- [Kristen] Today on how to loom knit,
we'll be working on the true knit stitch,
or traditional knit stitch.
This is lesson 3.3.
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- Remember that we covered all four
of the different knit stitches on the previous video,
so click down in the link below
to understand the properties.
In this video, we'll be covering
just how to make the stitch.
Let's get started on the true knit stitch,
or traditional knit.
For this video, you're going to need to
cast on 22 stitches.
I'm gonna demonstrate on this loom over here.
Go ahead and start casting on.
It doesn't matter if you're doing the
chain cast on, the double E wrap,
or if you do the E wrap flat.
Pause your video and meet me back up
for working the stitch.
Are you ready for the traditional knit or the true knit?
This is called the reverse curl,
because there are some extra mechanics to it,
and it's worked opposite of how the purl stitch will be.
So when we get to the purl stitch lesson in lesson four,
you'll be more familiar with some of these motions.
What happens is, you just put the yarn in front,
just like we did for the unit stitch,
and then you're gonna go underneath the bottom loop,
and put your hook right in that little groove, okay?
Lift up when you come in between the two stitches,
and then now, take the top loop and pull it downward.
I like to touch that groove,
so I can push inward on it
and then slide my loop down
and pull it until you totally see this loop hanging through.
Now we're gonna take the entire thing off of the loom.
Just like this so the old loop is off,
and then place the new loop on
and then pull on your working yarn to tighten it up.
Now don't pull it too tight, okay, so,
the consistency of how tight you pull this
is going to reflect in how your stitches look over here.
But for the most part,
it's one of the most consistent stitches.
Okay, so we're gonna go to the next one.
Just yarn over, okay, that's just wrapping that yarn
around the top of that next loop,
and we're gonna do that again.
Come from underneath,
grab that loop and pull downward,
pull out a loop,
pull off the loop,
put down the new loop and then tighten.
Come to the next one.
Yarn over.
Go under the loop,
pull downward to make a loop,
take off the loop,
and then put on the new loop, tighten it, all right?
So I'm gonna simplify.
Yarn over.
Go up.
Pull down.
Loop off, new loop on,
tighten.
One more time.
Yarn over,
go up,
pull down,
loop off,
new on, tighten.
Okay, so I'm gonna do these next couple
and then I'll show you one from the other direction.
This is one of those stitches that
looks really nice and consistent
but yes, it does take a little bit extra time.
But once you get used to it, like all things,
it's easier to do the more often that you do it.
Okay.
Coming from the other direction,
we've already knit this last one.
We're gonna do it again.
Yarn over, going the other direction,
and then we're going to go underneath this first one,
pull down that loop, take it off,
put the new one on,
and tighten, and then you just continue going on.
Now you may have asked yourself in these videos
why have I not skipped this first peg, okay?
You may have seen in other people's videos,
they're skipping the first peg, or slipping the peg.
That's something we'll talk about in another session,
but most knitters and most needle knit patterns
aren't doing that when they're knitting,
and so I don't want to teach that part just yet.
I just want you to appreciate
what it looks like to knit all the stitches
and just come back and forth without worrying about
slip stitches or not.
So that will be in another lesson.
Just want to address that,
in case that question has come up in your head already.
All right, the same way to troubleshoot on this one
is just to unknit it.
It's the same process.
The same as all the other ones.
Well, you did great, and I know this one takes
a little bit longer, but it's well worth it.
You know what time it is.
It's time for homework. (laughs)
Yes!
So in a true knit stitch,
you are going to knit up 37 rows.
So, go ahead and work on those,
and take them off with a scrap yarn.
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