[AmyKnits]

I recently purchased the pattern to knit the Lichen Shawl. I have seen several versions of this shawl posted here on KP and wanted to give it a try.

The pattern instructs you to slip the first TWO stitches of each row.

On RS (KNIT side), slip 2 stitches purlwise with yarn held in back
On WS (PURL side), slip 2 stitches purlwise with yarn held in front

I have never seen a pattern written this way before.

Low and behold.... it has cured the "age old" problem for knitters.... knitting stockinette that doesn't roll in on itself.

This is useful for the times we are knitting stockinette and don't want the edges to roll. The only other alternative I have found before this was to knit a border. I wanted to share this great technique with all my KP friends!

As you can see from the photos... with a small number of stitches (beginning of piece) or a larger number of stitches (on the cord) there is no rolling of the stockinette. Pretty cool!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[Katsch]

Wow, nice to know. Thanks!

 

[Chrissy]

Well done Amy :thumbup: :thumbup: and thank you for sharing with us. :thumbup:

 

[fstknitter]

Thanks so much for sharing this Amy

 

[Fourel]

Thank you Amy, I have bookmarked this tip.

 

[martina]

Thank you for this useful tip.

 

[sanaylor]

Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Miss Pam]

Thanks, Amy, for sharing this with us! What a great tip!

 

[9sueseiber]

Amy, do you need to cast on the extra two sts. or does the pattern allow for it? Well, I guess it must allow for it, as it says to do that in the pattern instructions. I do wonder about other patterns though. If you would need to add on sts. I sure wish I had known this earlier. I just finished a top for my GD and it has to have an Attached I Cord to make it not roll. I finally got one on there but (around the neck) but had to frog back about 5 times as I kept messing up on it and when I would take it out it would mess up sts. beneath. It still doesn't look "Nice" you know? But it's on there, and hopefully blocking it will help some. But, I will definitely use this next time. I have heard here on KP of course, to slip the first st and knit the last stitch, but that never seemed to work for me. Maybe this will. Thanks,
Sue

 

[MrsBearstalker]

Thanks so very much for this tip! This will be useful.

 

[peanutpatty]

Wow, SO handy, solves an age-old problem. Thanks, and I'll have to try this.

 

[loubroy]

Thank you for this information. I have a sweater pattern that is stockinette stitch and I just gave up on it because the bottom rolled. I'll have to bring out my pattern and try it again.

 

[jobikki]

Amy, as always, you come to the our rescue. Thanks!

 

[jdb]

Thanks Amy, I was just doing a piece and up into it I noticed that it had started curling and I wanted to kick myself because I didn't think to slip that first stitch. Your tip is even better, thanks for sharing.

Judy

 

[Britknitar]

Great tip. :thumbup:

Duly noted, thanks.

 

[cathie02664]

I have always slipped my first stitch no matter what pattern i do just for the clean edge
I'm excited to have a clean edge that won't roll
Thanks for sharing

 

[eshlemania]

Thanks for sharing. I have the Lichen shawl pattern in my Ravelry library. It is just so different. And it is good to know how not to have stockinette roll.

 

[Peggy Beryl]

Finally, the cure for the rolling stockinette. So simple and yet so vital for nicely draping finished products for us knitters. Thank you, Amy.

 

[5mmdpns]

Thank you for this information. I have a sweater pattern that is stockinette stitch and I just gave up on it because the bottom rolled. I'll have to bring out my pattern and try it again.

The non-roll edges of the stockinette stitch is for the sides of the pattern. I am afraid your bottom edge of the sweater will still roll. You need a ribbing pattern to go around the bottom of the sweater to keep it from rolling.

There is not a way to slip stitch the cast on edge of the stockinette stitchwork, but you can slip the stitches of the beginning of the row/s.

The first two stitches slipped is a good thing for knitting stockinetter scarves too! Zoe

 

[9sueseiber]

loubroy. If you are starting at the bottom, couldn't you cast on with the I Cord cast on and then knit a few rows of I Cord? Maybe someone will answer this here, as I have not tried it just seems like you could to me. But that's just me and I'm always getting things wrong. So be sure and ask someone else first. Also, for the top, it seems like to me, you could knit a few rows of I Cord and then bind off with an I Cord Bind off. Sounds good to me, but-----. ha
Sue