I just wanted to say thank you. I’m doing an applied I-cord for the first time and this has made that journey so much easier. I’m especially grateful for the corner work tutorial. Your video was easy to follow and my corners are perfect!
This makes so much sense after watching it. The only way that I made my fair isles stitches even was to learn English style knitting. That was quite a challenge for me as I knit continental style like you. Your technique is so much easier that I will have to give it a try. Thank you for your video.
Great explanation. My question is. My icord is knit, knit, K2tog and pick up one (total of 4). Yours seems to be total of five. Can I still apply the same technique for a 4-icord ? Thank you
I'm new to i-cords and think your video and tutorial is very helpful. I do have one question- does it matter if I'm facing the right or wrong side when adding the i-cord?
Interesting question. On one hand, i-cord edging is reversible and looks the same on both sides. On the other hand, all instructions I came across recommend to do this edging with the right side facing to us. I guess, the best way to know is to test this technique with the wrong side facing to you. Or, just stick with the traditional instructions and work with the right side facing. Happy knitting :-)
HELLO MARYNA, I AM A HAPPY SUBSCRIBER! SO MUCH AMAZING INFORMATION! AND FOR ALL OF THAT, I DO THANK YOU! I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH... IS IT POSSIBLE TO KNIT AN ATTACHED I CORD TO A CROCHETED BLANKET. AND IF SO, HOW MANY STITCHES WIDE COULD IT BE? WOULD LIKE IT TO BE PERHAPS AS WIDE AS 5 - 6 STITCHES. THANK YOU... I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EXPERT ADVICE. SINCERELY, PEGGY RAMSEY
Hi Peggy. Many thanks for subscribing, I'm happy you like my tutorials :-) As to your question, yes, I believe it's possible to knit an i-cord edging around a crochet blanket. I-cords are usually 3-4 stitches wide. The gap between the first and the last stitches can get pretty big on wider i-cords. But of course, the best way to know for sure is to swatch :-)
Thank you for this!! Would you consider doing a tutorial on how to graft an applied icord edging together in the round after a provisional cast on with crochet?
Hi Julia, you can graft two ends of the applied i-cord the same way as we do in any other situations when we want to make an invisible join. You can do it with the Kitchener stitch (the tutorial is at www.10rowsaday.com/kitchener-stitch) or use an alternative method explained at www.10rowsaday.com/russian-grafting Good luck :-)
Hi Linda, The video that shows how to make a corner with an i-cord is at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dUMH7qRiAdk.html The detailed step-by-step tutorial is at www.10rowsaday.com/icord-edging Happy knitting :-)
Thanks. In just in the process of planning for a garter stitch blanket that I want to finish with an iCord all around. Your tips will really help. It will have colour changes every garter ridge, with 3, 4, or even 5 colours. (Haven’t decided yet. ). If I carry the colours up the edge, can I hide the floats in the iCord?
But how do you finish it off. How do you finish (bind off) when the i cord meets the part where it started. Hope you understand what I'm trying to say. Please help as I am stuck. Thank you for a reply.
If you used this method to make an edging around a blanket, you can either graft the two edges of the i-cord, or stitch them together using a whip stitch. If you simply want to finish off one end of the i-cord, bind off the stitches of the i-cord or gather them together on a yarn similar to what we do when we finish off a top of a hat. Happy knitting :-)
Thank you for this tutorial. My question concerns the knit side of the stockinette section of your swatch. I notice that the knit stitches have a vertical line created by one leg of each stitch. This happens to me too. Do you know why? My research has led me to one theory that some yarn is spun in a reverse direction. What do you think? Thanks again. 😊
Hi Bonnie. That's an interesting question :-) I'm not 100% sure, but I think you are right - this unusual look is created because the yarn is twisted in a different way. I know there are two ways - s-twist and z-twist. I've just checked and it seems that the yarn I used to make the swatch shown in the video has an s-twist. Maybe that's the reason for that vertical line. I've never given it much thought really, but now I'm curious. Thank you :-)
The general guideline is to work the stitches of each pattern repeat as instructed in the pattern. The stitches resulting from the decreases are usually worked in stockinette stitch to form neat decreasing lines. Good luck :-)
