KnittingHelp.com Forum - View Single Post - FAQ....Is your STOCKINETTE CURLING? Here's the solution!

amy · 12-05-2005, 07:09 PM

Yeah k4bb, 3 stitches isn't enough to prevent sides from curling. And even 5 stitches can look like it wants to curl in, if you know what I mean. Even if it stays in place, the stockinette can look puckered, like it's trying to curl.

Stockinette's tendency to curl is VERY strong. I personally tend to just avoid stockinette altogether for scarves, unless it's knit in the round.

If you like the stockinette look, a similar effect is to make a scarf in k1p1 ribbing. It lays flat and looks very stockinette-ish, since it contracts and you end up looking at all V's. Rather like a reversible stockinette. But you have to like working in ribbing, or want to get good practice at it.

12-05-2005, 07:09 PM	#25
amy Administrator Site Admin Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 3,776 Thanks: 348 Thanked 709 Times in 153 Posts	Yeah k4bb, 3 stitches isn't enough to prevent sides from curling. And even 5 stitches can look like it wants to curl in, if you know what I mean. Even if it stays in place, the stockinette can look puckered, like it's trying to curl. Stockinette's tendency to curl is VERY strong. I personally tend to just avoid stockinette altogether for scarves, unless it's knit in the round. If you like the stockinette look, a similar effect is to make a scarf in k1p1 ribbing. It lays flat and looks very stockinette-ish, since it contracts and you end up looking at all V's. Rather like a reversible stockinette. But you have to like working in ribbing, or want to get good practice at it. __________________ ~Amy KnittingHelp Queen Bee ‎"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Howard Thurman