How to make an Eyelet Hem

For this example the waste yarn and the main yarn can be the same or close in colour but the ravel cord...should be completely contrasting in colour of both.

ABBREVIATIONS

NWP = non working position

COR = carriage on right

COL = carriage on left

MT = Main Tension

MY = Main yarn

RC = Ravel Cord

WY = Waste Yarn

K = Knit

CO = cast on

Main Tension (MT) = 9

therefore MT-2 = 7

Eyelet Hem

· CO, with WY 20 - 0 - 20 and K 6 rows COR

· K 1 row of RC

· K 12 rows at MT-2

· Starting at the second stitch in from the end at carriage side, move it and every other stitch to the next needle making an eyelet. Bring ALL needles including the empty needles to NWP and K 1 row at MT. (Bringing the needles to NWP takes the tension off the needles so that the stitches will knit better and also ensures that the empty needles get knit....)

· Knit 11 rows at MT-2

· Knit 1 row at MT

· Pick up the MY stitches at the WY row and put on needles with the stitches you just knit..placing both stitches on the needle, pull the needles out to NWP

· K 6 rows at MT, cast off.

· block sample.....