How to Find and Secure a Dropped Stitch
When you think you’ve dropped a stitch, the first thing to do is find and secure the dropped stitch. When you drop a stitch, it’ll cause your knitting to unravel, so find and secure it immediately. [more…]
Pick Up a Dropped Stitch in the Row Below with Knit Stitch
Pick up a dropped stitch in the row below by using a knit stitch or purl stitch. To pick up (fix) a dropped stitch by using the knit stitch, you first find and secure the dropped stitch. Continue knitting [more…]
How to Pick Up a Dropped Stitch in the Row Below with Purl Stitch
Pick up a dropped stitch in the row below by using a purl stitch or knit stitch. To use a purl stitch to pick up the dropped stitch, find and secure the dropped stitch. Continue working the current row [more…]
Pick Up a Dropped Stitch from Several Rows Below
To pick up a dropped stitch from several rows below, you need a crochet hook. Pick up a dropped stitch from several rows below by drawing the unworked strand through the dropped stitch from the front or [more…]
How to Rip Out Stitches, One At a Time
If you catch your knitting mistake before the end of the row, you can rip out stitches back to your mistake. Just rip out one stitch at a time. Basically, you undo what you’ve just done until you get to [more…]
How to Avoid Ripping Out Stitches
Ripping out stitches can be distressful when knitting or crocheting, but you can avoid having to rip out stitches under a few circumstances. [more…]
How to Rip Out Stitches, Row by Row
Ripping out rows of stitches is inevitable if you notice a mistake several rows down in your work, To rip out stitches row-by-row, you take the piece off the needles, undo your work as far back as necessary [more…]
How to Rip Out Knitted Lace
Rip out knitted lace when you discover dropped stitches. Ripping out knitted lace can be difficult because of lost time. Just grit your teeth and carefully rip out the lace — otherwise, the overall pattern [more…]











