hi, does anyone personally know the directions or directions on a website on stitching so that the ends won’t curl inwards? that happened to the last scarf that i made and i tried ironing it to flatten it out…and it didn’t work. how do you make a completely flat scarf with very simple instructions? (while using both knit and purl stitches)
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I had this same problem and asked a friend who has knitted forever- according to her you need to throw a purl stitch in at the beginning (or end) of ever other knit row and it will help. (But this is the curse of the stockinnette stitch I believe.) I imagine you could add some ribbing in or try a seed stitch on the end and it might be nice- but stockinette stich just looks so nice!
I have the same problem what I do is pearl the first two stitches and the last 2 stitches then do the same on every other row.
when working in stocking stitch (knit one row and purl the next row) will cause the ends to curl into a tube. a way to prevent this would be to work the first 5 stitches and the last 5 stitches in garter stitch (knit every row)
another way would be to work the scarf in a knit 1 purl 1 rib that way the scarf wont curl at all.
Stockinette stitch curls and all the ironing you can do won’t change that, it is a result of the different shape of knit and purl stitches. The only means of *curing* the curl is to knit the scarf with a border of non-curling stitches. Please note I said stitches, one stitch won’t do it. You need, depending on the diameter or grist of the yarn you use (worsted is a spinning term that has come to define a diameter of yarn) that is at least 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches wide on each side of the scarf. The thinner the border, the thinner the yarn has to be.
But, to be completely flat and need no border you need to knit your scarf in a stitch pattern that does not roll. Suggestions are to use garter stitch (knit every row or purl every row), seed stitch, k1,p1 across on an odd number of stitches every row (yes, you can do it on an even number of stitches but this is the simplest method of remembering it), or moss stitch (even number of stitches divisible by 4: k2, p2 across first row, p2, k2 across second row; p2, k2 across third row, k2, p2 fourth row–repeat these four rows). Because equal numbers of knits and purls are used in these patterns the yarn tension is balanced and it will not roll.
One other option is to knit in stockinette, making the scarf twice as wide as you want the finished width to be and then to seam it up the long edge.
If you are familiar with any crochet stitches, you can do the crab around the entire scarf.
Crab stitch is single crochet done left to right so there is a lumpy rope edge around the scarf. This will straighten it out well.
One more suggestion, if stockinette stitch is the look you’re after, would be to knit a big tube, in the round. The scarf would be double thick, which, if your yarn is fine, would be, in fact, just fine. When you’re done, you could stitch the ends to close the tube and add some fringe or just leave it as is.
This is a technique I love especially when doing stranded color work and don’t want the back side to show.
What I do to avoid this problem is to knit a border on both sides by adding 3 sts to each end. Knit your pattern but be sure to knit the first and last 3 sts you added..these sts are not counted in your pattern. I just use a marker after the first 3 knitted sts and do the same before the last 3 sts.
Annie
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