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    KNITTED-ON EDGINGS

    Apr 02, 2020 5 minutes

    KNITTED_ON edgings are very useful for creating neat or interesting finishes on your knits. They can be used to add an attractive lace or cable border to a scarf or shawl, for example, or to finish a cardigan or a blanket with an i-cord for a smart look. Once you learn the basic techniques, there are a whole host of edgings to play with, from wide lace borders to simple button bands.

    ‘Knitted-on’ refers to how you join your edging to the body of your project. Rather than sewing the edging band on, it is attached to ‘live’ stitches from a project, or to a side edge by picking up stitches from the row ends. Either way, the basic techniques will work in the same way.

    I-CORD EDGING

    The first edging we are going to look at is the i-cord, which

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