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In knitting, grafting is the joining of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in one of three types of seams:
# selvage-to- selvage seam,
# selvage-to-end ("wales") seam, or
# end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.
The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after
Tutorial on Kitchener Stitch
on Knitty.com by Theresa Vinson Stenersen
Kitchener Stitch Tutorial
on KnittingHelp.com section for miscellaneous techniques—includes video Knitting stitches Seams {{textile-arts-stub
In knitting, grafting is the joining of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in one of three types of seams:
# selvage-to- selvage seam,
# selvage-to-end ("wales") seam, or
# end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.
The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (; 24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916) was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his scorched earth policy against the Boers, h ...
, though the technique was practiced long before.Knitting Tradition Magazine, Fall 2015, page 6
See also
* Three needle bindoffReferences
* June Hemmons Hiatt (1988) ''The Principles of Knitting'', Simon & Schuster, pp. 361–378.External links
Tutorial on Kitchener Stitch
on Knitty.com by Theresa Vinson Stenersen
Kitchener Stitch Tutorial
on KnittingHelp.com section for miscellaneous techniques—includes video Knitting stitches Seams {{textile-arts-stub