This process is known as blocking among knitters. Because once the project is dry, it will retain that shape more or less until it gets wet again. Blocked stockinette stitch will still curl a bit and it will bounce back even more over time. Also, blocking really only works on organic fibers. What you can do is instead is adding a crochet border.
So, pick up a crochet hook, insert it into the outermost knit stitch of the edge and add a row or two of double chain stitches to either side. This will change the look and feel of your finished garment quite a bit.
Because you are mixing two techniques here and that will be visible. But, you could even do it in a nice contrasting color and call it a design feature. Now, this obviously requires you to know a couple of basic crochet stitches and you are probably just learning how to knit as we speak.
As an alternative, you can also pick up stitches with your knitting needle and add a vertical edge that way. Just remember that you have to do something different. A moss stitch would be perfect for that. Three or four rows will be all you need, then bind off loosely.
Otherwise, the edge will become too dense. If you know a little bit of sewing, then you could also consider adding a lining to the back of your scarf. Most fur scarfs and stoles will have a silk lining on the back and you could imitate that look and feel. I do recommend you to pick a very sharp needle and line it by hand. One very easy way to stop your knitting from curling is by using bigger needles. As your gauge gets wider, the single stitches get more room to breathe and will thus eliminate the basis for the curls.
When your knit stitches have got enough room, a little blocking will easily fix the little waves that remain on the edges. Be aware, however, that this will also fundamentally change the other properties of your garment. It will be much more drapey but also less warm. Note: In case you were wondering. What you can do to relieve the stress from the edge is dropping the second last stitch to either side and unravel that column of stitches all the way to the bottom.
If you want to do the latter, simply turn the project around to the wrong side and crochet a simple chain stitch from the strands. One at a time. Now, in a scarf that is certainly nothing you would want to do. But for home decor, this can be a very valid option.
For my cute knitted pumpkin pattern , I employed this technique. The wire will add extra structure to the edge and will allow you to push the knitting into otherwise impossible shapes. Finally, you can also just call it a design element and live with the curl.
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Measure content performance. That means that if your knitting in the round, on circulars or double-pointed needles, you will only have to do the knit stitches. Stockinette pieces knitted in the round consists of a spiral of knit stitches forming a tube. The tube will curl outward, against the knit side, at the top and the bottom edges. If you cut the tube open, the cut sides will start to curl towards the wrong side of your work.
The Easiest tutorial on Circular Knitting Needles explains the basics in video, images, and text. Check this post about Interchangeable needles. This is the best invention ever, in my book. If you knit the stockinette stitch back and forth, flat, you have to do one row of knit stitches. And then one row of purl stitches. These two rows are then repeated until the desired length. The stockinette worked flat will curl at all four edges.
Trying to bend towards the wrong side at the sides and towards the right side at the top and bottom. All stitches have tension in them. The curling will emerge when there is to much tension on one side of the fabric. The knit stitches have higher tension than the purl stitches. This is because they mix knit and purl stitches on both the right and the wrong side. The mixing of stitches evens the tension in the fabric and makes it flat. And, if you add purl stitches to the right side, they will, of course, be knit stitches at the wrong side.
As mentioned earlier, the purl stitches as a lower tension than the knit stitches. And mixing the two together will even out the tensions that make the fabric curl.
But, as always, make a swatch! If you have to freshen up your swatching skills, please read this post: How to measure gauge in knitting It explains why you should make a swatch, and how to do it right. By weareknitters We Are Knitters Follow. More by the author:. About: Knitting brand for the coolest people!
All the happiness in a kit! This is probably the prettiest option of all, an added bonus to any stockinette project. Row 2: purl all stitches. Did you make this project? Share it with us!
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