I have a question about the edges of knitting. When you are, say, knitting a shirt in two pieces, ie the front and back both worked on straight needles and not in the round, what do you do to your first and last stitch to make seaming go better? do you just knit when the pattern says knit and purl when it says purl? or do you slip the first stitch purl wise and knit the last stitch? Or is there some other way I’m unaware of? I’ve been knitting for at least two years but have stuck to things worked in the round because I can’t get this down. And, what is the best method to use to sew up your method of edging?
I suppose everyone has a favorite technique, but I always slip the first stitch as if to purl and always knit the last stitch. Word of caution: On a knit row…hold the yarn toward the front before you slip that first stitch purlwise, then move it to the back between the two needles.
I like the chain I get on both edges when I do it this way and then you can seam using a mattress stitch.
When I’m going to seam, I don’t do anything special. :shrug:
suppose everyone has a favorite technique, but I always slip the first stitch as if to purl and always knit the last stitch. Word of caution: On a knit row…hold the yarn toward the front before you slip that first stitch purlwise, then move it to the back between the two needles.
I like the chain I get on both edges when I do it this way and then you can seam using a mattress stitch.
Is slipping the first purtwise and knitting the last not just a decorative edge for scarfs etc? It makes a chain and therefore is it not harder to seam the edge? Do you slip the first stitch purlwise no matter if the stitch is a purl or a knit? And do you knit the last stitch no matter if the stitch is a knit or a purl? I am just going to make a sweater and wondering what to do with the first and last. What if there is a textured pattern throughout, do you still slip the first purlwise and Knit the last? :shrug:
I did not do my post right. I was trying to put the other post in the little box and my answer at the bottom. How do you do that?
I knit the first and last stitch of every right side row and purl the first and last stitch of every wrong side row. I also keep increases and decreases at least one stitch in from the edge.
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sue
yes, that is what I meant when I said the little box.
Thanks.
then do you use mattress stitch? or something else?