How to join knitted pieces

When made in the same color yarn as your edges it is nearly invisible and can be used for pieces in any orientation. Using the tail of yarn left over from the cast oncast off insert the needle into the loop of the purl stitch on the edge of one square and then in the purl loop of the corresponding purl stitch on the square you are joining.

Pull on the yarn to bring the pieces together.

How to join knitted pieces. 4 ways to join up knitting 1. Three-needle cast off or three-needle bind off. We love this because its a super-quick super-simple way of joining.

Kitchener stitch or grafting. As with the first technique Kitchener stitch also known as grafting joins two sets. Grafting with knitting on the needles.

Thread a wool or tapestry needle with a length of knitting yarn. Place the two pieces to be joined with right sides facing and hold the knitting needles in the left hand. Pass the wool needle knitwise through the first stitch on the front needle and slip the stitch off the knitting needle.

Using the Mattress Invisible Stitch 1. Arrange the 2 pieces of knitting. Set the pieces next to each other so the edges you want to sew together are.

Thread the yarn on a blunt darning needle. Pull out yarn from the skein you used to knit the pieces. Attach the end of the yarn to the.

1 Place the pieces to be joined edge to edge right side facingSecure yarn with 2 oversewn stitches on the wrong sideBring the needle up through the right edge stitch. Insert needle from right to left through the next stitch above and the matching left edge stitch. 2 Pull yarn through and insert needle into the base of this stitch and back out under the horizontal thread of the previous stitch.

How to Join Knitted Pieces with the Mattress Stitch 1 Lay out your pieces next to each other right sides facing up bottom edges toward you. You seam from the bottom edge. 2 Locate the running thread between the first and second stitches on the bottom row of one piece.

Gently pull apart the. When I made a tessellated fish afghan I wanted to find a way to join the pieces together that was prettier than a whip stitch. I settled on this flat croch.

With the Russian Join youre able to join any kind of yarn fibre together. Animal cellulose and synthetic fibres all work with the Russian Join making it a perfect all-purpose join. The Russian Join can be used to join all kinds of fibres including animal natural and synthetic yarns.

The Russian Join doesnt discriminate. Whip Stitch Seam Whip stitch is a super easy way to join your pieces. When made in the same color yarn as your edges it is nearly invisible and can be used for pieces in any orientation.

The video tutorial below will show you how to use a whip stitch join to turn a scarf into an infinity scarf. Joining Knitted Pieces Knitting and Crochet KnitCraft. Joining Knitted Pieces Knitting and Crochet KnitCraft.

Step 1 Block the panels to ensure they are all the same size. Make sure to use a blocking method that is safe for your yarn. To steam block stretch the panels to the desired size pin to a flat surface cover with a damp sheet and iron until the sheet is dry.

Sometimes there is a hideous moment when you need to sew two knitted pieces together. With an actual sewing needle oh I hate that part. For example folding a hat brim in half and sew it in place or folding an edge in half for a blanket to get a super nice trim.

How to Join in the Round Invisibly To join in the round invisibly cast on one more stitch than your pattern calls for. Then when youre ready to join in the round slip this extra stitch to the left needle. Using the working yarn and the yarn tail held together knit the first two stitches together.

Using the tail of yarn left over from the cast oncast off insert the needle into the loop of the purl stitch on the edge of one square and then in the purl loop of the corresponding purl stitch on the square you are joining. Continue in this way all along the edge of the two squares until joined. Line up the edges of your pieces with the right sides facing up.

Thread a needle with a strand of yarn of the same thickness used to knit the blocks and insert it from back to front into the first stitch of the bottom piece. Insert the needle under the first stitch inside the cast-on edge of the top piece. Every inch to inch and a half pull on your yarn to bring the pieces together.

Keep on seaming all the way up to the top. Pull on the yarn to bring the pieces together. Heres what I do at the top.

The idea is that you join all the squares in one direction first and then join all the squares in the other direction. To join the unjoined sides turn the joined squares 90 degrees and repeat the whole process. The easier method by far is to join the crochet squares to each other in long strips as if you were making a bunch of scarves.