I have been accidentally twisting my stitches and this has cleared up exactly what I was doing wrong. I have no idea I was going through the back loop instead of where I should have been. My stitches look so much better now
You give such good explanations and use the correct terminology for all knitting styles. Some who think they are good teachers of knitting may mixing terms in knitting leading to confusion when written instructions obviously conform to these conventions. Stacy, you are just the BEST!
Thank you! In defense of other teachers (and perhaps myself), knitting patterns can use ANY name for a technique, and there aren't really any standards. I try my best to use the common terminology, and point out any other names, but techniques often have many different names. I can assure you of this - I use the same terminology, the words I learned over the last 40 years of knitting, in all of my videos.
VeryPink Knits You have studied and you do your best to deliver the best content you can. You are so modest, but please, accept it, you deserve the compliment.
This is a timely video! I knitted a hat wherein the pattern specifically say for the rib - k1tbl, p1. I just followed the pattern not understanding why it should be k1tbl instead of k1. After finishing the rib, I favor thek1tbl, p1 combination rather than k1,p1. Your video just made it clearer for me the significance/effect of twisted stitches. :)
Well I knit an entire scarf with all the stitches twisted😅 this helped clear up why at least. Also appreciate that the applications of why you would do this on purpose are shown here too.
Oh, wow! I've been knitting for nearly twenty years now (since I was eight) and I never realized, but this is how I purl! I always wondered why my purling looked different from my knitting. I guess this is what happens when a right-handed person teaches you the knit stitch and a left-handed person teaches you the purl stitch, lol. Time to re-teach myself!
Could you do a follow up showing the best ways to correct a twisted stitch that's a few rows back? I've been teaching a friend how to knit and each time I visit I see the odd one crept into the stockinette but I don't want to rip back. Many thanks in advance, love you videos and have made several projects from your tutorials. Happy New Year :) xx
Stacie dear, once again, you excelled in yet another interesting demo. This twisted knit demo intrigued me and I so enjoyed viewing it. Also liked the Knitter's Pride needle shown. Thank you. Dolores
I've done this it was horrendous and I couldn't figure out why it was happening. it was because I was purling and instead of. wrapping counter clockwise I was just picking it without wrapping. I figured out how to "fix" my twists by kbl! I blame the Knook for it, I learned to knit with it first and it was just easier lol
I do combination knitting. Superior. Norwegian via Arne & Carlos is also great and ergonomic. I'm training my hands to do both while I'm learning. I'm swatching 1x1 ribbing. Doing twisted rib in all kinds of ways.
Thank you so much for the great explanation. (All of your videos are great explanations!) It would have been helpful also if you could show how the WS (purl side) looked on that one swatch where you had bottom half regular and top half twisted. Does the purl side of twisted stockinette appear significantly different, too? Hmm, guess I could knit a swatch and see, huh?
I've been knitting for a long time and didn't even realize this was a thing until I was wanting to make some mittens and it says to adjust the pattern from men's med to women's small twist all knit stitches. Still not sure how that would downsize the pattern though.
I have been knitting twisted for more than ten years and always thought it's the way everyone does it until I looked for some pattern and noticed they knit in a different way
Hi Stacy, the swatch you just showed us where you have regular stockinette stitch on the bottom, but the twisted version on top, is it ktbl one row instead of regular knit one row, and purl one row to achieve the twisted effect. Tanx
I've been ssk and knit 2 together on a pattern. I'm doing it correctly as I'm ssk knit wise but my stiches are twisted with the back loop in the lead. I cannot figure out why. When I turn to do next row my stiches are wrong
I was given a scarf as a teen by a family friend, Peggy, who died the other day. One row is twisted and the next is not. In stockinette. When I started knitting, I took the scarf to a yarn shop and the owner taught me to knit but with that stitch. She called the twist "Irish." Now years later, I've forgotten how to do it and would like to relearn the technique to honor Peggy. I get the twist with the knit stitches but lose it when I purl. Any thoughts would be great. Thank you. By the way. I love the all twisted fabric you create. What happens on the purl side with that? Thanks and best wishes!
@@verypinkknits Thank you. I've done this purl with double-knit decreases. This isn't the way I knit early on. Whatever I did was much easier. I'll experiment with different combinations of inserting the needles and wraps. Maybe I can get back to it and if I do, I'll let you know how the twist done on Peggy's scarf. Best wishes!
In this video, I'm knitting a flat piece on a circular needle. You can knit twisted knit stitches (or twisted rib) on a flat piece or a piece knit in-the-round (in a tube).
I am a rather new knitter and came from the world of crochet. So when i picked up knitting with my husband i been knitting twisted the whole time. Can you tell me what problems i will run into by knitting this way? also what about more advanced knitting tech. like cables will that be possible if i knit threw the back? I have tried knitting "properly" but find that it hurts my writs so to prevent pain i knit what is most comfortable for me. any advice you can give me to help is greatly appreciated
Uni Corn If you would like to knit a bigger peace in a round (a hat, or a jumper) the whole work will twist a little because the twisted stitches. I knitted a hat that way at once. I don't like to wear it.
I just picked up crochet and realized how you wrap the yarn is opposite from knitting. In knitting you wrap the yarn from back to front. I learned how to knit from a crocheter and worked it from front to back until someone else saw my twisted stitches and corrected me... Hope that helps!
@@Mamooshka220 you just helped me realize the reason why my knit stitches have always been mounted weird in comparison to every one else! I've been compensating by thinking of them as left and right legs rather than front and back. I'll have to keep this in mind when I do things more elaborate than stockinette and garterstitch
Hi, Thanks for this, its really useful, I can now tell the difference. xxxx Would this stitch be the same as in this pattern from Raverly called Drifted Pearls by Jennifer Lang? I got confused and abandoned the project! Thanks Claire
+Claire McManus - I'm not familiar with that pattern...the stitch you see in the sample I knit is ktbl (knit through the back loop) on the right side, and purl on the wrong side.
it looks really nice, think I might have to make something just to use it. I gives a contrast to regular knit. So you just purl all the wrong side as usual then?
+Regina Woodson - If you are in North America, you can find a store here: www.knitterspride.com/find-store.asp If you are outside North America, Knitter's Pride is called Knit Pro, and you can find a store here: www.knitpro.eu/find-store.asp Also, their products are sold at www.yarn.com, and ship internationally from there.
+Cynthia Pierre - take a look at the link in the video description field (just below the video) to Annie Modesitt's website. You might be a Combination knitter...right handed and left handed people work stitches the same way, unless you're a Combination knitter, or a Mirror knitter.
hi Stacey, you know the rib Swatch you showed in your videos, the twisted rib stitch, is that, ktbl, and normal p1, or different? woukd like to try out the pattern, looks Kool,tanx
I really want to like this video because I learned a lot but I really dislike this video because of the amount of time spent flogging the sponsor's needles. Boo that. Love the tutorial part of the video though.
Molly - I'm glad you found the info you needed, and I hope you understand that producing these videos is expensive. I absolutely stand behind the needles I demonstrate, and introducing folks to new products allows me to continue to produce a new, free video (like this one) every week. Most of my videos are not sponsored, but the ones that are help keep my RUclips channel free and available to knitters who need the help.
I have been accidentally twisting my stitches and this has cleared up exactly what I was doing wrong. I have no idea I was going through the back loop instead of where I should have been. My stitches look so much better now
oh my, I've been knitting twisted the whole time.
me too! lol
It is Thanksgiving 2018 today and I am thankful for all you generous youtubers.
I've been so confused for years as to why my knitting looked off. Thank you for this video!
You give such good explanations and use the correct terminology for all knitting styles. Some who think they are good teachers of knitting may mixing terms in knitting leading to confusion when written instructions obviously conform to these conventions. Stacy, you are just the BEST!
Thank you! In defense of other teachers (and perhaps myself), knitting patterns can use ANY name for a technique, and there aren't really any standards. I try my best to use the common terminology, and point out any other names, but techniques often have many different names. I can assure you of this - I use the same terminology, the words I learned over the last 40 years of knitting, in all of my videos.
VeryPink Knits You have studied and you do your best to deliver the best content you can. You are so modest, but please, accept it, you deserve the compliment.
This is a timely video! I knitted a hat wherein the pattern specifically say for the rib - k1tbl, p1. I just followed the pattern not understanding why it should be k1tbl instead of k1. After finishing the rib, I favor thek1tbl, p1 combination rather than k1,p1. Your video just made it clearer for me the significance/effect of twisted stitches. :)
Well I knit an entire scarf with all the stitches twisted😅 this helped clear up why at least. Also appreciate that the applications of why you would do this on purpose are shown here too.
I am a new-ish knitter (a couple of months now) and I really, REALLY appreciate you sharing!! Side note... I love your eyebrows!!
Oh Wow! Is THAT Twisted knit? I do that to correct frogged stitches to reposition the row! Fantastic! Thank You!
Oh, wow! I've been knitting for nearly twenty years now (since I was eight) and I never realized, but this is how I purl! I always wondered why my purling looked different from my knitting. I guess this is what happens when a right-handed person teaches you the knit stitch and a left-handed person teaches you the purl stitch, lol. Time to re-teach myself!
very informative! I like the texture that the crossed stitches makes.
Could you do a follow up showing the best ways to correct a twisted stitch that's a few rows back? I've been teaching a friend how to knit and each time I visit I see the odd one crept into the stockinette but I don't want to rip back. Many thanks in advance, love you videos and have made several projects from your tutorials. Happy New Year :) xx
Oh my gosh. Twisted stitches: demystified✨
Thank you!
Stacie dear, once again, you excelled in yet another interesting demo.
This twisted knit demo intrigued me and I so enjoyed viewing it. Also liked the Knitter's Pride needle shown. Thank you.
Dolores
Wow! Thanks! I didn't know we could achieve such a nice effect that easily.
Wow those needles are stunning!
I've done this it was horrendous and I couldn't figure out why it was happening. it was because I was purling and instead of. wrapping counter clockwise I was just picking it without wrapping. I figured out how to "fix" my twists by kbl! I blame the Knook for it, I learned to knit with it first and it was just easier lol
love the twisted rib look. those needles are gorgeous!
I'm going to try using the twisted rib on my next project-thanks
clearly and nicely explain. You’re a good teacher. Thanks!
I always thought I knitted continental, it turns out that I knit continental COMBINED! =O
Thank you, VeryPinkKnits. I enjoy your videos so much. Blessings for the New Year!
This was a very informative video, thank you. Sadly, Annie Modesitt has since passed away, and her website is no longer up.
All her posts are archived on modeknit dot com, so the links don't work, but all the content should still be there.
I do combination knitting. Superior. Norwegian via Arne & Carlos is also great and ergonomic. I'm training my hands to do both while I'm learning. I'm swatching 1x1 ribbing. Doing twisted rib in all kinds of ways.
Great video thank you. Love the new DPNs
Thank you so much for the great explanation. (All of your videos are great explanations!) It would have been helpful also if you could show how the WS (purl side) looked on that one swatch where you had bottom half regular and top half twisted. Does the purl side of twisted stockinette appear significantly different, too? Hmm, guess I could knit a swatch and see, huh?
And many many thanks to you for your wonderful videos
Loved that little sampler with the twisted stitches... I get the concept, but would you share a pattern for it? Thanks! Love you videos!
+Prismaticr - it's just twisted knit stitches on the right side of the work, and normal purl stitches on the wrong side.
+VeryPink Knits I might try this for a sweater... slightly more interesting than straight stockinette, but not too flashy for a man's sweater.
+Frank van Dijk Was thinking this myself for a jumper or vest for my 1 year old son.
Was really hoping for a video about how to do left and right twist stitches. So bummer about that...
I think you might be looking for something more like this: ruclips.net/video/wBBzsqwKFsQ/видео.html
egads I've been knitting the whole time the wrong way! but my stitches look good! lol
Thank you, very clear. I liked seeing the marble acrylic needles, yummy.
I've been knitting for a long time and didn't even realize this was a thing until I was wanting to make some mittens and it says to adjust the pattern from men's med to women's small twist all knit stitches. Still not sure how that would downsize the pattern though.
I have been knitting twisted for more than ten years and always thought it's the way everyone does it until I looked for some pattern and noticed they knit in a different way
Hi Stacy, the swatch you just showed us where you have regular stockinette stitch on the bottom, but the twisted version on top, is it ktbl one row instead of regular knit one row, and purl one row to achieve the twisted effect. Tanx
I've been ssk and knit 2 together on a pattern. I'm doing it correctly as I'm ssk knit wise but my stiches are twisted with the back loop in the lead. I cannot figure out why. When I turn to do next row my stiches are wrong
I had to rip put a few rows. I put them back on the needles but couldn't tell if I did it correctly
I was given a scarf as a teen by a family friend, Peggy, who died the other day. One row is twisted and the next is not. In stockinette. When I started knitting, I took the scarf to a yarn shop and the owner taught me to knit but with that stitch. She called the twist "Irish." Now years later, I've forgotten how to do it and would like to relearn the technique to honor Peggy. I get the twist with the knit stitches but lose it when I purl. Any thoughts would be great. Thank you. By the way. I love the all twisted fabric you create. What happens on the purl side with that? Thanks and best wishes!
Sure - here is my video on purling through the back loop, which creates a twisted stitch: ruclips.net/video/8GIpzQRn37o/видео.html
@@verypinkknits Thank you. I've done this purl with double-knit decreases. This isn't the way I knit early on. Whatever I did was much easier. I'll experiment with different combinations of inserting the needles and wraps. Maybe I can get back to it and if I do, I'll let you know how the twist done on Peggy's scarf. Best wishes!
Thanks for this vid! My question is, is it possible to do twisted rib flat -so not on circular needle?
In this video, I'm knitting a flat piece on a circular needle. You can knit twisted knit stitches (or twisted rib) on a flat piece or a piece knit in-the-round (in a tube).
I am a rather new knitter and came from the world of crochet. So when i picked up knitting with my husband i been knitting twisted the whole time. Can you tell me what problems i will run into by knitting this way? also what about more advanced knitting tech. like cables will that be possible if i knit threw the back? I have tried knitting "properly" but find that it hurts my writs so to prevent pain i knit what is most comfortable for me. any advice you can give me to help is greatly appreciated
Uni Corn If you would like to knit a bigger peace in a round (a hat, or a jumper) the whole work will twist a little because the twisted stitches. I knitted a hat that way at once. I don't like to wear it.
I just picked up crochet and realized how you wrap the yarn is opposite from knitting. In knitting you wrap the yarn from back to front. I learned how to knit from a crocheter and worked it from front to back until someone else saw my twisted stitches and corrected me... Hope that helps!
@@Mamooshka220 you just helped me realize the reason why my knit stitches have always been mounted weird in comparison to every one else!
I've been compensating by thinking of them as left and right legs rather than front and back.
I'll have to keep this in mind when I do things more elaborate than stockinette and garterstitch
Unfortunately, Annie Modesitt passed away in 2020, and her website is now defunct.
Hi, Thanks for this, its really useful, I can now tell the difference. xxxx
Would this stitch be the same as in this pattern from Raverly called Drifted Pearls by Jennifer Lang? I got confused and abandoned the project!
Thanks Claire
+Claire McManus - I'm not familiar with that pattern...the stitch you see in the sample I knit is ktbl (knit through the back loop) on the right side, and purl on the wrong side.
it looks really nice, think I might have to make something just to use it. I gives a contrast to regular knit.
So you just purl all the wrong side as usual then?
So, i just realized i taught myself how to knit wrong, i have been making a sweater in what i thought was regular knit😅
hello where do i buy knitter pride needle
+Regina Woodson - If you are in North America, you can find a store here:
www.knitterspride.com/find-store.asp
If you are outside North America, Knitter's Pride is called Knit Pro, and you can find a store here:
www.knitpro.eu/find-store.asp
Also, their products are sold at www.yarn.com, and ship internationally from there.
Tutorial starts around 2:13
Thank you for this!
I'm a left hand knitter and all of my stitches twist. My garter stitch is not twisted.
+Cynthia Pierre - take a look at the link in the video description field (just below the video) to Annie Modesitt's website. You might be a Combination knitter...right handed and left handed people work stitches the same way, unless you're a Combination knitter, or a Mirror knitter.
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hi Stacey, you know the rib Swatch you showed in your videos, the twisted rib stitch, is that, ktbl, and normal p1, or different? woukd like to try out the pattern, looks Kool,tanx
Kuriyez Islam yes it is.
2:23 TW
I really want to like this video because I learned a lot but I really dislike this video because of the amount of time spent flogging the sponsor's needles. Boo that. Love the tutorial part of the video though.
Molly - I'm glad you found the info you needed, and I hope you understand that producing these videos is expensive. I absolutely stand behind the needles I demonstrate, and introducing folks to new products allows me to continue to produce a new, free video (like this one) every week. Most of my videos are not sponsored, but the ones that are help keep my RUclips channel free and available to knitters who need the help.
I have the Marblz in the DPNs and the interchangeable and I LOVE them! They are fantastic!