When You Shouldn’t Slip the First Stitch in Knitting

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Knitting Tutorial: If you are seaming fabrics with mattress stitch, don't slip the first stitch of each row
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

Pattern, Yarn, Needles and Notions

  • 4th Ridge Pocket Scarf by The Chilly Dog
  • HiKoo Sueño Tweed
  • Skacel by addi Click Turbo Interchangeable Needles

Thanks to Skacel for providing the yarn and addi needles used in this tutorial. These products are available locally at many yarn shops and online at Makers' Mercantile.

Selvedge Solutions: When to Avoid Slipping the First Stitch

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Knitting Video Tutorial: If you are seaming fabrics with mattress stitch, don't slip the first stitch of each row
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