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hand, go in through back of the first stitch.
Push the
needle up through the stitch about 1/2 inch.
With the
thumb of your hand, push the latch needle back and slip
the first stitch off.
Hold the stitch now on the hand
knitting needle down with the thumb.
Repeat
from *
until all stitches are removed from the machine.
Note:
You can also remove the stitches starting from
the left side
of the garment
by inserting the
hand knitting needle in through the front of the
stitch and catching the side of the stitch. Push
the needle
back
with
the forefinger removing
the stitch.
(b) Using waste knitting
After you have finished knitting, knit 8 to 10 rows with
scrap yarn.
Then remove
from the machine.
The scrap
yarn can be unraveled
after weaving
or binding off is
completed.
If you are going to knit partially on one section of your
garment at a time, it is convenient to knit several rows
of waste knitting on the portion to be rested.
ant BY
Then
remove
from
the
machine.
This
portion
can
be
put back on the machine when you are ready to knit on
it.
(G) Weaving (Grafting)
(a) Weaving
stockinet stitches
1. Lay two pieces of stockinet knitting closely together.
The stitches are on hand knitting needles or knit-off
on a scrap yarn.
The knitting yarn for the tapestry
needle is three times as long as the width of garment.
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