Monica Knits

Fourth of 7 images illustrating the joining (grafting) of two pieces of stocking stitch.
Click here to read the article: Grafting (Joining) Two Stocking Stitch Pieces Together.

Images in Series

1. Anchor the yarn tail, one stitch in from the edge prior to joining the two pieces.
2. Using a darning needle, bring the yarn up through the first loop of the bottom piece.
3. Bring the yarn up through the first loop of the top piece.
4. The yarn has been pulled through the upper loop, forming half of a new loop (knit stitch) between the top piece and the bottom piece. Once anchored in the original bottom loop, the new stitch will be complete. Grafting creates a new row of stocking stitch between the top and bottom pieces.
5. From now on the darning needle is passed through two loops each time, whether working on the top portion or the bottom portion, however the needle passes down through the first bottom loop and up through the second bottom loop. In the photo, the first new knit stitch has been completed and the second one begun.
6. The needle is passed down through the 1st loop of the top piece and up through the second loop of the top piece.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 until all the loops have been worked and the two pieces are completely joined. The seventh photo shows the process after a number of grafting (new knit) stitches have been completed.