| I originally taught myself to crochet because so | | | | edge of your knitting. |
| many of my favorite knitting patterns included | | | | Wrap the yarn around the hook from right to left. |
| crocheted edges. Since then I've discovered that | | | | Pull the bottom loop up over the new loop |
| crochet can be a lovely addition to your knitting, | | | | (created by wrapping the yarn over from right to |
| providing anything from girly, fancy lace to simple, | | | | left as you've just done) and over the top of the |
| neat edges. In this article, I'll show you just how | | | | hook. |
| easy it is to add a simple crocheted edge to your | | | | Wrap your yarn around from right to left again, |
| knitting. | | | | and repeat the above step, leaving 1 loop on the |
| This edging is by far the simplest to do and is a | | | | hook. |
| great one to add neatness to your knitting. It | | | | Carry on doing this double crochet stitch into |
| creates a tight, flat edging - especially useful if | | | | every stitch along the outside edge of your |
| you want a crisp, clean look. | | | | knitting. When you reach the end of the section |
| Adding a crocheted edge to knitting | | | | you want to edge, simply cut your yarn and |
| Start by holding your crochet hook is your right | | | | remove the loop from your hook. Then thread |
| hand (use the same size hook as you have | | | | the yarn through the loop and pull tight. This will |
| knitting needle: So if you were using a 4mm | | | | stop the yarn from unravelling. |
| knitting needle, use a 4mm crochet hook.) Make a | | | | This is probably the simplest and easiest crochet |
| loop and wrap it round your hook. Then put the | | | | stitch to get to grips with and produces a nice |
| hook through one of the loops on the bottom | | | | neat edge. |