I know you have no reason to answer gushy e-mails. I'm going to gush anyway--I don't expect an answer :) Before UA-cam, a friend showed me how to knit one baby sweater, and I made it again and again as shower gifts to lots of oohs and aahs, but I could never read patterns and had no knitting friends, so I never progressed further. Then UA-cam, and all the experts and artisans who share their crafts so generously, and then (cue trumpet fanfare) I found you. You are my first go-to for every new technique I've ever learned. If you haven't done a tutorial on what I need, I keep looking, but if you have done one, I know I will be perfectly equipped in watching it. You are such an excellent instructor, with such quality production values across the line. It's always so clear, so thoughtfully broken into steps. Very grateful. Thanks!
You are my go to for knitting videos. They are very helpful since I am self taught and only knit as a hobby. You have the knack of transforming confusing instructions into an easy follow along guide. Thank you.
Hi Staci, can you show us how you tidy up the last stitch once you’ve finished binding off with the Kitchener stitch? Mine always comes off wonky and distorted. Thanks for the great videos! I have so many of yours saved in my “knitting techniques” list!
Yet again I must praise you!! As a new knitter and non-sewer, my seaming is...interesting. I am knitting the As If tee right now and I had to seam the shoulder with a single strand of lace mohair. I was expecting a hot mohair mess. The instructor in my KAL suggested a Kitchner Stitch over the recommended Mattress or three needle bind off for a cleaner look. Many protested and stuck to the pattern. I was about to do it using a darning needle. But I thought I’d check with Very Pink Knits first and this video popped up. A better way to do something that I didn’t know existed?! What luck! So I dove in and did it this way. It wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it’d be thanks to your video but the best part? The seaming. looks. flawless. And I am as type A, OCD as they come. With a luxury fashion background. I was afraid I’d never wear the sweater because it would look too messy at the seams. Nope! Perfection! Thank you!!!
Brillant! I don’t know where all my tapestry needles wind up (probably with all the single socks that go missing) but I’m constantly buying them and yet never have one on hand. This makes perfect sense. Thank you for the video!
I’m soooo glad I found this video before I actually grafted my capelet! TinyOwlKnits has an adorable woodland capelet with gorgeous cables and subtle details. No matter who’s project I sift through for notes no one mentions the oddity that the provincial set up row and ending row are exactly where the bottom cable is supposed to twist! I have been stalling on this project because I didn’t want to break the cable but this technique means I won’t have to! I’M SO HAPPY!
Staci you are an angel sent from heaven. I was struggling with the Kitchener stitch, I glanced at my phone and there you were. Clear simple and effective. I love it. And I love youuuuuu ;) ♡♡♡
Ha, Just one hour ago I finished my first pair of socks using your Learn to Knit Socks Pattern and videos! All of the techniques were new to me.They came out perfect. Going to start another pair and learn this method of the kitchener stitch. Love your videos! Love your podcasts too! I've really stepped up my game with them. Thank you.
THANK YOU for saving my sanity! I had to join two border bands at the back of the sweater. It was a pattern from hell. The 9-stitch band was placed on a holder, then knitted after the border and sweater was completed. ( I'm an inexperienced knitter.) Your instructions on seaming is also my savior. You are a great teacher.
This is great! If the tension is better this way, more people should use it. After all, it's just the opposites (the knits and purls reversed). Thanks, looking forward to more videos of yours.
Great video for the Kitchener stitch! I haven’t done it in the past because it seemed so complicated. This technique seems much more straightforward! Thank you! Love your videos!
Love this! Thank you. I've never been able to get the tension right with regular Kitchener stitch, but this way seems (seams, haha!) fool-proof. I'm going to try this on the seam of a baby's hoodie because I don't want a bulky mattress stitch on the baby's head! Thanks, again! 🙂 I've always felt I should be able to do the Kitchener stitch having grown up in Kitchener, Ontario, and with this technique I will master it! 👏
It worked like a charm! Thank you for your excellent explanation. The yarn I had to work with was bumpy and very difficult to pass through, but thanks to this video I now have a flawless piece of work! Thanks again! I love your chanel😃😘
Kitchener stitch was first developed to remove the need of rough seams in socks the British army were using in World war One. It reduced blisters and so reduced infections and so fewer amputations. So a neat and tidy stitch that probably helped save lives
I agree with Nancy; you are my go to also! Thank you for continuing to teach me. How about doing a K1, P1 Kitchener video? I can't get the hang of it with what's available on line yet.
Love the videos! I return to them often. Could you make a video on grafting when you have different stitches? For example purl x, knit x, purl x. I’m working a headband and it’d be great if I could keep the right tension using this technique with the seamless look of the Kitchener.
Love this. I will give it a try next time. For some reason, this stitch makes me dizzy and I lose the stitch sequence. I discover my mistake a few stitches later and it’s not the easiest stitch to go backward on to unravel my mistake. Love your videos as they are so easy to understand even for a continental knitter like me.
Well, isn't that just so clever! That seems pretty much the same thing as grafting, but I think it's easier to see while still on needles v. a darning needle. Thanks for a great technique to try!
This is great thanks and will be useful. Easier for socks though than eg grafting a sweater after shortening, which I’ve just done - how much yarn to allow/cut off? Long length of yarn to pull through each time aargh
I enjoy Kitchener with a tapestry needle, but am very interested in giving it a go this way. It would be very convenient to keep using the knitting needle for finishing.
I have a very long grafted to do 99 stitches. Leaving a long tail for the working yarn is very cumbersome. Can I break it into smaller sections? I hope this makes sense. I love watching your videos.
Is there a formula for how long to leave your tail for working? I have the top of a hood to kitchener, 96 stitches total, 48 on each side of circular needles.
amazing technique.. thanks for sharing.. can this be applied to do tubular bind off ?? it would be great if it can.. I'll try and see what happens.. thanks again.. I'm a big fan of yours..
Great technique except what to do with the last two stitches and how to avoid the dog ear??? Thanks for the great videos they've really upped my knitting. :)
Hi Staci. I absolutely love your videos and the way you teach. I was wondering if you could make a video about how to create your own patterns. I’m in the process of creating knitted amigurumi toys and could do with some help please❤️
Can anyone tell me what to do if I don't have 3 needles the same size? Can I swap out any of the needles for a smaller one & still get the correct tension?
I have a pair of fingerless gloves that I need to join the live ends. The issue is that because of the thumb gusset, one needle has 42 stitches, and the other has 41. In the past, I have done the 3 needles bind off, which isn't very attractive. What would you suggest? I have taught my granddaughter to knit, she is now away at college. I told her to check out your videos if she has any issues. I know you won't let her down. 😃
Could you teach how to knit basic pockets for cardigan. As in to knit separately then weave onto the cardigan, I’m having a difficult time how to do it :(
Can this be done with a rib stitch ? I have a K1,P1 border that is 9 stitches wide and it's making me crazy. I found a knitting instructor that uses 3 needles, but I'm not that skillful.
You can use this with any stitch, and if you're happy with the way it looks, there is no need to do anything differently. But if you want to maintain the rib, I do have this video on grafting rib stitches: ua-cam.com/video/wb5nfkgZ-Kc/v-deo.html
Sweater sleeves are normally seamed in (not grafted in), here is my video on setting in sleeves: ua-cam.com/video/vUEu3Dz9BZ8/v-deo.html And my video on mattress stitch: ua-cam.com/video/46IUyefCkXA/v-deo.html
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but something about the way I’m wrapping the purl stitch on the front needle results in twisted stitches and it just isn’t right. After three attempts I’ve given up and I’ve gone back to working with a tapestry needle because I’m really fast with that and it’s so easy and I’ve been doing it like that for years. But at some point I will have another go as I like adding new techniques to my quiver. I think I need to slow the video right down but one bit of feedback is that using white yarn makes it quite hard to track it against the needles, although it’s maybe my eyesight and being a bit tired and coldy at the moment.
Dear VeryPink Knits I’ve been knitting hats in the round for about a year now and I always do my own patterns. Well not my I own patterns I usually go on the internet and search for knitting charts. Then I take that pattern and knit it into a hat. So but I started getting annoyed because my hats would get to small or be to big. Then i found out about gauge. So my question is how can I take make I own pattern, make it fit, and how I should measure it. Sincerely, Michelle
Thank you ver much I don’t understand why the chant has to be different If I understood I could memorise it better.. Can you explain if you have a minute? Thank you
Using knitting needles to wrap a knit stitch and pull it through creates the exact same results as using a tapestry needle and poking it through as-if-to-purl. (Same goes with the reverse, purl stitch and a tapestry needle pulling the yarn through as-if-to-knit.)
I know you have no reason to answer gushy e-mails. I'm going to gush anyway--I don't expect an answer :) Before UA-cam, a friend showed me how to knit one baby sweater, and I made it again and again as shower gifts to lots of oohs and aahs, but I could never read patterns and had no knitting friends, so I never progressed further. Then UA-cam, and all the experts and artisans who share their crafts so generously, and then (cue trumpet fanfare) I found you. You are my first go-to for every new technique I've ever learned. If you haven't done a tutorial on what I need, I keep looking, but if you have done one, I know I will be perfectly equipped in watching it. You are such an excellent instructor, with such quality production values across the line. It's always so clear, so thoughtfully broken into steps. Very grateful. Thanks!
This video has been life changing for me! I could never really get the Kitchener with a tapestry needle. This clicked immediately! Thank you so much!
Excellently done. Instructions were clear, and I just finished my socks!
Thank you. You’re such a great teacher. Blessings Gail.
You are my go to for knitting videos. They are very helpful since I am self taught and only knit as a hobby. You have the knack of transforming confusing instructions into an easy follow along guide. Thank you.
Hi Staci, can you show us how you tidy up the last stitch once you’ve finished binding off with the Kitchener stitch? Mine always comes off wonky and distorted. Thanks for the great videos! I have so many of yours saved in my “knitting techniques” list!
I like doing the Kitchener stitch anyway, but I think I like this better 😊 Thank you for showing us how!
Yet again I must praise you!! As a new knitter and non-sewer, my seaming is...interesting. I am knitting the As If tee right now and I had to seam the shoulder with a single strand of lace mohair. I was expecting a hot mohair mess. The instructor in my KAL suggested a Kitchner Stitch over the recommended Mattress or three needle bind off for a cleaner look. Many protested and stuck to the pattern. I was about to do it using a darning needle. But I thought I’d check with Very Pink Knits first and this video popped up. A better way to do something that I didn’t know existed?! What luck! So I dove in and did it this way. It wasn’t nearly as hard as I thought it’d be thanks to your video but the best part? The seaming. looks. flawless. And I am as type A, OCD as they come. With a luxury fashion background. I was afraid I’d never wear the sweater because it would look too messy at the seams. Nope! Perfection! Thank you!!!
Brillant! I don’t know where all my tapestry needles wind up (probably with all the single socks that go missing) but I’m constantly buying them and yet never have one on hand. This makes perfect sense. Thank you for the video!
I’m soooo glad I found this video before I actually grafted my capelet! TinyOwlKnits has an adorable woodland capelet with gorgeous cables and subtle details. No matter who’s project I sift through for notes no one mentions the oddity that the provincial set up row and ending row are exactly where the bottom cable is supposed to twist! I have been stalling on this project because I didn’t want to break the cable but this technique means I won’t have to! I’M SO HAPPY!
Great videos. Recommended this site to my local knit store.
I just love this! I found a möbius scarf that I had finished except for the Kitchener finishing. Thank you Staci!
My socks and other items needing Kitchener Stitch will be done using this method from now on! Thanks for sharing with us, Staci. :)
Awesome video! So much easier using the needles rather then a darning needle. Thank you
Thank you Staci. Just completed my first ever sock!! I could not have done it without you.
Staci you are an angel sent from heaven. I was struggling with the Kitchener stitch, I glanced at my phone and there you were. Clear simple and effective. I love it. And I love youuuuuu ;) ♡♡♡
Thanks for this. Knitting is all about rhythms for me and your teaching incorporates that. You are my go-to for knitting advice.☺️
Oh my!!! Love this! I have only been doing toe up socks because I have never mastered the Kitchener stitch. Thank you!!
Wow! That makes so much more sense to me than the process of using a tapestry needle! Thank you so much, Staci!
Ha, Just one hour ago I finished my first pair of socks using your Learn to Knit Socks Pattern and videos! All of the techniques were new to me.They came out perfect. Going to start another pair and learn this method of the kitchener stitch. Love your videos! Love your podcasts too! I've really stepped up my game with them. Thank you.
THANK YOU for saving my sanity! I had to join two border bands at the back of the sweater.
It was a pattern from hell. The 9-stitch band was placed on a holder, then knitted after the border
and sweater was completed. ( I'm an inexperienced knitter.)
Your instructions on seaming is also my savior. You are a great teacher.
This is great! If the tension is better this way, more people should use it. After all, it's just the opposites (the knits and purls reversed). Thanks, looking forward to more videos of yours.
Great video for the Kitchener stitch! I haven’t done it in the past because it seemed so complicated. This technique seems much more straightforward! Thank you! Love your videos!
Wow, Staci! You really do wake up at the crack of dawn.
That's genius!!!! You have the best techniques ever! Bravo!
Thanks, Staci. You Really Are A Great teacher. Wish I could take lessons from you in person!!
This is easier than with a tapestry needle. Thanks for great videos.
Thank, God, somebody finally wrote it out! Thanks for the great video.
Love this! Thank you. I've never been able to get the tension right with regular Kitchener stitch, but this way seems (seams, haha!) fool-proof. I'm going to try this on the seam of a baby's hoodie because I don't want a bulky mattress stitch on the baby's head! Thanks, again! 🙂
I've always felt I should be able to do the Kitchener stitch having grown up in Kitchener, Ontario, and with this technique I will master it! 👏
This just comes right in time as I'm planning on knitting some socks! This seems so much easier! Thank you!
Amazing. I would never have thought to do it this way and it looks easier than with the tapestry needle.
This looks amazing. I will be trying this the next time I need to Kitchener.
This is such a great technique.it looks flawless. Thanks so much!
I'm delighted with these sock videos thank you they r very helpful
Thanks Stacy, just used this to join sleeves to the body of a sweater. Works like a charm!
Thanks for always making great tutorials!
It worked like a charm! Thank you for your excellent explanation. The yarn I had to work with was bumpy and very difficult to pass through, but thanks to this video I now have a flawless piece of work! Thanks again! I love your chanel😃😘
Thank you! I abhor Kitchener with the tapestry needle ... so much that the project I needed it in got scrapped.
Thank You Staci. I love a new ( at least to me) technique.
Brilliant, Staci! I’m working the foot of a cuff down sock right now. I’ll be trying this very soon!
Kitchener stitch was first developed to remove the need of rough seams in socks the British army were using in World war One. It reduced blisters and so reduced infections and so fewer amputations. So a neat and tidy stitch that probably helped save lives
This is a game-changer. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this video! I could never figure out the kitchner stitch and tried to avoid it but now u don't have to :)
I agree with Nancy; you are my go to also! Thank you for continuing to teach me. How about doing a K1, P1 Kitchener video? I can't get the hang of it with what's available on line yet.
This is brilliant, a total game changer for me, Thank you so much.
Love the videos! I return to them often. Could you make a video on grafting when you have different stitches? For example purl x, knit x, purl x.
I’m working a headband and it’d be great if I could keep the right tension using this technique with the seamless look of the Kitchener.
Love this. I will give it a try next time. For some reason, this stitch makes me dizzy and I lose the stitch sequence. I discover my mistake a few stitches later and it’s not the easiest stitch to go backward on to unravel my mistake. Love your videos as they are so easy to understand even for a continental knitter like me.
Well, isn't that just so clever! That seems pretty much the same thing as grafting, but I think it's easier to see while still on needles v. a darning needle. Thanks for a great technique to try!
Thank you so much for the vido,it was pretty easy ,you r a wonderful teacher,and thank you for your time !!😊
I also thought it was easier then the tapestry needle
Excellent! It helped me a lot. Thank you so much, Iove your videos ♥️
Thank you. Thank you. Do not have it memorized so I check back to remind me. Being 76. Forgetting is normal 😝
I totally love this way. So much easier. Thanks so much!!
Thanks so much. I do have trouble with the tension so this will really help me.
Thanks for the podcast. I've been wanting to do the Knitted Kitchener Stitch, but need a video to understand.
Thank you for making me not run and hide when a pattern calls for kitchner stitch!!!
Genius! I’m going to give this a whirl. Thanks so much
Thank you! I always recommend your videos!
As usual, great video Staci. Thanks for sharing that. We'd love to see how you graft 1x1 ribbing too. ;)
This is great! There is another video on YT that I've seen demonstrate this technique, but it wasn't even close to as clear as this video. :)
This is great thanks and will be useful. Easier for socks though than eg grafting a sweater after shortening, which I’ve just done
- how much yarn to allow/cut off? Long length of yarn to pull through each time aargh
Thank you so much for this method 🎉❤
Thank you! Fantastic! I’m always loosing my tapestry needles or not sure which project bag they are inside
Can hardly wait to learn to knit my first pair!
Thank you so much,I'm learning so much from you than you for your time and good videos ❤😊
I enjoy Kitchener with a tapestry needle, but am very interested in giving it a go this way. It would be very convenient to keep using the knitting needle for finishing.
This is great! Would love a slow motion of this one!
Great idea, thank you!
You can just adjust the speed on the video if you want to see it slower. Click the gear icon.
Thanks - very helpful!!!
Thanks for the great video, and I can’t wait to do this on my next sock💖
I have a very long grafted to do 99 stitches. Leaving a long tail for the working yarn is very cumbersome. Can I break it into smaller sections? I hope this makes sense. I love watching your videos.
Is there a formula for how long to leave your tail for working? I have the top of a hood to kitchener, 96 stitches total, 48 on each side of circular needles.
WOW! I love this! Thank you! 😀🧶
Awesome technique! Thank you so much!
You are THE best! Thank you.
love this can't wait to try it.
Hi! I love your technique, is it possible to do this on seed stich?
O always thought this was possible but I didn't take the time to work it out myself! Thanks! I hate kitchenering but maybe this will help
amazing technique.. thanks for sharing..
can this be applied to do tubular bind off ?? it would be great if it can.. I'll try and see what happens.. thanks again.. I'm a big fan of yours..
Thanks! I'll try this next time!
Great technique except what to do with the last two stitches and how to avoid the dog ear??? Thanks for the great videos they've really upped my knitting. :)
How do you know how much of a tail to leave then you cut the wool?
Hi Staci. I absolutely love your videos and the way you teach. I was wondering if you could make a video about how to create your own patterns. I’m in the process of creating knitted amigurumi toys and could do with some help please❤️
Wow.. that is so cool! Thank you!
Interesting technique! How do you decide which technique you are going to use? Just curious. Thanks for sharing.
Does this work for continental knitters?
Can anyone tell me what to do if I don't have 3 needles the same size? Can I swap out any of the needles for a smaller one & still get the correct tension?
I have a pair of fingerless gloves that I need to join the live ends. The issue is that because of the thumb gusset, one needle has 42 stitches, and the other has 41. In the past, I have done the 3 needles bind off, which isn't very attractive. What would you suggest? I have taught my granddaughter to knit, she is now away at college. I told her to check out your videos if she has any issues. I know you won't let her down. 😃
If using double pointed needles for socks, is 5" better than 6" length dpn? Thanks.
There isn't much of a difference between 5 and 6" dpns, it's totally a personal preference.
Could you teach how to knit basic pockets for cardigan. As in to knit separately then weave onto the cardigan, I’m having a difficult time how to do it :(
This is awesome!
Awesome!!! Love it
Can this be done with a rib stitch ? I have a K1,P1 border that is 9 stitches wide and it's making me crazy. I found a knitting instructor that uses 3 needles, but I'm not that skillful.
You can use this with any stitch, and if you're happy with the way it looks, there is no need to do anything differently. But if you want to maintain the rib, I do have this video on grafting rib stitches: ua-cam.com/video/wb5nfkgZ-Kc/v-deo.html
Can I do this when putting in sleeves on a sweater?
Sweater sleeves are normally seamed in (not grafted in), here is my video on setting in sleeves: ua-cam.com/video/vUEu3Dz9BZ8/v-deo.html And my video on mattress stitch: ua-cam.com/video/46IUyefCkXA/v-deo.html
I don’t know what I’m doing wrong but something about the way I’m wrapping the purl stitch on the front needle results in twisted stitches and it just isn’t right. After three attempts I’ve given up and I’ve gone back to working with a tapestry needle because I’m really fast with that and it’s so easy and I’ve been doing it like that for years. But at some point I will have another go as I like adding new techniques to my quiver. I think I need to slow the video right down but one bit of feedback is that using white yarn makes it quite hard to track it against the needles, although it’s maybe my eyesight and being a bit tired and coldy at the moment.
Life saver
Great for fingers that don't work well....thank you so much!
I wonder why this is not caught on because it’s great. I have much better luck with this than the sown on Kitchener
Dear VeryPink Knits
I’ve been knitting hats in the round for about a year now and I always do my own patterns. Well not my I own patterns I usually go on the internet and search for knitting charts. Then I take that pattern and knit it into a hat. So but I started getting annoyed because my hats would get to small or be to big. Then i found out about gauge. So my question is how can I take make I own pattern, make it fit, and how I should measure it.
Sincerely,
Michelle
I recommend a book, The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd. It will help you out with designing your own hat patterns that fit.
Love the way you do this ... socks scare me so much I was holding my breath as I watched .... I am not confident could you tell? :)
You're fabulous😘😘😘😘
Thank you ver much
I don’t understand why the chant has to be different
If I understood I could memorise it better..
Can you explain if you have a minute?
Thank you
Using knitting needles to wrap a knit stitch and pull it through creates the exact same results as using a tapestry needle and poking it through as-if-to-purl. (Same goes with the reverse, purl stitch and a tapestry needle pulling the yarn through as-if-to-knit.)
well it doesn't make sense to me yet. :) but thank you for your time.....maybe i'll understand while binding off
i's going to take a while to wrap that thing around my head around....purl wise