I constantly fail at kitchener in the traditional sense - where you're doing the K-off, P-on, P-off, K-on method on your knitting needles. It always looks bumpy and at least in a few places i always end up twisting the yarn because it is so fiddly. I hope you find this tutorial helpful - if you're like me, and are messing up that darned kitchener stitch!
Revolutionary! If I drop my concentration for even a second while kitchenering, I screw up and it makes me so mad. And I've been doing it for a long time too! This will change my life! Thank you so much.
That's exactly me too. I always end up moving the yarn wrong and leaving a line across some of the stitches, or twisting them. It always makes me mad. This way, i can pick up and put down my work without worrying about stitches dropping off. I've seen grafting on the outside too - it may be a tutorial you'd like too. I think it was called "chimney toe" on youtube.
I saw that chimney toe video, but I like your way better. It just makes more sense intuitively. Very clear video! Thanks again. I was so fed up with kitchener that I was even trying double-needle bind off on an inside-out sock. This will be so much better!
Thanks for the excellent video. I have no trouble with Kitchener on needles but struggled with grafting toes on machine knit socks. Got a perfect toe the first time with this method. Thanks again!
so glad you found it helpful! Yes, this was how i was originally doing the method - with my CSM socks, but the only tutorial i found was from several years ago. I thought that it could apply to regular toes as well. i've gotten better at kitchener on the needles since i uploaded this, but this is always how i close my CSM toes! :) Hope you're well, and thanks for watching!
I just tried your method and it worked great!!! I don’t know why I cant get the kitchner stitch in my head, but this comes out beautiful!! Thanks for making this video!
please, can you do a video on after thought heels on sock tubes made on the sock machine. I know you have a Speedster. Is it the same as doing it on hand knitting?
yes, i think I have a video uploaded showing how I knit an afterthought heel. You choose where you want it after you've bound off the rest, and pick up the stitches - cut - and hand knit :)
Great video, thank you. I have just ordered my csm machine. It will be a few weeks before I get it. I am so excited to find someone with one as a beginner. Can you give me any advise. Love your videos.
make sure you grab some extra waste yarn so that you have plenty to practice with. There's a large learning curve with CSMs and a lot of things are learned in trial and error. What kind of CSM are you getting? I highly recommend the ravelry groups dedicated to using CSMs, they provide a lot of helpful advice on getting things just right. Take your time, and be prepared for a bunch of mistakes, dropped stitches - but it's all part of the learning process. You can do it!
I took a course with Lucy Neatby and this toe chimney technique was beyond my patience but you have made it very exciting. Looks a bit difficult to get started but in with the new mantra very helpful. I am always getting dog ears no matter what I do. I am still perfecting the perfect sock pattern so far there is always something "wrong" with each sock and I have made quite a few pair now. Did you ever try using cotton crochet thread to knit the chimney part? I would think it might alleviate the possibiity of splitting and intermingling the yarn? Thankx I love your channel.
this was knit in cotton that i usually use as waste for my csm knit socks. -it might help though to use a smaller thread though! i'm not sure this is the technique i use when i close the socks, inside out and grafting together - i still struggle with the grafting from the outside though! i've gained more confidence in my traditional kitchener for my hand knits but i still use this method if i'm doing a completely csm knit sock.
mine too - no matter what i do. I always seem to mess it up and it looks bad. This technique makes me feel much more confident that my toe isn't going to look awful - it will look seamless :) Let me know if it works!
First i want to say, good job trying hard and putting something new out there, it's not easy to do. Video quality was great, you definitely explained what was on screen, and I'll happily check out other technique videos you may have... But... Good lord, I'd almost be better off learning Kitchener. Chimney? Inside out? Tiny purl bumps? Yarn sandwich? How you find it less fiddly than other techniques has me stymied. I'll stick with Russian graft. Smooth on the inside, unobtrusively decorative on the outside especially for cuff-down sock toes. easy peasy.
hahaha to each his own, i suppose hahahaha i'm not a knitter by nature, i'm getting better at kitchener! But, i learned this method when i close my socks off my circular sock machine, because it's easier to graft off the waste yarn inside out. So, i just applied it to my toes and heels or whatever i'd normally kitchener! Doing the KS on 10 stitches admittedly is not the worst thing ever! But i have 2 kids, and they're always breaking my rhythm in whatever i'm doing, so for me - this sometimes is easier. i'm not worried about dropping anything - esp. when i have to throw my knitting down to break up a fight or a tantrum or the like! hahah and if i want to ensure it looks just perfect (to satisfy my type A), then i'll do it this way. otherwise, kitchener is OK. :)
Hmmm so sorry -i'm not sure what kind of snafu is happening behind the scenes at youtube. It's loading ok for me - perhaps try loading it up on a different platform (mobile vs. desktop vs. app) Good luck!
This IS the Kitchener stitch!! You need to do some research on this process. Do you even KNOW who Lord Kitchener was, and why he developed this method of closing socks?? Of course not! This is a common method -- many presenters used the same method. One comes to mind: Lucy Neatby in her 'sock chimneys' -- look it up. There is nothing new in knitting -- apparently!
I've watched Lucy's channel - and her sock toe chimney video, and she grafts the toe from the outside using the chimney method. Also, I linked a video in the description - that I used to learn this technique for closing my CSM socks - it is about five years old, from another creator. This is a seamless graft - which is what you get using a kitchener stitch. This is just another way to go about it than directly of the needles with a K-off P-on, P-off, K-on (as most folks, especially new knitters think of when they hear the word "kitchener.") Kitchener recognized the need, but i'd like to see you provide some evidence that he is the lord of all seamless toe methods, and that he alone dictates what is called kitchener by name! :) hahaha seamless toes - brilliant revolution. Did he officially make the toe, who knows! There truly is nothing new in the knitting world, for sure. I did NOT invent this, nor do i claim to be a toe grafting expert. And, EVEN (unthinkable, gasp!), I have been using kitchener more than grafting lately (say it isn't so!) - AND i've gotten better at it with more practice. (it can't be!) :)
Pat - this dear woman has shared her knowledge for free in a most sweet and charming way for those who would appreciate it. What people NEED is love and appreciation.
I constantly fail at kitchener in the traditional sense - where you're doing the K-off, P-on, P-off, K-on method on your knitting needles. It always looks bumpy and at least in a few places i always end up twisting the yarn because it is so fiddly. I hope you find this tutorial helpful - if you're like me, and are messing up that darned kitchener stitch!
BRILLLLLLLLLANT. ADORE YOU FOR THIS TUTORIAL!!!!!!
Revolutionary! If I drop my concentration for even a second while kitchenering, I screw up and it makes me so mad. And I've been doing it for a long time too! This will change my life! Thank you so much.
That's exactly me too. I always end up moving the yarn wrong and leaving a line across some of the stitches, or twisting them. It always makes me mad. This way, i can pick up and put down my work without worrying about stitches dropping off. I've seen grafting on the outside too - it may be a tutorial you'd like too. I think it was called "chimney toe" on youtube.
I saw that chimney toe video, but I like your way better. It just makes more sense intuitively. Very clear video! Thanks again. I was so fed up with kitchener that I was even trying double-needle bind off on an inside-out sock. This will be so much better!
I have never done Kitchener stitch... just loved this method, so simple and neat. First sock sewn and really happy with it.
Thanks for the excellent video. I have no trouble with Kitchener on needles but struggled with grafting toes on machine knit socks. Got a perfect toe the first time with this method. Thanks again!
so glad you found it helpful! Yes, this was how i was originally doing the method - with my CSM socks, but the only tutorial i found was from several years ago. I thought that it could apply to regular toes as well. i've gotten better at kitchener on the needles since i uploaded this, but this is always how i close my CSM toes! :) Hope you're well, and thanks for watching!
I just tried your method and it worked great!!! I don’t know why I cant get the kitchner stitch in my head, but this comes out beautiful!! Thanks for making this video!
you're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Interesting method - especially with machine knitting where it is so easy to do a few rows with waste yarn. I'll have to try it some time, thanks!
Kitchener frustrates me so I am SO happy to see your alternative method. I am going to try it, it looks so much easier. Thank you for sharing!
Nice tutorial thank you. Can you tell me what sort of tapestry needle you are using that appears to have a hook on the end?
Love it! Going to try this on my second sock on my needles right now.
Beautiful job. I really like this.
please, can you do a video on after thought heels on sock tubes made on the sock machine. I know you have a Speedster. Is it the same as doing it on hand knitting?
yes, i think I have a video uploaded showing how I knit an afterthought heel. You choose where you want it after you've bound off the rest, and pick up the stitches - cut - and hand knit :)
I just did this along with the video and it turned out perfectly! I was a bit confused at first but its really not hard at all
Brilliant!
Thank you so much.. I am fairly sure you have saved my sanity. Going to find wast yarn now!💕💕
Beautiful 😍
great tutorial, thank you
Great video, thank you. I have just ordered my csm machine. It will be a few weeks before I get it. I am so excited to find someone with one as a beginner. Can you give me any advise. Love your videos.
make sure you grab some extra waste yarn so that you have plenty to practice with. There's a large learning curve with CSMs and a lot of things are learned in trial and error. What kind of CSM are you getting? I highly recommend the ravelry groups dedicated to using CSMs, they provide a lot of helpful advice on getting things just right. Take your time, and be prepared for a bunch of mistakes, dropped stitches - but it's all part of the learning process. You can do it!
I took a course with Lucy Neatby and this toe chimney technique was beyond my patience but you have made it very exciting. Looks a bit difficult to get started but in with the new mantra very helpful. I am always getting dog ears no matter what I do. I am still perfecting the perfect sock pattern so far there is always something "wrong" with each sock and I have made quite a few pair now. Did you ever try using cotton crochet thread to knit the chimney part? I would think it might alleviate the possibiity of splitting and intermingling the yarn? Thankx I love your channel.
this was knit in cotton that i usually use as waste for my csm knit socks. -it might help though to use a smaller thread though! i'm not sure this is the technique i use when i close the socks, inside out and grafting together - i still struggle with the grafting from the outside though! i've gained more confidence in my traditional kitchener for my hand knits but i still use this method if i'm doing a completely csm knit sock.
Very nice. Thank you
I like your method but I love the Kitchener stitch method 😁 great video anyway ❤️
That’s awesome! It’s not hard, but I always find myself somehow messing it up! Hugs!!
I loved watching this. I'll have to try this sometime. Dog ears are a real annoyance on the tips of socks and mittens.
Oooo I'll have to try this if I remember. My Kitchener stitch always ends up wonky lol. Thank you for the tutorial!!
mine too - no matter what i do. I always seem to mess it up and it looks bad. This technique makes me feel much more confident that my toe isn't going to look awful - it will look seamless :) Let me know if it works!
Thank you.
First i want to say, good job trying hard and putting something new out there, it's not easy to do. Video quality was great, you definitely explained what was on screen, and I'll happily check out other technique videos you may have... But... Good lord, I'd almost be better off learning Kitchener. Chimney? Inside out? Tiny purl bumps? Yarn sandwich? How you find it less fiddly than other techniques has me stymied. I'll stick with Russian graft. Smooth on the inside, unobtrusively decorative on the outside especially for cuff-down sock toes. easy peasy.
hahaha to each his own, i suppose hahahaha i'm not a knitter by nature, i'm getting better at kitchener! But, i learned this method when i close my socks off my circular sock machine, because it's easier to graft off the waste yarn inside out. So, i just applied it to my toes and heels or whatever i'd normally kitchener! Doing the KS on 10 stitches admittedly is not the worst thing ever! But i have 2 kids, and they're always breaking my rhythm in whatever i'm doing, so for me - this sometimes is easier. i'm not worried about dropping anything - esp. when i have to throw my knitting down to break up a fight or a tantrum or the like! hahah and if i want to ensure it looks just perfect (to satisfy my type A), then i'll do it this way. otherwise, kitchener is OK. :)
I’m not good at finding those little stitches.
Your music really threw me. I follow another page with the same time 🤣
This is a hackk!!!
Not seeing the tutorial. Just the thumbnail you used. Hmm
Hmmm so sorry -i'm not sure what kind of snafu is happening behind the scenes at youtube. It's loading ok for me - perhaps try loading it up on a different platform (mobile vs. desktop vs. app) Good luck!
This looks harder then ketchner.
It’s all good! 💗💗💗 there are a lot of tutorials and techniques out there for finishing - I hope you find a way that works for you! :)
This IS the Kitchener stitch!! You need to do some research on this process. Do you even KNOW who Lord Kitchener was, and why he developed this method of closing socks?? Of course not!
This is a common method -- many presenters used the same method. One comes to mind: Lucy Neatby in her 'sock chimneys' -- look it up.
There is nothing new in knitting -- apparently!
I've watched Lucy's channel - and her sock toe chimney video, and she grafts the toe from the outside using the chimney method. Also, I linked a video in the description - that I used to learn this technique for closing my CSM socks - it is about five years old, from another creator. This is a seamless graft - which is what you get using a kitchener stitch. This is just another way to go about it than directly of the needles with a K-off P-on, P-off, K-on (as most folks, especially new knitters think of when they hear the word "kitchener.") Kitchener recognized the need, but i'd like to see you provide some evidence that he is the lord of all seamless toe methods, and that he alone dictates what is called kitchener by name! :) hahaha seamless toes - brilliant revolution. Did he officially make the toe, who knows! There truly is nothing new in the knitting world, for sure. I did NOT invent this, nor do i claim to be a toe grafting expert. And, EVEN (unthinkable, gasp!), I have been using kitchener more than grafting lately (say it isn't so!) - AND i've gotten better at it with more practice. (it can't be!) :)
Pat - this dear woman has shared her knowledge for free in a most sweet and charming way for those who would appreciate it. What people NEED is love and appreciation.
who even cares? This is kind and offers helpful workaround for regular kitchener pitfalls.