2
Insert the tapestry needle
knitwise into the first stitch
on the back needle and pull the
yarn through, leaving the stitch
on the needle.3
Having set up as shown in Steps
1 and 2, repeat Steps 3 and 4
until all stitches have been grafted.
Insert the tapestry needle knitwise
into the first stitch on the front needle
and slide the stitch off. Before you
pull the yarn through this stitch insert
the tapestry needle into the next
stitch on the front needle purlwise
and pull the yarn through, this time
leaving the stitch on the needle.4
Insert the tapestry needle
purlwise into the first stitch on
the back needle and slide it off.
Before pulling the yarn through this
stitch, insert the tapestry needle into
the next stitch on the back needle
knitwise and pull the yarn through,
leaving the stitch on the needle.Kitchener stitch
PRACTICAL GUIDESAbbreviations
0 no stitches, times or rows- no stitches, times
or rows for that size
alt alternate
approx approximately
beg beginning
C4F (cable 4 front) slip two
stitches on to cable
needle, hold at front of
work, k2, k2 from
cable needle
C4B (cable 4 back) slip two
stitches onto cable needle,
hold at back of work, k2,
k2 from cable needle
ch chain stitch
ch sp chain space
cm centimetres
cn cable needle
cont continue (ing)
dc double crochet
dc2tog (insert hook into next
stitch, yarn over hook, pull
through loop) twice, yarn
over hook, pull through all
three loops on hook
dec decrease (ing)
dpn(s) double pointed
needle(s)
dtr double treble crochet
foll (s) following (follows)
htr half treble crochet
inc increase (ing)
k knit
kfb knit into the front and
the back of next stitch
kfbf knit into the front, back and
front of the next stitch
k2tog knit two stitches together
kwise knitwise
k wrap insert right hand needle up
tog with^ through the wrap and into
st the stitch, knit the wrap
together with stitch
LH left hand
m1 make one stitch, by
picking up the horizontal
loop before next stitch and
knitting into the back of it
m1p make one stitch, by
picking up the horizontal
loop before next stitch and
purling into the back of it
meas measure (s)
mm millimetres
N1 (2, 3) needle 1 (2, 3)
p purl
patt pattern
pb place bead
pfb purl into the front and
back of next st
pm place marker
p2tog purl two stitches together
prev previous
psso pass slipped stitch over
and off needle
p2sso pass two slipped stitches
over and off needle
pwise purlwise
rem remain (ing)
rep repeat (ing)
rev st st reverse stocking stitch (p
on RS row, k on WS row)
rm remove marker
rnd(s) round(s)
RH right hand
RS right side
skpo slip one, knit one, pass
slipped stitch over
sk2po slip next stitch kwise, knit
two together, pass slipped
stitch over and off needle(^) sl 2, k1,
p2sso^
slip next two stitches
(^) knitwise at the same time,^
(^) knit one, pass both
slipped stitches over
(^) tog withp wrap^ the left hand to right hand Slip the wrapped stitch from
st needle, insert left hand
needle into wrap, return
stitch to left hand needle,
purl wrap and stitch together
(^) sl 1 slip one stitch
sl st slip stitch
sm slip marker
sp (s) space(s)
(^) ssk (^) one by one slip the next two
stitches knitwise. Put your
left needle through the front
loops of both slipped stitches
and knit them together
st (s) stitch (es)
st st stocking stitch (k on RS
row, p on WS row)
tbl through the back loop (s)
(^) tr treble crochet
w&t (on knit rows) take the yarn
between the needles to
the front of the work, slip the
next stitch from the Left
Hand needle to the Right
Hand needle purlwise, take
the yarn between the needles
back to its original position,
slip the stitch back to the Left
Hand needle and turn
(on purl rows) take the yarn
between the needles to the
back of the work, slip the
next stitch from the Left
Hand needle to the Right
Hand needle purlwise, take
the yarn between the needles
back to its original position,
slip the stitch back to the Left
Hand needle and turn
WS wrong side
wyib with yarn in back
wyif with yarn in front
yb yarn back
yfwd yarn forward (between
knit stitches)
yo work yfwd/yon/yrn as
appropriate
yoh yarn over hook
yon yarn over needle (between
a purl and a knit stitch)
yrn yarn round needle
(between purl stitches
and between a knit and a
purl stitch)
y2rn wrap yarn twice around
needle
- repeat instructions^
following the asterisk as
many times as instructed
() [ ] work instructions inside
the brackets as many
times as instructed
97
This is a brilliant technique for grafting toe stitches together on socks. It is
worked as follows:
SET UP: Before starting you
need to prepare the stitches on
the needle. Hold the two needles
with the remaining stitches
parallel. The loose end of yarn
should be coming from the back
needle and lying to the right of
the work.
1
Thread yarn end onto a tapestry
needle and insert it purlwise into
the first stitch on the needle closest
to you. Pull the yarn through but
leave the stitch on the needle.
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