Is Kitchener stitch same as grafting?

Grafting (aka the Kitchener stitch) is a way to seamlessly join two sets of live stitches together. It’s often used to close up the toes of socks, for shoulder seams, or the tops of mittens, but can be used any time you need to seam two sets of live stitches together.

Is there an alternative to Kitchener stitch?

Like it’s cousin the Kitchener stitch, the Finchley graft is used to invisibly join two rows of live stitches. It works well to finish top down socks, bottom up mittens, top down bags, or in almost any situation where you would otherwise use the Kitchener stitch.

How do you graft a Kitchener stitch?

Hold the two pieces of knitting with the wrong sides facing and the needles parallel, placing the needle with the yarn end at the back.

1. Insert the yarn needle as if to purl in the first stitch of the front needle.
2. Insert the yarn needle as if to knit into the first stitch of the back needle.

Why is it called Kitchener stitch?

The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, though the technique was practiced long before.

What is Kitchener stitch technique?

Kitchener Stitch is a technique for invisibly grafting live stitches together. It is essentially a set of sewing steps that you work with a length of yarn and a tapestry needle. In the end, you have a row of knit stitches that seamlessly graft together two sets of live stockinette stitches… Pretty amazing!

How do you graft a toe Kitchener stitch?

To graft you need to do a set up stage first. Insert the threaded tapestry needle into the first knit stitch on the front double pointed needle (the dpn nearest to you) as if to purl, then pull it through and leave the stitch on the dpn.