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Adjust tension and continue to knit.
To seal the hem, follow the steps listed below.
(D) Hemming a garment
(1) Using one-eye transfer tool, pick up the stitches of
the first row of main yarn, one by one, and put
onto the hook of the needles.
Using desired number of needles and a scrap wool, cast
'on and knit several rows of waste knitting.
Knit one
row with a raveling cord.
Then, tighten the tension by
one full number and knit double the length of the hem.
Make it double by putting the stitches on the first row
to the corresponding needles.
Then, loosen the tension
by 2 numbers and knit one row to close the hem.
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(2) After the hem is closed reset the row counter to 0.
Reset the tension to garment tension and continue
knitting.
(Note) After a few rows have been knit in the main
body, undo each edge stitch of the raveling cord,
and pull it off. The waste knitting will fall free,
revealing a neat, smoothly finished hem.
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