How to Knit an Applied I-Cord Edge

Give your knitted projects the perfect finishing touch with this simple yet super effective applied I-Cord edging.
00:00 Intro
01:10 Cast On & First Edge
05:49 Turning Corners & Remaining Sides
08:50 Graft Closed
13:22 Final Bits & Bobs
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[@dorothyrockwell8157]

One more comment: I have watched several excellent teachers showing how to graft the ends of the applied I cord but no one has explained it as well as you have. Thanks again for your excellent teaching.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

🥰🥰

[@xgothikatx]

I had opened about 6 different videos for tutorials on this assuming I'd have to watch a few different ones before it made sense to me but I happened to watch yours first, and closed all the others because you made everything crystal clear. You're an amazing teacher, and thank you for this perfect video.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback and the super thanks 😀🧶 It’s made my day!

[@dragnfly917]

Thank you! This was a fantastic video - clear and easy to follow directions.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you so much 🧶😀

[@TishyLane]

Thank you so much for your clear instructions , mastered icord today after watching your great video . I used to have a knitting Nancy when I was a girl and it always fascinated me, now I have put this lovely stich to good use.

[@emmaharding2419]

Thank you for such a perfectly clear tutorial! I'd watched lots of other videos but your one was the one that finally made everything click!

[@zissitgreen8571]

always clearly explained. thank you.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you so much!!

[@LeMarais88]

Thank you for the clear instructions and for using contrasting yarn colors so we can easily see what you’re doing 🥰. Just subbed.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you so much 🧶😀

[@Herself1954]

THANK YOU!!!!!!! This is the perfect edging on my blankets and pot holders. Now I want to I-Cord EVERYTHING.😊❤❤❤❤

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

😀😀

[@unplainjane123]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You're very welcome! 🧶😀

[@belgianwaffleknit]

Excellent video. Extremely clear and helpful. Thank you!❤

[@katharina...]

Soooooo pretty 🥰

[@lutgartmaex1203]

Dit is de manier om het mooi en gemakkelijk te doen! Dank je wel om dit aan te leren!

[@queencleo1151]

A lovely technique that I wasn't familiar with... Thank you for your remarkable tutorial!!!

[@theresanunes6397]

Thank you very clear video!

[@lindaw505]

Thank you very much for such a clear tutorial! This is exactly what I was looking for 💜

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

It’s a pleasure! 🥰🧶

[@valerieohora6648]

I've just found your channel looking for information on knitting a mitred square which led me to this video. WOW! Love your clear explanations. Thank you from Perth, Western Australia.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You are so welcome! 🥰🧶

[@MaricelaHernandez-im5us]

Hoy aprendí algo nuevo con usted, muchas gracias 😘 🙂

[@maggiehume9782]

This video was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much. Your explanations were perfect!

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

It’s a pleasure!

[@Ikbarmaii]

Thank you ❤

[@katiehigginbotham5708]

I’ve been struggling to learn this and I’ve finally gotten it ! Thank you for the detailed information and the close up so see where to put the needle .

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

It’s a pleasure 🥰

[@manamanadoot]

This is beautiful! I'll definitely be using this.

[@anatims9573]

I got in such a tangle with the finishing of the I-cord. Yr video is amazing. Thank you!🙏 ❤

[@rwarnie64]

Thank you! I can’t believe I did it! I just added this icord edge to a giant granny rectangle. This is my new go-to border for all my projects; it’s fun and more manly than frilly. ❤

[@rwarnie64]

Also, I know you said 3 in the corners; but 4 in the corners made them not as stiff for me on a crocheted sunburst granny square blanket. Thanks again for showing me how to do this!!

[@dianalynnenglish]

I just learned something new, never heard of i-cord before! Thanks

[@suzyh1399]

So clearly explained ! Thank you!

[@mariadelrosariozegarragalv5588]

Muchas gracias por explicar todo, incluso el cierre. Por fin podré hacerlo perfectamente. Dios te bendiga.

[@user-di1ml6rv8p]

I just watched this and i was able to add this knit I cord border to my Tunisian crochet baby blanket. Great video explaining this ! thank you

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Yay! I’m so glad it was helpful 🥰

[@katecramer9962]

Now i finally found a nice edging for my square blanket! Video is very clear @ concise. Thnku ❤

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You want the wrong side of your work facing you 🙂

[@katecramer9962]

Thnku 😊

[@jaynetaylor1862]

I have watched a couple of your tutorials…..you are fantastic!!!! Thank you so much!!

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you! 🥰

[@klococo728]

How cool! Can't wait to add this to some of my projects ❤️

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

🥰🥰

[@MariellaEGugge]

WOW! Best explayning ever! Thank you very much! 👍👍👍🤗

[@w.i.n.n.i.s.o.x]

Absolutely perfect instructions, thank you 🤍

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You’re welcome 😊

[@theyarnologist]

Thank you ever so much for your detail.instructions. especially on where to place the stitches. You saved my icord edge. ❤

[@MsDebbyWebby]

Excellent! I watched both your videos on I-cords. Will be trying it out after my Sunday Dinner. 🧶👍👍

[@yolandelaliberte3602]

You are a great teacher! Thank you!

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You're very welcome! 😀🧶

[@dorothyrockwell8157]

I'm working on a mitered square baby blanket based on your tutorial showing how to join as you go and this will be the perfect way to finish it off. Your teaching is excellent and I love listening to you. Thanks.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you! 🥰

[@emmabereniceherrera7955]

Muchas gracias por este tutorial tan claro de comprender, en especial en la unión del inicio y final del icord, precisamente esa sección es la que no había encontrado en los distintos tutoriales que vi

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Gracias 😀🧶

[@alysehabib8344]

Excellent tutorial! This is exactly what I was looking for. Very clear and easy to follow instructions. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and your skills with us. GOD BLESS.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you so much! Happy knitting!! 😀🧶

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You're very welcome! Happy Knitting!! 🧶😀

[@Moonbeamglider]

Great, very clear concise instructions. Thank you

[@CasualKnitter]

Thank you for posting, this method blew my mind and it will be the best edging for my knitted Temperature blanket because at the moment the edges are a mess !

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Yay! So happy you found it useful :)

[@jeniferbaker4858]

That was such clear instructions. Thank you so much. Mine now looks lovely.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You’re welcome! I’m so happy it helped 😀🧶

[@nazlisaleem1406]

Marvellous ❤❤

[@user-eg6eq2if4k]

I just tried this and I love how it looks. Thank you for the clear tutorial 😊

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

It’s a pleasure 😀 I’m so happy you found it useful. 🧶

[@missa7393]

Thank you so much for posting this! Very clear directions, easy to follow. I am going to use on my next blanket project

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

🥰

[@sheillamasoha8227]

You are an excellent teacher ❤

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you! 😀🧶

[@karenkayade3989]

Great teaching tutorial...you have given me the confidence to try this❤️🧶

[@TheCatlady63]

Very useful tutorial. Thank you.

[@catyshark6323]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You're very welcome! 🧶😀

[@dorothyrockwell8157]

My blanket is done. My join is not as neat as yours but I did get it sewed together at the ends. Thanks for your helpful teaching.

[@BeatlesFanSonia]

😊thank you so much for this tutorial. It’s the best one I could find!

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You are so welcome! 😀🧶

[@gladysbeltran6105]

THANK you. This is the BEST !!!

[@Loralit4]

Thanks!

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

It’s a pleasure 🥰

[@marycassar5172]

THat looks great ,I love it ,I have never seen it done before very interesting

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Glad you liked it! Happy knitting! 🥰

[@jeanchiusano2861]

Wonderful instructions thank you ❤

[@Umasainivlogsand_Knitting]

So beautiful😍

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you 🥰

[@monave2938]

Thank you!❤

[@violetjohnson4887]

Excellent

[@shirleywade4344]

After 65 years of knitting I had not even heard or a corded edge now thanks to you I can do it , so simple One question , Having made a blanket fom mitred squares would I use same size needles for corded edge that squares were knitted on Really loving the effect on a sample one but not sure that it is quite right

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

I used the same size needles but there’s no harm in sizing down slightly if you find your tension is different

[@selmatejosecheverria4771]

Thanks a lot 🙏🤗❤🌷

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You’re welcome! 😀🧶

[@discoveryfunarmenianstyle4179]

MERCI BEAUCOUP. 😊

[@rashmiparikh4652]

Hi, thank you so much for this beautiful video. It’s very detailed and easy to understand But one query I have is what to do if we do not want to attach the cord in round I do not want to attach it. I want to make the edge around the cardigan neck.❤ Will appreciate your reply, thank you🤗♥️

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You would just cast off your stitches and then sew in neatly

[@belleboucles3646]

Thank you for this clear tutorial, def will need to practice the finishing off part with yarn needle. It would have been super helpful as well if this was shown in a U.K. knitting way as well as the continental. As a new knitter it can be confusing. ❤

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

I only know how to knit continental style I’m afraid 🙂

[@shelaghseddon6995]

I think finishing off the icord is very similar if not the same as Kitchener stitch.

[@antonellatulipano7841]

Bravissima

[@bv1266]

When adding the i cord would you want to go up a needle size from the that used on the kitted piece? Might this keep the drape of the whole piece?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

I used the same size needle but you could experiment with a bigger needle if you wanted to.

[@2giusinos]

Thank you for such a great tutorial! I’m working on a mitered square scrap yarn blanket and want to add an I cord. Question: how would you handle the stitches in the “valley” between the two squares?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

I’d probably pick a stitch or two up from The Valley - whatever feels natural to keep tension even

[@mariateresafaso968]

Grazie, bellissimo,RSI può utilizzare anche per unire quadrati.

[@MsAgnesi]

This is an excellent video. Thanknyou for posting. I do have a question. Will you always end a repetition on the corner? Is it possible to fall short of the corner or be mid process and overshoot the corner?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You should always be able to manage your stitches so that you hit a corner correctly (I think that’s what you’re asking but please correct me if I’m misunderstood ☺️)

[@MsAgnesi]

@@SnufflebeanYarn Thank you. Yes that answers my question perfectly.

[@valrog6924]

Question: Will the dpns be the same size as the needles used to knit? If I make a garter stitch blanket using size 6 circular, will I use 6 or 5 dpns for the applied icord?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

I normally use the same size, but if you find your tension is a little off then you can size down if you feel it looks better 🙂

[@torayyB13]

hi! so a question what were to happen if you run out of yarn mid applied cord? or alternatively if you want to do alternating colours without an alternating coloured yarn? THANKS !

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

You would just change yarn like you normally would when knitting an icord and hide the ends when you’re done 🙂

[@normacanty55]

Do your yarn and needles need to be the same size as what you used for the main item?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Ideally yes, but you can make it work with a different yarn you’ll just have to adjust how often you pick up stitches

[@anitahigman2918]

Do you use the same size needles as you used on your work?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Yes I do :)

[@liliana2284]

If I put this on my Stockinette stiched blanket will it help to keep it from rolling in at the sides?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

It should do, you could also try my mitred garter stitch border as that will help even more

[@liliana2284]

@@SnufflebeanYarn perfect I’ll look for that thank you,

[@carolmckinnon3657]

Hi, there is no 'SAVE' available. Any chance you could add this feature as I love your video!

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

When you say ‘save’, what do you mean? You can save my video to you watch later playlist if you want to find it more easily.

[@carolmckinnon3657]

@@SnufflebeanYarn I don't know what happened. I could not get the SAVE option to display. All ok now. Thank you for replying 🤪

[@lydiaabel3622]

do you block the knitting before or after doing the i-cord?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

If I need to block the work I’d do it before the icord

[@miriea8504]

Hi there. Do you suggest the same needle size as your work or a smaller needle?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Same needle size as the work is what I normally do 🙂

[@krupaonkarmurthy5903]

Hii, should I do this before or after blocking the project??

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

I’ll confess I’m not a person that blocks items but I’m inclined to say before? That way you’ll block out the icord edging too.

[@alissasitihaura3567]

Do you use the same size needle as the garter for the icord?

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Hi, Yes I did 😁

[@misspiggy2418]

I love doing these but mine bunches up.

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Perhaps you are picking up your stitches too close together?

[@misspiggy2418]

@@SnufflebeanYarn yes probably, plus I'm quite a tight knitter 😆

[@aelizabethpesch9227]

👀📝👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ViViDWorLD]

🙏👍👍👍🌈😘🌈👍👍👍🙏

[@lynnbrewer1668]

I learned so much from watching your video, you are a step up from others and your explanation is awesome, you even taught me how to finish off the icord, so beautiful and seamless. You are an awesome teacher❤‍🩹

[@SnufflebeanYarn]

Thank you so much Lynn 😀🧶 Happy Knitting!

[@xgothikatx]

Thanks!