I looked up this process because of a pattern I want to use. I didn't pay attention to the title. When I was done, the first thing I said was, "Thank you. That was really clear." Then I noted the title. You live up to it. Thanks!
Thank you for such a clear explanation of dropping that first stitch. I had watched other explanations without success but yours did the trick for me. I will be watching more of your videos.
Thank you! I finally understand this. I appreciate the speed at which you teach. So many videos I have worked with are a "play a little, rewind,, play again, repeat " situation either because the lesson is going too fast or the teacher is hard to follow. But you score in both fields with comfortably paced, clear visual and verbal instructions. Much appreciated! I will certainly be looking for any other instructionals you provide.
I learned to knit a little as a kid, but never pursued it. I love your videos!! They are well-done and have refreshed the little bit I learned and taught me new skills to advance my knitting knowledge.
THANK YOU!! Great simple and understandable information! Plus closed captioned!!! I got it finally. Like others have said seems people think they need more words than needed and generally miss the point of what they are trying to say. You hit the button !! Thanks
You are my hero!!! Been trying to figure out how to get this edging FOREVER!! In all the vids I have watched no one has explained bring the yarn back between the needles!! UGH!! A 1 minute 27 second video explains this. I have watched 20 minute long videos which are very good, but done by experienced knitters that are moving at break neck speed. Thank you thank you!!
Many thanks for this video! I haven't knitted in maybe 10ish years and decided I wanted to make 5 neck scarves for Christmas (so, in like, 4 days) and needed a quick refresher. This video is the perfect length, demo, and also examples of 'doing it wrong.' Bless you!!
I do this on just about every project. The sides look really neat as you said. If I am making a dishcloth or a blanket, I cast on using a crochet hook, like provisional cast on, loop the last stitch you need onto the left needle and start knitting. After you finish and bind off, top and bottom of the fabric look like the sides. Neat. This won me blue ribbons at our county fair last year.
Thank you sooooo much for really slowing down taking a moment and showing how the slip stitch is started. I have been searching for hours trying to find someone who really got up close and personal on this stitch so I can ATTEMPT to start the 10 stitch blanket... but I am a semi advance beginner. Not to mention with a bit of brain fog, lol. So thanks so much!
Dear Cynthia, I've been searching on YT for a couple of hours now trying to find the simplest and clearest way the make the edges perfect and taadaa... I found it right here on your channel! :) Your videos has no fuss, no long intro, no distracting jokes, just direct clear info! Bravo! I love it! Thanks so much Cynthia!
Thank you so much for making your instructions so clear and so easy to follow. I'm a beginner and watched so many videos (repeat, slow playback). Each time, I kept getting additional stitches (!!!) until I came across your video. Cheers!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, I kept trying to do this but first I was slipping the first stitch knit wise then I was trying to slip it purlwise without moving the thread behind the needle and I was sooo confused, bless you this was just what I needed
wow sometimes right to the point is best! i had to watch far to many vids to understand this concept. you cleared it up! thank you so much. happy holiday
WOW! Thank you! I wish I'd found this decades ago!! I have spent my adult life avoiding working in garter stitch because of the lumpy side edges, there have been so many garter stitch projects I liked but never did them.... I can't thank you enough :) And that comparison made me say OMG out loud!!! (Im in a large knitting group, full of experienced knitters who don't know about this).
Ya know, I've been knitting for a number of years now and have ALWAYS been confused about whether to bring the yarn back between the needles aftering slipping st 1 as if to purl and knitting next stitch. Seems like such an easy thing but until now I've been confused. THANK YOU! I literally googled exactly what I wanted to learn to do properly and found this! why is it always the 'easiest' things that confuse me the most? LOL....such is ife!!
Finally! A decent explanation. Thank you so much. Now all I need to know is how to 'add one by picking up Knit 1 (making a diagonal square patch for a blanket in garter stitch).
I've also watched all these other videos and I much prefer yours for the clarity, easy to do and clear instructions ona lovely edge. Thank you so much :-) By the way, I can't get into your website...
Thanks... I ‘m knitting some tiny preemie blankets, using the nice, squishy garter stitch, and need those edged to look finished. This will do the trick. It was very helpful to see the actual difference in how slipping knit or purloined looks. I’ve never been sure which way was best.. Now I know! I usually crochet my little n\blankets, but I’m really enjoying the simple garter stitch. It looks, and feels, nice. Very meditative, since you don’t do anything but Knut. I use pretty yarn,,,usually Lion Brand’s Ice Cream, pt other baby soft self striping yarn, so I never get bored.
Thank you, thank you, you have demonstrated really nice, all the other videos I watched showed in the middle and the patter I want to follow, said to slip stitch to begin, thanks you
Excellent video, I subscribed just from this. Love the way you used swatches to show the differences. And the video was so clear (visually) and easy to understand! Thanks so much, this is a game-changer :)
How do I slip the first stitch on a KNIT ONE Purl One ( always the two first stitches in the pattern )throughout that row and that the same row ends with a Knit stitch ? I’m making a baby bib and LOVE how neat and clean your edges look !
Thank you so very much. I have a pattern for a scarf, & they say to slip the first stitch. I have never done that, & I wasn't sure how it worked. Now I know. :)
What happens if you are doing one row knit and one row pearl - i.e. for the pearl row do you knit the first and last stitches? thank you lovely demonstration
Hi Cynthia, thank you for the super clear video. I learned how to do this in the opposite direction: slip the 1st stitch knitwise and purl every last stitch. Do both methods produce the exact same chain effect? Thanks.
This has been really helpful thank you! I finally got a lovely neat edge on my garter stitch thanks to the easy to follow video! Can I ask if it's possible to change colours when you use this edge? I'd like to use it for a striped scarf. Thank you!
Thanks for such a great explanation, it is very easy to follow. I would like to knit a striped blanket however I'm not sure how to change colours and make the edge the way you do. Are you able to help? Thankyou
If you go to my website at reallyclear.com, under videos I have exactly what you’re looking for. The basic idea is that you slip the “old” color, then start working with the new. The edge will be the “wrong color,” but will still look good.
You can slip the first stitch, then keep the yarn in front, and purl across. But in this case, knit the last stitch rather than purling it. You'll have this same edge on both sides. The danger is that if you're seaming, it will give you gaps at the seam line. I would not do an edge stitch in that case.
I've tried this but end up with loose edges which look like they have holes in them, which also don't look nice. Obviously there is something I am doing or not doing that is causing this. It is worst on the very first row after casting on. Do I slip the first stitch on the very first row after casting on?
Hi cynthia! just wondering if when doing purls if I should slip the first stitch knit wise to get that twist? also I knit continental is there anything different I should be doing?
@@squidwardsas2000 I don’t usually do this in stockinette because I’d likely be seaming and wouldn’t need to slip. Try it and tell me what happens. Experiments are fun! Continental and English are really the same, but the yarn is held at a different angle. So it would be the same but at a different angle. I knit both ways, depending on my mood. 😺
So I start by slipping the first stitch purl wise and ending with a knit stitch always. Is that correct? Also you did not mention that if we are slipping the first stitch to cast on two more stitches to the pattern to accommodate this method. Will have to rip out 8 rows to begin again. Oh well.
Correct about ending with a knit stitch. This was just a little demo I did a looooong time ago for simple garter stitch, back when everyone was making garter-stitch scarves, so I didn’t mention ending with a knit stitch. It would also depend on the pattern whether you need to add a stitch to each edge. It may or may not matter. Keep going! 👍🏼
I'm working on a pattern that begins the rows with SL1YF, slip as if to knit. This is a little different than here, but I'm treating it like the only difference is that I insert the needle into the front of the stitch. It adds a little twist. Does that seem right? Thanks for the video!
That seems right. It should add a little twist. It’s doing basically the same thing. Lots of ways to slip at the edge. I just chose this one. Keep knitting!
If your knitting from a pattern that does not include an allowance for edge stitches should you add them or just use the first stitch of each row? Thank you in advance
Same thing. If you are on a purl row, just keep the yarn in front rather than moving it back to knit. Knit the last stitch even on a purl row, however.
I've been trying this method on a scarf I've just started, but after a few rows, I count to ensure I'm not dropping stitches (I'm very new to knitting), only to find that I'm somehow ADDING a stitch on every row. I'm being very careful and have started over several times... Its getting quite frustrating! Any clue as to what I might be doing wrong?
+Nathan Otis You might be making accidental yarnovers! Do a quick search on what a knitting yarn over is, and see if this looks like what you're doing. (If it's any consolation, when I was a brand new knitter, I was actually doing the *opposite* of that -- things that required yarnovers, I was just moving the yarn to the front and back of the work without *creating* any extra stitches and couldn't figure out why my stitch number wasn't increasing, LOL. :))
+BeatleBabe thank you for the reply! I figured this out a little while after I posted. For me, it's all about where the yarn is in relation to the needle (ie: in front of, or behind) after slipping the first stitch. It was a good lesson in paying attention to details, and consistency. I've made good progress on my scarf, and the edges look amazing!
Do you do a video, of how to start with the slip stitch, I was reading a page when I googled it, but it showed pictures, I would like to see it demonstrated in a video if possible.
Is there a name for this edge? The blanket I'm working on calls for this, and I dropped the last stitch last night. It unraveled about 5 rows back, but I can't figure out how to fix it with the slipped/twisted. I'm trying to find a tutorial for picking up this stitch. Don't make me tink it!
@@CynthiaSpencer I did that first thing, but they're still not looking like the stitches I didn't drop :( I think it's because the stitch needs to be twisted due to the slip.
Are you able to slip the first stitch if it was a pearl stitch? My first five stitches are in a seed pattern . Every other row begins with a pearl stitch.
I’ve been working on a project and doing this but somehow each time I move the yarn behind and continue to knit it’s increasing my stitch count? Why is this?
Are you moving the yarn to the back after slipping the stitch? Look carefully at the video. If you don’t move it back between the needles, you’d create a yarnover, which would add a stitch. Try again!!
I looked up this process because of a pattern I want to use. I didn't pay attention to the title. When I was done, the first thing I said was, "Thank you. That was really clear." Then I noted the title. You live up to it. Thanks!
That’s funny! So glad I could help!! 🎉
Thank you for such a clear explanation of dropping that first stitch. I had watched other explanations without success but yours did the trick for me. I will be watching more of your videos.
Thank you! I’m glad it was useful! 😺
Thank you! I finally understand this. I appreciate the speed at which you teach. So many videos I have worked with are a "play a little, rewind,, play again, repeat " situation either because the lesson is going too fast or the teacher is hard to follow. But you score in both fields with comfortably paced, clear visual and verbal instructions. Much appreciated! I will certainly be looking for any other instructionals you provide.
I learned to knit a little as a kid, but never pursued it. I love your videos!! They are well-done and have refreshed the little bit I learned and taught me new skills to advance my knitting knowledge.
Oh thank you! I appreciate that!!! ❤️
THANK YOU!! Great simple and understandable information! Plus closed captioned!!! I got it finally. Like others have said seems people think they need more words than needed and generally miss the point of what they are trying to say. You hit the button !! Thanks
I have looked for over 6 months for a video like this. Finally understand what the pattern was regarding! Thank you so much!
Maria I’m so glad you found me and that this worked! (You can find my patterns, too, at reallyclear.com.)
You are my hero!!! Been trying to figure out how to get this edging FOREVER!! In all the vids I have watched no one has explained bring the yarn back between the needles!! UGH!! A 1 minute 27 second video explains this. I have watched 20 minute long videos which are very good, but done by experienced knitters that are moving at break neck speed. Thank you thank you!!
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Many thanks for this video! I haven't knitted in maybe 10ish years and decided I wanted to make 5 neck scarves for Christmas (so, in like, 4 days) and needed a quick refresher. This video is the perfect length, demo, and also examples of 'doing it wrong.' Bless you!!
Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful.
I do this on just about every project. The sides look really neat as you said. If I am making a dishcloth or a blanket, I cast on using a crochet hook, like provisional cast on, loop the last stitch you need onto the left needle and start knitting. After you finish and bind off, top and bottom of the fabric look like the sides. Neat. This won me blue ribbons at our county fair last year.
Thank you sooooo much for really slowing down taking a moment and showing how the slip stitch is started. I have been searching for hours trying to find someone who really got up close and personal on this stitch so I can ATTEMPT to start the 10 stitch blanket... but I am a semi advance beginner. Not to mention with a bit of brain fog, lol. So thanks so much!
Dear Cynthia, I've been searching on YT for a couple of hours now trying to find the simplest and clearest way the make the edges perfect and taadaa... I found it right here on your channel! :) Your videos has no fuss, no long intro, no distracting jokes, just direct clear info! Bravo! I love it! Thanks so much Cynthia!
I'm so glad! (I'll try to tell more jokes next time! Hahahaha!)
@@CynthiaSpencer Maybe a knitting joke... let me google it... oh yeah, when you google-image "knitting jokes", there are a lot of funny memes! ;)
@@ingejustavanderhelm5208 Haha!
Couldn't be any clearer, well explained, and your swatches did the trick. Thank you very much!!
I refer back to this little vid WAY more often than I care to admit, lol. Thank you so much for putting this up!!!
You bet!
Thank you so much for making your instructions so clear and so easy to follow. I'm a beginner and watched so many videos (repeat, slow playback). Each time, I kept getting additional stitches (!!!) until I came across your video. Cheers!!
Thank you. I've been so confused about this and you show how perfectly!
Oh good!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO, I kept trying to do this but first I was slipping the first stitch knit wise then I was trying to slip it purlwise without moving the thread behind the needle and I was sooo confused, bless you this was just what I needed
Thanks for the clear and concise video - got what I needed without a bunch of extra commentary, and it's appreciated!
wow sometimes right to the point is best! i had to watch far to many vids to understand this concept. you cleared it up! thank you so much. happy holiday
WOW! Thank you! I wish I'd found this decades ago!! I have spent my adult life avoiding working in garter stitch because of the lumpy side edges, there have been so many garter stitch projects I liked but never did them.... I can't thank you enough :) And that comparison made me say OMG out loud!!! (Im in a large knitting group, full of experienced knitters who don't know about this).
Finally a very clear demo of s1 wyif at the front of the row! Thank you.
Oh what a great little tip! LOVE THE RESULT! BIG THANKYOU for sharing your knowledge. 👍
Wow! You could not have been more clear! Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Just what I was looking for! I think it will help for many of my projects. Thank you!
Really loved the comparison samples. I used to slip knitwise but will now do it purlwise. Thanks for sharing!
Ya know, I've been knitting for a number of years now and have ALWAYS been confused about whether to bring the yarn back between the needles aftering slipping st 1 as if to purl and knitting next stitch. Seems like such an easy thing but until now I've been confused. THANK YOU! I literally googled exactly what I wanted to learn to do properly and found this! why is it always the 'easiest' things that confuse me the most? LOL....such is ife!!
Thank You! Such a helpful little reminder for me! Haven't knit in well over a year, so forgot which slip stitch I was doing....
Beautifully explained, thank you so much. I will be back to learn more!
Glad it was helpful!
Finally! A decent explanation. Thank you so much. Now all I need to know is how to 'add one by picking up Knit 1 (making a diagonal square patch for a blanket in garter stitch).
Thanks, you made that really easy and simple explanation.
Great! Glad it worked for you!
Thank you. I'm a newbie to knitting and this explained the technique perfectly.
This was so helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video to teach us amateurs!
Nice! Very helpful to see this so clearly!
I've also watched all these other videos and I much prefer yours for the clarity, easy to do and clear instructions ona lovely edge.
Thank you so much :-)
By the way, I can't get into your website...
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Thanks... I ‘m knitting some tiny preemie blankets, using the nice, squishy garter stitch, and need those edged to look finished. This will do the trick. It was very helpful to see the actual difference in how slipping knit or purloined looks. I’ve never been sure which way was best.. Now I know!
I usually crochet my little n\blankets, but I’m really enjoying the simple garter stitch. It looks, and feels, nice. Very meditative, since you don’t do anything but Knut. I use pretty yarn,,,usually Lion Brand’s Ice Cream, pt other baby soft self striping yarn, so I never get bored.
I’m glad this helped! Keep enjoying it. 👍🏼
Such a clear piece of instruction🌸🌸
Thank you so much!!
Thank you, thank you, you have demonstrated really nice, all the other videos I watched showed in the middle and the patter I want to follow, said to slip stitch to begin, thanks you
Thank you for clearly demonstrating this - I tried 3 times & just couldn't get it until I watched your demo.
Thank you very much for the explanation! I finally understood the difference 💕
Excellent video, I subscribed just from this. Love the way you used swatches to show the differences. And the video was so clear (visually) and easy to understand! Thanks so much, this is a game-changer :)
Thank you!! That was really helpful! I love the way you showed the examples🤗🤗
Supper clear..thank you. Great to share.
Happy it helped! (Reallyclear.com for more!)
thank you for showing a comparison.
Thank you so much for this. Very, very easy to follow.
How do I slip the first stitch on a KNIT ONE Purl One ( always the two first stitches in the pattern )throughout that row and that the same row ends with a Knit stitch ? I’m making a baby bib and LOVE how neat and clean your edges look !
Thank you so very much. I have a pattern for a scarf, & they say to slip the first stitch. I have never done that, & I wasn't sure how it worked. Now I know. :)
What happens if you are doing one row knit and one row pearl - i.e. for the pearl row do you knit the first and last stitches? thank you lovely demonstration
For the purl row, you slip the first stitch purlwise but keep purling (no need to put the yarn behind), and then you knit the last stitch.
This was very nice, thank you. And your voice is pleasant to hear lol.
Hi Cynthia, thank you for the super clear video. I learned how to do this in the opposite direction: slip the 1st stitch knitwise and purl every last stitch. Do both methods produce the exact same chain effect? Thanks.
This has been really helpful thank you! I finally got a lovely neat edge on my garter stitch thanks to the easy to follow video! Can I ask if it's possible to change colours when you use this edge? I'd like to use it for a striped scarf. Thank you!
Yup! If you go to reallyclear.com, under how-to videos, you’ll see a link for changing with different colors! Look under Niceties.
@@CynthiaSpencer Oh great thank you!
Thanks again🌸🌼🌹
Ugh I’ve been slipping the first stitch but I kept ending up with bumps. Thanks for making it clear on how to get that nice straight edge
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Thanks for such a great explanation, it is very easy to follow. I would like to knit a striped blanket however I'm not sure how to change colours and make the edge the way you do. Are you able to help? Thankyou
If you go to my website at reallyclear.com, under videos I have exactly what you’re looking for. The basic idea is that you slip the “old” color, then start working with the new. The edge will be the “wrong color,” but will still look good.
Would you do the same thing if you were purling and not kniting?
Thanks for the valuable tip!
Glad it helped!
You can slip the first stitch, then keep the yarn in front, and purl across. But in this case, knit the last stitch rather than purling it. You'll have this same edge on both sides. The danger is that if you're seaming, it will give you gaps at the seam line. I would not do an edge stitch in that case.
Does this create a nice edge on boths edges or just one... I hope that makes sense
Both.
I've tried this but end up with loose edges which look like they have holes in them, which also don't look nice. Obviously there is something I am doing or not doing that is causing this. It is worst on the very first row after casting on. Do I slip the first stitch on the very first row after casting on?
This is probably a stupid question but how did you get that bit in between the swatches?
When I have a new row and I want to use a new color, do I still need to split a stitch?
Perfect demonstration...thank you!!
So... Whether you knit or purl the row, you slip the 1st st as if to purl but, if purling, knit the last stitch... ?
so it's slip the first stitch as if to purl and knit the last stitch? thanks
Thank you! very very helpful and very clear!
THANK YOU! I finally understood this. 😁
Hi cynthia! just wondering if when doing purls if I should slip the first stitch knit wise to get that twist? also I knit continental is there anything different I should be doing?
@@squidwardsas2000 I don’t usually do this in stockinette because I’d likely be seaming and wouldn’t need to slip. Try it and tell me what happens. Experiments are fun! Continental and English are really the same, but the yarn is held at a different angle. So it would be the same but at a different angle. I knit both ways, depending on my mood. 😺
If I start with k2p2 ribbing do I still slip 1st st or wait until after 2-4" of ribbing?
How would you use this to get neat edges in a 2x2 rib? Thanks!
Hi! How does this work if you want to add a new color?
So I start by slipping the first stitch purl wise and ending with a knit stitch always. Is that correct? Also you did not mention that if we are slipping the first stitch to cast on two more stitches to the pattern to accommodate this method. Will have to rip out 8 rows to begin again. Oh well.
Correct about ending with a knit stitch. This was just a little demo I did a looooong time ago for simple garter stitch, back when everyone was making garter-stitch scarves, so I didn’t mention ending with a knit stitch. It would also depend on the pattern whether you need to add a stitch to each edge. It may or may not matter. Keep going! 👍🏼
@@CynthiaSpencer Thanks. Now I am going to rip out my new project to start with this nice border, but it's only 8 rows at 47 stitches.
@@billhz52 Totally doable and worth it! 👍🏼
What do you do for a purl row when knitting the stocking stitch?
excellent demonstration. thank you!
I'm working on a pattern that begins the rows with SL1YF, slip as if to knit. This is a little different than here, but I'm treating it like the only difference is that I insert the needle into the front of the stitch. It adds a little twist. Does that seem right? Thanks for the video!
That seems right. It should add a little twist. It’s doing basically the same thing. Lots of ways to slip at the edge. I just chose this one. Keep knitting!
is it the same if your purling?
If your knitting from a pattern that does not include an allowance for edge stitches should you add them or just use the first stitch of each row?
Thank you in advance
You can do either. Whatever works better for that pattern. The designers make up their ideas (ask me how I know!), and you can make up ideas too! ;-)
Does this change your stitch count? I'm coming from crochet learning to knit?
No. It should stay the same. If it changes, that probably means that you left the yarn in front rather than taking it to the back. Keep learning! 👍
Thank you. That is really helpful.
You're welcome!
Do you need to add an extra stitch on each side for this
You could add one. I usually don’t bother. One stitch rarely makes a difference in this situation.
how would you do this if you were knit one row purl the next row?
Same thing. If you are on a purl row, just keep the yarn in front rather than moving it back to knit. Knit the last stitch even on a purl row, however.
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Cynthia Spencer Could you make a video showing that as I am a visual learner.
I've been trying this method on a scarf I've just started, but after a few rows, I count to ensure I'm not dropping stitches (I'm very new to knitting), only to find that I'm somehow ADDING a stitch on every row. I'm being very careful and have started over several times... Its getting quite frustrating! Any clue as to what I might be doing wrong?
+Nathan Otis You might be making accidental yarnovers! Do a quick search on what a knitting yarn over is, and see if this looks like what you're doing. (If it's any consolation, when I was a brand new knitter, I was actually doing the *opposite* of that -- things that required yarnovers, I was just moving the yarn to the front and back of the work without *creating* any extra stitches and couldn't figure out why my stitch number wasn't increasing, LOL. :))
+BeatleBabe thank you for the reply! I figured this out a little while after I posted. For me, it's all about where the yarn is in relation to the needle (ie: in front of, or behind) after slipping the first stitch. It was a good lesson in paying attention to details, and consistency. I've made good progress on my scarf, and the edges look amazing!
Really helpful, thank you!
I'm glad it was helpful! Yay!
What if the pattern says sl1,p9, do you still sl purlwise then leave the yarn in front?
That would work. There's usually no need to slip when working stockinette, however.
Do you do a video, of how to start with the slip stitch, I was reading a page when I googled it, but it showed pictures, I would like to see it demonstrated in a video if possible.
I don’t know why it would be different than in the middle of the work. Just slip the first stitch as I’ve shown here.
Is anything done differently when you do stockinette st?
You probably wouldn't need it for stockinette stitch, but basically you do the same thing. Try it!
Is there a name for this edge? The blanket I'm working on calls for this, and I dropped the last stitch last night. It unraveled about 5 rows back, but I can't figure out how to fix it with the slipped/twisted. I'm trying to find a tutorial for picking up this stitch. Don't make me tink it!
I knew someone who pulled it up with a crochet hook, but I’ve never tried that. Worth a go!!
@@CynthiaSpencer I did that first thing, but they're still not looking like the stitches I didn't drop :( I think it's because the stitch needs to be twisted due to the slip.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for this!!!!
what if your doing a stockinet stitch instead of a garter as in the video?
Just keep the yarn in front for the purl row, and knit the last stitch of that row instead of purling it, but otherwise do everything the same.
Do you do this on the casts on row
2?
You mean the first row after the cast on? Yes, I do.
Are you able to slip the first stitch if it was a pearl stitch? My first five stitches are in a seed pattern . Every other row begins with a pearl stitch.
I haven’t played with that. Try it on a 5-stitch swatch!
I’ve been working on a project and doing this but somehow each time I move the yarn behind and continue to knit it’s increasing my stitch count? Why is this?
Are you moving the yarn to the back after slipping the stitch? Look carefully at the video. If you don’t move it back between the needles, you’d create a yarnover, which would add a stitch. Try again!!
How to slip first one if changing to new color?
You're very welcome!
Thank you.
Thanks!
Thank YOU!
Hooray!
You can also purl the last stitch also
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There are lots of ways to do things. I picked this because it’s how I do it out of habit. I encourage everyone to explore and experiment!
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How do you slip first stitch when you have just cast on? This method just unravels the stitch 🤷♀️
It would depend on your method of casting on. If it’s going to unravel, knit it and then start slipping after that.
@@CynthiaSpencer that makes sense, thank you for your reply. 💕
I try to live up to my name! :-)
The other edge isn’t the same though...
I’m not sure how you’d fix that. I’ve never seen a solution. If you know of one, I’d love to know about it!