Weekly knitting tutorials about better ways to knit.
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THX!!! for this video. I've lost track of the number of videos I watched trying to master this buttonhole, watching some of them many times. Yours is the one that did the trick for me. The video showed so clearly the steps, particularly making and then working the yarnovers.
Good evening, Maryna, did you make the stitch markers in this tutorial? Or, can you tell us where you got them? Thank you for your videos, they are very clear and helpful.
Hello, Gayle. I did make those stitch markers. Thank you for noticing :-) The tutorial that explains how to make them is at www.10rowsaday.com/make-stitch-markers Happy knitting, my friend!
Please, email me a chart with the Polish symbols so that I know what exactly you are looking for. My email address is maryna {at} 10rowsaday.com Thank you :-)
Could the even number rows be knit backward, instead of purling? Knit backward the stitches you'd purl, slip the others. I have seen this give a more uniform stockinette look.
Of course, If you get an even tension when you knit backwards, you can do it when you work every other row using the method described in this tutorial. Happy knitting!
@@10rowsaday I seem to get more even tension when I do, so definitely will try it. Took a bit to get the muscle memory in place, but betting it will be worth it.
I have found another way to get this edging is to do a 2 stitch icord bind off. It looks the same. I use the Chinese waitress cast on all the time. It's especially nice when you knit a top down sweater and you start the cast on at the neck.
It is a great idea to use a 2-stitch i-cord bind off. It has a very similar look, but if you need an elastic edge, it is better to use the double chain bind off method. Thanks for the suggestion, Ulrika. I appreciate it a lot.
It is indeed beautiful, thank you Maryna!! You mention near the end that it is quite elastic. Would you say that it is stretchy enough for toe-up socks? Merci!
Brilliant! I don’t know how you do it but…you do! Quick question: does this help with the dreaded stockinette curl? Regardless, love that it matches so perfectly! Thank you and have a great week❤
Hi Esme. I am glad you like this method. It does help with the stockinette curl a bit, but it is not strong enough to keep the edge of the fabric completely flat. Have a lovely day and happy knitting!
Another simple but genius tip! I'm making the Maras cardi by Rievive, which has double hems at the bottom and cuffs, but the button band is just 1x1 rib. Do you think I could use this technique to replicate the double edge? Buttonholes being the tricky part...?
Hi Deborah. This method does not affect the width of the button band. It wraps the edge of the fabric , but the band remains the same. Have fun with your project!
The turning stitches at the left side of the neckline are not as visible as the ones at the right side of the neckline. If you have trouble finding them, place a removable marker next to that stitch. The marker will help you to recognize it in the next row. Happy knitting!
The way demonstrated in the video shows how to make these increases on the right side of the project. If you work back and forth, purl three stitches that form this increase one by one in the next wrong-side row. If you work in the round, knit those stitches one by one in the next round. Happy knitting!
Any basic pattern will do. Just remember that this stitch pattern is not as stretchy as ribbing, so choose a design that is not too snug. Good luck :-)
If you work back and forth, purl three stitches that form this increase one by one in the next wrong-side row. If you work in the round, knit them one by one in the next round. Happy knitting, Ann!
Very nice! It would be a beautiful edge for a triangle shawl that increases on one side only. Thank you for sharing this new (at least to me)and lovely decorative increase! Have a great week❤
Thank you, Esme! I am glad you like these increases. Now, I am developing a way that will form left-leaning increases with the same texture. Have a lovely week, my friend :-)
Of course. To make a horizontal buttonhole, bind off one, two or more stitches depending on the size of the button. Then use cable or knitted cast on to cast on the same number of stitches and continue to work in pattern. Happy knitting!
@10rowsaday My problem is that I'm knitting a horizontal rib. Having picked up the stitches along the front, I now need to make my buttonholes as I go. I can see how to make vertical buttonholes, as you say with cable cast on, but is there a way to make horizontal buttonholes in a horizontal rib?
As you pull the yarn to tighten the yarn wraps, make sure the wraps stay below the spot where the yarn tails are folded. This is the key to making this knot secure. Good luck :-)
I always find the solution to my doubts /problems here on this channel! 😀Thank you so much for explaining the chevron pattern so well with this beautiful n extremely neat work! 🌹🙏
That you know all of this knitterly stuff always amazes me! Happily I don’t have this issue, and now I wonder if it’s because I very rarely purl, but knit backwards? (When doing this backwards row, my needles are always at that 45 degree angle.). Thanks and have a great week❤
Hi Esme. I am happy to know that you don't have rowing out in your knitting. It is very possible that the way you hold needles as you purl does not give rowing out a slightest chance. Happy knitting, my friend!
Is Ottoman rib stretchy? How does it compare to regular ribbing ? Or is it just a ribbed looking fabric. I imagine that the slipped stitches would make it less stretchy.
I will try this technic, thank you! I only have this problem when I knit Western style. My eastern-european knitting is very neat, but I have a headache to translate the patterns written for Western knitters.
You can switch between the Western and the Eastern knitting styles even within the same project. Do the switch in a purl row before you are about to work a section in stockinette stitch, and you will get the best of both worlds - no need to adjust a pattern, and no rowing out in the stockinette fabric. Happy knitting!
I never run into this issue. I knit combined continental. Which means I knit into the back stitch on the knit side which then makes it easier to purl into the stitch on the purl side because I don't wrap the yarn around like most knitters do. This is why throwers have looser stitches on the purl side. My knitting is smooth and even on both sides. Never get a gap.
