SELVAGE LOOPS

The choice of option of knitting of selvage loops is very important and depends on that as you will use further edge of knitted cloth: to sew, connecting details certain seam; to gather loops on edge for further knitting or the edge will be as the finished open edge of product. As selvage loops usually consider the first and last loop and usually them do not count the main pattern of cloth, but the edge can sometimes be knitted from two and three loops from edge. Let's consider types of the main and decorative edges further.

The most widespread edge with education on edge of chain, such edge well is suitable for further sewing together, forms smooth flat edge with the only shortcoming – it is twisted. When knitting this edge in front row remove the first loop as front (thread behind work), further provyazav front row, the last knit the front; having turned work, in back row, remove the first loop, not provyazyvy as back (thread before work), and the last loop knit the back.

Very similar edge with the same chain, in my opinion, with smaller twisting. In front row the first loop knit front crossed (for back stenochka),the last knit classicalfront, in back row remove the first and last loop, not provyazyvy, as back (thread before work).

For performance of accurate edge without twisting knit edge with small knots, this edge harmoniously looks in platochny knitting. It matches almost like first option of edge chain, but in front row remove the first loop as back, having thread before work, the last knit the also front; in back row remove the first loop as front (thread behind work), and the last loop knit the back.

If it is necessary to receive the dense, accurate, not stretching edge, for example, for open edge of jacket, scarf, belt or level, the edge option double chain well will approach. Such edge matches on two loops at the beginning and at the end, at calculation of loops consider not two, but four loops. In front row: remove the first loop as front (thread behind work), the second loop knit front crossed, penultimate loop knit front crossed, remove the last loop. In back row the first and last loops knit back, and and penultimate remove the second, as back (thread before work). If you knit shelf for jacket, knit edge double chain at open edge, and on other simple chain for further sewing together.

The decorative not twisted edge with equal chain will be suitable for registration of scarf, belt, straps and for other open edges of products on each side. Matches on two loops at the beginning and at the end of cloth. In front row remove the first loop as front, the second knit back, also at the end of row penultimate loop knit back, and remove the last not provyazyvy. Having turned work on seamy side, the first two and last two selvage loops knit the back.

The beautiful pearl country well will be suitable for knitting of edge of shawl, scarf or for regional fringing of plaid. The pearl pattern is not twisted, does not stretch and looks very accurately. This edge matches on three loops at the beginning and at the end of cloth: on upper side the first loop knit back, the second front, third back: the last three loops in the same order: back, front, back. In the return, back row the first and last three loops knit in the following order: front, back, front.

-