Slip the First Stitch
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- A couple examples of edges with the first stitch slipped - one method for a twisted stitch edge and another for creating an open stitch edge. For more information, please visit:
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Perfect instructions, my edges look great and I really like your soft spoken teaching voice!
I always slip the last stitch instead of the first one. If you slip the last stitch, you turn and work the slipped stitch right away. This way it doesn't have a change to hang on the needle and get stretched out of shape.
Love your videos. They are so clear and really helpful
❤️it! So much easier to comprehend than the other dozen videos I watched on this topic. I actually like the open version equally as it looks 1/2 way in between and not quite as polished although a bit neater. PS: I knit with dog fur🦮😍
Thank you for this this was the third or forth Slipstich method I watched in a row and you were the first one to make it make sense with the whole slipping first stitch thank you!
This is the clearest demonstration of this I could find, thank you! Super helpful for a beginner like me 😊
Thank you so much for sharing! I’ve been a so-so knitter (scarves, afghans, baby blankets) for many years and thought I needed to crochet around my work to get a “finished” edge. You explain and demonstrate beautifully! Thanks again :-)
Thank you for such clear and concise videos.
I do enjoy watching you knit you have a lovely rhythm and watching you inspired me to teach myself to Continental knit..........thank you for excellent videos they are always a pleasure to watch
Thank you for the kind words, and you are very welcome!
Thank you for all your videos , They have helped me a lot with my knitting .Since I am a beginner.Thanks
Greetings, Thank You so much for your knitting edges video! I'm a new knitter, just beginning. Left handed as well. I appreciate the way you taught this method of creating nice edges and how close up you demonstrated. It's a real challenge dining left handed knitting instruction but I'm going to do what you did, only, work at reversing it for my left handedness! um sure I can. Again, Thank You so much! Cheers!
I'm also left handed,,and I just recently taught myself to knit. After a LOT of thought,,I decided since I didn't know the first thing about knitting,,that I'd teach myself how to do it RIGHT
handed,,before I even ever attempted it left handed(so I wouldn't get set in my ways!) I figured it would be easier in the long run than having to reverse every pattern down the road~!! As a leftie you know qe sometimes have to just do things the right handed way......
I'm glad I did,,I think it's made things easier~!!
I do the second one you showed and have been doing it for years - thanks for this video because like you said it is a little "slack" and I was looking for a way to tighten my edges up so I will try the first way you showed
nice instruction - easy to understand
Thank you so much for answering my questions. Thank you for sharing your talent. 🌸
Greetings, I meant to say, it's a real challenge "finding" left handed knitting instruction...! Thank you again!
I would have like to have seen how you slipped the stitch when you reached the end and turned the work in your first example. I'm new to knitting and need to 'see' the process a couple of times. Thanks for your videos, they're very helpful!
That edging technique looks like the crochet chain in a foundation row. I think I like the pearl stitch way better. It looks cleaner. Thanks for the tutorial.
Thank you so much for pointing this out and for the examples!
Love your videos - so clear!
Well, if you 'rewind' the video, you can watch that first stitch being slipped as many times as you want ;-)
The open edge is suitinle for lace work knitting. Likewise, I like the braided edges.
Love this idea much better looking edges.
Thanks for the video. It was very helpful, & you're a good teacher.
I was taught to do a selvedge stitch by knitting the first stitch of the row, purl-wise, then continuing the rest of the row, according to pattern, without doing a selvedge on the last stitch. That has given me nice rows, too. :)
I have a question. (whether I slip only the first stitch or the first & last stitches)... If I have a pattern, & I want to do a selvedge stitch, do I cast on an extra stitch to slip ( or 2 for both ends); or do I simply ignore the pattern for the first stitch and, instead, slip that stitch? I hope I'm being clear.
Thanks so much. :)
I do the garter stitch as purl stitches, so to do the slip stitch at the first one I do it in knit wise fashion, and the result is the same as yours.
How about starting? Does the first stitch of the cast on row get slipped as well?
After you cast on, the first row you work is where you begin slipping.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
thank you so much I can do this and it will make it easy to add a crochet border :)
Really looks nice!
Hello, I am a beginning knitter and was wondering if this technique would be useful when knitting a basic stockinette stitch scarf so the edges wouldn't look so unfinished. Thank you for your tutorials : )
Yes, you can. I'd also recommend adding a seed stitch or garter stitch border to help with the curling that is natural with stockinette; while the border will help it lay flat, it will still want to curl a bit. I have videos on both seed and garter borders, and you can check TECHknitter's blog for more tips on preventing stockinette curl, she has some excellent info!
***** Thank you very much for the reply. I will definitely use those techniques!
Thank you for the demo. Please could you show how would you change your colour yarn at the edge on the pink sample, thanks :)
I didn't change yarn, it was a variegated skein so the yarn did the work for me ;-)
My instructions read: Cast on 100 sts. 1st to 200 rows incl: Sl 1, k across. This is a blanket that has a border to it. Should the slip stitch be done purl wise with the yarn in front and then put the yarn to the back to knit across? The pattern does not say.
+j glaze I would probably slip pwise with yarn in front.
Just found you and subscribed. Do you always slip the first stitch purl wise and always knit the last stitch no matter what pattern you are using? I’m new to knitting and want my edges to look really nice and not curl. Do you need to add two stitches to your pattern for a slip edge?
That is usually what I do; however, doing this won't prevent stocking stitch or stocking stitch based stitches from curling. I like to add a garter or seed stitch border in addition to slipping the first stitch to help things lay flat. You can find adding a seed stitch border here, and there is also a link within the first paragraph for the garter stitch border: www.sapphiresnpurls.com/2013/07/add-seed-stitch-border-to-knitting.html If you crochet, you can crochet a border around to help it lay flat.
thanks for the video you did a great job. anyway can i start slipping the first stitch from the very first row? thank you in advance!
Yes, you can/should start with the very first row.
Hi
Great video. I have a question, I am doing a double moss pattern, can i still slip 1st knitwise and purl last stitch with every row? Sometimes the second stitch ( after slip stitch) is a knit stitch and sometimes it is a purl stitch, the same with the end, sometimes the stitch before the last stitch (before purl last stitch) is a knit and sometimes it is a purl stitch. will it make a difference? In your video all your stitches are knitting between the slip stitches. Thank you
+teresa b You can do the slip stitch edge with any stitch pattern; when I do my own patterns, I always add in two extra stitches for the edges separately from the stitch pattern. I don't think it would interfere with your stitch pattern to do the slipped edge without adding extra stitches. Swatch to be sure you like how it looks first.
Do you repeat that for the second row as well or do you reverse the second row and slip the first stitch knit wise and purl the last stitch ... if you know what I mean. I just tried it and I didn't think mine came out right.
I make my selvedge edge a little bit different that's why I wanted to see what happened if I did it this way. I don't slip the first stitch. I slip the LAST stitch. I don't keep track of whether I do it knit or purl because it doesn't matter. I always do it as if to purl and then I just flip the yarn and KNIT the stitch and just knit the row and it's all perfect.
I just wanted to share that with you.
You can use any of the three methods shown here you like, the key is to be consistent and do it the same way on each row.
How do you slip the first stich
I have made a mistake and have unknitted to the slip stitch. How do I unknit a slip stitch with the yarn in the front as a purl stitch?
+j glaze Since the stitch was slipped and not worked, you just have to slip it back to the left needle.
hi friend can we do this for stackinet stitch. I want to do a stackinetscarff. if we do like this does it prevent the curling please ans if it not works in prevent curling I will do a seed stitch boarder. just I have seen on other video of u thank u friend I love ur videos
+Sreevalli Manjula You can do this with any stitch; it will not prevent curling on stockinette though. I find that a wide garter or seed stitch border works well for me. You may want to check out this series from TECHknitting on preventing curl, it is very insightful - techknitting.blogspot.com/2010/12/curling-scarf-rescue-mission-part-one.html
Do you add 2 stitches to your stitch count to accommodate for the slipped stitches? Please someone let me know, I am so new to trying to create a nice edge, any help would be appreciated.
You do not need to add extra stitches, you can just slip the first stitch. This works nicely for flat items, if you will be seaming however it is better to forgo slipping the stitches.
I'm a beginner. Are you doing the slip stitch on a pearl row? Do you do it on every row?
+Jaime Laffoon Slip the stitch at the beginning of every row, regardless of it being a knit or purl.
I knit english style and am confused about "holding the yarn in the front" to slip purlwise because the yarn's already in the front to purl english style. Are you giving that instruction because the yarn's in the back during continental purling? If yes, then will I need to position my yarn in the back (opposite of usual english purl)? Thanks for any help.
The yarn is in the front for Continental purling also.
I'm a beginner knitter, would I have to add and extra stitch on each end?
I usually add an extra stitch on each end for slipping when I make up my own patterns. If you are following someone else's pattern, sometimes the extra stitches are already worked in; to my knowledge you don't have to add the extra stitches to the pattern, just slip the first stitch/knit the last stitch or whatever method you prefer for the edge look.
Judy Philips , yes, you do cast on extra stitches for those stitches. in my opinion.
Very helpful. Thanks
if you're working on a row of purl, do you slip in the exact same way? also, if you're doing basket weave, how do you slip it without getting a bump in the transition row?
thanks!
Whichever method of slipping you choose, shouldn't interfere with the stitches or make any bumps, you should have a nice clean edge.
iknitwithcatfur yah... but it does for me. I think it was every time I switched back to starting with knit that I'd get one lonely bump
Aggie A that's odd. As long as you're consistent in the way you do it, there shouldn't be a bump. I always slip and never have any unruly bumps. The slipped stitch is independent from the rest of the stitches to me and shouldn't leave a bump.
Hey! I am also a new knitter and my question is, after I do my cast on row, I turn it and my very first row I will be doing knit stitches, so my very first stitch of that row I will be slipping purl wise, right? And then when I finish knitting my first row I turn it to the row I will be doing purl stitches, so on this row do I slip the first stitch Knit wise and then continue by purl stitching? So basically first row, slip purl wise then knit stitch my first row, then 2nd row I slip knit wise and then purl stitch my 2nd row? Thank you so much for any help u can offer! I've searched everywhere for this question with no answer.
I just found this bit of info.....One way you can get a smooth edge along your piece is to only knit the first and last stitches on the right side, and slip the stitch on the wrong side. Be sure to slip it as if you were going to purl, not knit that stitch so the loop doesn't twist.
So....does this mean that on the sides that I knit stitch, I knit stitch the first and last stitch, and on the sides I Purl stitch the I slip purl wise the first and last stitch? Idk why this is confusing me so much! Lol
But that wouldn't give me the braided edge would it? Grrr....help please!!! 🤔
Can I ask what kind of bind off method you use? Mine never matches the other 3 edges. It always curls forward instead of running neatly across the top and matching the other 3 sides.
I usually do the standard knitted bind off - knit a stitch, knit another stitch, slip the first stitch over the second and repeat. ua-cam.com/video/d5r0ConcMcU/v-deo.html
Hmmm thats what I do too and mine comes out weird.
I am a beginner and knitting I'm trying to understand how to do a square
Hello ! Good video Thanks ! How do you do for stockinette stitch please ? thanks ♥
You can use the same method(s) for any stitch.
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iknitwithcatfur - even Irish Moss stitch or Seed Stitch?!?
v good tutorials tq pm
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hi! what size are your needles?
+Aussiefan19 I'm afraid I don't remember what size needle was used in this video.
There was a 10 on the end of the needle.
how many stitches would I need for a dishcloth?
That depends on how big you want it and what your gauge is using the yarn and needles of your choice. You can check Ravelry for oodles of patterns, that should give you a general idea for stitch count.