All of the above will apply, except that we have to swap “knit” for “purl” and “purl” for “knit” everywhere. You don't want to work one stitch in - this time your needle comes out in the centre of the bottommost stitches of the knit columns you will be sewing together. It does get worn from the sewing after awhile. Running threads are the pieces of yarn which connect a stitch to its neighbour. Always go back to the same place you came out of previously. You could use the running thread join above, this will give a small seam on the inside as there will be one stitch from each side. Isn't that cool? Start by securing your yarn to the left hand piece and making a figure of eight join. Try using the same yarn you knit your pieces with. Bring the yarn through. Joining knit columns If the colours were the same, you'd never know there was a join. (I don't usually do this but you may like too). Then back to where your yarn comes out on the right... exactly as before just you are working within the column of knit stitches instead of the running threads which join them. I like going through 2 bars so from now on I will be going through 2. Thread your yarn needle and push it through the very last stitch on one piece of fabric (above left photo)  If you'd like to keep it in place push it through the same loop again (right photo) to kind of tie it so it won't move around. If you make a purchase through one of my links I may receive a small commission. I put my yarn needle through the loop on the other piece like in the photo. Here a knit stitch edge is being joined to a knit stitch edge. Seaming K2P2 Ribbing--Tip of the Week--04/26/13-1/1 - YouTube For the running thread join you simply sew under a running thread on one piece of knitting then sew under a running thread on the other piece, working your way steadily upwards. Just keep in mind that whatever you do on one side of your knitting needs to be done the same on the other side to keep them even. Copyright © 2011 - 2020 by Vickie Danielsen  All Rights Reserved, Please don't copy the content of this site. This tutorial shows two ways to sew together single ribbing (K1, P1) using mattress stitch: using the running threads between stitches or sewing two halves of two knit columns together. To sew up, use the same yarn as you used for the project unless it is very thick yarn. When you actually work the mattress stitch on your knitting it will look excellent and you won't even see the seam. See in the photo. After all, you've spent hours, days, weeks and maybe even months knitting up something wonderful and it can be ruined so easily if it isn't sewn up properly. Tips for mattress stitch Having two knit stitches on each edge and using the running threads between them is also good. There ta-da. Move over to your other piece and go into the same place you came out of before (above left photo), pushing your needle through those next 2 bars and pull yarn through (right photo). One of the most important things to learn with knitting is how to sew knit seams. Try not to pull too tightly but if you do just stretch it back into shape. It's OK you won't notice it and it's not noticeable or uncomfortable at all. After a couple of inches, pull the thread taut and the sides will zip up together seamlessly (pull it back if it gets too tight). Put your needle back where it came from on the left piece and pick up two stitch heads on that side. With RS up, pass the needle under the first two stitch heads on the right hand piece. You now have a knit column on one side abutting a purl column on the other. You can use either method as you see fit. Now move over to the other piece of fabric. If you take a look at your knitting, these are the edge stitches, sometimes called the selvedge edge. Here we will use the running threads to join a knit edge to a purl edge and the knit columns to join a knit edge to a knit edge. The technique you use is the mattress stitch but the important thing about seaming ribbing is to make sure that the K1P1 stitch pattern is maintained over the seam. Keep on mattress stitching back and forth for about an inch and then stop a minute. When you get to the top, sew through all the way same as before and weave in your end on the WS. One of the most important things to learn with knitting is how to sew knit seams. Oh I know that my poor swatch is stretched but even still it looks pretty cool. Those bars are what you will be using to mattress stitch your pieces together. For long pieces, use safety pins or butterfly hairclips to align the garment corners and some key points in the middle. Now weave in your ends on the WS. I just love the mattress stitch. Unless it’s just a little seam, do not use a dangling tail in case you need to reknit a bit, you’ll have to unpick the whole seam first. If you'e done the last running bar on the left, put your needle back where it came out on the right and sew all the way through. If you join knit columns instead, you can either work up the very edge stitches to give a very small seam on the inside but it can be tricky to do and look sloppy. Next, move over to the other knitted piece and push the yarn needle through the very last stitch just like the first. So move over to the other side and push your yarn needle through that one bar as well (above left photo). Now just continue seaming up your knitting going from one side to the other side. Mattress stitch is an invisible (from the right side) join between the sides of two pieces of knitting. If you do see one bar you can put your yarn needle through that one bar. For a purl stitch you can see the stitch head but the legs are on the other side of the work. Put the needle back where it came out on the right side and pass under another two bars. If you do end up a bit skeewiff, do a couple of bars on one side and just one on the other a few times, but spread this out, don’t bunch it all into the next few stitches. This tutorial shows two ways to sew together single ribbing (K1, P1) using mattress stitch: using the running threads between stitches or sewing two halves of two knit columns together. not, you’ll be ending up with a piece of knitting looking like a shirt with its buttons done up into the wrong button holes. The two edge stitches have curled inward to form a small seam on the WS. Put the needle back where it came out on the left side and pass under another two bars. You can't even see the red yarn. Best thing is, it hides the ugly edge stitches. I have lots of pictures to help you. The difficulty in seaming this stitch pattern is in maintain- ing the stitch pattern over the seam. For a knit stitch, the top of the horseshoe (the stitch head) is slanted to the back and you can clearly see its legs facing you. Sometimes you may find that when you start to sew your knitted piece you have one lonely bar at the beginning of your seaming. SEAMING RIBBING by Arenda Holladay Previous articles in this series have discussed the mattress stitch technique of seaming. It was knitted very loosely in order to make it easier to take pictures. Keep on seaming all the way up to the top. Now you can weave that end in as well. Every inch to inch and a half pull on your yarn to bring the pieces together. This will not affect the purchase price and you will not pay more when you buy through my link. Some knitters like to go through one bar all the way up their knitting and others go through 2 bars. 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