The Knit Stitch
Making the knit stitch is really very easy. It is basically the same thing as a crochet slip stitch. The difference is that your stitches are held live on a cord and look like an upside down U, instead of the V that crocheters are used to seeing.
Steps:
- Keep your working yarn in the left hand and to the back of your project.
- Simply insert your hook through the stitch.
- Yarn over, and pull the yarn through the stitch.
- Ta-da, you did it!
- Keep working across the row, with the loops you’ve made staying on the needle, and eventually passing on to the cord (if it is a large project).
- When you reach the end of the row, simply slide the remaining live stitches from your needle and on to the cord.
- You can either remove the cord from the hook, leaving the cord in the project like a lifeline, and attach a new cord to the end of your hook. Or, you can slide the stitches closer to the end (making sure you have the clip attached), turn your work and work the next row.
Insert the hook through the stitch
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Yarn over and grab the working yarn
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Pull the yarn through the stitch. Ta-da!
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And here is a little video I made to help walk you through the steps. Please leave me a comment if you have any questions. Thanks!
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Comments on: "Knooking: The Knit Stitch" (14)
I am totally TOTALLY impressed. IMPRESSED !!!
It will feel like I’m CROCHETING “knit” fabric !! I don’t have to change my technique!
Thank you for your efforts with the video and blog. You’ve done a great job !!
Thanks! Let me know if there is anything in particular you would like to see. I’m flying by the seat of my pants. *lol*
I suppose the next thing you’ll have to show is increasing and decreasing. Then we could pretty much make anything?
Bless your heart, I can crochet but think the knit “fabric” looks so much better. Can’t wait to give this a try.
PS: Knooking is a great name !!
Thanks, but I can’t take the credit. Grieney was the brains behind the great name.
I’d like more info on Grieney. Is there any?
You can look her up on Ravelry.
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I cant wait to give this a try!
Knitted years ago and this looks brilliant!
excited here…lol
Thank you for sharing
You know, they make double ended crochet hooks….
Yup, they sure do. But they can’t (as far as I know) be used for Knooking.
I just stumbled upon this site and the concept of knooking looks so interesting! I liked the look of knit, and as a crocheter to start, I stubbornly forced myself to learn to knit so I could make all the beautiful projects I was seeing in knit. I’ll have to try knooking!
I would like to point out, however, that your “knit” stitch is actually a ktbl stitch (knit through back loop). it makes for a slightly twisted knit stitch. to make a true knit stitch, you would have to enter the loop with your hook from the left side, instead of the right. You probably already know this, but some who see this tutorial may not. in some knitting patterns it does make a difference. If you look on youtube for knit stitch and ktbl tutorials, you will see the difference.
I just stumbled upon this site and the concept of knooking looks so interesting! I liked the look of knit, and as a crocheter to start, I stubbornly forced myself to learn to knit so I could make all the beautiful projects I was seeing in knit. I’ll have to try knooking!
I would like to point out, however, that your “knit” stitch is actually a ktbl stitch (knit through back loop). it makes for a slightly twisted knit stitch. to make a true knit stitch, you would have to enter the loop with your hook from the left side, instead of the right. You probably already know this, but some who see this tutorial may not. in some knitting patterns it does make a difference. If you look on youtube for knit stitch and ktbl tutorials, you will see the difference.