How to Pick Up and Knit on Garter Stitch for Beginners

[@charflynn5]

Picking up stitches starts at 4:37. Prior to that she says: (1) circular needles are nice for knitting flat things, and (2) when you lay the fabric in front of you as you prepare to pick up stitches, be aware that the side facing you will be the “right” side (i.e. the side that shows).

[@kathywaldusky8512]

Outstanding video! So clear, bright lighting and good volume! Thank you! Very helpful!

[@lindachandler2293]

I use a crochet hook to pick up stitches and slip them on to the knitting needle.

[@lindachandler2293]

@Michael Tomas Use as close to the size of the knitting needle as you have or a bit smaller; it can't be a crochet hook with a big handle, the way I do it. When you get them all picked up in a row on the crochet hook and have them counted and to your liking, just slip them from the butt end of the hook straight into another knitting needle. I usually have 4 or 5 needles by the time I get back to the starting point. Then I distribute the number of stitches on the hooks how it is easiest to knit.

[@cynthiacairns9209]

Thank you for your clear, simple presentation! I knitted a sweater for my friend's baby 8 months ago, but stopped at this step. I've never been confident with this technique. I never thought of the Vs. I'm a self-taught knitter with a huge pile of shameful abandoned projects. Now I am confident that I can finish his gift and it won't join the pile! 💜💛💚💙

[@rachaelhughes389]

THE most helpful video I found on this topic!! Thank you!

[@macorey54]

This was very helpful. I had trouble finding the right words in the search but I found your video. Thanks!

[@neenee56]

Thank you so much for your video. It was very easy to understand, & your calm manner relaxed me. I have been extremely anxious, as I am making a herringbone neck warmer for a friend. I actually finished the 28-inch pattern, & I have done the bind off. I am now supposed to pick up & knit stitches, to do a few rows of garter stitch, to make buttonholes. This is more difficult than I anticipated. Even though your video wasn't about herringbone, I think I feel more confident about trying mine now. Thanks. :)

[@TheKnitwit]

Super detailed and explained in simple terms!! Thank you!!!

[@bhookedcrochet]

Glad you liked it!!

[@paulajohnson6943]

Good video. Very clear and easy to see what you're talking about. Thanks!

[@lucyroberts4382]

Really helpful video! Using chunkier yarn certainly helps understand more easily

[@fionakiaorafromnewzealand258]

Such a great video - it's packed with so many useful clearly explained tips - Thank you so much!

[@charlottecarnevale]

I've been doing this wrong for 15 years - no wonder it never looked quite right! Thank you for this video!

[@dankahorvathova8244]

Thanks xxx such a great video xx

[@heidischurmann5158]

thanks so much, was a great great help

[@kathykarrels9869]

I’m picking up vertically on garter stitch Edie, but having trouble getting the correct number of stitches at the end - only about half. What do I need to correct this?

[@maaritgreen9882]

This happens to me too. Would love someone to explain where I go wrong.

[@mandagresty515]

Would I pick up like this if it says pick up 24 sts on RS of left edge thanks, I love your videos

[@Barbbfly]

Well done but if its a buttonband with ribbing dont u skip some rows ? ty

[@bhookedcrochet]

I think there are a few ways you can tackle button bands. If it were me, I would probably pick up and knit like this first to make a nice foundation, knit a few more rows and use yarn overs to create the holes 😊

[@kristydean7305]

Love this video! You are very detailed and informative. This seems like a good way to add a border to either top and bottom or side to side. But is there a way to add all around the square? I am wanting to make a blanket with the same color in the center that houses different or squares. Any tutorials on that? If I use this technique the corners will not connect, it seems.

[@bhookedcrochet]

Hey Kristy! Glad you found this one really helpful 😊 When I use this technique for a border, I'll work it on both sides first, then rotate it and pick up and knit the same way for the top and bottom. When you do it this way, it kind of has that "log cabin" kind of style where the border isn't a continuous round, but rather builds on itself. Honestly, I'm not sure that would be possible with knitting. You'd need a really long circular!

[@jenniferannfox2316]

that was so helpful!

[@ashley35242]

I'll find out the answer hopefully in a second but just in case i don't...when you want to change directions would this be how you can do it or would you just use the outer half of the stitch or neither? I am altering directions for slippers i found on youtub using regular needles by using circular and later switching it out and am having problems on the sides of the feet figuring out how to do the bottom when the first part was pretty clear in the video but the sole was awkward and had the seem on the bottom where you walk which wasnt good for me so have done one my way ish but think it could be better and teying to change direction but keep getting picking up stitches videos when i type it in

[@nicoledickel4360]

Ashley Castleberry that’s a good question because I am trying to put a boarder around a knitted blanket but she doesn’t show how to continue around.

[@marilenanikoloudia6376]

thanks so much!! it has been very helpful!

[@katibere1966]

Thank you!

[@cieloytierra730]

What kind of camara did you use to filmed this video??? Thank you.

[@jennmichelle70]

#B.Hooked thanks for this video. I just want to know why it’s called Pick Up and Knit when we’re only picking up at this point. And I appreciate you mentioning continental knitting.

[@izzywarhurst1019]

It’s called pick up and knit because she sticks the needle through the purple stitch and then loops the pink yarn around the needle and pulls it through. So if you look at it, she’s doing the ‘knit’ part with the pink yarn. If it was just ‘pick up’, then the stitches on her needle would all be purple because that is the colour of the original swatch she’s picking up the stitches from.

[@lindaharris1120]

I learned to pick up stitches with a crochet hook then transfer them to a circular needle.

[@mommydoc3050]

I have a market bag pattern and it is 59 stitches for 30 rows---looks like you have 30 rows in your sample there. Now they want me to pick up 28 stitches on EACH side---and doing it your way --as I was---I get 15 stitches. How do you get 28 stitches to pick up?

[@Gurianthe]

okay, so here are some things that are incorrect about this video and actually make this technique way more complicated and messier than it should be, at least on the side part: 1. the stitches are tight because you're supposed to be using a smaller size needle than the one you used for the project. the needle you're using is way too big for the stitches you're working with. 2. you're picking up the stitches in the wrong place, that's why you have a HUGE seam on the wrong side 3. you actually began working on the wrong side, I can tell by the way the cast on and cast off look like this video shows a neater and easier technique for beginners and experienced knitters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inO6lotmf6Zgn68

[@boomtowncat2876]

Thank you. I skipped to 4:40ish where she finally starts to pick up a stitch but as of 5:13 she is still talking and hasn't even finished picking up a single stitch. Then I saw your comment. Clicking the link you posted now...

[@sydneycandelario2697]

Woah! I saw this video and thought "ok very helpful now I know how to do it but yikes looks like more of a hassle than I thought,how will it affect the symmetry of my work?" Then I came to the comments and saw the video you recommend. The techniques are so different! I'm sticking to the video you recommended for simplicity and symmetry.

[@clairewood9607]

Hi I know the basics of knitting,I prefer crochet, I can't see the difference between English and American knitting xx

[@susancrawley3001]

English and American are the same. In that method, the yarn is "thrown" (looped) around the needle by the right hand to make a stitch. In Continental knitting, the yarn is held stationary in the left hand and picked up with the right needle to make a stitch.

[@bonnieziegler6285]

Claire Wo

[@nosillakm]

You can use a crochet hook to pull the yarn through and then slip it on your needle. Makes it really easy.

[@smithfield111]

Waaay too big seam for my projects. Doesn't look good...

[@runnymedeltd500]

Good lesson but itys a shame she waffles too much

[@flyingsorcery]

Totally agree-I kept shouting 'Get on with it' at the video. Actual place to pick up a bit indistinct. Needs to slow right down and cut the chat.