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Knitting in the back is usually done to create a twist in the stitch.
This is often called for when picking up heel stitches while knitting a sock.
For comparison,
A regular knit stitch is usually done like this:
Put right-hand needle through the right-most stitch on the left needle, wrap yarn over right-hand needle, pull stitch through, and pull loop off the left-hand needle
A knit stitch through the back is done like this:
Put right-hand needle through the right-most stitch on the left needle on the back side of the needle (from the right, but catch the back side of the loop on the side of the needle that you can't see) , wrap yarn over right-hand needle, pull stitch through, and pull loop off the left-hand needle
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoStart to knit the stitch normally, but do not pull the old stitch off the left needle. Instead, reach around behind the left needle and knit into the BACK loop of the same stitch. You've now made two stitches in one, or formed an increase known as a "bar" increase.
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∙ 12y agothat depends on what you mean by second row.
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∙ 10y agoA one stitch increase.
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What does make 1 front mean in knitting?
One front is an increase stitch done this way: Pick up the horizontal strand with the left needle from front to back between the last stitch worked on the right needle and the next stitch to be worked on the left needle. Then, insert the right needle into the back of the loop, and knit it.
What does wrap and turn mean in Knitting?
slip the next stitch from left to right needle. bring yarn to front (or back if it was already at the front). slip the stitch back from the right needle to the left needle and put the yarn back as it was so it has wrapped the stitch. turn the knitting around and begin to work back along the row as though you had come to the end of the row
What is the knitting term WRLwise?
how do yoy purl next stitch and the next yarn over
What does picking up and knitting wraps together mean when following a pattern?
Assuming that in the previous row you have wrapped stitches it is now time to pull those wraps up onto the needle and knit them together with stitches to prevent holes from forming in the knit fabric. Knit up to the next wrapped stitch but do not knit the wrapped stitch yet. When viewing the knitting from the public (front or knit) side, insert the tip of the right needle into the wrap on the front side of the work and pull it up, over the stitch it is wrapped around, over the tip of the left needle and to the BACK of the work. The wrap is on on the needle, behind the original stitch. Knit the wrap together with it's stitch as if you were knitting two together through the back loops. When viewing the knitting from the private (back or purl) side, insert the tip of the right needle into the wrap on the BACK side of the work. You will have to peek over the top of your needles to see where to catch the wrap. Pull it up, over the stitch it is wrapped around, over the tip of the left needle and to the BACK of the work. The wrap is on on the needle, in front of but to the left of the original stitch. Purl the wrap together with it's stitch as if you were purling two together.
What does k o in knitting mean?
K-O in knitting means "Knit Over" or, in other words, pass one knit stitch over the next.
What does k-o in knitting mean?
K-O in knitting means "Knit Over" or, in other words, pass one knit stitch over the next.
What is yarn forward?
In knitting, this means simply that you are supposed to move the yarn from behind the work to the front by moving it between the needles.This is often used when switching from a knit stitch to a purl stitch in the middle of a row.
What does purlwise mean in knitting?
it simple means put your needle into the next stitch as if you are going to purl and do what ever they say
What does sl1 mean on knitting pattern?
slip 1 - insert needle into stitch as normal then just pull it off the left needle onto the right without knitting or purling it
When your done knitting how do you get it off with out wreaking it?
you must do what is known as a bind off or cast off ( same thing) you start by knitting the first two stitches as you have been knitting .. then using your left needle insert it into the first stitch you just knitted and pass it over the second stitch you just knitted .. you should have just one stitch again on the right needle .. now knit the next stitch and once again using the left needle pass the one stitch over the other .. continue one at a time knitting one stitch .. passing over.. knitting one stitch passing over till all but one stitch remains.. place yarn over the needle and pull thru remaining stitch .. pull to tighten ..
What is slip 1 k2tog psso in knitting?
Slip one stitch (from the left needle to the right), knit the next 2 stitches together, than pass the slipped stitch over the finished K2tog stitch.
Should one knit into the front or back of a stitch when the previous row contained both knit and purl stitches?
There are at least two ways to interpret this question. Taken literally, you're talking about whether to insert the needle into the stitch knit-wise (from front to back) vs purl-wise (from back to front). Whether to knit into the front or back of a stitch is not related to what stitches occurred in the row below, but to what stitches you want to create in the current row. If you wish to make a knit stitch, insert the needle from front to back into the stitch to be worked. If you wish to make a purl stitch, insert the needle from the back to the front. You are allowed to put purl stitches on top of knit stitches and vice versa. It all depends on what pattern or effect you are looking for. For example, many garments begin with a couple of inches of ribbing, such as 1 x 1 ribbing which is done by alternately knitting a stitch, then purling the next stitch. On following rows you simple knit those stitches that were previously knit and purl those stitches that were previously purled. But at the end of the ribbed cuff, hem, or neck, you will need to switch from ribbing to stockinette or some other pattern stitch. Switching to stockinette would mean knitting all the stitches all the way across, even if some of them had been purled in a previous row. ----- The other way to interpret the question is whether you knit into the leg of the stitch that sits in front of or behind the needle, rather than whether you insert the needle from the front of the work or the back of the work. When you wrap the yarn around the needle, you might wrap it counter-clockwise if you are a western knitter (Western Europe and the U.S.), or clock-wise if you are an eastern knitter (Asia). Some knitters wrap CCW on the knits and CW on the purls (called "combination" knitting) because this is the most ergonomic technique. How you wrap the stitch determines how the stitch is placed on the needle. For most American/European knitters the stitch is placed so that the "leading leg" or the branch of the stitch closer to the tip of the needle, is in front of the needle, and the trailing leg is behind the needle. If you knit into the front (leading) leg, you will get a flat stitch. But if you knit into the back (trailing) leg, you will get a twisted stitch. It can be tempting to simply say "always knit into the front of the stitch," but as you can see that would only be true for half of the world's knitters. It is more accurate to say "knit into the leading leg for a flat stitch or the trailing leg for a twisted stitch." This is always true, regardless of whether the stitch being knit is a purl stitch or a knit stitch and regardless of the knitter's style of knitting. Each row is treated as a whole new beginning. The stitch would be made the same way each time no matter where you make it, according to what the pattern says. Some advanced knitters do prefer to start and end every row with the same stitch, regardless of what the pattern says because it makes a kind of seam which makes stitching a garment together.
