Grafting (knitting)

In knitting, grafting is the joining of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in one of three types of seams:

1. selvage-to-selvage seam,
2. selvage-to-end ("wales") seam, or
3. end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.

A close-up view of knitted grafting stitches

The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, though the technique was practiced long before.

See also

• Three needle bindoff

References

• June Hemmons Hiatt (1988) The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, pp. 361–378. ISBN 0-671-55233-3

External links

• Tutorial on Kitchener Stitch on Knitty.com by Theresa Vinson Stenersen
• Kitchener Stitch Tutorial on KnittingHelp.com section for miscellaneous techniques—includes video