I love knitting projects with hems. There’s something so pretty and finished and professional about them. Whether you’re doing a picot edge or a plain, folded over hem, it adds a special touch to a project.
But it’s also kind of a pain when you have to sew the hem after you’re done knitting. You just want to be done, right?
The good news is, it’s actually really easy to sew the hem as you knit, though it might be more correct to say to knit in them hem as you knit.
This tutorial from Kelbourne Woolens shows exactly how to do it, and this is exactly the way I do it, too.
I think of it almost like doing a three-needle bindoff, though I don’t use an extra needle; I just pick up the stitch from the hem and work it together with the live stitch.
It’s really easy, and though it is a little slow I’m sure it’s faster than sewing at the end of the project.
Have you ever tried this method? I’d love to know what you think of it.
[Photo: Kelbourne Woolens.]
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