Can some one help explain

Hi I saw this answer to a post from years ago about fixing a rolled edge on a scarf. I have googled for hours trying to find an explanation and I can’t can anyone help explain this technique and how to actual bind these stitches.

One thing you can try, even now on the finished scarf:

Pick up stitches all around between the garter stitch border and the stocking stitch area. Then, bind them off immediately. Meg Swansen calls this a “speed bump” and it has worked like a charm for me to prevent rolling of stocking stitch when a narrow garter stitch edge was not effective. It’s super easy, you can do it in a contrasting color or match it if you still have yarn. It actually looks great, it’s a design element!

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Hello
I never heard of this but it sounded interesting so I tried it out on a swatch I had.
I don’t know if this is exactly as intended but it has definitely worked to reduce curling. You can see my swatch is turned on its side, so side edges now become top and bottom, and I’ve worked my interpretation of the speedbump on the top edge, you can see it laying flatter (top right) whilst the rest of that edge is still curling (top left).
The bottom is also curling a lot.

Mine is not stocking stitch with a garter boarder as I just grabbed a swatch I had so mine is on reverse stocking stitch near the edge. I used a different yarn although it doesn’t show on this photo well.

I picked up a purl bump for each pick up stitch. You could pick up a knit leg, just pick up the same leg if the V each time to keep your row straight.
I went into the stitch purl wise, wrap, brought through creating 1 stitch on the right needle, then repeated. 2 stitches on right needle. Pass first over second stitch for a bind off. This leaves 1 stitches on the right needle.
Work into the next stitch/leg on the curling edge in the same way to produce another stitch on the right needle.
2 stitches on needle.
Pass first over second to bind off 1 stitch.
1 stitch remains on needle.
Continue the full length of the scarf or edge.
With one stitch left cut yarn and Pass through the stitch to finish it off, weave it.

I found it a little tricky to work this with only 1 needle (if I was picking up knit wise along the very edge of a fabric I would just use the right needle) so to help out I used a left needle too. It helped me pick up the stitch from the fabric so I could get my right needle in to work it. The left needle also helps with with passing one stitch over the other for the bind off.

This picking up and immediately binding off could also be done with a crotchet hook which would probably make the job easier.

It does make a good firm edge and my swatch is not curling at all.
With going in purl wise I have been able to keep my needles and yarn to one side of the fabric as you can’t go “through” the fabric if you are working a few stitches in or between a stocking stitch fabric with a garter edging.

Why not knit up a swatch and have a go? You could try out on the right side of the work and then on the wrong side and see which result you like the best?

I rather like it and even if i didn’t do this “right” the result works and I think I could use it some time in my knitting. It’s always good to have more tips and tricks.
Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

By the way, “bind off” just means the part where you pass one stitch over the other. It’s what you do to finish your project or the last row in a scarf, the part where you end all the stitches.

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Thank you so much for this explanation- I now have an idea of what I need to try. You’re awesome :blush:

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You’re welcome :blush:
Let us know how it goes, maybe post a photo, it might help someone else too.

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Will define do once I’m done

I tried it on this scarf edge but it didn’t stop it rolling in at all. So will see if something else may work or leave it

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Wow, that’s stunning!
Did it have any effect?
I think on the previous threads you found where this was mentioned the original poster suggested several rows of it. Do you feel another row could fit in and would make any difference? I wonder if it matters which side you do it, the curl side or the other side??
Could you run a second one on the other side?

I wouldn’t suggest taking this out of your beautiful scarf though because the swatch I used to try it on, I pulled out the speed bump and the swatch was very distroted by the removal, leaving big distorted stitches (holes). It was ruined. If you wanted to remove it please do try on a swatch first, I don’t want you to ruin that gorgeous work you’ve done.

Your scarf is gorgeous!
This is a variation although basically stockinette stitch and it is going to curl. Wet blocking will help and so will a wider border but it’s such a strong tendency to curling that it’s a struggle.
Here’s a look at the problem, the causes and some suggestions.

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Thank you :blush: I did an entire row of it and it did t help at all but maybe 2 rows would…. I was able to remove it all and it didn’t leave any holes thankfully.

Thank you. I’ve read this post previously and don’t this any of these will work one this project. I think it may just have to stay like this :blush:

No suggestions for stopping rolling edges, but I love your yarn choice!

Thank you :pray: it is Lionbrand Ferris Wheel in sprinkles.

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