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Edge stitches in stockinette

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When knitting a piece you have 1 stitch in each side of your work that is an edge stitch.
The edge stitch are usually not included in the pattern, and there are different ways to work the edge stitches. This depends on what kind of edge it is, if it will be sewn later like a side seam, if it will be open like on a scarf or a front edge of a jacket.

Edge sts in stockinette - this is great when you are working a piece in stockinette and using a heavier yarn. Then you don't want a thick side seam, and you want to be able to sew in the outer stitch edge. Knit the edge sts on rows from RS, and purl the edge sts on rows from WS.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 249-17

DROPS 249-17
DROPS 248-17

DROPS 248-17
DROPS 248-8

DROPS 248-8
DROPS 239-40

DROPS 239-40
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Video #168, listed in: Learn to knit, Learn to knit, Texture Knitting

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Country flag Pamela wrote:

I am neither! First ? Ever RS and WS in edge stitch?

09.12.2022 - 23:51

DROPS Design :

Dear Pamela, RS = right side of the work, WS = wrong side of the work. Edge stitches are knitted when working on the right side of the work and purled when working on the wrong side of the work. Happy knitting!

11.12.2022 - 20:17

Country flag Pamela wrote:

What is RS and WS in edging stitch?

09.12.2022 - 23:49

DROPS Design :

Dear Pamela, RS = right side of the work, WS = wrong side of the work. Edge stitches are knitted when working on the right side of the work and purled when working on the wrong side of the work. Happy knitting!

11.12.2022 - 20:17

Country flag Begoña wrote:

Tengo dudas sobre el punto de orillo. Estoy haciendo el bolso Drops 109-27. En el video veo que tejen el primer punto LD en vuelta derecha y LR en vuelta revés. Es decir , no veo ninguna diferencia, se realiza todo en punto jersey. Si tejemos el 1r punto (de orillo) igual que el resto, por qué lo llamamos punto de orillo? ... yo tenía entendido que el punto de orillo no se tejía para q no se alarguen los lados . Me lo podéis aclarar para iniciar mi bolso de nuevo? Gracias

21.09.2022 - 15:35

DROPS Design :

Hola Begoña, el punto orillo se remarca como un punto para posteriormente coser; es un punto adicional a los necesarios para el patrón. Para el bolso tienes 33 puntos, que son las medidas del bolso y 1 punto orillo a cada lado para la costura. Normalmente, este punto se trabaja en punto musgo (siempre de derecho), pero en este caso se puede trabajar en punto jersey, ya que el punto quedará oculto por la costura.

25.09.2022 - 20:01

Country flag Aline Desrosiers wrote:

Comment tricoter le jersey

28.08.2021 - 18:02

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme Desrosiers, cliquez sur chacun des termes soulignés ci-après pour retrouver la vidéo correspondante pour voir comment tricoter du jersey en rangs, en rangs sur aiguille circulaire, en rond sur aiguille circulaire ou en rond sur aiguilles doubles pointes. Bon tricot!

31.08.2021 - 08:20

Country flag Yvonne Hovland wrote:

Kan du gi meg en forklaring på hvordan kantmasken her er strikket?

04.08.2017 - 16:54

DROPS Design :

Hei Yvonne. I denne videoen strikkes kantmaskene rett fra retten og vrang fra vrangen (= kantene strikkes slik at det blir glattstrikk). Det står også i teksten under videoen. God Fornøyelse!

09.08.2017 - 07:02

Country flag Lucie wrote:

J'appuie également les commentaires : je n'arrive même pas à voir la différence avec un jersey standard, si ce n'est que la personne qui tricote a l'air de serrer davantage sa première maille...

06.08.2015 - 14:42

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Lucie, quand on tricote en jersey avec les m lis en jersey, il n'y aura pas de différence entre les m lis et la partie centrale car toutes les mailles sont tricotées dans le même point. Bon tricot!

07.08.2015 - 09:49

Country flag Ephémère13 wrote:

J'appuie les commentaires d'auparavant, c'est beaucoup trop rapide, on ne peut le faire en même temps, faire une pause, nous donne pas la façon de le faire. Si nous pouvions ralentir le vidéo tout serait parfait. Bonne journée.

20.01.2015 - 18:08

Country flag Ff wrote:

Faudrait faire des vidéos plus lentes..

20.04.2013 - 19:34

DROPS Design :

N'hésitez pas à appuyer sur le bouton "pause" aussi régulièrement que nécessaire pour bien suivre ce qui est fait et le réaliser en même temps. Bon tricot!

11.09.2014 - 16:09

Country flag Naja wrote:

Kan du ta det i slowmotion, kantstrikkingen. Det går så fort at jeg ikke skjønner noe ! Takk på forhånd.

11.11.2012 - 14:19

Country flag Lene wrote:

I teksten står der at kantmasken strikkes ret på vrangsiden og vang på retsiden - men i videoen er det da ret på retsiden og vang på vangsiden!???

08.11.2012 - 15:30

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