Pick Up Stitches On the EdgeBack to Search |
Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2024 |
Our very own Jeanne stars in this knitting instructional video about how to pick up stitches along the edge of your project. We hope you enjoy it! How to Pick Up Stitches On the Edge In this video, Jeanne explains how to pick up stitches along the selvedge edge of a stockinette piece. This technique is used in many knitted garments from sock gussets, neck trim, buttonbands, collars and hoods to sleeves. Basically anytime you want to create stitches that run perpendicular to the main body of your stitches like in a sock gusset or when you need the structure of the pick up row for strenth like in a neck or button band. Jeanne likes to use a double point needle that is about 2 sizes smaller than the original needle used in the piece. Using a smaller needle makes it easier to get into the selvedge to pick up the stitches. In some patterns you will see the instruction to 'pickup stitches' and others to 'pick up and knit'. Both instructions mean the same thing, pick up and knit. You never want to just run your needle through the selvedge edge and consider those stitches picked up. The row will be very tight and distort the fabric. And in addition you won't be able to tell if your stitches will look evenly spaced. To Pick up and Knit
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Now you know how to pick up and knit! Posted by Laura of Jimmy Beans Wool |
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