Category: Techniques

Grafting 2 x 2 ribbing (or any wide ribbing pattern) takes just a little concentration, since the transition between the knits and the purls can throw you off a bit. So, again, if we are grafting a BO to BO edge, we are going to get a half-stitch jog. This was a big problem with… Continue reading Grafting 2×2 Ribbing

Bind Off to Bind Off Edge When grafting knitting bind off edge to bind off edge, there's a half stitch jog that happens at the graft. This is due to the nature of a grafted row -- the upper portion needs two loops to act as the base of the row above. This works perfectly… Continue reading Grafting Seed Stitch

Continuing my grafting series, we'll talk about garter stitch today. Grafting garter is fairly easy, but there's a trick to getting it set up so that it works correctly. Working on grafting BO edge to BO edge, you have to end one piece with a row that presents as a knit row on the RS,… Continue reading Grafting Garter

Last week I had a post covering the concept of grafting knitting. Be sure to read that here first! So, grafting the bind off edge to the cast on edge is the most ideal situation, because it maintains the direction of knitting and produces NO half-stitch offset of stitches. You need one extra loop on… Continue reading Grafting Bind Off Edge to Cast On Edge – Stockinette and Ribbings

When grafting knitting bind off edge to bind off edge, there's a half stitch jog that happens at the graft. This is due to the nature of a grafted row -- the upper portion needs two loops to act as the base of the row above. This works perfectly with a cast on edge to… Continue reading Grafting 1×1 Ribbing

Grafting two pieces of knitting can be pretty complicated. All Kitchener stitch is grafting, but not all grafting is Kitchener stitch.  Kitchener stitch applies to stockinette stitch, and that's it. BUT, we may want to graft things other than stockinette! Today I want to take a look at the basics of grafting -- and what… Continue reading Grafting – The Concept