Thank you, thank you, thank you! I tried to understand the kitchener so I can remember, but couldn't. Watched your tutorial and it just clicked. You are a great teacher.
Jana you have forever changed my kitchner stitch. No matter how many times I have used it I always looked up the directions each time. Couldn't seem to remember it for the next time. I love that you eliminated the setup stitches and the 'Knit off purl on is perfect, a great way to remember along with knit on the needle closest to you and purl on needle away from you. Now know I can do this with no directions, i just did the most perfect kitchener on a sock. I am so thrilled with this.
Thank you, you’ve made Kitchener stitch doable. I always dreaded to end my cuff down socks, but you helped me understand the why and wherefores so I have learned the stitch not just mimicking previous videos. You are a great teacher. GOD Bless!
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!! You made a daunting task so simple and my (first time after an almost devastating failure) results were great! You saved my sweater!😄
Thank you so much! You are the only person I have heard describe why we slip or keep on the needle and for that reason I now understand completely and thus don't need a reminder. Honestly, I watched every video like this....😳
I might have thanked you previously, but I do want to say again how well my grafting has turned out since learning your method. So happy with the two mittens I just now completed. Saving this tutorial in my library for future reference. FABULOUS !!!
Thank you for your clear and concise instructions! I listened to numerous other videos and was ready to give up. You made it easy to understand and my project is neatly finished! Great lesson learned! Best wishes, Colleen
Thank you for this clear explanation. I think this is the original way to do it without the set up, I have a very ancient knitting book and it explains this in the same way as you have done and it looks very tidy. I must say and I had myself in quite a tangle trying to get this right and you have helped heaps
OH MY GOSH THANK YOU SO MUCH This is so much easier to remember for me than the typical way and my sock looks so neat! I wish I'd found this video before I did the first one, LOL!
The soldiers were suffering from trench foot, and Gen. Kitchener thought a seamless toe for their socks would help avoid the irritation that allowed the dampness to cause fungal illness.
Kitchener was the war secretrary in WW1 responsible for recruitment. The stitch was developed by mothers, wives and sisters knitting socks for the husbands and sons in the war. It was a way of making the toe more comfortable for marching. It is worth noting that a soldier would go through a pair of socks every couple of days and that foot health was a serious issue for the soldiers in the trenches and so providing socks was a massive war effort.
Thank you for explaining why you miss out the set up steps. I'd seen other videos where they did this, but never explained why. Love your videos. I'm working on my first ever cuff down socks and they are invaluable, especially as I already prefer this method to toe up
Thank you for sharing! I finally have the kitchener stitch down but never made the connection about knitting the front and purling the back. And I hate the ears! Thank you again! I love your channel!
Thank you. The knit off purl on, purl off knit on finally makes sense to me. I was just repeating the song before but now I know the reason and will remember it better now.
I found this more helpful than some of the other videos I found, but I did lose track of what I was doing and ended up with part of my 'seam' having a ridge. I think the easiest way I'm going to remember to do it correctly next time is that you knit off of your front needle, and purl off on the back needle.
Great tutorial! I wonder does it make any difference to kitchener the stitches vertical or horizontal? I prefer doing it along the decreased stitches because I feel it looks more uniform. (especially with only 4 sts) But no one else does it like that. 😂
Great! More validation for the way I have already been doing it! I always presumed the set up and finishing rows were for doing Kitchener on flat square piecing not socks, and I could see how it would be very useful with say blocks in afghans or sweater piecing. Am I on track with my ponderings even just a little? LOL …….....Jan B.
I agree. I'm honestly not sure what the purpose of the set up rows might be in those other applications. I've knitted sweaters in the round and haven't had the need to piecing. Thanks for watching!
You can follow along with either the Hermione Everyday socks video series, or the Basic Cuff Down socks playlist (both here on my channel). You simply use whatever stitch pattern you prefer for the leg and the top of the foot areas. Thanks for watching!
Hi Jana, was wondering if you’ve ever Kitchener stitched anything besides toes closed…does it work… I’m making a doll dress for my great-niece. Im making leggings to go along with it..(I have no pattern) I made toe-up “socks” to fit and knit them up over her knees, now I have the “panties” part finished and am picking up stitches along the leg opening and will knit the 1 1/2 “ needed to reach the sock length. (Sorry, I’m sure this is book length! Lol) Will it work? (Crossing my fingers)
It should work, if I'm visualizing what you mean... Yes, I've kitchenered together many things aside from socks, including a cowl that had a provisional cast on, then kitchenered it together at the finish
The reason for Kitchner stitch was not to have a knot in the sock which would cause irritation and infection on a foot...remember antibiotics were not avail, yet to treat infection. :)
I would love to see a tutorial about how to fix booboos when doing Kitchener. When I make a mistake in this process I just have to live with it’s ugly results. Thanks Jana. If anyone else has had trouble with the whole knit on knit off, Purl on purl off thing, I say Needle up or needle down instead of purl or knit because none of it looks like a knit or a purl to me and I’ve probably done it 50 or more times now.
There is nothing 'alleged' about the "British Army Guy" in WWI. You are talking about His Excellency, The Right Honourable, The Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC. Field Marshall Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener's list of achievements are longer than your arm including being Secretary of State for War under Prime Minister H H Asquith. His military achievements were pre-WWI and by 1916 he was a politician, not an active military commander. Given his background, upbringing and training there is not the remotest possibility that he invented this stitch. In fact, he had nothing whatever to do with it whatsoever. His reputation by 1916 was mixed and he was seen as a man who could weave his way around the political and military world, hence the name of the stitch; it is a weaving stitch, like the man after whom it is named. He, himself, had nothing to do with it.
Kitchener developed the stitch to avoid soldiers lossing toes to pressure marks cause gangerene. If it was around before him many soldiers would not have lost toes in the first place!
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Avoiding the set up stitches make this super easy. You are a genius thank you ☺️
I go back to this video every time! Thank you so much!!!
Hands down the most clear description I've watched for Kitchener stitch. No ears is a big bonus - thanks for this video! it's a keeper.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this! Those bumps drive me nuts. You’re the only person who has made this stitch make sense for me. Much appreciated!
Glad I could help!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I tried to understand the kitchener so I can remember, but couldn't. Watched your tutorial and it just clicked. You are a great teacher.
Thanks so much!
Yes yes!! Finally! Watched and listened once. Got it! Finally. So clear. Did it once, twice, done. You made it so easy! Thank you thank you
Thank you for using a larger weight yarn than sock. It is so much easier to see.
I've watched dozens of videos about the Kitchener Stich, this one is the most comprehensive, yeah! I finally got it. Thank you Purl Together.
Your explanation is great I like the background you gave us and the visual ie pointing out the bumps of purl etc thank you
Jana you have forever changed my kitchner stitch. No matter how many times I have used it I always looked up the directions each time. Couldn't seem to remember it for the next time. I love that you eliminated the setup stitches and the 'Knit off purl on is perfect, a great way to remember along with knit on the needle closest to you and purl on needle away from you. Now know I can do this with no directions, i just did the most perfect kitchener on a sock. I am so thrilled with this.
Me too!
Thank you, you’ve made Kitchener stitch doable. I always dreaded to end my cuff down socks, but you helped me understand the why and wherefores so I have learned the stitch not just mimicking previous videos. You are a great teacher. GOD Bless!
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!! You made a daunting task so simple and my (first time after an almost devastating failure) results were great! You saved my sweater!😄
OMG! Your method makes so much sense! Going to try it on the mittens I'm finishing. Thanks a million!
Thank you so much! You are the only person I have heard describe why we slip or keep on the needle and for that reason I now understand completely and thus don't need a reminder. Honestly, I watched every video like this....😳
Thank you so much! Days of tears and anger are FINALLY over and I understand it at last.
Thank you for your video it has to be the easiest Kitchner stitch video I have seen.
Thank you!!! I hate those “ears” too but never knew what to do about it! 🙏🏻🙌🏻👊
I love the suggestion about which side to take off and leave on. That helped me a lot! Thanks!
Glad it helped!
I might have thanked you previously, but I do want to say again how well my grafting has turned out since learning your method. So happy with the two mittens I just now completed. Saving this tutorial in my library for future reference. FABULOUS !!!
Thank you. To the point and not wordy. Front, knit on purl off. Back, purl off, knit leave on. I will be able to remember this! Excellent.
Thank you for your clear and concise instructions! I listened to numerous other videos and was ready to give up. You made it easy to understand and my project is neatly finished! Great lesson learned! Best wishes, Colleen
I knit my first pair of socks by you! Thank you, thank you. I watched many videos, but yours was the very best for me to learn how!
Thank you for your videos and the way you teach! I finally understand how to knit more because of you. thank you again!
Hi Jana! Your tutorial is my absolute favorite and creates a perfect toe. Thank you for all your tutorials. You’re a great teacher🌺
Thank you for this clear explanation. I think this is the original way to do it without the set up, I have a very ancient knitting book and it explains this in the same way as you have done and it looks very tidy. I must say and I had myself in quite a tangle trying to get this right and you have helped heaps
Glad it was helpful!
The BEST explanation ever! Thank you 🙏
This was so easy to understand and follow along. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Yayyyyy ! I did it ! Whoop Whoop !!! 🧶🧶🧶🤩 Thank you for sharing 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
This was the best tutorial ever. I've got it now, thanks to you😊😊
OH MY GOSH THANK YOU SO MUCH
This is so much easier to remember for me than the typical way and my sock looks so neat! I wish I'd found this video before I did the first one, LOL!
Glad it helped!
The soldiers were suffering from trench foot, and Gen. Kitchener thought a seamless toe for their socks would help avoid the irritation that allowed the dampness to cause fungal illness.
I have done Kitchener stitch but always had to have instruction to remember the on / off part. No one had ever explained why, until you! Fabulous!😁
YES! I finally understand the KITCHENER Stitch...THANK YOU JANET!
Kitchener was the war secretrary in WW1 responsible for recruitment. The stitch was developed by mothers, wives and sisters knitting socks for the husbands and sons in the war. It was a way of making the toe more comfortable for marching. It is worth noting that a soldier would go through a pair of socks every couple of days and that foot health was a serious issue for the soldiers in the trenches and so providing socks was a massive war effort.
This is so clear and helpful, thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent tutorial and no more loops for me.
Thank you for explaining why you miss out the set up steps. I'd seen other videos where they did this, but never explained why. Love your videos. I'm working on my first ever cuff down socks and they are invaluable, especially as I already prefer this method to toe up
Thank you for sharing! I finally have the kitchener stitch down but never made the connection about knitting the front and purling the back. And I hate the ears! Thank you again! I love your channel!
I love this tutorial so much!
thank you so much for posting this. I love your video. and I love that i can make my gloves now without square fingers :)
Thank you so much for this valuable tip! I love it and it works great. Use it all the time!
Thank you so much! Your instructions are as always clear and so easy to follow!
You made it so simple!!!!
Thank you. The knit off purl on, purl off knit on finally makes sense to me. I was just repeating the song before but now I know the reason and will remember it better now.
Thank you for explaining that, finally got it
Glad it helped!
Omg I completely understand with this video! Thank you so much Jana!!!!!
I found this more helpful than some of the other videos I found, but I did lose track of what I was doing and ended up with part of my 'seam' having a ridge. I think the easiest way I'm going to remember to do it correctly next time is that you knit off of your front needle, and purl off on the back needle.
Brilliant. So much simpler.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial! I wonder does it make any difference to kitchener the stitches vertical or horizontal? I prefer doing it along the decreased stitches because I feel it looks more uniform. (especially with only 4 sts) But no one else does it like that. 😂
Nice and easy instructions. ty 💜
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks I have learned the Kitchener stitch but never realized you knit off on the knit side and purl off on the purl side😃
It's just the way came up with for myself to remember what I'm doing! Thanks for commenting :)
great video, thank you . please, what kind of blunt tip bent needle did you buy? What is it called?
It's a darning needle like this one:
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Much more clear ,thanks
Hello, thanks for a simple and great tutorial! It helps me a lot!! Have always been intimidated by it, yet, it is so useful! Will subscribe!
Great! More validation for the way I have already been doing it! I always presumed the set up and finishing rows were for doing Kitchener on flat square piecing not socks, and I could see how it would be very useful with say blocks in afghans or sweater piecing. Am I on track with my ponderings even just a little? LOL …….....Jan B.
I agree. I'm honestly not sure what the purpose of the set up rows might be in those other applications. I've knitted sweaters in the round and haven't had the need to piecing. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much 💞
You are so welcome!
Great vid. Thanks!!
Glad you liked it!
Hi... Beautiful socks. Can u do a tutorial for the vanilla socks cuff down?????
You can follow along with either the Hermione Everyday socks video series, or the Basic Cuff Down socks playlist (both here on my channel). You simply use whatever stitch pattern you prefer for the leg and the top of the foot areas. Thanks for watching!
That's great. Thank you.
You are welcome!
Hi Jana, was wondering if you’ve ever Kitchener stitched anything besides toes closed…does it work… I’m making a doll dress for my great-niece. Im making leggings to go along with it..(I have no pattern) I made toe-up “socks” to fit and knit them up over her knees, now I have the “panties” part finished and am picking up stitches along the leg opening and will knit the 1 1/2 “ needed to reach the sock length. (Sorry, I’m sure this is book length! Lol) Will it work? (Crossing my fingers)
It should work, if I'm visualizing what you mean...
Yes, I've kitchenered together many things aside from socks, including a cowl that had a provisional cast on, then kitchenered it together at the finish
Brilliant
Kitchner is still so intimidating to me. But i am gonna try this method
Just did my first Kitchener toe and while it’s a little messy, I’m moving on to second sock
Excellent. That’s exactly how I remember it. 👍
Thank you for helping me master the Kitchener stitch.
Alright Jana, I'm watching and gonna attempt this... wish me luck! =D
You've got this!
Brilliant!
The reason for Kitchner stitch was not to have a knot in the sock which would cause irritation and infection on a foot...remember antibiotics were not avail, yet to treat infection. :)
Great info. Thank you :)
I would love to see a tutorial about how to fix booboos when doing Kitchener. When I make a mistake in this process I just have to live with it’s ugly results. Thanks Jana.
If anyone else has had trouble with the whole knit on knit off, Purl on purl off thing, I say Needle up or needle down instead of purl or knit because none of it looks like a knit or a purl to me and I’ve probably done it 50 or more times now.
There is nothing 'alleged' about the "British Army Guy" in WWI. You are talking about His Excellency, The Right Honourable, The Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC.
Field Marshall Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener's list of achievements are longer than your arm including being Secretary of State for War under Prime Minister H H Asquith. His military achievements were pre-WWI and by 1916 he was a politician, not an active military commander. Given his background, upbringing and training there is not the remotest possibility that he invented this stitch. In fact, he had nothing whatever to do with it whatsoever.
His reputation by 1916 was mixed and he was seen as a man who could weave his way around the political and military world, hence the name of the stitch; it is a weaving stitch, like the man after whom it is named. He, himself, had nothing to do with it.
Interesting! Thanks for the info.
👍🏼👍🏼
Dont you need to do the set up first???
I've chosen to skip it to avoid the "ears"
Ok. Thank you very much.
Kitchener developed the stitch to avoid soldiers lossing toes to pressure marks cause gangerene. If it was around before him many soldiers would not have lost toes in the first place!
I have now come to the conclusion I will never, ever be able to do this. I watched every stitch. Did exactly what I saw and I’ve gotten even worse.
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