Fake Grafting to Join Knit Pieces

Fake grafting was one of the first ways I learned to join knit fabrics together. It's not as "seamless" as other joins, but it often works well enough.

Before You Begin

Fake grafting can be used anytime you are joining the cast on and/or bound off edges of your knitting together. It works well for shoulder seams, infinity scarves or bag straps that are worked in stockinette stitch.

On the knit side, fake grafting blends in to your stitches almost invisibly. On the purl side, there will be a slight ridge.

Materials

• Schoppel Zauberball Cotton
• yarn needle

Thanks to Skacel for providing the yarn used in this tutorial. It's available locally at many yarn shops and online at Makers' Mercantile.

Fake Grafting

Recommended Pattern

Ready to try this technique in a pattern? The Knit Knot Bag has videos to help you learn more about:

• Small Circumference Knitting in the Round on 5 Types of Needles
• SSK and SSP Demonstration and Explanation
• Chain Garter Selvedge
• Fake Grafting
• Neatly Weaving in Yarn Tails

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