Oh my gosh... At 5:15 when you talk about that long piece of string left from making the thumb hole, it brought back memories of when i was a kid and wore mittens that my mom knit for me! I totally remember that string, and how you could feel it when you put on the mittens!!!! Don't know if that meant my mom didn't tuck/hide it well or what -- but I remember putting my hands in there and feeling that taught piece of yarn!!! Nice vids, by the way: Thanks for all of them, RJ!!! :)
Suggestion: after knitting the waste yarn put those stitches back to the left needle then pickup your working yarn and stitch over the waste yarn to avoid the long carry.
Thanks for this video. I’m making a little doggy jacket for a friend’s yorkie. Her little legs are about the size of a thumb...lol. This will make it so much easier!
Slip the stitches from the waste yarn back onto the left needle, then you can knit back over them and you won’t have to carry the working yarn behind the thumb hole!
this was the most helpful video that I have ever watched! thank you so much for this!!!!! I am excited to start my mittens. thanks again. you are awesome!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I found a pattern I love but did not understand why I was supposed to have 18 stitches for the thumb hole when I only knit 9 onto scrap yarn. It wasn't making sense. Know I see what I did wrong (I knit the stitches onto scrap yarn incorrectly) and have the way to go back and fix it. THANK YOU!
I'm just wondering, instead of accidentally creating holes and then weaving them shut, would it be possible to pick up a couple of stitches along that part and knit them along with the rest of the thumb stitches? Could that prevent the holes? I suck at sewing/weaving so I try to avoid it in my knitting lol
here's how I make thumbs on mittens: 1.once you get to the spot where you want the thumb slide off 6sts onto a safety pin 2.cast on 6 3.finish making your mitten 4.since you slid 6sts onto the pin you have a hole there; pick up additional 10sts around the hole(the 6 you cast on + 2 on each side) - I use a crochet hook to pick up sts because it's easier for me. 5.now pick up the sts on the safety pin. 6.you should have 16sts divided onto three or so DPNs 7.knit to desired length then decrease every st and tie off. no gaping hole :D if I didn't explain it well enough I can post a link to the video I learned it from.
looking at your video a second time, you just need to pick up a stitch or two where those holes would be when you pull the scrap yarn out. I find using a safety pin and then casting on more sts to be cleaner and easier than the scrap yarn method but both work just as well.
just a suggestion at 2:45 you have that awkward piece of gray yarn in the back - why not just slip the scrap stitches BACK onto the left knitting needle and just keep knitting without having that piece of limiting yarn to deal with, it works for me (hope you understand what I'm describing).
Oh my gosh... At 5:15 when you talk about that long piece of string left from making the thumb hole, it brought back memories of when i was a kid and wore mittens that my mom knit for me! I totally remember that string, and how you could feel it when you put on the mittens!!!! Don't know if that meant my mom didn't tuck/hide it well or what -- but I remember putting my hands in there and feeling that taught piece of yarn!!! Nice vids, by the way: Thanks for all of them, RJ!!! :)
I'm excited now. I never thought about putting a thumbhole on a hat before! Thank you so much!
You are a life saver!! I've been looking all night for a easy way to knit thumbs and yours is the best! Thank you knit brothah!
I love your videos! You explain things really well, and I appreciate that so much. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, Carla!
Suggestion: after knitting the waste yarn put those stitches back to the left needle then pickup your working yarn and stitch over the waste yarn to avoid the long carry.
Thanks for this video. I’m making a little doggy jacket for a friend’s yorkie. Her little legs are about the size of a thumb...lol. This will make it so much easier!
Slip the stitches from the waste yarn back onto the left needle, then you can knit back over them and you won’t have to carry the working yarn behind the thumb hole!
this was the most helpful video that I have ever watched! thank you so much for this!!!!! I am excited to start my mittens. thanks again. you are awesome!
Thank you very much for your awesome tutorial! It's so easy to understand and really helped me!
thk u, finally found a video that makes sense. All the other videos just showed a lil, then move on to the next round. again thk u.
Helped my a lot, love your videos! Thank you! :)
I’m currently knitting flip flop socks for a friend...this helped me understand how to do the big toe hole....
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I found a pattern I love but did not understand why I was supposed to have 18 stitches for the thumb hole when I only knit 9 onto scrap yarn. It wasn't making sense. Know I see what I did wrong (I knit the stitches onto scrap yarn incorrectly) and have the way to go back and fix it. THANK YOU!
I'm just wondering, instead of accidentally creating holes and then weaving them shut, would it be possible to pick up a couple of stitches along that part and knit them along with the rest of the thumb stitches?
Could that prevent the holes?
I suck at sewing/weaving so I try to avoid it in my knitting lol
here's how I make thumbs on mittens:
1.once you get to the spot where you want the thumb slide off 6sts onto a safety pin
2.cast on 6
3.finish making your mitten
4.since you slid 6sts onto the pin you have a hole there; pick up additional 10sts around the hole(the 6 you cast on + 2 on each side) - I use a crochet hook to pick up sts because it's easier for me.
5.now pick up the sts on the safety pin.
6.you should have 16sts divided onto three or so DPNs
7.knit to desired length then decrease every st and tie off.
no gaping hole :D
if I didn't explain it well enough I can post a link to the video I learned it from.
looking at your video a second time, you just need to pick up a stitch or two where those holes would be when you pull the scrap yarn out. I find using a safety pin and then casting on more sts to be cleaner and easier than the scrap yarn method but both work just as well.
just a suggestion at 2:45 you have that awkward piece of gray yarn in the back - why not just slip the scrap stitches BACK onto the left knitting needle and just keep knitting without having that piece of limiting yarn to deal with, it works for me (hope you understand what I'm describing).
hey RJ Knits your videos are so great at explaining how to knit in a simple way! Could you please upload a video on how to knit socks?!
How you cast on with a thumb and a needle
What was very, very helpful and I will try doing that next time.
Seems like there should be a better way to avoid those huge holes at the base of the thumb...
JeaniePro I'm positive there is. I need to do a version 2.0 for this video and show some better thumb-making techniques.
Ugh the music
Thanks not a thumb