When to Avoid Slipping the First Stitch

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When seaming with mattress stitch, slipping the first stitch is problematic.
When seaming with mattress stitch, slipping the first stitch is problematic.

A chained selvedge is sometimes an attractive way to edge your knitting. However, if you plan to seam your fabrics together with the mattress stitch, slipping the first stitch of each row is problematic.

Lesson Notes

  • Introduction - 0:00
  • Chained Selvedge vs Plain Selvedge - 0:46
  • Skip the Slip with Mattress Stitch - 2:28
  • Final Notes - 4:07

Pattern: 4th Ridge Pocket Scarf
Yarn: HiKoo Sueño Tweed

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