Saturday, January 21, 2006

GraftingHolding the

GraftingHolding the 2 needles parallel with wrong sides of fabric together, thread a blunt tapestry needle with one of the yarn ends and work as follows: Insert needle as if to purl into the first stitch on front piece. Insert needle as if to knit into the first stitch on the back piece. Then follow steps 1-4 as outlined below.1) insert it as if to knit through the first st on the front needle and let the st drop from the needle.2) Insert the needle into the second st on the front needle as if to purl and pull the yarn through, leaving the st on the needle.3) Insert the needle into the first st on the back needle as if to purl and let it drop from the needle, then4) insert it as if to knit through the second st on the back needle and pull the yarn through, leaving the st on the needle. Repeat 1-4 until all sts are gone. When finished, adjust tension as necessary. Weave in ends.


GRAFTING
P Fnt St
K Bk St

K Fnt St Drop
P 2nd Fnt St Leave
P Bk St Drop
K 2nd Bk St Leave