Linen Stitch in Knitting - Both Flat and In-the-Round

[@knitordi]

The best tutorial on Linen Stitch I've seen yet. Thank you.

[@jennyknits]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@caroletodd6373]

Thank you for including how to read the stitches!

[@jennyknits]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@Screamingdownthewalls]

Thank you so much for this video. I was at my LYS yesterday and saw a beautiful linen stitch cowl knit in the round and immediately came home and started looking for some simple instructions. The quality of your video and your explanation is the best.

[@jennyknits]

I'm so glad it is helping you! Good luck on your next project!

[@michaelalvidrez5260]

As a new knitter this video was easy to follow and well filmed. Looking forward to my next project

[@jennyknits]

Good luck on your journey! So much fun to be had! Thanks for watching.

[@pamspears7216]

Hands down, the best knitting video I've watched! Thank you!

[@jennyknits]

You are very kind! Thanks for watching.

[@satsumamoon]

Vry well done, enjoyable to watch. Thanks

[@jennyknits]

Hey Thanks for watching!

[@gerth54]

Great video! Very helpful! I can’t wait to start a stash busting linen stitch project. Thank you!

[@jennyknits]

Good Luck, thanks for watching.

[@kyddoemiko100]

Thank you for your tips on the linen stitch I am in love how this particular stitch how it looks like woven fabric 😁😍

[@jennyknits]

It is a fun stitch! Good luck on your project. Thanks for watching.

[@lifeinaditch]

Excellent vid. Your instructions were great and your camera skills are outstanding.

[@jennyknits]

Thank you for your kind words! And Thanks for watching!

[@TootieRuth77]

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!

[@charlenespierer7914]

Great video! Thank you!

[@jennyknits]

Thanks for watching!

[@kathleencampbell7457]

I love your lesson and project. Thank you so much! Kathy

[@jennyknits]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts]

Cool knit stitch. TFS!

[@jennyknits]

Thanks for watching!

[@elainethomas2704]

Great tutorial, thank you. I’m very keen to give this a go. 🌹

[@jennyknits]

It is an interesting stitch and with colors, you get some great combinations!

[@rachelcorricelli782]

Great video, very informative.

[@jennyknits]

Thanks for watching!

[@yolyprog2561]

Excellent video, thank you!!

[@jennyknits]

Thanks for watching!

[@Khandi311]

Great video and pure inspiration for busting one's stash! Any suggestions on size of needle when using a lighter weight sock yarn that you would normally use a size 2 needle to knit? Many thanks.

[@jennyknits]

Give it a try with a size 5 needle. Knit up a swatch before you tackle the project.

[@mangomum99]

Thanks for your awesome tutorial I have plenty of colourful yarn & I am definitely going to make a wrap with this & perhaps a sweater your looks so pretty & no gaps that’s awesome & I think I’ll put an I cord on the finish as it makes a really neat bind off 😊🙏💖

[@jennyknits]

Sounds great Debra! I love icord edges. Just adds that special touch. Good luck on your project!

[@mangomum99]

jennyknits yes I ordered does make a really neat edge. Do you think this would be ok as a möbius? 😊💖

[@jennyknits]

@@mangomum99 Yes I think you could work this as a Mobius. I think the backside is actually just as cool-looking as the front. I was thinking more about your thoughts on an icord border...I had to go up in needle size when working the linen stitch and that might make the icord border too big. So you may want to use a smaller needle for the icord, or attach an icord border after you've completed the linen stitch portion.

[@valerietyler3379]

So excited to start this project on the plane. I have several coordinating colors to use up. Nice video. I liked the tutorial in the round and flat. Thanks much!

[@jennyknits]

Good luck and have a great trip! Thanks for watching!

[@redredwine1277]

The best informations and instruction, well explained and illustrated❤️👍🏽Thanks for your time and heartily sharing knowledge necessary informations🌹🌹🌹

[@jennyknits]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@dinazahran8159]

great explnation..I realy ejoyed the video... I will try this stitch in my next project ..greeting from Egypt

[@jennyknits]

Thank you! Good luck!

[@agnesadyana7344]

Thank you for you tips. Can I use this stitch for t shirt pattern?

[@jennyknits]

This is a stiff texture and would be tough to try for a tshirt, but you could always give it a try.

[@joan9569]

That's beautiful. Thank you.

[@jennyknits]

Thanks for watching!

[@joan9569]

@@jennyknits :))

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

Jenny, This is so interesting. I hope to make a tempestry for my dad's birth. So on the hunt for this stitch. Really glad to se e you teavhing us and your beautiful work. The colors in cowl are really facinating the two color looks like x and o's. I'll come chat in FB group.....been tired up. Hope ur well.

[@jennyknits]

I'm feeling great! Hope this stitch works for your project!

[@ashwinerathore129]

Beautiful video thanks

[@jennyknits]

Thank you so much!

[@marycarson8380]

I've watched 4 or 5 videos to learn the linen stitch. Not one of them would come out and say knit the slips and slip the knits on the next row. I want to make a sideways constructed scarf that takes 400-600 stitches to set up and I dreaded seeing I got it wrong after a couple inches when it takes forever to knit one row. Thanks very much.

[@jennyknits]

Yay, that scarf is going to be amazing!! You can always test a swatch on about 20-25 stitches and see how it goes first. Good luck on your project!

[@c92smith]

I love this pattern but I haven't picked up knitting good yet. So I found this kind of stitch on crochet. I will learn to do it this way. I want give up so easily lol.

[@jennyknits]

Knitting takes practice, just like when you learned to crochet. I'd say practice just knitting and purling for a good while before working this Linen Stitch. It can be a bit confusing until you really have just plain knitting down. Good luck, and thanks for watching!

[@PAR1932]

This is a great tutorial. You are the only one who mentioned using larger needles than the yarn calls for. Since knitting in the round is easier, could I make a scarf by knitting in the round and steeking it to turn the cowl into a scarf.

[@jennyknits]

Very interesting question! I would imagine you could, of course following all the steps for securing the edges and then cutting. I would also recommend using wool so those edges can sort of felt together. Would be a fun project. Good luck.

[@blackpprs1893]

beautiful color! I racked my head to make it looks like polka dot 😂

[@redredwine1277]

Thanks again🌸🌼🌹

[@mangomum99]

Thank you so much for your tutorials I would love to see a möbius knitted in the round with Turkish stitch if you have the time & I love your cowel it’s so pretty 💖💖💖

[@jennyknits]

That would be interesting! I have made many projects using that YO k2tog combo. I'll see about doing a video on it soon! Thanks for watching!

[@julie6578]

Very helpful! I notice when I switch from using this stitch in the round to flat, for a section of a garment for instance, the knitted fabric looks slightly different between the in-the-round sections and the flat sections. Is that usual or did I do something wrong? I made sure the flat sections were even numbers of stitches. thank you!

[@jennyknits]

I think it's probably because when you are working in the round you have a more even stride with just knitting. Once you go back and forth and add purling, it makes our tension kind of go wonky. If the stitches look too big, you might go down a needle size for that area. Thanks for watching.

[@nancyvick9467]

Great video. For the cowl that you were knitting. How many stitches did you cast on and how long to you expect the cowl to be when you are finished? I'm looking for a stash-buster project and this looks like a great one. Thank you!

[@jennyknits]

Sorry for my late reply, just logged in and it's been a while! I can't remember exactly how many stitches I cast on, but I think it was in the 400s. Since this stitch makes a dense fabric, you cast on more than you might think you would for a typical scarf or cowl. Maybe work a test swatch on 50 stitches and after a few inches, see if it's way to small or big and you can double or triple or more the stitches. This is a wonderful stash buster! Thanks for watching.

[@winningnumbers]

On the round project, how many stitches did you cast on please? Thank you in advance. I have just subscribed as well, great video!

[@jennyknits]

I can’t remember exactly, but I am sure it was probably 200 or more. This stitch doesn’t have a lot of stretch to it, so your cast on won’t stretch out like it does in normal knitting.

[@winningnumbers]

@@jennyknits Thank you

[@barbaraarnold5793]

Awesome!

[@ooohlaa13]

How and where do you add a new yarn? If you do it at the edge then the wrap around of the slip one is hanging loose? do you add in in the middle? I am doing a shoulder strap and it looks raggedy from adding an initial new yarn at the edge? Not sure I am doing right but I love this video and this stitch and knowing flat and round. You are wonderful instructor, thanx!!!

[@jennyknits]

With this stitch, you can add the new yarn anywhere, not just the edge. I would add a new color on my next stitch being knit, I would use the next color. Once I've knit past that row for maybe 5 owls, I'll go back and tie the old yarn and the new yarn to close up the small hole. If you tie the new yarn right away, it'll still need to be tightened up after several rows, so I just want till then. You can try to start and stop new colors in the same spot, but I found that it looks bad on the wrong side. So if you stagger where you tie on new colors, it'll look a lot better.

[@ooohlaa13]

@@jennyknits excellent, i guess my problem is that i am using solid yarns and 5 of them so by the time I get back to the first one there is a big loop on the side of the strap from where it was not used because they are just trailing loose to their ball of yarn resting. So then I guess I have to cut and start again because I cannot be carrying 5 yarns up the side. This is only my second time of messing with several yarns in a small piece where everthing is so noticeable, so maybe I am missing something, but your advice above is very helpful and such a quick response ... thank you!

[@jennyknits]

@@ooohlaa13 I can see what you are saying about the solid color yarns. If you start them at the edge...you might start it one stitch early or one stitch late so that you start on a knit stitch. As for carrying 5 yarns up. My advice, since it's a strap and not a super wide thing, just cut and start new yarns each time. If the piece was something like a scarf, I probably would do the same. If it is only a color or two, I might carry that upwards. But you are right carrying 5 up an edge is impossible to disguise. Good luck!!

[@ooohlaa13]

@@jennyknits th🤪nx I am working on it now but I keep getting mixed up with only 16 sts I lose concentration and then do wrong stuff ... such a surprise I thought it would be SIMPLE but changing back and forth makes it harder to get rhythm. I look forward to doing a cowl because then I will have no changes each row. I have a ton of worsted yarns I hand dyed left over from projects to make a multicolor cowl. This strap is a challenge, I go unconscious and then have to rip out!!!

[@jennyknits]

@@ooohlaa13 hahaha! I totally understand. Can you use a side piece of paper and make marks that could help you track what you are doing? Good Luck!

[@heathercowart2463]

I am curious to know what the edges of the card look like when you carry up the three different yarns.

[@jennyknits]

If working flat, and carrying the yarn up the edge, it is only slightly noticeable. I would suggest bringing up all the colors each row. Meaning if you only bring up the color when you need it for that row, you'll have a short float from row 1 to row 4 when you use that color again. If you bring the color up as you go, you'll have less floats on that edge. Hope that makes sense.

[@ShoppingQueen2.0]

Is there any way can solve the jogging issue in the last and first stitch transition?? Thank you

[@jennyknits]

What I typically do is to make that jog more random, so I don't start and stop in the same spot each time around. In more typical stripping, the jog is easily disguised, but since this is a slip, knit, slip scenario that makes it harder to hide. So I'll either work a few stitches past the join or work a few stitches short of the join.

[@ShoppingQueen2.0]

@@jennyknits Thank you for your advice. I knitted this pattern last week and tried couple times but still no luck of getting the jogging away. Maybe I will try make the start 2 stitches earlier than the join and then see if this will help. I love the pattern but the jogging is kinda bothering me for a week. Hahaha

[@jennyknits]

@@ShoppingQueen2.0 When I'm knitting straight and not linen stitch, I pull the stitch below up on my needle and knit it with the first stitch. Maybe you could try something like that as an option. Not sure if it would be invisible though with linen stitch. Offsetting that join though is a lot less noticeable if it's in a different spot in each row. Thanks for watching.

[@makingiteasywithliz]

Do you knit 2 together when first joining in the round and end up with an even number of stitches to be worked or do you work over an odd number of stitches the whole time?

[@jennyknits]

In the round, you want an odd number of stitches. When I work in the round I cast on one extra stitch to what the pattern calls for so that I can knit that extra stitch and the first stitch together to close the tube. So if the pattern calls for 141 stitches to cast on, I will cast on 142. On my first stitch of the first worked row, I slide the last stitch over to the left needle and work a K2tog with the first stitch. That brings my stitch count back to what the pattern called for 141. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching!

[@makingiteasywithliz]

jennyknits That's helpful, thanks. Your video is the best one.

[@niania7022]

I just started this and I keep purling the slip stitch! I don’t know how many I did like that but I don’t know how to fix it so I’m going to just rip it out. I’m not sure which side is the rs and which is the was. This is totally different from what I am used to and I know it’s supposed to be easy.

[@jennyknits]

You are right, it's hard to know which is the right and wrong side. I clip a safety pin, or a stitch marker to the front or right side, which helps me. And yes it's tough to break the habit of purling and slipping instead.

[@CyanZao]

I'm working on a hat and used an even number of stitches in the round for a k2 p2 ribbed edge. Any idea how to make this work since it isn't an odd number of stitches? I was also thinking about increasing and decreasing for a slouch. Idk if this sounds doable to you but any advice is appreciated!

[@jennyknits]

After the ribbing, and starting the linen stitch, just work one k2tog on two knit stitches. Then you'll have an old number. My biggest advice would be to go up needle sizes on the linen section. Lines stitch tends to shrink in size as opposed to regular knitting. So if you used a size 7 for the ribbing, I would use a size 9 on the linen section. Also note that the linen section is more like weaving in fabric tension, it isn’t springy like regular knitting, so a slouchy would probably work great.

[@bbyn]

Does anyone have any tips on linen stitch with stranded knitting colorwork. Im not sure how to put the correct color on my current stitch if it is a slip stitch. (If that doesn't make sense, If the color I am supposed to knit next is red, but on the slip stitch, form the previous row the color is yellow, without messing up the stitch pattern, is it possible to make it red) [If not does anyone know any linen stitch line stitch patterns that is not reliant on slipping]

[@jennyknits]

I don't think you can do that...Linen stitch is all about the slip stitches, so it is hard to switch colors on a specific stitch. You can tie new colors on, but you will always have that old color slip stitch from the row previous.

[@odilelisowski7175]

Kia Ora from NZ! Thanks + + for the In the Round method .... do you have other « slip stith » and « mosaic » both in the round ... Thanks in advance for your help. Happy Easter Happy Knitting

[@jennyknits]

I've done a couple of slip stitch patterns, but I don't have other videos up for them. Thanks for watching.

[@odilelisowski7175]

jennyknits no written explanations somewhere..?

[@jennyknits]

@@odilelisowski7175 I have other videos of doing colorwork, but not really with slip stitches. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaDbgYFomtl6ZtE

[@odilelisowski7175]

Thks + +

[@oliverblack454]

Thank you

[@AGirlNamedCody]

Hi! Great video nice and helpful. Do you cast on, knit/purl and row and then start the pattern? Or cast on a row and then start the pattern? Is there kind of no wrong way to that? Also how do you add in a color? The ye' ol normalish way of adding in a color? Thanks!

[@jennyknits]

Typically, I cast on then knit the first row. Depending on the pattern to follow, I may purl the first row rather than knit. I do this, just because the cast on row is normally a tad tighter than my knitting. But there really isn't a reason other than that. When working back and forth on flat knitting, I always add color on the right hand side. I tie on the new color at the beginning of a row and off we go in the new color. Thanks for your questions!

[@sharonkeller7397]

I loved this tutorial very much. I have done a little linen stitch but this explained it so well I feel like I learned a lot. One question....what size circular did you use?? I want to try a fingering weight yarn or possibly a DK, I'm not sure yet. I may have a 12" circular but want to know what you used. I don't want it to go around my head twice....only ONCE so not too large. Thank you so much! Sharon :)

[@jennyknits]

For the cowl, I used a size 6 circ. Since Linen stitch is a dense fabric, you need to go up several sizes to what the yarn calls for. Sock yarn, I go size 6 or 7. Worsted, I go 10-10.5. If you see my comments below, for the longer Cowl, I cast on 405 stitches. Just make sure when working in the round, you cast on an odd number of stitches to keep the repeat working. Thanks for watching!

[@sharonkeller7397]

Thanks....Actually I meant what length the circulars were?? :) It would not be doubled for me. I don't need that much warmth because I am in California where it doesn't get that cold.

[@jennyknits]

Gotcha, the circs I used were about 29-32" from tip to tip.

[@sharonkeller7397]

Thanks so much. That is for double which I'm sure will be too long so I will have to decide which length I will need. Have a good day!

[@MrCyberbullying]

Fantastic explanation. How many stitches did you cast on for the cowl? Is the cowl in 4 ply yarn? I really like your style. Thanks.

[@jennyknits]

Thanks for your kind words! The cowl is in sock weight yarns. Bits and pieces of yarn I have had left over from projects. There are 405 stitches on the cowl. Just remember to cast on an odd number of stitches if working in the round. Thanks for watching!

[@dutchvitri2187]

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[@drikool3597]

Hi, thanks for the video, Im looking specifically for a bicolor linen stitch un the round. What should I do? Two rows in color A and then two in color B and so on ? Thanks

[@jennyknits]

I would suggest change colors every row. Since this stitch uses a slip stitch effect, the colors changing every row will show off that slip stitch.

[@lydiarose29]

Hello. Love your video. I need help from anyone please. I already co odd stitches in the round. I did a knit foundation row in black. I need help to know how to add another color. I will be alternating black yarn and a variegated every other row. Im just not sure how to add the other color for in the round. Thanks for advice from anyone.

[@jennyknits]

add the color just like you would any other time. Just start the new color with a knit stitch. after I have knitted several rows, i'll go back and tie the loose end to the old color. that closes any holes.

[@jennyknits]

you can tie your new color to the black right at the beginning. then start using the new color.

[@lydiarose29]

Thanks so much

[@ernestduffee4128]

HOW do you change the yarn color when you work in the round?

[@jennyknits]

i start a new color on a knit stitch. working in the round allows you to change color anywhere in the round.

[@sandracasagrande3825]

Can this stitch be used for socks....in the round?

[@jennyknits]

Technically you can use this stitch for socks, BUT they won't be stretchy at all. This stitch makes a dense fabric and not at all clingy which you typically want socks to cling to your foot. I would suggest making a swatch so you can see how this fabric behaves before you dive into a pair of socks. Thanks for watching!

[@sandracasagrande3825]

jennyknits good point. Thanks

[@diannacovergirlsmith]

question could you use this stitch to make socks? i have never made socks but it looks pretty.

[@jennyknits]

You sure could! Just remember that this stitch isn't stretchy.....so you'd want to make sure you have a ribbing area to hold the socks up on your leg.

[@jackiekoenig8521]

This looks so fun! I can't wait to try it on for my next project. When knitting in the round, does it matter when I change colors? Does it have to be that the beginning of a row?

[@jennyknits]

You can change colors anytime. I would suggest if using up stash yarn try to watch what colors you have on the needles. If you use two colors that are similar, it can be more difficult to pick out which are your slip stitches and which ones are the regular knit stitches. Good luck.

[@tracygoode3037]

I wonder how this stitch would look in a pair of socks. I may have to try it when I get much better at knitting them, just to see.

[@jennyknits]

The stitch would be interesting. Remember with this stitch, there isn't much "give" to the fabric. So with most socks you want them to be a tad "clingy" to hold to your foot. Linen Stitch is more of a woven fabric and doesn't cling.

[@heathercowart2463]

Thanks Jenny!

[@susanhamilton1822]

No one shows linen stitch in the round with one colour yarn. I think it would be easier for beginners without worrying about colour changes.

[@jennyknits]

Good suggestion, thanks for watching

[@veighouda25]

camera too close to your hands to be useful

[@jennyknits]

I'll keep that in mind, thanks for watching!