The Unforgettable Kitchener Stitch

[@catherinewallace1175]

Oh good heavens, what a delight to see a real teacher explaining how to think about what I'm doing. Thank you.

[@fazzybear3]

Exactly!

[@linzjan4276]

You need a medal.this is the simplest and clearest process, including the omission of set up stitches. I don’t know why it hasn’t been promoted more but it Definetely deserves to be

[@chrbek]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Understanding that you need to ‘knit off’ from the knit side and ‘purl off’ from the purl is a game changer!

[@NatsFixations]

4 years later (almost exactly) and this video still lives up to its name! I haven't been able to understand the Kitchener stitch but this video was EXACTLY right for my learning process! Thank you!!

[@francineleblanc1993]

This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen for this stitch. Thank you!

[@jem30six]

yeah i agree!

[@almam.6880]

It is :D

[@caroles1986]

thank-you, now I've got the Kitchener stitch. it was the knit and purl sides of the work that did it for me.

[@marymcnay7335]

The most clear and complete instruction for the kitchener stitch I've seen. Thank you!

[@jensmall4080]

Thank you!! Decades of knitting and I can never remember this, now I will! Great technique!

[@hejfabienne]

Oh my god, I watched so many explanations and thought: "I do not think anything will get me to remember this or even understand what I am doing". But you did! Thank you so much.

[@rebeccagoetz3232]

I’ve been knitting for over 60 years and this is the first time I didn’t have a knot of fear in my stomach doing the Kitchener stitch! Terrific explanation and tutorial!

[@JacqueD75]

Watching you do the Kitchener stitch made so much sense!! So much easier. A million thank yous. My socks have looked nice until I look at the end of the toe. Yikes! So glad they were hidden in the shoe. Your tutorials are the best. Thank you for not speaking to fast! I am deaf, I can understand you with heavy hearing aids.

[@evelynkompier349]

With your video and exceptionally clear instructions, the kitchener stitch is truly unforgettable! Thank you!

[@lightbeingform]

It's been a few seasons since I knit socks but I returned, as always, to this tutorial. Everything about it is perfect, thank you.

[@SuperJustJudy]

Skipping the "set up" stitches changed the look of my finished socks! Thank you!!!

[@helennorris1888]

Much easier than other videos I've watched. Thank you.

[@PaulineLaw]

At last! A simple way of remembering Kitchener stitch. Thank you!!

[@shirley6074]

You are a wonderful teacher. I will remember this forever. You really made it easy to understand. Have watched many tutorials and was always left where I started, not knowing how the stich is worked. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@DearEdnaShop]

This is fantastic! Thank you! I found it especially helpful to be able to figure out where I am when I inevitably lose track. Yarn in front, move to the back. So many tutorials just tell you to focus and don't stop!

[@haunted_poptart]

I started with a different tutorial and got an gnarly looking scarred mess. I used your tutorial next and got a great result. I was yelling “I did it!!” Thank you. 😊

[@vjhamilton4043]

I absolutely understand and can execute this technique without fear! Your structural explanation is the clearest I've ever heard.

[@lynnwebster6251]

Best Kitchener sock toe tutorial I've ever seen. Thank you!

[@ewakraft5770]

🤩 Wow, that helped me so much❣️No setup stitches no weird knot ears at the beginning. Thank you 😍

[@rochellehancock8120]

Finally! A video with a technique I can remember! Thank you so much!

[@annh.8290]

This has made something I have found so confusing a lot more clear, thank you so much!

[@LisaCohen]

Thank you!!! I've been confused by this technique for *years*. Now I finally understand it.

[@kathleenmaxwell9530]

I finally feel confident finishing a project with this stitch. You made it so simple. Thank you.

[@russellmitchell9438]

This wasn't the first Kitchener tutorial I watched, but it was definitely the last. Liked, favorited, and subbed.

[@coolsteven2]

I keep referring back to this video every time I have to do Kitchener. Such clear instruction.

[@annekelly6354]

Finally I can actually understand the kitchener stitch,,, thanks so much

[@topcat1746]

Amazing! Knit off, purl on, purl off, knit on …. I even got fast at doing this and the join was perfection. Thank you.

[@jilljarvis94]

You’re video has been the most helpful of all Kitchener tutorials! Thank you!

[@madelineg.5016]

Thank you so much for clarifying the Kitchener Stitch! I always learn from your tutorials and like the way you teach.

[@miquellutterbeck6531]

Omg!!!! Thank you so much. It was a breeze and your teaching was top notch. Thank you. ❤

[@adgurl01]

I agree! This was the easiest explanation I found on this stitch and very helpful as a beginner knitter ❤❤❤THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤❤❤

[@audreyabbott7806]

Oh my what a game changer! Neat, tidy, and soooooo much easier to remember. Thank you!

[@debjewett7279]

Absolutely the best tutorial on the Kitchener Stitch! Thank you!

[@Straykatze]

I just learned to do magic!!! Thank you. I am looking at my first sock, and am in awe of the continued columns of stockinette stitches, where the pattern suggested pulling it closed like a hat. THANK YOU. This is a beautiful stitch. Why are people hating on it so much?

[@nejmehbarbar]

Thank you so much for putting this technique up on KZbin. I am a beginner knitter and I have learnt several new things this year 2023. That’s including knitting a pair of socks for the first time

[@marjoriemassie7711]

Thank you thank you the penny has finally dropped your directions we’re great have been trying to master this for years and finally it looks right

[@Barons.knitting]

I have watched so many videos trying to get this stitch down and yours was finally the one that sunk in. Thank you 😊 💓

[@SAKnitter]

The best Kitchener tutorial ever!!!

[@firdoosvlogs]

Well done 👍

[@levanera]

this instantaneously made me memorize the kitchener stitch for the first time. what a handy trick! thanks for the video

[@Jaktwin]

that was the easiest explanation I ever watched! thank you!

[@annellewilliams263]

By far the best Kitchener stitch video I've found. Thank you.

[@skyhowie54]

Honestly, I have watched so many Kitchener stitch videos and not one of them has clicked with my brain until this one. I have avoided top-down socks for so long because I dreaded grafting the toes, and when I did attempt them, the grafting looked terrible, particularly at each end. This was so simple and clearly explained. I think what really made an impression was how you explained to work the first stitch on each needle AS IT APPEARS; that was all it took for me. Just WOW! Thank you so much, Ellen!

[@sandramillar9067]

Wow!!! Thank you!!! This is THE BEST WAY AND THE BEST TUTORIAL on all Kitchener stitch tutorials. I really like not having the set up stitches. Thank you for explaining the steps SO well. ❤😊🤗

[@turtleburgerknits]

By far the best demonstration I’ve seen. I actually understand this. Thank you!

[@lindadaley7469]

This is the best explanation for the kitchener stitch that I have ever come across! Thank You!

[@littlekristy2]

You are a brilliant teacher! I can’t thank you enough!

[@adamm.p.299]

I've seen many Kitchener stitch videos and this is by far my favourite method, with the best results. Thank you very much, I will never dread grafting again!

[@suzannesigler8319]

This is the best video I have come across about Kitchener. Thank you!

[@PG-wz7by]

You're an effective teacher and give directions for the kitchner stitch in a easy to remember way. Ditto with your tubular cast-on video. Thanks!

[@Nicelady29]

I actually didn’t get confused this time after watching several tutorials over the years! Thanks !

[@sarahadams6881]

Your video has just helped me complete the Kitchener stitch toe without having to keep pausing and rewinding back! AND it’s the neatest toe I’ve grafted! Thank you so much. ❤

[@stevenbrown7324]

I'm absolutely gobsmacked! This method is genius in its comprehensibility. You are officially announced as the Elizabeth Zimmerman of the Kitchener stitch. Bravo and kudos to you!

[@lindalangeheine5787]

I’ve done this stitch often, using videos as a reminder. The way you teach is so clean and elegant - my go-to instruction video from now on. Thank you!

[@freakazoid985]

So much clearer than other kitchener tutorials! so much easier to understand

[@TherrienCynthia]

Finally, someone has made sense of the Kitchener stitch! Thank you!

[@lauriemoore3038]

Best description and instruction for Kitchener Stitch. Thankyou xx

[@heathermartin2514]

Thank you so much. Have just finished my first sock. So proud of myself, all down to you! X

[@not_fully_woolly6178]

Perfect! An explanation that’s logic and makes sense - I’m ready now. Thanks!

[@jeanwalters1485]

Having watched other complicated videos of this stitch and been utterly confused and my knitting in knots, thankfully I found this clear, simple explanation and my first sock is at last completed. Thank you.

[@nonamenoname2767]

Best and logical explanation of the Kitchener ever. I watched other videos with blank eyes but this one is the only one that gives it a meaning to remember Thanks

[@morgborg314]

Thank you!! This was the first explanation of this stitch I've seen that actually helped me learn it.

[@lindawilliams5440]

This was amazing! I was actually able to stop in the middle and know where to start again! Thanks very much!

[@kathiewoodworth4432]

Best explanation ever! Thank you!

[@cheryllalonde9398]

So clear and with great memory tricks to keep it right all the way across! Thanks so much!!

[@elizabethtrimble6853]

What a great tutorial! Much less confusing doing it your way. Thank you!!!

[@deemoye668]

Love all your videos. I’ve been avoiding Kitchener, but feel I can tackle it now. Thank you!

[@thechillydog]

You can do it! It's really a beautiful and handy process.

[@smallbusinessmarketerfreel4885]

I have watched plenty of videos on the steps and you're the only one that helped me remember it. Thank you thank you so much for taking the time to do this thank you

[@eastbay4750]

Best tutorial I have seen because this stitch has really confused me. Can’t wait to try it! THANK YOU SO MUCH!😍

[@namcyrunels9163]

I agree that this is the best demo for this stitch. So easy to follow! Thank you 😊!

[@cocosiz]

WOW!! i cannot thank you enough , your video was the clearest and easiest for me to understand how to do the kitchener stitch! you are a lifesaver! i will save and share this always

[@vicki1141]

Finally a method that eliminates the dog ears !!! I though I was doing something wrong when following other tutorials that claim to "Eliminate the dog ear" !.... All along I was thinking it seems to be the set up stitches that are creating the problem. WOW !!!! thanks for setting me on the right track. The mitten I just crafted is so tidy!!! AMEN !

[@SilverBrumby165]

Perfect - this is my goto video for grafting socks, and makes it much easier and neater than the Finchley I think. Thank you.

[@dinamariadupreez9287]

You are absolutely fantastic! Best ever after many seen and also live illustration. Big hug and thank you ❤ Happy knitting❤❤❤

[@clairenarum5875]

You're such a good teacher! So clear and easy, and you gave us multiple chances to watch it. Thank you!

[@debbielee2621]

I've watched a couple different videos of the same stitch. This is the only one that made sense. Thank you!

[@stitchinfanatic]

Thank you Ellen. You are a rockstar 😉

[@Tricia123B]

🏅BLUE RIBBON AWARD 🏅 Wow this thorough explanation is the bomb 🔥 Truely life changing for this New Knitter Thnak you thank you

[@KnittingsAndSewings]

Oh my goodness, the is truly the easiest way to remember! It makes so much sense. Thank you for this video. I love it!

[@moonbowartshandknits]

Best video on this stitch!! Thank you for clarity and simplicity!

[@victoriaressler3547]

Yes! Oh thank you for this explanation! It’s so helpful and I can now actually figure out where I left off and what the next step is! Yay!!!

[@turtlerose7384]

I realise you posted this video 2 years ago and may never see this note of gratitude but thank you so much! I have struggled so much with this bind off to the point I quit even trying patterns if it was noted you had to Kitchener anything. Looks like I have a few projects I can go back to and make or finish. Thank you again!!!

[@elissaschoening8621]

Thank you for this video! It's the best description, explanation, and demonstration of this that I have found.

[@brendahampton9800]

Easiest method I've ever come across. Thank you so much!

[@KaraRosenberg-kn6od]

You always explain things clearly and thoroughly. thank you so much. I love your videos.

[@dianelowen1015]

Very good tutorial. Better explanation and easier to follow than the first one I looked at. Thank you

[@lucygowland1592]

Oh my goodness. I have never been able to Kitchener properly and I primarily knit socks. I literally watched this video once and now I can do it! You are a fantastic teacher - thank you so much!

[@yaycarter]

This is the best explanation I have ever seen. It makes this frustrating stitch easy! Thank you so much!

[@ruthcline5465]

Love this tutorial!! It’s the easiest way to remember this clean looking graft. I’m not going to forget it 👍

[@nanastevens4094]

Best explanation ever. Followed along and my sock toe looks great! Now I get it. THANK YOU

[@hiitehinen]

Well that was intuitive! I tried and failed like 8 times using another tutorial, decided the fault was the tutorial's, not mine, and succeeded first go using your video. Never even needed to pause it! Thank you!

[@suzanneb1894]

An excellent demonstration. Very clear & concise. Many thanks.

[@mcdeveney]

One of the best explanations I’ve seen.

[@woollyprimate]

This was fantastic! I will totally be able to kitchener without looking at the directions from now on. I especially like the eliminating of the set up row.

[@vaa102]

Finally a Kitchener tutorial that I understand!! And can remember!! 🙏

[@Tami8161]

What a great video! Thank you for making something so complicated VERY easy to comprehend!

[@eleanorcadillac3918]

Thank you for this great tutorial! The Kitchener stitch finally demystified!!

[@jeribianca9013]

50+ pairs of 🧦 later (heel to toe) and it I think kirchner finally clicked! Visual aid perhaps 🤔 Thank you so much, love your quick tips 👍👍

[@monawize1]

Excellent explanation!!! Thank you! I agree with the last commenter re knit side, purl side really helps to make sense and remember things easily!🤗