{"id":16581,"date":"2021-11-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/?p=16581"},"modified":"2023-01-06T14:31:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T22:31:34","slug":"how-to-knit-slipped-stitch-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tincanknits.com\/2021\/11\/12\/how-to-knit-slipped-stitch-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Slipped Stitch Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When I got started knitting, I imagined that colourwork meant tangled yarns and complexity. I discovered slipped-stitch patterns, which are an alternative to stranded colourwork (which also, unsurprisingly, turned out to be a lot easier<\/a> than I\u2019d feared!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slipped stitch patterns are an easy way to create colourwork and texture patterns, while only needing to handle a single strand of yarn at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a slipped stitch pattern?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The basic ‘move’ that creates slipped stitch patterns is slipping stitches from one needle to the other without working them. <\/strong>That’s why we call them ‘slipped stitch’ patterns.
Knit or purl:<\/strong> When you slip a stitch, you can slip them as if to knit or as if to purl, otherwise known as ‘knitwise’ and ‘purlwise’. Slipping a stitch knitwise results in a twisted stitch, while slipping a stitch purlwise results in an untwisted stitch.
Yarn in back or yarn in front:<\/strong> You can also slip stitches holding the working yarn in the front of the work, which creates a ‘bar’ across the slipped stitch, or in the back of the work, in which case the working yarn is hidden and the slipped stitch appears elongated vertically relative to the stitches either side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With slipped-stitch knitting you can create exquisite patterns simply by varying: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The number and pattern of stitches that are slipped, versus knit or purled<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. If stitches are slipped with the working yarn held on the front or the back of the work<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Whether the pattern is worked in a single colour, or two or more colours<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The basic moves are described below, or you can skip past to see the video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to slip a stitch purlwise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If it’s not specified in the pattern, your best bet is to slip a stitch purlwise. This keeps the stitch ‘neutral’ or untwisted. To slip a stitch purlwise you insert your right hand needle into the next stitch as if to purl, then move that stitch from the left hand needle to the right hand needle without working it<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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