I'd been crossing stitches/cabling the way it's shown in the video for my entire knitter's life (35+ years). About a year ago, I came across a video that showed a slightly different way: you slip the first stitch (with the yarn either in the front or in the back - be careful here), then knit/purl the other stitch, cross the stitches exactly the way as in this video and finally knit purl the initial first stitch. Basically, the difference is in the order in actions: cross, knit, knit vs. (slip), knit, cross, knit. However, if you pull the needle out of a stitch that has been knit in the actual row, there is a slimmer chance it would unravel. I use the technique in cables up to 3&3 stitches and take to a cable needle in bigger ones & brioche cables.
Thank you for the clear explanation! To me, the difference between Zugmasche and Kreuzung makes total sense, because in the first instance it is traveling stitch and purl, and in the second it is two knit stitches that make a cross in the pattern. I haven't done any Bavarian travelling stitches yet, but looking forward to it.
well in a way you are right yet the different names - especially in the literature - often imply they are utterly different techniques, when they are more like sibblings if not twins.
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I found this so fascinating, Norman! Thank you so much for introducing me to these stitches. 😊
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Thanks for this very cleart tuto. I love travelling twisted stitches.
Interesting stitch. Never seen it before. ❤❤
Interesting and very easy to follow. Thank you.
I'd been crossing stitches/cabling the way it's shown in the video for my entire knitter's life (35+ years).
About a year ago, I came across a video that showed a slightly different way: you slip the first stitch (with the yarn either in the front or in the back - be careful here), then knit/purl the other stitch, cross the stitches exactly the way as in this video and finally knit purl the initial first stitch. Basically, the difference is in the order in actions: cross, knit, knit vs. (slip), knit, cross, knit. However, if you pull the needle out of a stitch that has been knit in the actual row, there is a slimmer chance it would unravel.
I use the technique in cables up to 3&3 stitches and take to a cable needle in bigger ones & brioche cables.
Never done that stitch done plenty cable thankyou
Thank you for the clear explanation! To me, the difference between Zugmasche and Kreuzung makes total sense, because in the first instance it is traveling stitch and purl, and in the second it is two knit stitches that make a cross in the pattern. I haven't done any Bavarian travelling stitches yet, but looking forward to it.
well in a way you are right yet the different names - especially in the literature - often imply they are utterly different techniques, when they are more like sibblings if not twins.