I’d like to knit a blanket in the horizontal herringbone stitch. However, when I made a scarf with that stitch, it curled in on itself. When knitting the blanket, I’d like to incorporate a border to help it lay flat, but I’m not sure which border would work best as the herringbone seems to be more of weaving than knitting.
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I am not familiar with the herringbone stitch but I like to knit a garter stitch border about 2″ wide on blankets to stop them curling. This is just knit stitch on all rows. Perhaps this will work with the stitch you are using?
Yes, when you knit most patterns with a right and wrong side, they will curl. that is because you have uneven tension with the stitches, and it pulls to one direction and curls.
To do a border that lays flat, and keeps everything else flat, you need to use the same number of knit and purl stitches. An obvious choice is garter stitch — it is all knit on both sides (resulting in one row of knit and one row of purl when viewed from the front) and it lays very flat. You can do as few as 3 stitches, but you may want a few more for a more defined edge.
There is also moss stitch, and seed stitch that work very well. You can do the border horizontally or vertically along the edge, while you are doing the main body, or added afterwards. I also like the I-cord for a neat finish around a blanket.
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