Simple Project: a Garter Stitch Wristband
This quick project will allow you to practice some basic knitting skills.
Techniques used:
You will need a pair of needles and some worsted weight yarn, and a yarn needle to finish up with.
A word about binding off: there's a million ways to do it, but this one is simple, and looks nice.
The pattern:
Repeat rows one and 2 until the work is long enough to wrap around your wrist comfortably.
As you knit, you will notice that it will develop slope to the side. This is because on row one, you took a stitch away from one edge, and then added a stitch to the opposite edge.
You'll also notice that the work looks the same on both sides. This is one of the neatest things about Garter Stitch. It is totally reversible, and looks good whichever way you turn it.
When your work is as long as you want it, bind it off. leave a yarn tail about 6 inches long. Use the tail to sew the ends of your wristband together as shown. Weave in the tail from the cast-on end and trim the leftover bits.
Remember when I said that there is really only one stitch? For an experiment, try making a second wristband, but instead of using knit stitches, use purl stitches. Where the instructions say "knit two together", purl two together instead.
Techniques used:
- a cast-on of your choice
- knit stitches
- slipped stitches
- yarn-overs
- knit 2 together
- binding off
You will need a pair of needles and some worsted weight yarn, and a yarn needle to finish up with.
A word about binding off: there's a million ways to do it, but this one is simple, and looks nice.
The pattern:
- Cast on 10 stitches. Turn the work.
- Row 1: Slip the first stitch, knit two stitches together, then knit 6 stitches. Yarn over once. Knit the last stitch. Turn the work.
- Row 2: Slip the first stitch, then knit the rest of the stitches
Repeat rows one and 2 until the work is long enough to wrap around your wrist comfortably.
As you knit, you will notice that it will develop slope to the side. This is because on row one, you took a stitch away from one edge, and then added a stitch to the opposite edge.
You'll also notice that the work looks the same on both sides. This is one of the neatest things about Garter Stitch. It is totally reversible, and looks good whichever way you turn it.
When your work is as long as you want it, bind it off. leave a yarn tail about 6 inches long. Use the tail to sew the ends of your wristband together as shown. Weave in the tail from the cast-on end and trim the leftover bits.
Remember when I said that there is really only one stitch? For an experiment, try making a second wristband, but instead of using knit stitches, use purl stitches. Where the instructions say "knit two together", purl two together instead.
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