How do you crochet slip stitch?

Answer 1

Bowtie Stitch

This is a very simple pattern that can be used for practically any project in stockinette. It's a repeat of six stitches, and the only thing you'll need to learn is to knit into the stitch below the one you'd normally knit (k1b) , the stitch between the purls in the pattern. If you do this wrong you'll end up dropping a stitch down a row, so make sure to watch this.

For the dishcloth:

CO 42 sts

Knit garter for 3 rows (keep the K3 garter border throughout pattern)

(r1) K3, P to last 3 sts, K3

(r2) Knit all

(r3) K3, [P3, K3]* repeat to border, K3

(r4) K3, [P1, K1b, P1, K3]* repeat to border, K3

(r5) repeat row 1

(r6) repeat row 2

(r7) K3, [K3, P3]* repeat to border, K3

(r8) K3, [K3, P1, K1b, P1]* repeat to border, K3

repeat these 8 rows to desired length, Knit garter 3 rows, BO.

The pattern will look like tiny bows or bowties, see picture.

Answer 2

Actually you don't knit a slip stitch. What you do is to slip the stitch off the left hand needle and pass it onto the right hand needle without knitting it (assuming that you are right handed).

Answer 3

Insert the knitting needle into the loop as if to knit (as opposed to the direction you insert to purl), slip the loop onto the inserted needle without creating a new stitch.

Answer 4

Insert your hook in the specified stitch, yarn over, draw yarn through the stitch and also the loop on your hook. That is a slip stitch.

Answer 5

Insert your hook into the stitch you are working in. Yarn over and pull through all loops.