How To : Seaming

Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Horizontal Seams

KD Sandi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:11:00 GMT

How To Do Mattress Stitch: Horizontal Seams Fear the mattress stitch no more! Here's a step-by-step tutorial to help you master this easy seaming stitch. This tutorial is for seams worked horizontally (such as a shoulder seam). For seams worked vertically...(read more)

Mattress Stitch Tutorial: Vertical Seams

KD Sandi — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:51:00 GMT

How To Do Mattress Stitch: Vertical Seams Fear the mattress stitch no more! Here's a step-by-step tutorial to help you master this easy seaming stitch. For seams worked vertically (such as a side seam): Locate the "bars" between each column...(read more)

Short-Row: Wrapping a Stitch

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:07:00 GMT

Seaming Work to turn point, slip next stitch purlwise to right needle. Bring yarn to front (Figure 1). Slip same stitch back to left needle (Figure 2).Turn work and bring yarn in position for next stitch, wrapping the stitch as you do so. Note: Hide wraps...(read more)

Mattress Stitch Seam

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Seaming With RS of knitting facing, use threaded needle to pick up one bar between first two stitches on one piece (Figure 1), ... then corresponding bar plus the bar above it on other piece (Figure 2). *Pick up next two bars on first piece, then next...(read more)

Backstitch Seam

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:49:00 GMT

Seaming With right sides together, pin the pieces to be joined together so that their edges are even. Insert the threaded needle from the back to front through both pieces at the right-hand edge, take the yarn around the edges and reinsert the yarn through...(read more)

Whipstitch

Kat — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:11:00 GMT

Stichese With right side of work facing and working one stitch in from the edge, bring threaded needle out from back to front along edge of knitted piece....(read more)