Posted by Sanne December 14th 2014, 4:03am
When you're working a project that's knit in the round, chances are you're casting on x stitches and then 'join in the round'. But what is joining in the round, exactly?
I used to think that you just start knitting in the round from your cast on stitches to create the round work of fabric, but doing so potentially creates a 'ladder' in your work, just like this.
Source: www.craftsy.com
It's pretty tough to correct once it's been made and it's the bane of knitting in the round. So how can you join your row of stitches in the round and avoid laddering? Nancy Wynn from YouTube has the answer!
To make it short, if your pattern tells you to cast on 80, you cast on an extra stitch, in this case 81. When you are ready to join in the round, slip the first stitch from the left needle onto the right needle. Then pass the first stitch from the right needle over the slipped stitch, as if you're binding off.
This joins your stitches in the round without creating ladders and it's easy to place a marker for the beginning of the round. The extra stitch you cast on has been worked off so you're back to the original 80.
Happy knitting!
I used to think that you just start knitting in the round from your cast on stitches to create the round work of fabric, but doing so potentially creates a 'ladder' in your work, just like this.
Source: www.craftsy.com
It's pretty tough to correct once it's been made and it's the bane of knitting in the round. So how can you join your row of stitches in the round and avoid laddering? Nancy Wynn from YouTube has the answer!
To make it short, if your pattern tells you to cast on 80, you cast on an extra stitch, in this case 81. When you are ready to join in the round, slip the first stitch from the left needle onto the right needle. Then pass the first stitch from the right needle over the slipped stitch, as if you're binding off.
This joins your stitches in the round without creating ladders and it's easy to place a marker for the beginning of the round. The extra stitch you cast on has been worked off so you're back to the original 80.
Happy knitting!
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