How can I stop my knitting curling?
My knitting always curls at the edges, even when knitting garter stitch, and no matter what yarn I am using (whether wool, acrylic or another). I have tried casting on more loosely, but with no difference. I always block woollen pieces, which helps, but not with acrylic. Apart from crocheting the edges, which is good but not suitable for everything I make, is there another way to get my knitting to lie flat by changing the way I knit?
Using doubled yarn for cast on and then making selvedge edge, helps some. But mostly knitted and afghan stitch crocheted things just do curl!
Measure out twice the amount for the cast on and do it as usual, it will be heavier, and if this is a scarf, much better for putting on the fringes.
add 2 stitches to the pattern, knit the first, knit the second slip second over first, yarn over, and do the last two the same way. This will give you a heavier side edge.
If this is in a garment, don’t worry if it curls. When putting it together, we usually do ribbing on the edges, then it won’t curl.
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