salvage edges how to
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one-stitch selvages
garter st selvage
Garter stitch selvage (left side) This selvage is best worked on stockinette stitch fabrics and is the easiest selvage for beginners. Garter stitch selvage (right side) The selvage looks slightly different on the right edge, as shown here. Work left and right edges as follows: Row 1 Knit one, work to the last stitch, knit one. Repeat this row.
slip-stitch selvages
This method has three variations. All of them make a chain stitch edge, with each chain loop representing two rows. It is perfect to use when you must later pick up stitches.
English method Row 1 (RS) Slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, slip the last stitch knitwise. Row 2 Purl one, work to the last stitch, purl one. Repeat these two rows.
French method Row 1 (RS) Slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, knit one. Row 2 Slip the first stitch purlwise, work to the last stitch, purl one. Repeat these two rows.
German method Row 1 (RS) Knit the first stitch, work to the last stitch. With the yarn in back, slip the last stitch purlwise. Row 2 Purl the first stitch, work to the last stitch. With the yarn in front, slip the last stitch purlwise. Repeat those 2 rows