful! Glad it worked so well for your romper. I’m sure it is adorable.
I'm a crocheter and although I have a lifetime supply of yarn, I don't plan on becoming a habitual knitter BUT this video is going to get me through my knitted rope potholder project with pro results and for that, I liked👍 and subscribed! THANK YOU so much for the visual and verbal instruction! Excellent work!👍🙂
Wonderful! I’m sure your project will turn out great.
My potholders did turn out looking great, thank you!♥️♥️♥️ I think I've changed my mind about learning more about knitting and will try to knit some scarves. Again, many thanks!🙏♥️😊
Thank you for your generous content. Brilliant technique 👏🏻
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for this knitting tip.
You are so welcome!
I love your tutorial! Thank you so much!!!
You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed.
Thats wonferful tips. Thank you, subscribed
I’m glad you found this helpful and thanks for the sub!
Very clear instructions ❤ thank you😊 so much for sharing
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial!👍🙂 I just learned to knit 3 DAYS AGO and I'm making a pot holder using the garter Stitch. I saw another video on making straight edges but something went horribly wrong when I followed the instructions. I was losing 1 stitch count after every row. I crochet so I kind of understand why it was happening to me but I have no clue why it wasn't happening in the tutorial. The instructions were saying to knit 2 together at the END of EVERY ROW. In doing that, it creates a decrease if a stitch isn't being added back somewhere to offset it.
Anyway, I am going to come back and watch this again tomorrow when I start working on my knitting again. This has been most helpful. Thank you very much! 👍❤
I’m so excited you just learned to knit. You will enjoy it for years to come. That sounds like a very strange edging that you watched but who knows. Glad you found my video helpful. Best of luck on your knitting journey.
Thanks. I probably missed a step in the other tutorial but either way, your edges not only look neat and pretty... your corners appear to be crisp clean corners instead of rounded corners and I like that best in a square. I'm knitting potholders and making matching macrame towel hangers to give as Christmas gifts. I've always enjoyed crafting and one is never too old to learn something new!😊 Thanks again for your help.🙏♥️😊
Thank you so much for this video!!! ❤
You are so welcome! Thanks!
I’ve watched a few videos using this and other techniques, but yours by far is so easy to follow.
Ps. I’ve hit the subscribe button
Awesome! Thank you! I appreciate it so much!
Very well explained thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
You explained this well. Thanks.
You're welcome! I'm glad this was helpful.
I do a similar thing which has the same end result - I slip the first stitch of each row purlwise and knit into the back of the final stitch in each row, knitwise.
Yes, that is a great way as well. I think there are a few ways to accomplish this result.
I just subscribed and this is awesome. I think I have done this before, none the less it is perfect. Now I will remember to make it this way I and make sure to keep it in mind.
Thank you! It’s always good to be reminded of a knitting tip. Happy knitting.
Great tutorial!!
Glad you liked it!
Excellent tutorial. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you 🙂
Second time watching.. perfect!
Oh, thank you so much!
This wss so helpful, thank you for writing it out too!!
You're so welcome! Glad it was helpful.
Excellent tutorial. Thank you!
You are very welcome. Glad you found it helpful.
Hi! I just found your channel, and it is great! So, even I'm knitting socks or mittens, I would do the first and last stitches as you did and not count them in the pattern stitch count ?
Are you knitting these socks and mittens in the round? If so then you don’t need this method. If you are knitting them flat you also probably don’t need this method because you would be seaming the sides together when finished. This edging is helpful mainly for flat pieces that remain flat and the edge is visible.
@@jacqknits yes, in the round, thank you for your instructions.
Amazing. Im knitting a vest with fisherman's rib on the edge of the sleeves, in a gorgeous hand-dyed Fiori, so I'm alternating skeins every couple of rows. Will this work for that too? Any tips you can offer? At the moment, one side is glorious neat, and the other looks bumpy like in your example. Help!
That sounds beautiful. You may want to check out my video on a fisherman’s rib scarf that includes 3 stitches on each end for a nice neat selvage edge. Not sure if it would work with your vest but it may be worth checking out. Fisherman's Rib Scarf: Easy instructions including selvage edge and bind off.
th-cam.com/video/ZFytKZHdvHw/w-d-xo.html
Hi, this is a really great tip, thank you 😊 does you know how you cast off with this?
You can use any cast off with these edges.
Thank you 😊!
Any time!
Your video was so helpful, thank you!! Do you know how you'd use this technique in colorwork, specifically for color changes on the ends, since you'd slip the last stitch of the row?
Hello and thank you! When I do colorwork or stripes, I still do this method. But yes, with the slip stitches as the last stitch, your color from the row below will creep up a row on the side. But I'm OK with this. To me that looks better than a bump on the edge as would happen if you work the last stitch. You can try it out on a swatch and see what you like better for your particular project. Hope that helps. Thanks for reaching out.
Thank you so much!!
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Hi! Thank you for sharing this. Can you use it for picking up stitches as well? 😊
Yes you can! It makes a great edge for picking up stitches. Just pick up the stitch through both legs of that side stitch.
Can you also use this method on Stockinette stitches without it rolling? 🤞😁
You can use this for stockinette certainly but this in itself will not prevent it from rolling. I have another video with some suggestions of borders you can use to prevent rolling.
th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wO2ZQDMQAPEfDBpW
What happens to the two extra stitches when casting off for shaping, eg raglan sleeves.
If your pattern calls for casting off the beginning or end of the row you can just cast those stitches off as the others. You can then resume to treat the first and last stitches of the rows as shown here when you continue. Keep in mind also that if you are knitting pieces flat to seam together later for a garment you don't necessarily need to do this technique as your edges will not be visible. You can and sometimes it may help you with the seaming, but it is not necessary. This technique is best used when your edges will be visible like a blanket or a scarf. I hope that helps. Thanks for reaching out.
Excellent explanation. Can this be used with stockinette stitch.
Yes, you can use this edging for any stitch. However, remember that stockinette stitch will tend to curl a bit if knitted flat. This edging will not prevent that curling with the stockinette stitch. You would want to put a different type of border stitches (like garter stitch) on the edges of your stockinette to prevent that. I have a video on other suggestions to deal with curling stockinette stitch that you can view here. Hope that helps. th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.html
Actually, I have a question about beginning the corners.... which cast-on method would produce the best sharp/crisp corners for my potholders? I use the long tail cast-on method starting with a slip knot for the first loop. Is there a better/more aesthetically pleasing way to add the first loop to the needle? Thanks so much for your help!🙏♥️
I do the long tail cast on but I never start with a slip knot. I don’t like to have that knot at the start. My first loop over with the yarn counts as my first cast on stitch.
Excellent, however doesn’t slip knit wise and purl last do the same twisted chain?
Yes. There are various ways to do a clean edge and your method produces the same results. The one I show is the one I learned first so is ingrained in my head so shared this one, but either one will work.
beginner here, do i need to add two more cast ons to my pattern for this method?
Yes you do. The only exception is if you are knitting a straight garter stitch or stockinette stitch. If that is the case you can just use the first and last stitch as these selvage stitches. But anything with a stitch pattern you will need to add those two stitches.
Very nice
Thanks
Quick question: I'm a beginner knitter...do you start this with the first row after the cast on row? Also, I hold my working yarn on the opposite hand. Would that make a difference?
Yes begin this with your first row after your cast on. And it doesn’t make a difference how you hold your yarn. Just make sure you’re bringing your yarn to the front or back as directed when doing your slip stitches. Welcome to knitting!!
@jacqknits Thank you!
How would you do this with a stockinette stich?
You would do this in the exact same way. Just know that doing this technique will provide a clean edge but it will not prevent the curling of the fabric that you get with doing just straight stockinette stitching. I have a video providing some suggestions on how to do prevent curling in your stockinette flat projects here if that may be helpful for you.
th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.html
Is it absolutely necessary to add two stitches to your row? I'm doing a baby blanket that has 10 stitches of garter stitch at the beginning and end of the row.
No you don’t have to add the two stitches. Just use the first and last stitch of your garter stitch in each row for these salvage stitches.
Hey! I have done some of my knitting, now I am seeing tha my edges are not neat. How to make it neat after some of my work is done??
You really can't go back and change your edges of an existing project. You could when you are finished with your project add a crochet border around your piece. That would work for let's say a blanket. But otherwise, difficult to change things mid way through a project. If you are not far in your project and are really concerned about your edges, you may want to start again...I know, not fun.
@jacqknits thanks ❤
Could you do a video with edges for ribbing
You can actually do this technique with any stitch including a ribbing. Just begin your ribbing stitch after your first stitch of every row and end it before the last stitch of every row. Then follow the instructions on what to do with the first and last stitch of the rows. The green swatch in the video shows this technique with the ribbing.
@@jacqknits thank you.I am going to give it a try.Really appreciate the reply and all your expertise !
You are very welcome. Happy knitting!!
I wish I understood what you mean here, but I am too new at it to understand how to do this with one knit one purl
wait i think i have been knitting wrong... i had no idea the needle went in a different way depending if it is knit or purl... I have been going in from the right to left every single stitch 😭 but thank you for the video this was super helpful !! I'm going to make a shawl so the straight edges will make it look so much better 💖
wait no i haven't that is not possible... now im just confused sorry 😭
That is great. I hope you figure it all out. Feel free to watch more of my videos to help with your technique. Keep it up. Happy knitting.
I'm still newbie about knitting. Does it the neat edge also use it for stockinete stitch?
Yes, you can do these edges with any stitch that you are knitting flat. Knitting stockinette stitch flat however tends to produce curled edges. This simple edging will not prevent curling of the edges to your stockinette stitch though. I do have a video that talks about some suggestions on how to prevent that curling for stockinette.
th-cam.com/video/wjlEZEgeLwQ/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps. Thanks for reaching out.
@@jacqknits Thank you for your info.
How do you change colors
You can change colors as you normally would at the beginning of a new row. Just continue to knit or purl your first stitch depending on whether it’s the right or wrong side and slipping your last stitch as shown here. Your new color will follow the pattern of the clean edge. The slip stitches at the end will cause the new color to travel up the side by a row but it will still maintain that clean edge.
Can you do this with a knitted cast on? This causes the tail to be on wrong side I believe.
Yes. You just need to determine at the start which side is the right side and which is the wrong side and be consistent with that going forward and do your edge stitches accordingly.
Whenever I knit the border of my sweater its always irregular..I usually slip the first stich and slip the last ...plz tell us neat .. perfect border of cardigan
You can do this technique for any stitch and any project where you are knitting flat and are looking for a cleaner edge. Instead of slipping first stitch try this method of knitting first stitch on right side and purling first stitch on wrong side and then slipping the last stitch (knit wise with yarn in back for right side and purlwise with yarn in front on wrong side). I find this works better than slipping the first stitch.
@@jacqknits so great full for yr quick response madam
I will do what you advice
Hi! I have a question, which may sound silly. I'm following a pattern in my knitting that already has a slip stitch (selvage stitch) at each end of the needle. Do I still have to cast on 2 extra stitches to my work...?
Great question. No. You can use those two salvage stitches noted in the pattern and no need to add two more. You can do whatever salvage stitch they suggest for each end or use this method shown here and disregard what they say to do for the first and last stitch. Hope that helps.
You're amazing! Thanks for your very prompt reply🤗
I am a bit confused bc your stitch is the same for both sides … so as I knit I can’t see what side is wrong/right as I glance up at your piece
Yes, with some stitches that are the same on both sides, like the garter stitch I'm using, it can be difficult to remenber if you are on the right side or wrong side. You can refer to the tail from your cast on edge to help you remember. If the tail is on the side you start to knit from, you are working the right side. If it's on the other end, you are working the wrong side. Or sometimes it is helpful to place a stitch marker on the right side, so you can always see which side is the right and wrong side. I hope that helps. Thanks for reaching out.
Thanks 💖🇮🇳
😊 you’re welcome
Hello again. Unfortunately, not as saved as I expected. One side was as neat as anything, the other side complete mess. I think it may be the way my wool strand is facing.
It may also be where you are holding your yarn when doing the slip stitch. Be sure your yarn is in front and you are slipping purlwise at the end of the wrong side row and your yarn is in back and you are slipping the stitch knit wise at the end of the right side rows.
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Sorry, I could not follow this as I knit with the yarn in my right hand.
I’m sorry. It may be easier to simply refer to the written instructions and follow the stitch needed for each end of the rows.
@@jacqknitsThank you. I get it now. X