Ok I’m new to both knitting and the forums so hopefully I’m posting this in the right spot. I’m practicing knitting one row and then purling the next but along the left and right edges of my work the edges are uneven and loopy.
What am I doing wrong? I try to work the ends tight (but not too tight) and I try to maintain the same tension through out the work but I just can’t seem to get the nice edges I see on many other people’s work out there.
If anyone can provide some insight I would sure appreciate it!
this is a common problem- try slipping the first stitch on each row-insert your right needle as if you’re going to knit normally,then just slip it off the needle without wrapping your yarn to make a new stitch.
Even the first row? I had sloppy edges when I was doing a scarf in garter stitch. I couldn’t decide if it was the yarn (very bulky), my cast on (I’ve since learned slingshot) or the nature of stockinette.
I don’t slip the edge sts, mine look looser and much worse than just knitting them. But I did find that when you make the first stitch, then pull the yarn a little it pulls up the slack from the end st on the row below. Then knit the next couple stitches a little tighter. That helps a lot.
