2 Row 1: K2, SSK working next cast-on
stitch together with the first stitch from
the side of the work.
*Slip the three stitches back on to the left
needle, pulling yarn tight behind the
i-cord stitches, K2, SSK (working the
i-cord stitch with the next body stitch).Repeat from * until one picked up stitch
remains along the side of the work. Cast
off, working the third i-cord stitch and
the last body stitch together.
The result is a neat, firm edging that
requires no sewing up, except for weaving
in your yarn ends.LACE EDGINGS
Knitted-on lace edgings are quite common
in traditional shawl patterns, and can be
used to create effective and interesting
shaped edges. You could also take a pretty
edging design from an existing shawlpattern and use it on a bolero or the cuff
of a sweater.
When working a lace edging, there are
usually two edging rows for each body
stitch worked. In the case of our Lace
Edging One sample here (below), the
edging is being added to a straight edge
using the live stitches from the swatch- in the same way as you would add an
edging to the end of a scarf or wrap.
Because there are 10 rows in the edging
pattern repeat, you will need a multiple of
five stitches plus one more for the cast-off
row for it to fit properly across the end of
your work.
With the body stitches on the left-hand
needle, cast on an additional 4 sts – this
is the same approach as the start of the
i-cord. Work the first row of the edging -
the SSK will use your final cast-on stitch
and one body stitch ( 3 ).I-CORD EDGING
The first edging we are going to look at is
the i-cord, which gives a very neat finish.
Here it is added to the side of our swatch, so
the first step is to pick up stitches, although
you can also work it along live stitches.
So that the i-cord can be knitted up the
right-hand-side of the swatch, the stitches
have been picked up and purled down
from the cast-off end of the swatch to the
cast-on. Because the i-cord edging uses
one body stitch per row, one stitch has
been picked up for every row end.
Once all the stitches have been picked
up, cast on an additional three stitches
onto the same needle ( 1 ).
.KNITTED-ON EDGINGS
Bronagh Miskelly offers her expert tips on adding knit-on
edgings to your projects, and offers three attractive options to try
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KNITTED-ON edgings are very useful for
creating neat or interesting finishes on your
knits. They can be used to add an attractive
lace or cable border to a scarf or shawl, for
example, or to finish a cardigan or a blanket
with an i-cord for a smart look. Once you
learn the basic techniques, there are a
whole host of edgings to play with, from
wide lace borders to simple button bands.
‘Knitted-on’ refers to how you join your
edging to the body of your project. Rather
than sewing the edging band on, it is
attached to ‘live’ stitches from a project,
or to a side edge by picking up stitches
from the row ends. Either way, the basic
techniques will work in the same way.The Knitter 78 Issue 149 Subscribe now at http://www.gathered.how/theknitter