I am very fond of the finished look of garter stitch edged with I cord. I think it is the influence of my Home Ec teacher, Mrs. Ashlock. She graded on the outside & inside of the finished garment. I learned to love finished edges in sewing and carried that over to my knitting.
Many of my garter stitch patterns have a method that I call "pivoting". This is necessary for the I cord edge to flow along all edges of the finished item. Simply put, you are reversing the order of the first and second stitch. The first stitch will become the second and the second will become the first. Pivoting is the method I have found easiest to accomplish this. Here is a photo tutorial:
In this photo, the I cord stitches are slipped purl wise to the right double pointed needle. You can also use a cable needle.
In this photo, the 2 I cord stitches on the right DPN or cable needle are halfway through the pivoting. Pivoting is done clockwise.
Here the stitches are pivoted around, the order is reversed. In most cases, you will put the yarn back, slip the 2 stitches back to the Left needle and continue as instructed
One of my free patterns, Giving Heart http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/giving-heart , is a free download that uses this technique, if you want to practice it. I would love to see more projects of this pattern on Ravelry!
Take care and keep your yarn dry.
Many of my garter stitch patterns have a method that I call "pivoting". This is necessary for the I cord edge to flow along all edges of the finished item. Simply put, you are reversing the order of the first and second stitch. The first stitch will become the second and the second will become the first. Pivoting is the method I have found easiest to accomplish this. Here is a photo tutorial:
In this photo, the I cord stitches are slipped purl wise to the right double pointed needle. You can also use a cable needle.
In this photo, the 2 I cord stitches on the right DPN or cable needle are halfway through the pivoting. Pivoting is done clockwise.
Here the stitches are pivoted around, the order is reversed. In most cases, you will put the yarn back, slip the 2 stitches back to the Left needle and continue as instructed
One of my free patterns, Giving Heart http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/giving-heart , is a free download that uses this technique, if you want to practice it. I would love to see more projects of this pattern on Ravelry!
Take care and keep your yarn dry.
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