Teach Yourself Visually Knitting

You can slip stitch along an edge as a decorative touch, or as a base row under-
neath a second row of crochet. You work this edging from right to left.

Crochet instructions indicate slip stitch by using the abbreviation sl stfollowed by
the number of slip stitches to make.

1 Choose a crochet hook that is one or two sizes smaller than the needles
used for your knitting. Insert the hook into your knitting at the right corner
of the edge.

Decorative Details

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2 Loop the yarn around the hook (yarn over) and pull the loop through.

3 Insert the crochet hook into the next stitch of
the knitting, yarn over again, and pull the loop
through both the knitting and the loop on the
hook from step 1.
You should now have 1 loop remaining on
the hook.

4 Repeat step 3 across the edge. Cut the yarn
and pull it snugly through the last loop to
finish the edging.
Note:If a crochet edge is causing your knitting to flare and
stretch, try a smaller hook or try skipping a stitch on the
knitting every so often. If the edge is too tight, try a larger
hook or try crocheting with a looser touch.

Slip Stitch Edging

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