I have a problem with loose stitches that has been plaguing me for years. It got to the point where if you were to see me knitting, it looked like I was disabling a bomb! Till one day I thought "there has to be a way to fix loose stitches after the fact. Currently I am working on a project for class and I could not even tell you how many times I have frogged the whole thing and started over, so -- what I am trying to say is --- thank you --- from the bottom of my heart.
The last example (severed ply) could also be remedied utilizing a small crochet hook (if a snag tool is not available). Additionally, using the same hook, I would thread it through one of the purl "nubs" as long as it wouldn't be visible on the front of the work to keep the snag from getting worse. Another option to prevent it from fraying more would be to add a drop of Frey check. Nothing worse than unraveling work from the center mass of a project! 😉 Great video (as always)!!! 👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much!! Your video helped me fix an enormous snag in the socks I'm knitting. Got it from a yarn over when transitioning between needles. You saved my socks :D
Thank you. I went to visit my daughter up in DC over Christmas and her dog jumped up on me as I entered her home and pulled out a couple of long stitches on my beautiful sweater I bought in Ireland. I just poked them to the back of the sweater until I could actually figure out what to do with them properly. This helps A LOT, although I wish you would have had your dog actually pull out some stitches with his nails on your swatch to show us a real example, not just a tiny made up one.
Thank you so much for the tutorial Stacey! I have one of those latch hook things and did not know what it was for! We have 3 cats and they are always snagging things! So I'm gonna be busy fixing jumpers ☺
I just found this channel and have finally found my favorite knitting woman! I'm a 27 yr old left handed knitter and was wondering how could left handed knitters knit without carrying over the hand every time to carry over the yarn? Hopefully that makes sense
Thanks for the video! I had forgotten about Knit Pickers. For the last one I would add a bit of Fray Check to the cut threads and stick them to the yarn it was once apart of. Just smooth it together with your finger tips.....If that makes any sense. --Ane
I use a crochet for snags but the hatch hook would work so much easier. Keeps the broken ply from falling off my crochet hook when pulling through to the back. Thanks so much!
Love you videos!! I'm currently knitting a baby blanket and it's coming out great. Do you have any videos on how to knit a border garter stitch border to the main part of the blanket?
I ripped out several stitches downward to fix a twist. I was able to get all the stitches back but about 10 in one vertical row got loose! I'm way too far into this to want to start over. How do I tighten multiple vertical loose stitches. Thank you!
Thanks for this one! And it's true! I had an actual physical reaction to those scissors going at your knitting. Gave me a good chuckle, after I caught my breath of course. :)
Staci, when you do the dog sweater can you include a sweater big enough for a portly border collie and an active Labrador??? My mom has the cold short haired border collie and she has asked for a sweater for him.
Since you do live in a house with three dogs, how about giving us an awesome pattern for a dog sweater? My little Rascal would love a hand knit sweater from his mom!
so no matter what i do to figure this stitch out and every single stitch is perfect except my last stitch its lose and just keeps getting bigger and i cant make it smaller can you please help me solve this problem it happens at the end of each row with my last stitch.
MyWarriorInHiding - you can fix snags the same way, but crochet stitches are different from knit stitches, so the shoulder-head-shoulder technique I demonstrate for tightening loose stitches will not work in crochet.
How would you repair a stitch that is cut/torn straight through? I had a stitch that got torn and it started to unravel and I do not know how to fix it.
If you are looking for instructions on how to cover or repair more damaged work, please see my Duplicate Stitch video here: ruclips.net/video/-cfmjyaaAdw/видео.html
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I'm a beginner knitter, and your videos are so comforting and informative!
I have a problem with loose stitches that has been plaguing me for years. It got to the point where if you were to see me knitting, it looked like I was disabling a bomb! Till one day I thought "there has to be a way to fix loose stitches after the fact. Currently I am working on a project for class and I could not even tell you how many times I have frogged the whole thing and started over, so -- what I am trying to say is --- thank you --- from the bottom of my heart.
You are a life saver! I had these big gaps from working short rows and your tutorial helped me fix them! They are invisible!! Thank you!!! 🥳
One of my all-time favey words...'snag'. Thank you OH-so-much for emphatically saying 'big snag' the way you did. You've made my day!
Finally a tutorial on the latch hook snag tool. My one has an s-shape hook on the opposite end of latch hook. How do I use this and what is it for?
The last example (severed ply) could also be remedied utilizing a small crochet hook (if a snag tool is not available). Additionally, using the same hook, I would thread it through one of the purl "nubs" as long as it wouldn't be visible on the front of the work to keep the snag from getting worse. Another option to prevent it from fraying more would be to add a drop of Frey check. Nothing worse than unraveling work from the center mass of a project! 😉
Great video (as always)!!! 👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much!! Your video helped me fix an enormous snag in the socks I'm knitting. Got it from a yarn over when transitioning between needles. You saved my socks :D
Thank you. I went to visit my daughter up in DC over Christmas and her dog jumped up on me as I entered her home and pulled out a couple of long stitches on my beautiful sweater I bought in Ireland. I just poked them to the back of the sweater until I could actually figure out what to do with them properly. This helps A LOT, although I wish you would have had your dog actually pull out some stitches with his nails on your swatch to show us a real example, not just a tiny made up one.
Thanks Staci! i only thought i knew the anatomy of a stitch :) Using the shoulder, head, shoulder analogy is a big help.
Thank you so much for the tutorial Stacey! I have one of those latch hook things and did not know what it was for! We have 3 cats and they are always snagging things! So I'm gonna be busy fixing jumpers ☺
This is so helpful! My nephew gets his little fingers in the yarn and makes the stitches loose, so now I can fix them!
Needed that explanation to know/understand how the yarn runs. Thanks very helpful in many other situations.
I just found this channel and have finally found my favorite knitting woman! I'm a 27 yr old left handed knitter and was wondering how could left handed knitters knit without carrying over the hand every time to carry over the yarn? Hopefully that makes sense
You are wonderful with all your knitting knowledge. Even more so now I know you have dogs. Thankyou for the snag fixing.
Thanks for the video! I had forgotten about Knit Pickers. For the last one I would add a bit of Fray Check to the cut threads and stick them to the yarn it was once apart of. Just smooth it together with your finger tips.....If that makes any sense.
--Ane
I use a crochet for snags but the hatch hook would work so much easier. Keeps the broken ply from falling off my crochet hook when pulling through to the back. Thanks so much!
Love you videos!! I'm currently knitting a baby blanket and it's coming out great. Do you have any videos on how to knit a border garter stitch border to the main part of the blanket?
I ripped out several stitches downward to fix a twist. I was able to get all the stitches back but about 10 in one vertical row got loose! I'm way too far into this to want to start over. How do I tighten multiple vertical loose stitches. Thank you!
Thank you,Stacey.I am no longer afraid of loose stitches!!:D
Amazing video! Hoping to fix or 'heal' my much loved Christmas jumper. Wish me luck. xx
Thanks for this one! And it's true! I had an actual physical reaction to those scissors going at your knitting. Gave me a good chuckle, after I caught my breath of course. :)
Staci, when you do the dog sweater can you include a sweater big enough for a portly border collie and an active Labrador??? My mom has the cold short haired border collie and she has asked for a sweater for him.
How do u fix a stitch where u have split the yarn and now it’s like a snag in the work? I do this all the time.
Since you do live in a house with three dogs, how about giving us an awesome pattern for a dog sweater? My little Rascal would love a hand knit sweater from his mom!
Laura Payne - a dog sweater tutorial is on "the list"! Working on that now.
VeryPink Knits Can't wait! I'll be watching for it!
I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you for sharing all this information!
You are simply amazing! Wonderful tutorial!
so no matter what i do to figure this stitch out and every single stitch is perfect except my last stitch its lose and just keeps getting bigger and i cant make it smaller can you please help me solve this problem it happens at the end of each row with my last stitch.
Thank you!!! the latch hook is amazing! I didn't know it exist!
This is so helpful! But would it also work with crochet?
MyWarriorInHiding - you can fix snags the same way, but crochet stitches are different from knit stitches, so the shoulder-head-shoulder technique I demonstrate for tightening loose stitches will not work in crochet.
wow fantastic! I learn something new everyday! Thank you so much!
Cool tools that I will order soon and fab tips. Thanks Staci.
This is a much needed video. Thanks!
This video came in SO handy! Thank you!
Wow! That was amazing - great tips. Thanks!
The bamboo marking pins link no longer works, and I can't find similar ones. Could you update the link, please?
www.amazon.com/Bamboo-Marking-Package-Approximately-4-Inch/dp/B002HR2KNE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513111075&sr=8-1&keywords=bamboo+marking+pins
Staci, you simply rock! Thanks so much! :) ♥
Thank you!!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YOU SAVE MU LIFE! ONE OF DOLL HAD THIS PROBLEM ANS I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO thank you very much
Could you say me how to make this pattern
Are you asking how to make the swatch? I give instructions for that here: verypink.com/2014/12/10/stellar-swatching/
@@verypinkknits thanks
3:40 I had a small heart attack here.
Thanks for the informative video. Off to buy more fun tools.
Sooooo super helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the info on snags.....my cat loves to jump on me while knitting and snags happen.....
Great tips!
Excellent!! Great help...snag isn't there...😊
❤ thanks
Thank you sooooooo much
So helpful!
How would you repair a stitch that is cut/torn straight through? I had a stitch that got torn and it started to unravel and I do not know how to fix it.
If you are looking for instructions on how to cover or repair more damaged work, please see my Duplicate Stitch video here: ruclips.net/video/-cfmjyaaAdw/видео.html
Thank you!