Teach Yourself Visually Knitting

You can use this firm seam almost anywhere in constructing a project. You work
it with the right sides of the pieces facing each other, so that they are inside out.
You should work it about 1 stitch in from the edge.

1 Thread a tapestry needle with a long enough strand of yarn to sew the seam
and leave a 6-inchtail.

2 Place the pieces together, with the right sides facing each other and the
seam edge lined up. Secure the edge stitches by bringing the needle through
both thicknesses from back to front at the right edge, 1 stitch down from the
bound-off stitches. Do this twice and pull the yarn through.

3 Insert the needle through both thicknesses, from back to front, about
2 stitches to the left, and bring the yarn through.

Finishing Techniques

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4 Insert the needle from front to back, about 1 stitch in to the right, and pull
the yarn through.

5 Now bring the needle ahead 2 stitches to the left and insert it from back
to front.

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 across the seam until you reach the end, taking care
to insert the needle at the same depth each time.

7 Weave in the loose ends.

Note:A contrast color yarn was used here to sew the seam for illustrative purposes. Be sure to sew

your seams with the yarn used to knit the pieces for your seams.

Backstitch Seam

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