Edges & Finishing: Clean Techniques for Polished Results
The difference between knitting that looks homemade and knitting that looks handmade is often in the edges. Edges & Finishing sets your work apart. A slipped stitch here, a clean bind off there, and suddenly your project looks like you knew exactly what you were doing the whole time.
These techniques are not complicated. Most of them are small habits that become second nature after a few projects. But they make a noticeable difference in how your finished knitting looks and feels.
The tutorials on this page cover the edges & finishing techniques that show up most often in real knitting projects. You don’t need all of them at once. Pick the one that solves the problem you have right now.
Popular Edges & Finishing Posts
Slipped Stitch Edge in Garter Stitch – A Simple Trick for Neater Edges
Knitting a clean, professional-looking edge can be tricky, especially in garter stitch. If you’ve ever struggled with uneven or messy edges, this simple slipped stitch technique will change the way you knit.
How to Undo Cast Off Row and Put Stitches Back on the Needle
If you’ve ever finished binding off and immediately realized you weren’t ready to be done, that sinking feeling is familiar. Trying to Undo cast off row sounds scary, but it’s one of those knitting skills that’s far calmer than it seems once you know what to do.
How to Do the Kitchener Stitch (Step-by-Step Knitting Tutorial)
The Kitchener stitch is a grafting method that joins two sets of live stitches together so there is no visible seam. When done correctly, it looks like continuous stockinette fabric. That is why I use it to close the toe of a sock.
Start with what you need right now. You can always come back for the rest later.
