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Welcome to our ’Intermediate Skills’ collection.

Have you ever finished a project and looked down proudly at your work to see a rogue loose stitch in your fabric? We have all been there haven't we? Thankfully there is a solution and its not knitting with a more even tension! Todays tutorial see's Kay share with you her tip for tidying up loose stitches. 

Join Kay as she:

  • Explains when you might use this technique in your knitting
  • Shows how a loose stitch can sometimes appear in your knitting for a variety of reasons
  • Talks you through why the problem occurs
  • Demonstrates how to tighten up that stitch to produce a beautifully even looking fabric
  • Kay was using the Cosy Reading Socks to demonstrate the technique.You can access the socks in this Knitty U course https://www.patreon.com/posts/52604615 

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Thank you so much for watching and we'll see you soon with more!

Dan & Kay

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'Tightening Up a Loose Stitch' Tutorial Special

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Comments

Darlene

Thanks for this tutorial. I did use this technique to fix all my really loose stitches on my Cozy Reading socks. This really helped!

Lindsey-Brooke

I was very happy to see this worked on a loose stitch in my Bits and Bobs Blanket!