A lifeline is a piece of waste yarn inserted through a row of knitting. This waste yarn acts as a safety net allowing you to unravel your knitting back to this point without the fear of losing all of your work. When working a complicated design, insert a lifeline after a successful row and you can always return to this point should your knitting go awry later. This video demonstrates how to utilize a lifeline and three options for inserting them into your knitting. Take the fear out of your knitting!
Category: Video Lessons
Knit Purl Hunter video lessons are listed below in alphabetical order. Just click on the post title to view the video.
Little Gulls
A delightful textured stitch that is fun to knit. To add this to your knitting work as follows:
Multiple of 8 +3
Row 1. K3, *sl 5 wyif, k3; rep from * to end.
Row 2. *K3, p5; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Row 3. K3, *k2, butterfly (shown in video), k5; rep from * to end.
Row 4. *K3, p5; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.
Long Tail Cast On
If you had to limit yourself to one cast on, this would be the one. The long tail cast on leaves a smooth edge with a firm, yet elastic tension. I always teach this cast on to beginner knitters since it is best to start off using the cast on with the most universal applications. If you haven’t tried it or need a refresher, take a peek at my video.
Long Tail Cast On – No yarn tail estimate
Casting on a large amount of stitches? This simple technique will eliminate that pesky tail calculation.
Loop Stitch
The Loop Stitch is a happy little texture stitch that will add a touch of whimsy to your next project. This video demonstrates the stitch for both Western-style and continental knitters.
Loose Knit Column
Many knitters find a column of loose knit stitches on the left edge of their cables. This common phenomenon occurs in knitting when transitioning from a knit stitch to a purl stitch. To minimize the loose stitch, purl the first stitch after the knit column by wrapping the yarn clockwise around the needle. On the following row, this stitch will be twisted. Knit this stitch through the back loop to untwist it.
Magic Loop
Make One Increase
A make one increase (M1) is a nearly invisible increase creating a knit stitch. Many of today’s designers prefer the make one over the popular kfb (knit into front and back of stitch) which creates a knit stitch followed by a purl stitch. Discriminating knitters can use the Make One Left and Make One Right for beautiful leaning increases in gussets and yokes. Confused? Watch my newest video and try this easy to execute increase.
A make one is featured in my Super Simple Heel.