Yes, you can do it top down! It can be harder to spot the stitches to join to, but you'd join your live stitches to the purl bumps in the fold, and then bind off as you go.
Thanks. I used this for the top of my kilt hose. I wish I had had your video when I was doing those. Questions. 1. How does one sew down live stitches like if you for some reason had live stitches to sew. I have seen a few patterns wanting you to sew down live stitches. See below. 2. How would I do this I used this for toe up kilt hose so I would not have a cast on to sew down but probably live stitches? Thanks
Yes, you can do the same thing toe-up with live stitches. It's a slightly different procedure -- but you'd do the same knitting rows - the same number of plain before and after the picot, and then you'll be working the live stitches to the purl bumps in the proper row for the folded hem, then binding off as you go (so, very much like a 3 needle bind off). It can be trickier to find the purl bumps to join to since you don't have that handy contrast yarn to spot them with, however! You could also cut your working yarn (leaving a long tail) and sew the live stitches down, by seaming to the purl bumps, instead as well. Kind of like a graft, but to the body of the fabric on the WS instead of at the edge.
You'll be joining your live stitches to the purl bumps on the WS at the proper row for the fold that you want, and then binding off as you go along (like a 3 needle bind off). It can be trickier to find the purl bumps to join to since you don't have that handy contrast yarn to spot them with - it's much easier to get off by a row here and there and not stay in the same row. You could try running a lifeline in the first row of the hem to try to help spot those. You could also cut your working yarn, leaving a long tail, and sew the live stitches down, by seaming to the purl bumps instead. Kind of like a graft, but to the body of the fabric on the WS instead of at the edge.
When I learned this one it was called a dog tooth. I used it for making fingers and toes on a knit toy. Very cute!
Ah, I didn't know that name for it -- that's a clever use of it!
Love the flat non-curling hem!
Isn't it nice? I really like it as a finished hem.
This will really look beautiful on hem and cuff’s also. But if I’m doing top down will it show ? Can I stitch it? Did you ever tried?
Yes, you can do it top down! It can be harder to spot the stitches to join to, but you'd join your live stitches to the purl bumps in the fold, and then bind off as you go.
Thanks. I used this for the top of my kilt hose. I wish I had had your video when I was doing those.
Questions. 1. How does one sew down live stitches like if you for some reason had live stitches to sew. I have seen a few patterns wanting you to sew down live stitches. See below.
2. How would I do this I used this for toe up kilt hose so I would not have a cast on to sew down but probably live stitches?
Thanks
Yes, you can do the same thing toe-up with live stitches. It's a slightly different procedure -- but you'd do the same knitting rows - the same number of plain before and after the picot, and then you'll be working the live stitches to the purl bumps in the proper row for the folded hem, then binding off as you go (so, very much like a 3 needle bind off). It can be trickier to find the purl bumps to join to since you don't have that handy contrast yarn to spot them with, however!
You could also cut your working yarn (leaving a long tail) and sew the live stitches down, by seaming to the purl bumps, instead as well. Kind of like a graft, but to the body of the fabric on the WS instead of at the edge.
If I'm at the bottom of a top down, how do I cast off without having that cast on edge?
You'll be joining your live stitches to the purl bumps on the WS at the proper row for the fold that you want, and then binding off as you go along (like a 3 needle bind off). It can be trickier to find the purl bumps to join to since you don't have that handy contrast yarn to spot them with - it's much easier to get off by a row here and there and not stay in the same row. You could try running a lifeline in the first row of the hem to try to help spot those.
You could also cut your working yarn, leaving a long tail, and sew the live stitches down, by seaming to the purl bumps instead. Kind of like a graft, but to the body of the fabric on the WS instead of at the edge.
@@HeatherStorta thank you very much...great ideas
Can this CUTE method be used in the round?
Yes!! There will be a slight jog at the beginning/end of the round, but you can definitely do it in the round!