3 Hem Techniques For Sideways Knitted Skirts
Double
Decrease Hem
This
is truly a marvelous finish to set off any sideways knit skirt hem.
When finished, it looks like a tiny diagonal rib, or peculiar cable.
This hem is not elastic. It’s also uncommonly fast, and remarkably
easy. This technique is not reliant upon the direction of travel.
For left handed people, begin on the extreme left and work to the
right.
Procedure
Commencing
at the extreme right hand side of the Ndl bed, with the wrong side
facing, hang the garment. Use whatever amount of Ndls is necessary.
If you run out of Ndls, don’t fret. New Ndls become available.
Place all Ndls in “E” position except the 2 at the extreme
right end. These 2 Ndls should be in UWP. All Sts are behind the
latches. Set the carriage to MT, and “Hold”. With COR,
K 2 Rs on these 2 Ndls, but NEVER wrap the last Ndl. Bring the next
2 Ndls in “E” position, to UWP, so that they too, will
knit. K 2 Rs on these 4 Sts. *Transfer the first 2 Sts (closest
to the carriage) onto the remaining 2 Sts, now in “B”
position (making a double DEC). Bring the next 2 Ndls in “E”
position, back to UWP, so that they too, will knit. K 2 Rs on these
4 Sts.*
If
you find you haven’t nearly enough Ndls: K the hem until you
are down to the final 2 Ndls. Using the 2x1 transfer tool, transfer
these 4 Sts (2 on each Ndl) to Ndls (99R–100R). There are
now 198 empty Ndls. Hang the remainder of the garment on these vacant
Ndls and proceed.
Repeat
between *–* as many times as necessary, until you reach the
other end, and the last 2 Ndls need to transfer. Make a single DEC
in the same direction as you have been working, and K 2 final Rs
on this single Ndl. Break the yarn with a tail long enough to pull
through this last St to secure it, and, to mattress stitch this
end to the beginning. That’s all there is to it, simple, quick,
efficient, and beautiful!
I-Cord
Hem
“E-wrap”
CO over Ndls (1R–5R). Set the carriage to “Normal”
with the weaving brushes engaged. K 2 Rs at MT. Set the left “Part”
button. With the knit side facing, hang an edge St of the garment
on Ndl 1R. (Some experimentation here might be necessary. See the
note.) K 2 Rs. Hang another edge St on Ndl 1R, and K 2 Rs. Continue
this process all the way around the entire hem. When you reach the
end, break the yarn with a tail long enough to pull through all
5 Sts, and to mattress stitch this end to the beginning.
Note:
The I-cord will force the “hanged” St to one side of
the garment, either the knit side, or the purl side. Depending on
a myriad of reasons, these Sts might wind up on the incorrect side.
It’s always better to “play” first, and be certain,
than to blithely plunge ahead. Several options can remedy this unsightly
happenstance.
Over &
Under Hem
This
technique is the only one of the 3 that is accomplished while knitting
the skirt.
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