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How to unravel stocking stitch safely

In this DROPS video we show you how to unravel stocking stitch safely.

You are working in stocking stitch and you realize that you knitted to far, or maybe you see a mistake a few rows down. To knit backwards takes time, and for some slippery yarns it's not a great idea to pull out the needle to start unravel.

We show how to unravel safely by putting your needle into the stitches on the row you want to unravel to. Then you can pull out the needle and start unravel with no risk of loosing any stitches in the process.

Decide how far you want to unravel. Pick up the right leg of each stitch from the behind.

This way all stitches will turn the right way when you are ready, and you can start knitting again. If the working yarn end up in the wrong side, just move stitches over to the other needle.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS Children 40-35

DROPS Children 40-35
DROPS Baby 38-8

DROPS Baby 38-8
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Video #514, listed in: Learn to knit, Knitting tips & tricks, Dropped Stitches

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Country flag Lene wrote:

Hej, jeg har ofte prøvet at afkorte strik som er blevet for langt på denne måde og det fungerer fint. Nu er mit spørgsmål om jeg også kan gøre det ved mønsterstrik, hvor der hele tiden strikkes mønster med 2 farver - eller vil maskerne slippe hvor farveskiftene er? Mvh Lene

22.10.2024 - 15:52

Country flag Ida wrote:

Hei, Er det samme prinsipp hvis man skal sette arbeidet tilbake på en rundpinne?

18.06.2023 - 20:07

DROPS Design :

Hei Ida. Du kan fint bruke denne teknikken på et arbeid som er strikket rundt / på rundpinne. mvh DROPS Design

19.06.2023 - 07:22

Country flag Sisko Sarkkinen wrote:

Hei. Miten korjaan puseron hihan resorin kun neuloin yksioiken ja yksinurin kun olisi pitänyt neuloa kaksioikein kaksinurin.

10.04.2022 - 12:37

Country flag Tina wrote:

Hei, jeg har strikket altfor langt oppover med raglansfellinger og må prøve dette. Går det greit i fellingene eller blir det vrient?

07.04.2022 - 01:34

DROPS Design :

Hej Tina, det skal gå bra :)

08.04.2022 - 09:17

Country flag Vittupää wrote:

Pese kynsiesi aluset. Yök!

30.09.2021 - 14:25

Country flag Nina Herz wrote:

Und wie funktioniert das bei linken Maschen und bei Zunahmen?

16.04.2021 - 14:55

DROPS Design :

Liebe Frau Herz, nehmen Sie vielleicht die Arbeit von der Innenseite, damit Sie die rechte Maschen sehen können, bei Zunahmen, nehmen Sie nur die Masche in der Sie zugenommen haben / oder die Maschen die zugenommen werden, je nach der Reihen.

16.04.2021 - 15:56

Country flag Trude Solli wrote:

Ett lite spørsmål, fungerer dette like greit på rundpinne?

07.03.2019 - 10:32

Country flag Noemí Gallego wrote:

¿Es igual de fácil cuando se trata de un patrón de calados? Creo que me he equivocado y no quiero volver a empezar, llevo muchas vueltas pero cuando siga puede que se note el error. ¿Qué puedo hacer?

12.11.2018 - 18:54

DROPS Design :

Hola Noemi. Para arreglar los dibujos de calados se necesita algo de experiencia ya que hay que corregir y cuadrar el dibujo de calados y luego saber continuar.

30.12.2018 - 16:33

Country flag Ute wrote:

Ich habe bei einem Wellenmuster in Runden versehentlich die Runde verdreht, es aber erst in der 5. Reihe gemerkt. Das Muster ist also schon gestrickt. Kann ich da was reparieren oder muss ich aufribbeln?

03.07.2018 - 23:42

DROPS Design :

Liebe Ute, am besten zeigen Sie Ihr Strickstück ihren Laden (auch gerne per Mail), so können Sie bessere Hilfe bekommen. Viel Spaß beim stricken!

04.07.2018 - 07:44

Country flag Marleen wrote:

Super tip! hopelijk heb ik hem nooit meer nodig maar àls , dan is dit zeker uit te proberen

20.06.2014 - 16:36

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