409 280 Crafts & Hobbies Needlework Knitting true Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:32:25 -0800 /system/videos/3/09/04/409.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, knitting, knit, stitch, crafts, yarn, rib, ribbing How To Knit the Rib Stitch http://www.howcast.com/videos/409-How-To-Knit-the-Rib-Stitch http://www.howcast.com/videos/409-How-To-Knit-the-Rib-Stitch/edit approved 122 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=409"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=409" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 Chez_Kimberly http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/Crafts.How_to_Knit_the_Rib_Stitch_SD_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 5889 false false false 9922 0 19 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/19.jpg Position work Hold the needle with all your cast-on stitches in your left hand and the empty needle in your right. Position your work so the cast-on stitches are at the bottom of the needle, and the yarn trails away to your right.

]]> 9923 1 32 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/32.jpg Knit 2 stitches Knit two stitches.

]]> 9924 2 36 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/36.jpg Wrap yarn Wrap the yarn around so it passes in front of the needle with the new stitches.

]]> 9925 3 42 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/42.jpg Purl 2 stitches Now purl two stitches.

]]> 9926 4 46 Tip You can also rib stitch by alternating between one knit and one purl stitch – as long as you’ve cast on a number of stitches divisible by two – or four knit and four purl stitches—as long as the number of cast-on stitches is divisible by eight.

]]> 9927 5 61 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/61.jpg Wrap around back Now wrap the yarn around the back of the needle with the new stitches.

]]> 9928 6 66 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/66.jpg Knit 2 stitches Knit two stitches again.

]]> 9929 7 75 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/75.jpg Wrap & purl Wrap the yarn around the front of the needle again, and purl two more stitches.

]]> 9930 8 83 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/83.jpg Alternate stitches Continue alternating this way, between knitting and purling, until you’ve completed the number of rib stitches required by your pattern. You should be ending with two purl stitches.

]]> 9931 9 95 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/409/95.jpg Swap needles Swap the needles, so the one with the stitches is back in your left hand and the empty needle is in your right hand, and keep on ribbing. Knit two, purl two. Knit two, purl two. Knit two…

]]> 9932 10 108 Fact Some British fishermen in the sixteenth century wore sweaters with distinctive, individualized patterns—to help identify their bodies should they ever be washed overboard.

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