KNITmuch | Issue 01

How to fix a dropped knit stitch
Glenna Harris
The dropped stitch can happen when you least expect it! But it can be easily fixed.
Step 1: Secure the live stitch with a stitch marker so it doesn’t drop any further.
When was the last time you discovered
a dropped stitch in your
knitting? If you’re a new knitter
this might be a very stressful
situation! But I can tell you that
as knitter of more than 10 years,
I still drop stitches from time to
time. And, as long as you discover
the dropped stitch within
a few rows, you should be able
to fix it pretty easily.
The first thing to do, once you
discover the dropped stitch, is
to make sure it doesn’t drop
down any farther. Grab a stitch
marker (or safety pin) and close it
through the live stitch.
Next, you’ll need a crochet hook,
preferably one that's close to the
size of the needles you used to
knit your project. I used a 5.5mm
needle for this Top This! hat, and
didn’t have that exact crochet
hook size nearby so the 4.5mm
hook was the closest size I had
available. This is fine, since you’re
not actually going to be using
it for crochet, just to do a quick
pick-up.
To pick up the dropped stitch,
you’ll need to pick it up several
times, one on top of each other,
since there are several loose
strands there that need to be
corrected. This is actually fairly
simple. Follow these steps:
Step 2: Insert a crochet hook through the front of the stitch.
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