Show & Tell Stitches: Loom Knit vs Needle Knit Talk (knit, u, flat, ewrap)

[StacyJoz]

Thank you!! I am doing a pattern with the U knit stitch and I was having a heluvatime reading on how to complete it. I made it sooooo much more complicated than it needs to be! Just wrapping it behind, not even wrapping it around! No wonder I was killing myself just knitting over! Thanks again for simplifying it for me!

[uteautumnlovr]

Thank you for showing what the stitch looks like. Love watching you, thank you and didn't realize there were so many stitches.

[xCircusLovex]

So the knit, U, and flat all look the same but are done differently? the e-wrap is the only one that looks bigger and twisted slightly.

[GoodKnitKisses]

@xCircusLovex Yes the ewrap is much bulkier. The flat knit though can be much tighter when worked constantly and can be hard on your hand, loom and pick if done too tightly. It is very popular for looming socks though! - I hope that helps :)

[ChelleShocked25]

Im confused also, the 3rd stitch you show as a knit stitch, it looks like a purl only done upside down....are those 2 stitches the same or are they different

[GoodKnitKisses]

@ChelleShocked25 The purl actually is what a knit looks like on the reverse side. A knit stitch will bend one direction and a. Purl will bend or curl the opposit way. Dash is the reverse of the other. So when we combine them it will help the edges stay flat. Does that help?

[disenchanted930]

So do loom knit stitches look exactly the same as knit stitch on needles? I want to start learning and i'm just worried loom knits won't look the same .

[EChalut97006]

So what is a knit flat stitch? I'm confused.

[GoodKnitKisses]

@EChalut97006 It turns out the same way as the regular knit stitch (benefit it's faster) but it can work up really tight on the loom pegs if not given enough slack in the yarn. Look at my video titled Loom Knit: Seed Stitch. Look at minute 3:33 and I show the flat knit stitch. Let me know if this helps.