IF YOU’RE a machine knitter, you may have heard of tuck stitches. If you are solely a hand-knitter, you’re less likely to be familiar with the concept. In this article, I’m going to explore some of the features of this fantastic, endlessly adaptable technique, and look at how you can use it to explore different textures in your knitting.
I must start by mentioning Nancy Marchant’s seminal book on this topic – Tuck Stitches: Sophistication in Handknitting. Nancy is the undisputed queen of this technique, and I can’t recommend her book highly enough. You might wonder what I have to add on the subject, and I did wonder myself, but Nancy’s book explores two-colour tuck stitches, and I want to look more at how single-colour tuck stitches can transform the texture of your fabric.
SO, WHAT IS A TUCK STITCH?
A tuck stitch
