Pull the stitches gently downward after knitting each row to loosen the yarn and open the stitches.
The simplest quick-fix is to knit tighter. Simply using smaller needles will put so much less yarn into each stitch that the loose column of stitches will magically fix itself. This is actually an excellent solution for sweater bands--bottom or neck, and also for cuffs and hat brims. 1 The base stitch for the dark blue purl column is placed on a safety-pin or other holder at the very bottom of the work, as shown in Illustration 3. 2  You then work the garment, decreasing the stitch count by one, and remembering not to purl that column. I had the same problem when I first started knitting. I'd pull the yarn so tight that I could barely shove the needle through. To solve the problem, I had to deliberately make the loop around the needle very loose on each stitch.  After you knit that very first stitch of the row, give that yarn a tug and hang on to it while you’re knitting the second stitch. When you reach the end of the row, check the last stitch before and after turning to make sure it didn’t loosen. Pull the yarn tightly before beginning the next row. Right side rows: Slip the first and last stitch purlwise with the yarn in front. Chain edge on the wrong side of a stockinette stitch piece. Wrong side rows: Knit the first stitch of the row through the back loop. If you need to loosen up your cast on, there are two ways to do this. First, as you cast on, space your stitches out along the needle, don't jam them up tight against each other. Second, use a single needle one or two sizes larger than the one one plan to use for your project. My cast on stitches are too tall. There are many, many ways to cast on. You can knit the stitches onto your needle starting from the beginning of the yarn. Make a slip knot and place it on the left needle. With the right needle, knit one st into the slip knot but LEAVE THE SLIP KNOT ON THE LEFT NEEDLE. Slip the new knitted st onto the left needle. Tighten purl stitches by tugging on the yarn to tighten after each one. Most knitters purl more loosely than they knit. To tighten a purl stitch for English-style knitting, wrap the yarn underneath the needle. On the next row, knit through the back loop on the resulting stitch. Fix a loose knit stitch by pulling up the looseness and distributing it across the row. Hook the loose stitch with an extra needle and pull the loose yarn up into a loop. Following the path of the yarn, move the looseness in toward the center of the row by pulling on a piece of a stitch located farther to the right Knit too loose. I am just learning how to knit. At first I practiced all of the basic techniques until I felt comfortable with them, and then decided to start a project. My project that I am working on is a scarf.  Instructions. Cast 12 stitches onto the knitting neddles. Knit the first few rows. Pull the stitches gently downward after knitting each row to loosen the yarn and open the stitches. Continue to knit each row until you have 32 rows. Bind off the last row. Fringe the scarf by cutting six-inch strands of yarn. Fold 2-3 strands of yarn in half, insert the fold into a bottom stitch and loop it through. Slip the ends through the looped strands and pull the yarn to tighten the fringe
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