How do you bind off Kitchener Stitch?

Hold the needles with the live stitches to be grafted parallel to each other with your working yarn on the right. Working yarn should be coming from the back stitch. Trim working yarn at about three to four times the width of the finished edge you will be binding off.

Why is Kitchener stitch so called?

The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, though the technique was practiced long before.

How do you join two knitted pieces together?

Using a third needle, knit the first stitch of the front piece together with the first stitch of the back piece. Work the second stitches of each piece together, then pass the first stitch on your needle over the second, as in an ordinary cast off. Repeat this fifth step until you have one loop left.

How much yarn do I need for Kitchener stitch?

Thread a length of working yarn three times the length of the pieces you are joining onto a tapestry needle. Hold work so you have a front knitting needle and back knitting needle.

How do you do the Kitchener stitch in purl Soho?

Step 3: Insert the tapestry needle through the first stitch on the front needle as if to KNIT, pull the yarn through, removing the stitch from the front needle. Step 4: Insert the tapestry needle through the first stitch on the front needle as if to PURL, pull the yarn through, leaving the stitch on the front needle.

Where does the purl stitch go on a knitting needle?

Move the tip of the needle to the back of the stitch and keep moving up so the stitch slides onto the working needle. The working yarn should still be at the front of the needle. The purl stitch on your right needle will look like a knit stitch that has a small bump at its base. Tug on the yarn before starting your next purl stitch.

What are the instructions for knitting a Kitchener stitch?

Here are the written instructions: Setup A: Knit the stitch on the front needle, pull yarn through, leave that stitch on the needle. Setup B: Purl the stitch on the back needle, pull yarn through, leave that stitch on the needle. Work Setup A and B once, then follow these four steps:

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