How to put a lifeline in your knitting

Keywords: chart, lace,

In this DROPS video we show how to put a lifeline into your knitting.

When you knit lace and other patterns adding a so called lifeline can save you a lot of trouble. After finishing a full repeat of pattern, sew a strand of yarn, or like we do a strand of dental floss through all sts on needle. If you then a few rows later mess up, you can easily and safe unravel back to the sts on the lifeline, put sts back on needle and give it a new shot. After next repeat, add one more lifeline. Using dental floss is great since you will not have any trouble pulling it out of the work later, and also being thin but never will break.

Comments (17)

Yvette Romejon Lindell wrote:

SÅÅÅ bra. Tack

30.01.2024 - 22:54

Nanamimi wrote:

Super bonne idée c'était à savoir merci beaucoup :-)

06.08.2018 - 06:28

Marny CA wrote:

Please be very careful if using dental floss. It can cut through your yarn, just as it is meant to cut through dental plaque (tartar) that has hardened between your teeth. My preference is a different color piece of yarn ...

02.05.2018 - 07:15

Craftonwheels wrote:

Fantastic idea, will be using this later as I've messed up on my cable pattern. If only I came across this idea earlier, but will use from now on. Kind regards and many thanks.

16.10.2014 - 16:05

Babli wrote:

Superb idea, had I seen before, I could have saved a lot of re knitting

19.01.2013 - 08:10

Mamie42 wrote:

Une superbe idée qui évite bien des déboires , merci

06.12.2012 - 12:02

Joyce Sullivan wrote:

Je viens de défaire 14 rangs d'un chandail à 5 motifs et de reprendre le tout cela aurait pu être si simple si j'avais regardée cette vidéo avant! merci

28.10.2012 - 03:14

Gill wrote:

Brilliant idea. Perfect for lace shawl I am about to start

10.10.2012 - 21:44

Gill wrote:

Brilliant idea. Perfect for lace shawl I am about to start

10.10.2012 - 21:44

Marion wrote:

Na das nenn ich ja mal ne tolle Idee, sehr wirkungsvoll und doch einfach

23.03.2012 - 17:44

Kariñe wrote:

Oh! If I have done this before... ;-)

21.03.2012 - 15:50

Jutta wrote:

Sehr guter Tipp. Genial.

28.01.2012 - 12:03

Lakshmi wrote:

Yes the dental floss idea is good specially for lace and also for cables too.

09.01.2012 - 14:00

Audrey wrote:

Très bonne idée! Ça évite beaucoup de tracas, merci beaucoup!

08.01.2012 - 23:54

Gloria Hieser wrote:

Awesome!!! Great tip and very helpful. Now I have to make sure I buy unflavered dental tape for my knitting! Although minty fresh knitting may not be a bad idea :)

01.12.2011 - 23:54

Debra wrote:

I like it!

20.11.2011 - 22:38

Silvia wrote:

Great tip!!

18.11.2011 - 07:27

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