Finchley Graft: An Easy Alternative to the Kitchener Stitch
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2019
- Learn the Finchley graft, an easy to remember alternative to the Kitchener Stitch.
The Finchley Graft creates a series of purl stitches across the graft and is generally (but not always) worked with the wrong side of the fabric facing.
The Kitchener Stitch creates a series of knit stitches across the graft and is generally (but not always) worked with the right side of the fabric facing.
Note: The term "Finchley Graft" was first used by Roxanne Richardson in 2019. The technique itself is not new, however the terminology is a way for knitters to differentiate that the graft is being performed purl-wise instead of knit-wise (the more widely-recognized Kitchener Stitch).
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Pattern: Little Birds Phone Pocket - shop.thechillydog.com/product...
Yarn: Schoppel Zauberball Crazy
Needles: skacel by addi Bamboo FlexiFlips
Notions: yarn needle
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I tried this when Roxanne Richardson made a video about it 2 months before you did. I use it all the time now.
It's funny to see that it is the kitchener stitch all the way but with a simpeler explanation. Thanks😊
Wow. Way easer to remember. Thanks.
Thank you so much! I don’t mind doing the Kitchener, but this is so much easier to remember! Nice finished look!
This is the best video I have found for how to do the Finchley graft. And I find the Finchley graft so, so much easier than Kitchener stitch. Thank you!
Thank you so much, no matter how many times I do the Kitchener it doesn’t work, this is so much easier and will now use it🤗
Oh my goodness. This could be the best thing ever. I usually do my socks toe up as to avoid the kitchener stitch. I'm definitely going to try this on my next pair. 🥰
Excellent! This looks much simpler than the KS. Will definitely do this on my next pair of socks.😊
Thank you so much!! This is super easy and looks great. I’ve struggled with Kitchener stitch for a long time and my sock toes never looked right. This is a game changer. Thank you!!!
Thank you! I knew there had to be a saner way, and this method reflects two things I kept thinking about when trying Kitchener: a) what if I did it from the other side? and b) Knitwise schmitwise...just put it through the loop in a way that isn't twisted.
thank you and wow, great yarn too! Will check the little bird pattern out, love that stitch!
I am definitely going to try this on my next pair of socks. Thanks for sharing!!!!
O!M!G! Where have you been all my life?!?! I've been trying to wrap my head around the dreaded Kitchner Stitch off and on for 40+ years with no success. I just cannot visualize it in my head. I followed along with you in this video and my mittens are finished!!! On the first try! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
You're so clear and easy to understand. Thank you for your instruction!
OMG where has this been during all my years of knitting??? I have struggled and struggled with the kitcheners stitch. Just yesterday I went to
my LYS to have them help me do the Kitchener on some mittens. They did one to show me, and frankly it looks horrible, and then they supervised me while I did the other. I ripped my Kitchener out twice because even with them directly supervising me and indicating I was doing it right, it wasn't right. I ripped it out again once I got home and found a video that I managed to follow and finally got it right but it was still a struggle. This looks so easy! I'm going to rip out the Kitchener that the shop did and try this. I will report back on my success or failure. EDIT: A total success! The hardest part of this technique is turning your piece inside out if the opening you're going to close is smaller than your piece. I was closing the top of a pair of mittens with only 8 stitches left on each needle. But I had knitted with 100% wool which springs back into shape so easily that my biggest worry on the turn was not losing stitches. I think in hindsight what I would do is put the stitches on waste yarn, secure that waste yarn to ensure the stitches don't fall off, turn the item inside out, and then put the stitches back on my double points. I didn't take the stitches off my needles and made it unnecessarily hard to turn my particular project.
If you ever want to give the Kitchener another try, check out my video called The Unforgettable Kitchener Stitch, ruclips.net/video/qwl2ob4Anog/видео.html. It's a different way of approaching the Kitchener stitch that I think is more intuitive than what most of us have been taught.
@@thechillydog I’ll check out the video but I’ve struggled with Kitchener for so many years I doubt my now biased brain will even accept a new approach! Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Thank you, love this alternative to the dreaded Kitchener.
My oh my, this is the best grafting video that I have ever watched. Quick and easy to learn. Thank you very much.
I tried this a few days ago. Game changer!
i had 5 -6 pair to do.. i left them, cause i have hard time avoiding bunny ears, but this is great ..hard to pull sock through little hole, but i use 3 needles then turn inside out was so much easier than kitchener ..i don't have time to learn toe up till after xmas but will try after all xmas gifts
What a lif saver I always go angled and end doing Russian grafting. Thanks a million .
This is much easier. Thanks for your guidance.
Love this process. Thank you.
Thank goodness! I've been frustrated trying to do Kitchener stitch with terms like purl wise and knit wise, this much more understandable. Thank you
This is amazing!! Finding your video has saved a project, I needed to graft together! Fantastic! Thank you very much! 🤗😊
Thank you! I find it easier to knit in the round with my work inside out, so this is ideal for me!
You make such beautiful pattern socks love them
I love this method.
This is awesome. My last pair of socks ended on dark blue yarn and I had a heck of a time doing the Kitchener stitch. I couldn’t tell what was what half the time even with a giant LED spotlight. My eyes… this looks easier and I could do it with any color yarn if I needed to.
I just tried this technique on the back of a hood, 30 stitches long - super bulky yarn. It only took a few minutes and looks way better than any Kitchener stitch I ever did. Probably would not have purchased the pattern if I knew beforehand that it even hinted at having to Kitchener anything. I am quite happy with the results and wonder why this is less known than the dreaded Kitchener stitch. I knit socks toe up just to avoid the Kitchener stitch and have even altered the "Dumpling bag" pattern to start with a Turkish cast-on just to avoid having to Kitchener. Thank You for the tutorial!
Your a life saver 😊 this is so much easier thank you 🙏
Thank you so much for this method. It looks like this stitch is easier to join two pieces than the Kitchener style which really looked messy when I tried it, as I had a jumpers worth of stitches to re-graft.
Thank you so very much for this video I was struggling with the Kitchener stitch but this makes it sooo much easier for me !! I’m new in knitting socks and this video is so very well explained step by step!!!!Very good instructions!!!❤❤
Great Video!!
Thank you for your Kitchener stitch it was easy as you said 😆❤️
Wonderful.
Maravilhoso trabalho
Nice. Love it!!
Used it a few days ago on the last sock I did. It was a thin sock yarn so I lucked out that I could pull the sock inside out with just my 8 stitches on the end.
Very interesting technique. I still like thr kitchener better on yhe tight side where I can watch it and the tension more easily. Thanks for your excellent explanation once again!😍
Thank you 🙏 it works
Brilliant. So much easier than Kitchener. Bx
Thanks!
Oh great, thank you!!!! The pattern and yarn are soooo pretty, can you tell me, what they are called and/or where you got them from?
I have always avoided the Kitchener but this sounds like a great way to end sock toes. Makes me want to cast on for a sock!
This really is the same thing as the Kitchener stitch, but it's so much more intuitive on the purl side. And don't fight that urge to cast on socks! 😉
I’m always in favour of people finding what works for them, so thank you for taking time to show an alternative. I’ll give it a go, but I’m comfortable with the regular way of grafting; it looks neater, and seems to be both quicker and less awkward to do. You never know though; I just might be surprised. 🙃
Exactly! It's just like trying new food. Sometimes you like it and sometimes you don't, but you never know until you give it a try. Happy knitting! 💖
Awesome! Thx ...
GAME CHANGER! I hate hate hate kitchener stitch. This made me so happy! Now...back to my 2nd sock.
WoW so easier!
Thank you for this great technique! I am not afraid of the kitchener stitch but I certainely try this one for my future top down socks! would you share with us the name or the brand of the tapestry needle you are using in this video? This would be very kind. It seems longer than an ordinary one. I always let my tapestry needles fall down which is anoying, this one seems perfect! Thank you!
It's an addi loop wool needle. I'm not sure if they're still available in the US, so I hope I never lose mine.
@@thechillydog Thank you very much!
Love this. I had a sock on hold because of kitchener.😆
This is great! I have one question though. Does it work the same regardless of what the pattern is, i.e. regardless of whether there are knit stitches or purl stitches?
This method works when you have knit your fabric in either stockinette or reverse stockinette (for reverse stockinette you wouldn't need to turn things inside out). With a little thought, you could also make it work with garter or reverse garter stitch. Otherwise you would need to graft in the stitch pattern you knit to make the join blend in.
@@thechillydog Thank you!
Is it possible to use this for an infinity scarf? And if yes, how as in the end it would be closed inside out. …
Yes, this could be used to close an infinity scarf that's worked flat in rows. But I think you may be talking about a tubular piece that's worked in the round. In that case you would need to have the wrong sides of your fabric facing each other, so no this wouldn't work.
Thank you so much. I always dread the grafting, but not anymore xxxx
You're welcome. It's kind of silly that we generally don't learn/use the purlwise version of the Kitchener stitch. Even though it creates the exact same results, this is so much easier to remember!
Is there a way to do this with double knitting? You can't turn DK inside out
My Unforgettable Kitchener Stitch lesson may be just what you need, ruclips.net/video/qwl2ob4Anog/видео.htmlfeature=shared.
Or this one for the Tubular bind off, ruclips.net/video/0jPMLIE7ac8/видео.htmlfeature=shared.
@@thechillydog thank you
'Going through the center' doesn't make sense. Why not just say knitwise or purlwise, because that's what it is?
...or, right to left, left to right - but - 'center' is more direct, easier to remember, impossible to confuse.
Made total sense to me. I guess you have to know where the front of the stitch is to understand where the center is.
Ah ha! You've been learning from Roxanne Richardson I see.
It's not about who did it first. It's all about who I found first. 😊