I have been a knitter since I was 8 and now I'm 63.l love to make complicated patterns and consider myself an expert in knitting but I could not perfect knit vertical lines in ribbing.I have spent days searching the U tube to correct this but failed,but today I suddenly Ifound your channel.I knew there was something wrong in the way I was moving the wool from knit to purl and vice versa.Thanks alot for posting this video.
I love Suzanne sooooo much! She's just so human. She's here to show the knitting, not her nails.This fixed my problem, and it is so well explained! I was going to bail on a cabled sweater because it was so sloppy looking. Now it's full steam ahead!
You're not kidding when you say game changer! I've been knitting for three years now and this whole time I thought it was my tension. I've been studying the fundamentals of the stitch lately, so this makes perfect sense. Thank you! You're amazing!
I really appreciated the two options and that you demonstrated with both styles of knitting. This was such a simple and easy video to understand and follow. Thank you so much! I feel more confident.
I have never left a comment on a RUclips video before, but I feel that I must today because this tip has changed my knitting life. I have never had success with the two standard methods for improving knit-to-purl transition: pulling the yarn forward more tightly before purling or reverse mounting the purl. This is the first time I have ever seen it suggested that you reverse mount the problematic KNIT stitch. OMG!!! I am working on swatches for the TKGA Basics course, and this method instantaneously improved my 1x1 ribbing so much that I literally danced around my living room in excitement. Thank you Suzanne!!!!
I love your wise self too much. Some think that I am fussy but in reality I just prefer things to look more professional and not rushed or sloppy. Thank you too much for all of your videos😇🥰
this is so helpful, i was so frustrated working with lace weight yarn for the first time and feeling like my cables look so sloppy. as a thrower, i appreciate that you show both continental and throwing!
@@SuzanneBryan I wondered if there was a similar trick to tightening the first stitch after a yarn over? I am working a "V" pattern motif (in the round) with holes along each edge of the "V" created by yarn overs. The row of stitches on the left leg of the 'V" immediately following the yarn over hole are very loose when compared with the stitches on the right leg of the "V" following the hole created by the yarn over (sorry, it's hard to explain without being able to attach a photo!).
I'm a new knitter and didn't even know there was an issue until you pointed it out! I recently made a simple scarf with cabling and clearly saw what you've described and to think that I was mighty proud of what i had done! I still am very proud of what I'm accomplishing since ive begun only a short time ago but with your help, I'm able to perfect it now instead of having years and years with of just ok work to show for the time put in. I think im going to employ the tug instead of your second remedy because it was a bit much for me to grasp purposely mounting the stitch wrong in order to fix this. Your seed stitch swatch did look incredible though! I hope I can one day achieve the level of quality you've attained. Im jealous of your knowledge. I only wished I started at a younger age. Im 55 with health problems and im glad to be able to do my best work while I can. Thank you.
I learn new things every day. My knitting is constantly changing. That is what is so darn fun and addicting about knitting. There is always something new to learn. Happy knitting.
Thanks for this extensive explanation and showing both the continental and throwing method for fixing the problem. I want my knitting to be neat and not messy.
I have been knitting a long time, and since seeing this video, did not realize how sloppy my stitches were. So glad I found you. Also practicing knitting on tips of my needles, and that has changed my life too. Keep up the good work, want more!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I've struggled with my k to p st for _decades_. The tug on the k st method did not work, but I did find that tugging on the p st did...sorta. With your time stamps I was able to go right to what I needed, and it worked! I won't be hesitant of ribbing again. I don't do many cables because of the same sloppiness, so I'll work on that one too. Once again THANK YOU!!
This video is so helpful. I'm knitting a hat with some cables and I was getting huge laddering that I couldn't tighten no matter what I tried. I can't wait to try these trucks to tighten that up and hopefully get rid of the laddering! Also this will just help in all projects with seed stitch (which I love the look of but now know why mine always looks sloppier than I want it to!) and ribbing. Thank you so much!
I’ve been struggling with this as I’m knitting my first cable sweater. The swatch looks horrid. I’m so thankful I found this video. I’m ready to start again!
You are so welcome, Dusty! I hope you've subscribed, I've got loads of videos to help; I also have a Facebook page (same name) full of knitters that love to help! 😊
This particular video was so helpful. I’m trying to make a pair of socks for my son and for some reason the running was so sloppy looking. Thanks for The fix!
Thanks for showing the "mechanics" of the stitches. We need to be mindful, not just knitting along with no thought, when making the corrections you suggest.
Exactly. But mindful knitting is really hard. I stop being mindful about about 30 seconds and get into my "zone". It takes practice, and then your brain incorporates it into your knitting and you can stop thinking about it. It becomes automatic.
Thank you SOOO much for this! I kept starting my ribbing over and over again trying to get rid of those ladders, as you called them. I found a couple other videos that addressed this but they certainly didn't explain the "science" of how it happens and how to fix it. They also focused only on continental knitting. I'm slowly learning that method but my grandmother, who first taught me the basics when I was little, was a thrower. Seeing this done BOTH ways is so super helpful and I really appreciate this!
I love doing cables and have often been unhappy with the loose look of the finished product. This is amazing and will make for a more professional looking garment. Wonderful tip
I just retried this, and although it looks better (more consistent), I'm still getting larger stitches. Practice practice practice. One day I'll get it right.
Wow! I have just set out to solve this problem in my knitting after many years of not realizing that this could be fixed. I found your wonderful video and can’t wait to add this fix to my next project!!!
Thank you for the precise explanation. I have wondered why I could not get gauge for seed stitch. It always splayed out like the bottom of your sample, giving me less stitches per inch than called for.
That is wonderful! Happy knitting onetouti. I just started a new channel - Suzanne - Off the Cuff, for my live streams. You may want to check it out also. = ruclips.net/channel/UCQBgFUvQzjz1RUm9NsgEA1A
Loved the explanation. I have done it differently. I think the result is the same. The pearl st after a knit is pearled clockwise and on the return I knit into the back of the twisted stitch. That way I don’t have to be aware of what kind of stitch is following a knit. If I pearl I rotate the yarn clockwise !
Suzanne: I found this really helpful - I had been tightening the yarn in ribbing after the first purl stitch in an effort to remove the slack, but I am going to try and pull it out on the second knit stitch as you demonstrated. This is more efficient and doesn't require moving the yarn back and forth between the needles as I was doing when I tightened the purl stitch. I will let you know if it helps! Thank you
This was really well explained. I thought I was just sloppy in my tension I had no idea I could fix those loose stitches. I can’t wait to try this out.
Thanks Suzanne. As ever, your videos are well presented and clear. Your suggestions have greatly helped me improve my knitting technique and the appearance of my finished knits. You are my "go to" knitting guru.
Thank you so much for that most concise and clear tutorial. I am currently working on a 9x9 rib for a long line cardigan in a linen and silk yarn and was in utter despair but thanks to your help I can can put it right. 😃 Angela
Thanks for commenting. I hope you have chosen to subscribe and please share my videos in your social media groups, like FB, Ravelry, Pinterest, etc. Thanks again and happy knitting, Suzanne.
I love your videos. They’re so helpful! I am a super beginner, but I find the way you teach and explain so tremendously useful. I think I’ve watched your SSK video about 10 times because after a few rows I forget how to do it, but as soon as I watch your video again it makes perfect sense. Feeling quite chuffed that I have been doing the pulling technique in this video instinctively; the rest of my knitting is indeed a bit sloppy but it’s getting better with every row!
Of the hundreds of knitting videos I have watched, this is the one I have watched the most. I no longer have a problem with ribbing, except when it’s single ply yarn (which I no longer buy). Is it because the single ply is too smooth compared to plied? I am using Malabrigo Silky Merino. My stockinette gauge swatch is a thing of balanced beauty, but my 1x1 ribbing is untidy. The knit stitches look more like this ( ), instead of \/, even with the modifications in your awesome video.
Yes, it is the yarn. What I do in that case, is swatch. Try working a twisted rib design, just twist the knits on the RS and the purls on the WS. See what you think. It may tighten up on you too much, in that case, go up a needle size for the ribbing. Let me know what you think.
I love this! It does do what you say it does! I have used the first method on ribbing at the top of socks, a lot of spring to them when using this method! Thanks
Suzanne's scientific approach to knitting works wonders in this video. One comment on the second fix, the one where you knit the last stitch before the purl in the "eastern" fashion, with the yarn going clockwise. If you were working in the round, all you'd have to do in the next round is to knit that stitch picking up the leg in the back (which is actually the front leg of the stitch), what we call "diritto ritorto" in Italian, so it would be even easier. Right?
Interesting alternatives. I’ve been.tightening the first purl stitch by moving the yarn to the back allowing the pure bump to move closer to the last knit . Pulling the last knit stitch looks like a better alternative. Less yarn movement thus faster.
Very helpful! I think I prefer method one for myself, but I will work through method two. I have been snugging up my stitches on the first purl. But I have not been able to achieve that perfect seed stitch. I will definitely work through swatches on this over the weekend. Thank you!
I'm really a nerd about this, so I'll have to go back over my swatches from last weekend. I'm making my own tutorials to go with the patterns I have. My patterns are for beginners, so I think this level of info would be overwhelming to someone just learning what k2p2 is. But for me, it's extremely useful! Thank you! I'm signed up to do the Basics program the TKGA, but I haven't started yet. I'm spending more time on the computer than I am knitting right now. Which really needs to change.
Be sure to hop on over to FB and join my group there too for lots of in-depth conversation about the architecture of knitting - Knitting with Suzanne Bryan. And, I have a Ravelry group by the same name too.
I did just join your Ravelry group! I'll go look for the facebook group. Though I have a really hard time not getting distracted and wasting time when I go to facebook.
Thank you for your very helpful tutorials, Suzanne. You are always my number-one, go-to gal for solving problems and learning a new skill. I'm using your second technique on a 1x1 ribbed hat in the round. It looks like the general concept with your fix is to have the distance the yarn is traveling from stitch to stitch be a minimum. So, if I'm doing this correctly, in the round, when knit stitches are mounted conventionally, with the right leg in the front, I wrap the yarn the opposite direction, like you show in the video. But when I come around to those stitches again, the right leg is in the back. So I'm thinking that I insert the needle through the back leg, then wrap the yarn in the traditional way, since it's a shorter path. Am I understanding this correctly?
You would knit through the back leg and then wrap the yarn clockwise around the right needle for the new stitch. Then when you come back to this stitch in the following round, you will continue to do the same thing. If, instead you knit it through the back loop, but wrapped the yarn conventionally, you would defeat the whole purpose.
@@SuzanneBryan Thank you so much for clarifying that, Suzanne. You're so right! I am almost done with my 1x1 ribbed hat, and using this method has made such a difference! And I'm finally getting used to wrapping that way. It will now become a fundamental skill of my knitting. Thank you for your incredible knowledge, and for getting back to me so quickly! I've learned so much from you, and it's taken my knitting to a whole new level.
I have not tried these methods, but I sure will! This is the method I used on my last project - I found it on the 'Techniques' forum in Ravelry: "Combined Knitting is when making a purl stitch you wrap the yarn in the opposite direction than normal thus making a twisted stitch. When you turn and knit back, you would knit into the back of the stitch instead of the front of the stitch." (from 'CrispyQuilts') This worked for me :) and I found it very easy to do. Although - this addresses the 'loose purl' following the knit rather than the loose knit. Maybe not the same thing?
It is effectively the same thing. The loose purl and enlarged knit are the same problem just opposite sides of the fabric. If you turn the fabric over, you will see the enlarged knit (purl from previous side) and loose purl (knit from previous side). both fixes give the same results. Happy knitting.
Could you demonstrate how to do the second fix with seed stitch? I just got so confused because I am only working with one knit and one purl instead of 2 knits and 2 purls as you demonstrated with the ribbing. I would like to use that method if I can. I still have holes with the first fix method in my seed stitch and trying to pull the yard tight enough to prevent a hole is killing my hands.
When knitting in the round, work the purl after the knit with the yarn going clockwise, when you come to that stitch again, work it from the back look and with the yarn going around the needle clockwise
@@SuzanneBryan thank you 😀 But I'm not sure if I understand it correctly 🙈😔 I would like to make a ribb (for a hat or for a sweater) so I will knit in the round. I did try it with your 1st method but it is still not so nice 😔
Hello again Suzanne and thank you for pointing me in the direction of this video! It's so help to see the science behind this issue. I'm a fairly new knitted; please excuse my knitting ignorance. The pattern I'm following at the present has knitted stitches between the cables and not purls as you've demonstrated. Would I apply the second method to the left column then?
Try it on a swatch and see if it helps. You might also want to learn how to cross cables without a cable needle - check out this video - ruclips.net/video/wM2S88kG3CE/видео.html
Hi Suzanne, Love your videos and this technique (I have better outcome w/ #2) solves a frustrating problem. Altho, I was confused about what to do on next rnd since most of my projects are circular. Think I’ve figured it out. Also, you mention knitting on the tips makes a huge difference, how is that? Can you explain a bit?? I’m a newer knitter and wanting to have neat knitting and motion economy. My tendency is for snug gauge, worried using tips will make stitches tight. Thank you gor your excellent work.
This is extremely helpful! On the second method, I understand with ribbing having to purl through the back on the reverse side. However, I am attempting a waved welt so some of the stitches on the reverse side would be knit. What would be the procedure for that?
If you are using method no2 in the round the same stitch will be knitted with the method each row. Will that stitch be knitted in the back or front loop? Thank you for a very good video!
@@SuzanneBryanI think on the second row needs knit into back then reverse Pearl into the back, bringing yarn from under needle on the Pearl? Otherwise if I keep up the same pattern all round I get twisted knit stitch…
The idea of changing the wrap on the knit stitch is very interesting. Would the results be the same if the wrap of the Purl stitch was changed so that there is less yarn in it and it doesn’t.t flow back to the knit stitch?
Great video. A question: in this video the clockwise wrap is done in the knit stitch just before the purl stitch but in your video “Tidy Ribbing in the Round” it is done in the first purl stitch after the knit stitch. Would you please explain the difference and when to use each one? Thank you.
Thank you for the kindness of a reply to my question. I will do as you suggest and see what happens. May I ask another question? I knit almost exclusively Portuguese style (since I live there!) and when I inspect my 1x1 ribbing (socks) I can’t see any laddering. Do you think that the Portuguese style isn’t prone to laddering because the strand for the knit stitch is over the top of the right hand needle and the wrap is shorter on the knit stitches?
This is a great question. It has more to do with knitting in the round. Compare your knitting in the round ribbing with your ribbing knit flat and see what you think.
HI Suzanne, Thanks for this video. I have reviewed it several times and have applied your technique for eliminating a large knit stitch after a purl stitch.. I am pleased to tell you that I have applied it successfully to a cowl I am working on. My question is about a 2/1 RPC ( slip 1 st onto cable needle & hold at back of work, k2, p1 from cable needle). Do you suggest tightening up on the 2nd knit stitch just before doing the purl stitch in this cable cross? I have not been doing this because the crossing of the two stitches over the 1 stitch seems to create a fair amount of tension.
No, you will not need to do that in the cable cross itself. Just work it in the transition between the left side of the cable and the purl ditch next to it. Great question.
Dear Suzanne, I'm doing a seed stitch (continental knitting, Norwegian-style purling, odd number of stitches) and started using your 2nd method, but when trying to work the 2nd row, my stitches seem to be kind of joined in groups of 2, so that it is hard to get my needle to catch the stitch. Kind of like the back of the knit stitch is the other way around than it should be? Not sure if my explanation makes sense... I must be doing something wrong, but would love to figure out what! Thank you for the wonderful tips :)
This is SO helpful! I am wondering though, do you use the same method on the reverse as well with a K to a P? Therefore you would have twisted mounts on the "right" side as well? Or do you employ the techniques usually on the right side only? I am asking more for cable work situations. Thank you :)
I was taught in 1958 by my Finnish grandmother to not wrap the wool but rather just pick and pull through so this does not happen for me. It does however set up the leading leg of each stitch, knit or purl, in such a way that I need to rethink and then change the approach of my working needle in patterns written for all you other knitters. Apparently this style has a name but to me it is just knitting.
Suzanne thanks for this video! I've tried to fix this loose knit column many times before, Both the methods you suggest haven't worked. Nor did slipping the first purl then picking it up on the next row, nor purling the first purl clockwise rather than the knit then back looping it on the next row. Do you have any other ideas I can try? It's the only reason I wont do cable work as the ladder in the purls just looks awful to me. But my husband is begging me to do him some more cabled items.
@@SuzanneBryan Thanks for the reply Suzanne, sorry I didnt reply sooner but the holidays got in the way. I'm a thrower, I tension the yarn between my thumb and index finger gently pinching the yarn. I had another try with cables this last week and really pulling the yarn to the point of it almost snapping actually does get rid of the loose column but its soo painful to have to pull on the yarn that hard.
Hi Suzanne. First of all, thank you for this video, I’ve watched it so many times trying to fix my tension issues. I’ve been using the second method, and have just done the ribbing on a top I’m working on, but my next row is to knit all the way to the marker to start the cable pattern. Just wondering how to knit the backwards purl from the previous row? If I were still robbing I would purl into the back leg, but I’m not sure what to do when I’m needing to knit it. Any help would be very much appreciated!! Thanking you in advance
This has actually been a big problem for me and my work (everything has to be perfect) and I'd even avoid some patterns because of it. Does this also work for when there's a YO before the purl stitch. After getting frustrated with big YO loops between the change I'd omit the YO all together and just remember to pick up a stitch in that spot of the pattern in the next row.
I do have a video on the yarn over problem - Continental here - ruclips.net/video/m6fMf10E8bE/видео.html and Throwing here - ruclips.net/video/rltOVzq72yE/видео.html
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I have been a knitter since I was 8 and now I'm 63.l love to make complicated patterns and consider myself an expert in knitting but I could not perfect knit vertical lines in ribbing.I have spent days searching the U tube to correct this but failed,but today I suddenly Ifound your channel.I knew there was something wrong in the way I was moving the wool from knit to purl and vice versa.Thanks alot for posting this video.
Wonderful Deepali Chaudhri! Happy Knitting.
I love Suzanne sooooo much! She's just so human. She's here to show the knitting, not her nails.This fixed my problem, and it is so well explained! I was going to bail on a cabled sweater because it was so sloppy looking. Now it's full steam ahead!
Thanks so much for the great feedback, Jane, you really put a smile on my face!
You're not kidding when you say game changer! I've been knitting for three years now and this whole time I thought it was my tension. I've been studying the fundamentals of the stitch lately, so this makes perfect sense. Thank you! You're amazing!
wow I needed this years ago ... so frustrating when you learn on your own, so the people like you who makes these I am so grateful for !!!
Thank you!
I agree. I just started a wrap so I will apply this new knowledge!!!
I really appreciated the two options and that you demonstrated with both styles of knitting. This was such a simple and easy video to understand and follow. Thank you so much! I feel more confident.
This is fabulous. You are a great instructor. I'm going to practice this Thank you. 😊
I have never left a comment on a RUclips video before, but I feel that I must today because this tip has changed my knitting life. I have never had success with the two standard methods for improving knit-to-purl transition: pulling the yarn forward more tightly before purling or reverse mounting the purl. This is the first time I have ever seen it suggested that you reverse mount the problematic KNIT stitch. OMG!!! I am working on swatches for the TKGA Basics course, and this method instantaneously improved my 1x1 ribbing so much that I literally danced around my living room in excitement. Thank you Suzanne!!!!
This makes me very happy! Happy New Year.
I always thought this is just the way it is supposed to be and there is no fix for it. We learn every day, thank you!
You are very welcome Nadia Dima! Happy knitting.
Between you and Lucy Neatby, no other knitting-expert is needed. You’re both incredibly generous in sharing your knowledge. Many thanks.
Wow, thank you! Happy New Year!
THANK YOU! I’m a new knitter, but this has been bugging me since I started ribbing and cables - you made my day!
You are so welcome!
I love your wise self too much. Some think that I am fussy but in reality I just prefer things to look more professional and not rushed or sloppy. Thank you too much for all of your videos😇🥰
Thank you!
this is so helpful, i was so frustrated working with lace weight yarn for the first time and feeling like my cables look so sloppy. as a thrower, i appreciate that you show both continental and throwing!
This is one of the best video tips I've come across
Glad it was helpful! Happy New Year.
@@SuzanneBryan I wondered if there was a similar trick to tightening the first stitch after a yarn over? I am working a "V" pattern motif (in the round) with holes along each edge of the "V" created by yarn overs. The row of stitches on the left leg of the 'V" immediately following the yarn over hole are very loose when compared with the stitches on the right leg of the "V" following the hole created by the yarn over (sorry, it's hard to explain without being able to attach a photo!).
I have been knitting for 60 years (OMG) and have never been able to figure out to make my cables neater. Now I know. Thank you so much!
Happy Knitting.
I'm a new knitter and didn't even know there was an issue until you pointed it out! I recently made a simple scarf with cabling and clearly saw what you've described and to think that I was mighty proud of what i had done! I still am very proud of what I'm accomplishing since ive begun only a short time ago but with your help, I'm able to perfect it now instead of having years and years with of just ok work to show for the time put in. I think im going to employ the tug instead of your second remedy because it was a bit much for me to grasp purposely mounting the stitch wrong in order to fix this. Your seed stitch swatch did look incredible though! I hope I can one day achieve the level of quality you've attained. Im jealous of your knowledge. I only wished I started at a younger age. Im 55 with health problems and im glad to be able to do my best work while I can. Thank you.
I learn new things every day. My knitting is constantly changing. That is what is so darn fun and addicting about knitting. There is always something new to learn. Happy knitting.
This is fantastic. I have always wondered about this and hated the sloppy stitches particularly when cabling. Thank you for explaining so clearly .
You are so welcome!
great help, those sloppy knit columns always drove me nuts, thanks again, so helpful!
Great to hear! Be sure to subscribe to my channel if you haven't already, happy knitting.
I love the explanation of why the stitch is enlarged. It
Makes so much more sense to me.
Excellent. It is so much easier to improve your knitting if you understand the mechanics of what is happening. Happy knitting.
Brilliant tips! Thank you for taking the scientific/mathematic approach in explaining.
Thank you so much, Kathleen, I'm glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Thanks! Enjoyed seeing someone actually showing, what went wrong and not only how to fix it ❤️
Thank you! Happy knitting!
Wow! What a great tip! It helps so much to understand why things are the way they are. Knowing the why helps me remember what to do.
Glad it was helpful!🧶
Suzanne you are saving my life ❤️
I love helping! Thanks so much for watching! ❤️
Thanks for this extensive explanation and showing both the continental and throwing method for fixing the problem. I want my knitting to be neat and not messy.
Yay! Thank you! Happy knitting.
I have been knitting a long time, and since seeing this video, did not realize how sloppy my stitches were. So glad I found you. Also practicing knitting on tips of my needles, and that has changed my life too. Keep up the good work, want more!
Perfect. This is what it is all about. Thank you so much. Happy knitting.
Nice post. I agree with you. :))
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I've struggled with my k to p st for _decades_. The tug on the k st method did not work, but I did find that tugging on the p st did...sorta. With your time stamps I was able to go right to what I needed, and it worked! I won't be hesitant of ribbing again. I don't do many cables because of the same sloppiness, so I'll work on that one too. Once again THANK YOU!!
Great to hear!
This video is so helpful. I'm knitting a hat with some cables and I was getting huge laddering that I couldn't tighten no matter what I tried. I can't wait to try these trucks to tighten that up and hopefully get rid of the laddering! Also this will just help in all projects with seed stitch (which I love the look of but now know why mine always looks sloppier than I want it to!) and ribbing. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
👍🏼 Just rewatched this for the coming cables to knit on our ITAG cardigan. Love the perfect look. ❤️
Great! Hugs and Happy Knitting.
Great discussion of topic. That's the beauty of knitting I guess; there's always something to learn to do better!
Thank you Christy. Yep, there is always more. It never gets boring. Happy knitting.
I’ve been struggling with this as I’m knitting my first cable sweater. The swatch looks horrid. I’m so thankful I found this video. I’m ready to start again!
You can do it! 🧶
This technique is so helpful. My work has always looked sloppy, so I am happy you've shown us how to improve our work. Thank you!
You are so welcome, Dusty! I hope you've subscribed, I've got loads of videos to help; I also have a Facebook page (same name) full of knitters that love to help! 😊
THANK YOU SO MUCH Suzanne. This video was recommended me by RUclips and I've noticed exactly same thing has been happening on my pieces. eye opening!
Hugs and happy knitting!
Thank you Suzanne! I love the science behind the why, it makes total sense now!
Thanks. I also, love the science of why. I consider myself a knitting engineer. I love learning why the yarn reacts the way it does in the stitches.
This particular video was so helpful. I’m trying to make a pair of socks for my son and for some reason the running was so sloppy looking. Thanks for
The fix!
You are very welcome Kimberly Harner! Happy knitting.
Thanks for showing the "mechanics" of the stitches. We need to be mindful, not just knitting along with no thought, when making the corrections you suggest.
Exactly. But mindful knitting is really hard. I stop being mindful about about 30 seconds and get into my "zone". It takes practice, and then your brain incorporates it into your knitting and you can stop thinking about it. It becomes automatic.
Thank you SOOO much for this! I kept starting my ribbing over and over again trying to get rid of those ladders, as you called them. I found a couple other videos that addressed this but they certainly didn't explain the "science" of how it happens and how to fix it. They also focused only on continental knitting. I'm slowly learning that method but my grandmother, who first taught me the basics when I was little, was a thrower. Seeing this done BOTH ways is so super helpful and I really appreciate this!
Thank you Krysha Thayer! Happy knitting.
Fast forward to 10:30 for fix. All the info before is really great though thank you!!
Thanks. Happy knitting.
If you are a thrower. Thanks.
I love doing cables and have often been unhappy with the loose look of the finished product. This is amazing and will make for a more professional looking garment. Wonderful tip
Perfect. Yes, your cables will look amazing. Happy knitting.
Amazing!! I love that you explain the "why" before the fix.
Thanks for watching!
I just retried this, and although it looks better (more consistent), I'm still getting larger stitches. Practice practice practice. One day I'll get it right.
You can do this, Norfolk! And yes, practice is the key! 😊
Wow! I have just set out to solve this problem in my knitting after many years of not realizing that this could be fixed. I found your wonderful video and can’t wait to add this fix to my next project!!!
Perfect! Glad to be of help. Happy knitting.
Love your videos! I think I’m having this issue but had no idea what the problem was! Looking forward to trying these tips.
Thank you Suzanne! You always know what to say when I need you the most.😂 This is a great lesson and wonderful solutions.
Thank you! This is something that has troubled me for quite awhile. Now I know what to do. Great video!
Perfect! Have a great day!
Thank you for the precise explanation. I have wondered why I could not get gauge for seed stitch. It always splayed out like the bottom of your sample, giving me less stitches per inch than called for.
You are so welcome, Kathleen! thank your watching and for the great feedback!
I am knitting ribs and just tried your 1sr method, it’s brilliant, it looks much more tidy, thank you so much for your great videos
That is wonderful! Happy knitting onetouti.
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Loved the explanation. I have done it differently. I think the result is the same. The pearl st after a knit is pearled clockwise and on the return I knit into the back of the twisted stitch. That way I don’t have to be aware of what kind of stitch is following a knit. If I pearl I rotate the yarn clockwise !
Excellent!
Suzanne: I found this really helpful - I had been tightening the yarn in ribbing after the first purl stitch in an effort to remove the slack, but I am going to try and pull it out on the second knit stitch as you demonstrated. This is more efficient and doesn't require moving the yarn back and forth between the needles as I was doing when I tightened the purl stitch. I will let you know if it helps! Thank you
Thank you Jean. And please do let me know how it works for you. I love to hear the feedback from viewers. Happy knitting.
This was really well explained. I thought I was just sloppy in my tension I had no idea I could fix those loose stitches. I can’t wait to try this out.
Wonderful waitingforspring317! Happy Knitting.
Thanks Suzanne. As ever, your videos are well presented and clear. Your suggestions have greatly helped me improve my knitting technique and the appearance of my finished knits. You are my "go to" knitting guru.
Thank you PugLover! Happy knitting.
I love these fixes. I have this problem and now I know how to fix it. Thank you so very much.
Wonderful Kathy Drew! Happy Knitting.
Thank you so much for that most concise and clear tutorial. I am currently working on a 9x9 rib for a long line cardigan in a linen and silk yarn and was in utter despair but thanks to your help I can can put it right. 😃 Angela
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Fantastic!!! I wish I knew decades ago 🌻 I saw it but didn’t know how to fix 🙏🏼✨🇸🇪
You are so welcome, Elwie! There is always something new to learn, isn't there?! 😍
I love your videos. They’re so helpful! I am a super beginner, but I find the way you teach and explain so tremendously useful. I think I’ve watched your SSK video about 10 times because after a few rows I forget how to do it, but as soon as I watch your video again it makes perfect sense. Feeling quite chuffed that I have been doing the pulling technique in this video instinctively; the rest of my knitting is indeed a bit sloppy but it’s getting better with every row!
Yay! Good for you. Hugs and Happy Knitting.
this has cleared up a heap of questions for me. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Of the hundreds of knitting videos I have watched, this is the one I have watched the most. I no longer have a problem with ribbing, except when it’s single ply yarn (which I no longer buy). Is it because the single ply is too smooth compared to plied? I am using Malabrigo Silky Merino. My stockinette gauge swatch is a thing of balanced beauty, but my 1x1 ribbing is untidy. The knit stitches look more like this ( ), instead of \/, even with the modifications in your awesome video.
Yes, it is the yarn. What I do in that case, is swatch. Try working a twisted rib design, just twist the knits on the RS and the purls on the WS. See what you think. It may tighten up on you too much, in that case, go up a needle size for the ribbing. Let me know what you think.
Suzanne your lessons are great! loved to know all these technique years ago , but still I am using now !
It is never to late to learn. Happy Knitting!
I love this! It does do what you say it does! I have used the first method on ribbing at the top of socks, a lot of spring to them when using this method! Thanks
You are welcome.
Suzanne's scientific approach to knitting works wonders in this video. One comment on the second fix, the one where you knit the last stitch before the purl in the "eastern" fashion, with the yarn going clockwise. If you were working in the round, all you'd have to do in the next round is to knit that stitch picking up the leg in the back (which is actually the front leg of the stitch), what we call "diritto ritorto" in Italian, so it would be even easier. Right?
Yes, you are correct for knitting in the round. Excellent - 🧶
mystery solved! how marvelous. thanks.
Wonderful!
WOW, thank you! I was wondering how i could fix this problem since i started knitting!
Very cool! Glad to be of help. Happy knitting.
Excellent demonstration, thank you!
Thank you for watching and commenting.
You're really an EXPERT!!! I'm learning from you, Thanks again🌸🌼🌹
You are so welcome!
Amazing explanation! Thank you, Suzanne!
Thank you! Happy knitting.
Such a great and clear explanation, love your channels. Pleasure to watch and learn. Thank you
Happy Knitting.
Interesting alternatives. I’ve been.tightening the first purl stitch by moving the yarn to the back allowing the pure bump to move closer to the last knit . Pulling the last knit stitch looks like a better alternative. Less yarn movement thus faster.
Great. There are always several ways to achieve an effect. Thank you and happy knitting.
Suzanne, you are AMAZING! Keep up the GREAT work! Thank you!
Thank you Brenda Bloomfield! Happy knitting.
Very helpful! I think I prefer method one for myself, but I will work through method two. I have been snugging up my stitches on the first purl. But I have not been able to achieve that perfect seed stitch. I will definitely work through swatches on this over the weekend. Thank you!
Thanks Pattymac. Be sure to snug up just before the purl and through the purl. It does take practice, but will become second nature once you get it.
I'm really a nerd about this, so I'll have to go back over my swatches from last weekend. I'm making my own tutorials to go with the patterns I have. My patterns are for beginners, so I think this level of info would be overwhelming to someone just learning what k2p2 is. But for me, it's extremely useful! Thank you! I'm signed up to do the Basics program the TKGA, but I haven't started yet. I'm spending more time on the computer than I am knitting right now. Which really needs to change.
Be sure to hop on over to FB and join my group there too for lots of in-depth conversation about the architecture of knitting - Knitting with Suzanne Bryan. And, I have a Ravelry group by the same name too.
I did just join your Ravelry group! I'll go look for the facebook group. Though I have a really hard time not getting distracted and wasting time when I go to facebook.
Ha, me too. I use the computer to reward myself. I have to achieve one of my goals, then I go to the computer for a bit. Then back to goals.
thank you Roxanne ! save my work !
Thank you! Happy Knitting!
Thank you for your very helpful tutorials, Suzanne. You are always my number-one, go-to gal for solving problems and learning a new skill. I'm using your second technique on a 1x1 ribbed hat in the round. It looks like the general concept with your fix is to have the distance the yarn is traveling from stitch to stitch be a minimum. So, if I'm doing this correctly, in the round, when knit stitches are mounted conventionally, with the right leg in the front, I wrap the yarn the opposite direction, like you show in the video. But when I come around to those stitches again, the right leg is in the back. So I'm thinking that I insert the needle through the back leg, then wrap the yarn in the traditional way, since it's a shorter path. Am I understanding this correctly?
You would knit through the back leg and then wrap the yarn clockwise around the right needle for the new stitch. Then when you come back to this stitch in the following round, you will continue to do the same thing. If, instead you knit it through the back loop, but wrapped the yarn conventionally, you would defeat the whole purpose.
@@SuzanneBryan Thank you so much for clarifying that, Suzanne. You're so right! I am almost done with my 1x1 ribbed hat, and using this method has made such a difference! And I'm finally getting used to wrapping that way. It will now become a fundamental skill of my knitting. Thank you for your incredible knowledge, and for getting back to me so quickly! I've learned so much from you, and it's taken my knitting to a whole new level.
It is great to look your videos! We learn always something new! Thanks!
Thank you Fatima de Haan! Happy knitting.
I have not tried these methods, but I sure will! This is the method I used on my last project - I found it on the 'Techniques' forum in Ravelry:
"Combined Knitting is when making a purl stitch you wrap the yarn in the opposite direction than normal thus making a twisted stitch. When you turn and knit back, you would knit into the back of the stitch instead of the front of the stitch." (from 'CrispyQuilts') This worked for me :) and I found it very easy to do.
Although - this addresses the 'loose purl' following the knit rather than the loose knit. Maybe not the same thing?
It is effectively the same thing. The loose purl and enlarged knit are the same problem just opposite sides of the fabric.
If you turn the fabric over, you will see the enlarged knit (purl from previous side) and loose purl (knit from previous side). both fixes give the same results. Happy knitting.
Could you demonstrate how to do the second fix with seed stitch? I just got so confused because I am only working with one knit and one purl instead of 2 knits and 2 purls as you demonstrated with the ribbing. I would like to use that method if I can. I still have holes with the first fix method in my seed stitch and trying to pull the yard tight enough to prevent a hole is killing my hands.
Thank you for this video! How should I make the 2nd way by knitting in a round? Should I all first purl stiches knit through the back loop?
When knitting in the round, work the purl after the knit with the yarn going clockwise, when you come to that stitch again, work it from the back look and with the yarn going around the needle clockwise
@@SuzanneBryan thank you 😀 But I'm not sure if I understand it correctly 🙈😔
I would like to make a ribb (for a hat or for a sweater) so I will knit in the round. I did try it with your 1st method but it is still not so nice 😔
Hello again Suzanne and thank you for pointing me in the direction of this video! It's so help to see the science behind this issue.
I'm a fairly new knitted; please excuse my knitting ignorance. The pattern I'm following at the present has knitted stitches between the cables and not purls as you've demonstrated. Would I apply the second method to the left column then?
Try it on a swatch and see if it helps. You might also want to learn how to cross cables without a cable needle - check out this video - ruclips.net/video/wM2S88kG3CE/видео.html
Hi Suzanne, Love your videos and this technique (I have better outcome w/ #2) solves a frustrating problem. Altho, I was confused about what to do on next rnd since most of my projects are circular. Think I’ve figured it out. Also, you mention knitting on the tips makes a huge difference, how is that? Can you explain a bit?? I’m a newer knitter and wanting to have neat knitting and motion economy. My tendency is for snug gauge, worried using tips will make stitches tight. Thank you gor your excellent work.
Thank you! Here is my video on working on the tips of your needles. Try it and let me know what you think. ruclips.net/video/OoQT5F4lmJc/видео.html
Very helpful, you’re the best! Thank you.
This is extremely helpful! On the second method, I understand with ribbing having to purl through the back on the reverse side. However, I am attempting a waved welt so some of the stitches on the reverse side would be knit. What would be the procedure for that?
You would still work this technique between the knits and the purls, on both the RS and WS.
Excellent solution. I can see that will work. Thank you!
Thank you. Happy knitting.
If you are using method no2 in the round the same stitch will be knitted with the method each row. Will that stitch be knitted in the back or front loop? Thank you for a very good video!
Back loop every time. Great question
Perfect! You're an expert! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. Happy knitting.
This is amazing though I am knitting in the round and struggling to work out how to address the reverse side…
You just continue with the adjustment between the knit and purl.
@@SuzanneBryanI think on the second row needs knit into back then reverse Pearl into the back, bringing yarn from under needle on the Pearl? Otherwise if I keep up the same pattern all round I get twisted knit stitch…
@@JoHaulkhamtry it and see what you think
Do you have a similar solution when knitting the round? Thanks! Love your videos
Not yet, this is already on my todo list. Thank you!
Excellent! Great tip. Thank you. I've been trying to knit on the tips more. The SSKs do look better. :)
Yay! Happy knitting.
The idea of changing the wrap on the knit stitch is very interesting. Would the results be the same if the wrap of the Purl stitch was changed so that there is less yarn in it and it doesn’t.t flow back to the knit stitch?
It would achieve the same results. You got it! Happy knitting. Be sure to share my videos in your social media groups!
Great video. A question: in this video the clockwise wrap is done in the knit stitch just before the purl stitch but in your video “Tidy Ribbing in the Round” it is done in the first purl stitch after the knit stitch. Would you please explain the difference and when to use each one? Thank you.
Make a swatch and try it both ways. I find that both ways work equally well.
Thank you for the kindness of a reply to my question. I will do as you suggest and see what happens. May I ask another question? I knit almost exclusively Portuguese style (since I live there!) and when I inspect my 1x1 ribbing (socks) I can’t see any laddering. Do you think that the Portuguese style isn’t prone to laddering because the strand for the knit stitch is over the top of the right hand needle and the wrap is shorter on the knit stitches?
This is a great question. It has more to do with knitting in the round. Compare your knitting in the round ribbing with your ribbing knit flat and see what you think.
Amazing, am glad it's correctable. Big thanks.
Great. Happy knitting.
Does this method work for knitting in the round, too?
Hi Elaine. Yes, this technique works just as well for knitting in the round. Great question. Thank you.
HI Suzanne,
Thanks for this video. I have reviewed it several times and have applied your technique for eliminating a large knit stitch after a purl stitch.. I am pleased to tell you that I have applied it successfully to a cowl I am working on.
My question is about a 2/1 RPC ( slip 1 st onto cable needle & hold at back of work, k2, p1 from cable needle). Do you suggest tightening up on the 2nd knit stitch just before doing the purl stitch in this cable cross? I have not been doing this because the crossing of the two stitches over the 1 stitch seems to create a fair amount of tension.
No, you will not need to do that in the cable cross itself. Just work it in the transition between the left side of the cable and the purl ditch next to it. Great question.
Thanks, Suzanne. Your prompt reply on a tutorial as old as this one is great and just exactly what I needed to hear.
Do I apply this technique on the back side of a cable
Do I need to apply this technique to the back side of the fabric?
Sorry for the delay. Yes, work it on the RS and WS, between the knit and the purl.
Will this procedure work the same when working in the round as there are no return rows?
Yes, I have a video on that too - ruclips.net/video/32R6S5x14HA/видео.html
Thank you ❤️
You are very welcome, Serenity! ❤️
Dear Suzanne,
I'm doing a seed stitch (continental knitting, Norwegian-style purling, odd number of stitches) and started using your 2nd method, but when trying to work the 2nd row, my stitches seem to be kind of joined in groups of 2, so that it is hard to get my needle to catch the stitch. Kind of like the back of the knit stitch is the other way around than it should be? Not sure if my explanation makes sense... I must be doing something wrong, but would love to figure out what! Thank you for the wonderful tips :)
That is how it should be, you will knit or purl through that back loop.
Love your vídeos, thanks a lot.
My pleasure!
Great! I'll give it a try! Thank you
Perfect. Let me know how it works for you. Happy knitting.
This is SO helpful! I am wondering though, do you use the same method on the reverse as well with a K to a P? Therefore you would have twisted mounts on the "right" side as well? Or do you employ the techniques usually on the right side only? I am asking more for cable work situations. Thank you :)
Yes, exactly. You use this on both sides of the knitting. Always when changing from a knit to a purl.
Really interesting ! Thank you !
Thanks. Happy knitting.
So, then would it change your gauge if you have more cohesion between the stitches?
Absolutely
I was taught in 1958 by my Finnish grandmother to not wrap the wool but rather just pick and pull through so this does not happen for me. It does however set up the leading leg of each stitch, knit or purl, in such a way that I need to rethink and then change the approach of my working needle in patterns written for all you other knitters. Apparently this style has a name but to me it is just knitting.
Suzanne thanks for this video! I've tried to fix this loose knit column many times before, Both the methods you suggest haven't worked. Nor did slipping the first purl then picking it up on the next row, nor purling the first purl clockwise rather than the knit then back looping it on the next row. Do you have any other ideas I can try? It's the only reason I wont do cable work as the ladder in the purls just looks awful to me. But my husband is begging me to do him some more cabled items.
Can you tell me a little about how you knit? then I may be able to give you more specific advice.
@@SuzanneBryan Thanks for the reply Suzanne, sorry I didnt reply sooner but the holidays got in the way. I'm a thrower, I tension the yarn between my thumb and index finger gently pinching the yarn. I had another try with cables this last week and really pulling the yarn to the point of it almost snapping actually does get rid of the loose column but its soo painful to have to pull on the yarn that hard.
Hi Suzanne. First of all, thank you for this video, I’ve watched it so many times trying to fix my tension issues.
I’ve been using the second method, and have just done the ribbing on a top I’m working on, but my next row is to knit all the way to the marker to start the cable pattern. Just wondering how to knit the backwards purl from the previous row? If I were still robbing I would purl into the back leg, but I’m not sure what to do when I’m needing to knit it.
Any help would be very much appreciated!! Thanking you in advance
You would knit through the back loop, that means going from right to left through the back loop of the stitch with your right needle.
@@SuzanneBryan Got it! Thank you so much, really appreciate your speedy reply!
Wonderful explanation! Can you tell me which of the "fixes" you used in the seed portion of the demonstration please? Thank you, Sally
I tug on the yarn between the knit and the purl. Works great for me. Happy knitting.
Thank you.
This has actually been a big problem for me and my work (everything has to be perfect) and I'd even avoid some patterns because of it. Does this also work for when there's a YO before the purl stitch. After getting frustrated with big YO loops between the change I'd omit the YO all together and just remember to pick up a stitch in that spot of the pattern in the next row.
I do have a video on the yarn over problem - Continental here - ruclips.net/video/m6fMf10E8bE/видео.html and Throwing here - ruclips.net/video/rltOVzq72yE/видео.html