CAT BORDHI -Slim & Trim SSK's

[lissaplus3]

You mention that you will have done 1 1/2 rows. So does that mean that I need to work half my stitches again and make that the BOR? and then I will have casted on and worked 2 rows?

How does that work when I have a pattern that states: CO, K 1row, begin increase rows?

[deezknitz]

What a great tutorial! Cute skit also...

Watching made me hungry tho :)

[nalodailec]

Oh dear!

[sazji]

The ugly jutting ssk decreases on my socks always bugged the heck out of me, so I was really happy to find this video. No more annoying socks! Thanks for sharing this.

[memeep007]

I;ve never been so happily confused in all my knitting life (4 weeks)

[defarge007]

This is an awesome video! I tried this on the Grace Tulip (Tulip Grace?) Hat pattern I purchased on Ravelry, and it worked beautifully! Unfortunately I did the hat in bulky weight and the hat didn't forgive me so I ripped it out -- or I'd post the picture.

One question: Do you do this for SSSK's (double left leaning decreases) as well:

[j8nnyl]

Cat, as always, you are awesome. The result of the HS technique is beautiful. I usually have ripply legs from my 'typical SSK', and i suppose this will prevent that? I have yet to knit up a practice swatch of this, abut i hope to soon.

in any case, i thank you for your video. Very well explained and executed. I appreciated the written, and even the skit helped cement the technique!

[j8nnyl]

Cat, as always, you are awesome. The result of the HS technique is beautiful. I usually have ripply legs from my 'typical SSK', and i suppose this will prevent that? I have yet to knit up a practice swatch of this, as well as the method of reverse-wrapping the to-be-SSK'ed' stitches in the previous round (your other video), but i hope to soon.

in any case, i thank you for your video. Very well explained and executed. I appreciated the written, and even the skit helped cement the technique!

[piccanninni]

I accidentally stumbled on this.  Im a 40 year old man and wasnt looking for knitting info, and I know absolutely nothing about knitting, apart from what i learned watching my mum when i was a kid. Nonetheless, Ive just realised I have been almost hypnotically drawn in and watched 5 minutes in total fascination. Something frustratingly complicated being explained superbly and interestingly, I ended up watching the whole thing! Good video.

[catbordhi]

@piccanninni Thank you for this most gratifying note. Here's a story for you: I know a man who was a small boy found an unfinished knitting project in his great-aunts's linen closet. Tired of playing with the limited supply of toys in his great aunt's home, he decided to figure out how it was made and reverse-engineered it; thus learning to knit from the ground up. He is now a master knitter.

[grumpyketchup]

Does the hungry stitch method work in patterns that require an ssk in every row instead of every other row? In other words, how important is the knit-thru-back step to the method? I'm trying to work the "Elijah" pattern by Ysolda Teague and she has many sections with sequential SSK rows. Thanks.

[catbordhi]

@grumpyketchup If you are working SSK's every round, then you do not need the knit-through-back round. That round takes the wobble out; but if you work SSSK's every round there is no wobble to take out.

[loveyoutodeathbut]

Finally both sides will look matched and tight! I am anxious to try this and appreciate the additional written instructions. =)

[sskThebest]

ssk is a hockey team

[redwoodsong]

Ingenious, and much appreciated!!!

Thank you for sharing your time and talent!!

[melissaknits1]

can we clone the kid?

[kimhughes11]

Ten million thanks for this! I've struggled with this issue for years. Your solution is not only simple and elegant, it looks really great. I can't wait to try it out.

[kimhughes11]

Ten million thanks for this! I've struggled with this issue for years. Your solution is not only simple and elegant, it looks really great. I can't wait to try it out.

[kmgourley]

Perhaps I'm making this harder than it has to be, but what if the stitch that needs to be hungry is the first stitch of the row when you're knitting flat? Does it work the same way? Maybe it just seems like it'd be different but it works the same way as in the video.

[catbordhi]

Do give it a try rather than just think about it, but yes, even if HS is the first st of the row in flat knitting, he must remain hungry until all ssk's are finished. You will have to feed him old yarn, no new yarn, purlwise when you travel back on the wrong side.

[fiddlewitch19]

just when i needed it--on my coriolus socks! thank you!! very cute yarn (boy)

[VideoChoreographer]

Excellent video ! Excellent skit ! There is now way you can forget now. I just have a question : does any of this apply to knitting on straight needles? Or in lace knitting?

[catbordhi]

Watch the video again - I do address both flat knitting and lace knitting in the text screens. Basically, Hungry Stitch has got to be kept hungry when you purl back - feed him old yarn purlwise. For lace knitting, try a m1 (untwisted) instead of a yo in front of an ssk.

[jlkauf]

Well done! I especially liked the skit. :)

[sweeneybird]

Absolute genius!

[MtMomDesigns]

Clap, clap, clap!!

Wow, fantastic!

[nuttypecan]

Brilliant. Just bloody brilliant - best, neatest left-leaning decreases I've seen, and I've done some serious searching. Thank you for sharing Cat!

[dlzapalac]

Cat's talent as designer and teacher is inspiring. She is so generous with her talent it is heart warming.

Thanks Cat.

[petitepirate21]

I want to visit that yarn shop. Seeing all the beautiful yarn in the background made me hungry for yarn!

[swimmingABCs]

Thank you so much! This is perfect!