Monica Knits

To complete the series on invisible horizontal and vertical seams in stocking stitch and garter (or purl) stitch, this article addresses joining two garter or purl stitch pieces edgewise. The approach is similar to Joining Two Stocking Stitch Pieces Edgewise in the following ways: pieces are first blocked, laid side by side on a surface and woven together. Read more ... for stepwise illustrated instructions for joining two garter stitch (or reverse stockinette) fabrics edgewise. Click on any thumbnail to view a larger image.

In yesterday's article the knitted patch was joined to the sock with weaving and grafting. The grafting or kitchener stitches have been discussed in earlier articles, however the weaving or mattress stitches have not yet been illustrated. Each of these methods create invisible joins. Grafting is used for horizontal joins and weaving for vertical joins. Read more ... for stepwise illustrated instructions for joining two stocking stitch fabrics edgewise. Click on any thumbnail to view a larger image.

This Linked Rib scarf is similar in appearance to Lynne Barr's Twisted scarf in the manner that New Wave is similar to Easy Wave, all samples from her book: "Knitting New Scarves - 27 Distinctly Modern Designs." Of the four patterns I tested, this one had the most challenging instructions, which I modified slightly to facilitate knitting. Read more .. for additional discussion of the "Linked Rib" scarf.

I decided to include an additional swatch illustrating Lynne Barr's 3-dimensional knitted scarves to better illustrate her range of twisted reversible knits--in fact this one is called Twisted. The scarf reminds me of individually wrapped bonbons, strung in a chain, with every other candy turned 90^o. This design, also from her book "Knitting New Scarves - 27 Distinctly Modern Designs," actually looks more complicated to stitch than it is. It knits up quickly on two circular needles and the pattern is easy to memorize, so you can knit it in an evening or two, depending on how long you wish to make the chain. Read the related book review: New Twist on Reversible Knitting.