Have you ever been, seemingly, hopelessly off on your stitch count on a row and begun to tink back the stitches one by one? Sometimes it is easier (and usually faster) to rip back the knitting a few rows and begin the pattern again from a point where we knew the stitch count was correct. This video explains how to put a lifeline in a row of your knitted project so that if you make a mistake several rows later you can rip the problem rows back without fear of ripping out all your hard work beyond the lifeline row. We hope you enjoy the video and, as always, please leave us a comment and let us know what you think…
Category : Fiber Arts, Patterns
Category : Fiber Arts, Patterns
In the sailing community, the use of lifelines is well known. They are the lines that run around the sides of the boat, topside, that can keep you from falling into the water. Using lifelines in your knitting can also keep you from the water. The water in the dreaded “frog pond”.
Lifelines
Lifelines in knitting are basically “lines” of thread, dental floss or some other string or yarn, that are threaded through you knitting on any given row. This line is left in your knitted piece at least until you make some further progress and insert another line.
