Grafting Seaming Finishing

A satisfying way to level up in your knitting is to get comfortable with grafting and seaming. Even in this top down crazed era of knitting - grafting and seaming are still very useful, and sometimes necessary!

Grafting is a way of joining two edges of knitting together without a seam. If done properly it is unnoticeable. Grafting connects live stitches of 2 separate pieces (or 2 ends of the same piece – a cowl, for example) together.  The most common method of grafting is Kitchener Stitch.

Seaming is the process of sewing 2 finished pieces together. The seams can be invisible or visible, depending on the method you use. But even invisible seams will have a bump under them, like the seam allowance in sewing. One of the most common seaming stitches is Mattress stitch. We will also cover three needle bind off; a method of binding off and seaming at the same time.

Sewn Bind off - this has many names but the results are the same - a beautiful finished edge that has stretch yet retains its shape.

Sewing in ends we can't forget the dreaded sewing in of the ends! We will cover how to tuck these tails in so they stay put.

We try our best to make our photos as accurate as possible but every screen displays colour slightly differently, so we cannot guarantee complete accuracy.  Hand-dyed yarns vary from one batch to the next so there will always be some variation between the photo and each individual skein. 

Part of the hand dyed allure is each skein's individuality. This gives final objects depth and nuance. With this in mind we recommend alternating skeins (every other row in flat knitting and every row in circular knitting) on larger projects creating a more cohesive blend.