Love it, but I manage to get an ugly loop when I drop off the last top stitch. what am I missing

I have watched this video so many times! Thank you for making your instructions on this video so clear and organized, this is the best knitting video I have seen. Every time I think I have it memorized, I end up back here!

When I was a child I never seemed to have a convenient yarn needle for sewing up the Kitchener stitch. So I invented a way of knitting the ends of my socks to copy the Kitchener stitch. I was looking for Kitchener variations on line (we are now talking over 80 years later) and I tried your way of knitting the Kitchener stitch. To my surprise my hands started almost automatically to do exactly the same steps that you take! There is nothing new in the world--if you go back far enough. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Using Cat’s sweet tomato heel and this closure have been game changers in my sock knitting! Thank you for demonstrating! ❤️

Bless you! No longer will I avoid patterns that require Kitchener stitch. You have opened a whole new world for me.

You are so right that knitters don't always like sewing. In any case, this is a new knitting skill, so I'm pleased to have discovered it. Thank you.

thanks so much for putting this in "knitting terms" for us! so much easier to remember knits and purls than forward/backward in/out... you've made life so much easier!

I have more people knit nowadays, and I'm glad of it. I learned how to know when I was 7, and now I'm in my 60's. I stopped for many years, and when our grandson was expected in Dec of 2014, I started again in July 2014. At that time I heard that many young people were taking up knitting, and the magazines I see in the store certainly seems to show the truth in this. I have recently found a knitting class and 2 knitting groups (one in a shop, and one in a public library) and I've joined both groups. Hooray for knitting!!!

i can't tell you how happy i am to have found your video. i have no problem sewing my garments, but have never mastered the sewing kitchener stitch. well done and thank you.....

I just wanted to let you know that you are amazing. When I first learned to kitchener stitch, the instructions had me "keep the stitches very loose, and tighten them up at the end." This resulted in a horrifying tangled mangrove-forest of yarn that I still have Apocalypse Now-style flashbacks about whenever I hear the word "kitchener." It killed my second pair of socks and made me stop sock-knitting for *three years*. I just knitted a practice swatch and used your kitchener method, and it's perfect! I'm no longer afraid of top-down socks... now I just need to go buy some sock yarn! May the knitting gods grant you healthy hands, endless yarn, and appreciative gift recipients.

I found your video some years ago. Loved it then , love it now. I don't do many things that need graft, but when I do your video is what I go back to!

yay! I finally created a perfectly executed Kitchener seam thanks to this video. Why my brain could understand better the "knit" off as opposed to the "sew" off I have no idea but I could remember "purl off knit on" front needle and "knit off purl on" back needle as I seamed off 66 live stitches. Thank you🌹🌹🌹🌹

This is brilliant!! Have used it on 2 pair of socks, will never go back to kitchener stitch with a tapestry needle. Love your clear instructions.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I'm a leftie and kitchener never worked for me and this was a LIFE SAVER!!!! Gros bisous from Switzerland

I know a thousand people have already said this, but I find this method so simple - SO much easier than sewing. And it makes perfect sense, really - you're doing exactly the same thing as if you were sewing, since you're pulling the yarn all the way through - it's just a different method of getting the needle through the stitch. Now that I see how easy it is, I might just create a knitted (no-sew) Kitchener stitch video for garter stitch, since I don't see one out there at the moment. Thanks again! 😊

This is an excellently done video. Very helpfull. I am now a fan of Kitchner stitch. Thank you

This is the video I go back to each time I need to do the Kitchener stitch. It is the easiest to follow. Thanks.

I can't thank this woman enough for this video! I'm knitting my first grandson a Christmas stocking. I haven't knit one in 22 years (his father's stocking!) and was down to the last ten stitches which I needed to do Kitchener stitch! Without bothering local store again (in person help) I found this and am VERY GRATEFUL!!! THANK YOU!!!!! Lisa Alger, Idaho

Ended up losing my only tapestry needle right before I could finish my sock and was cursing myself. Still haven’t found the damned needle but now I have no need to! I love this way of grafting a lot more than trying to scrape up the stitches with my needle. Life changing, thank you!

This is my go to video for finishing sock toes. I wrote out the instructions but I love listening as you explain. Thankyou so much

When I read this I had no idea what to do. I'm aking 2 dooig sweaters for my daughters dogs. They don't like being cold!!! I'm tring to do 2 at a time to get them done. So now that I know what to do I can finish them off. Happy I went to your sight.

Brilliant, I hate sewing. I was ready to join a seam & worked along with your video of 'How to knit (not sew!) Kitchener stitch aka grafting' I found it easy to follow. This demo is now stored in my favorites

Every year I come back to this video to cast off my projects

Thanks. I always have a knitting needle handy, but sometimes I can't find the darn tapestry needle. So this is definitely a technique I will try.

This is AWESOME!! Way easier than sewing it in my mind!!! Thanks so much for sharing! Blessings, Neesie

I can't get my head around this. So here I am again, for the umpteenth time to remind myself how it goes. Thank you for the clear instructions!

I have sent several people this way for kitchenering and I think we are all converts 😁 it seems like a no brained once you are doing it but it was definitely a eureka moment. Thank you so much!

OMD this is brilliant! Thank you so much - I've been knitting for over 20 years and my Kitchener stitch is still as horrible as it was the first time I tried it. Definitely doing this on my next pair of socks!

God love ya! I am so incredibly grateful...I have tried sewing the Kitchener several times over the last few years and always get lost in the steps...I don't know why but this even seems so much simpler. It's easier to keep the tension even as well. FINALLY confident in Kitchener!

Thank you. I just finished a sock and was ready to sew when I saw this and followed your instructions instead. It worked perfectly. Excellent technique.

Thank you for this demo! I am another Kitchener-resister, and tend to plan projects to avoid it. I am renewed in my efforts thanks to this video! I will bookmark it so I can come back to it next time this comes up. Great job!

Oh My Goodness!!!! This is just FABULOUS!!!! Making wool soakers for my little one and was dreading the kitchener in the pattern. It went like a DREAM!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

I just finished my first pair of socks using your technique, and it was fantastic! Very easy to follow, especially for a novice. Thank you!

Fantastic! Thank you so much. Although I knit right handed I am left handed when I use a sewing needle and always find it very difficult to graft my knitting - sewing needle in wrong hand and going the wrong way!!! There is now a very happy knitter in Scotland.

Thanks for sharing a wonderful technique.The instructions are very clear and really it is an easy way for grafting a piece

Thank you so very much for coming up with this! Yes, it is the same stitches but for some reason it is easier to remember where I'm at and I even could put it down and come back and pick up where I was! Maybe because I was still knitting and speaking the same language whatever, your a God send for coming up with it! THANKYOU!

Thank you!!! This video was perfect! Wonderfully explained, very clear visual. I was so scared of screwing up this scarf I'd been working on for a year, and I FINALLY finished it tonight with your video showing me!

Wow! Now that was something. Such a clear, precise, helpful presentation. Thank you so much ;)

Thank you for a wonderfully explained bind off...such a good teacher... first time I really was able to understand binding-off! Clever teacher!

Thank you. Beginner here & this let me finish a project. I can sew however this seemed easier for me & I found it to be a nice tight closing.

Very well done. You really thought this out. I have seen it done with a needle, but the purls and knit were the other way around. Your stitches look more in line and more consistent. Also, you do not need to worry about tightening the stitches after you are done with your method. Thank you.

I have been knitting for years and have made many pairs of socks. For cuff down socks, I decided to try this knitted Kitchener stitch and it is the BEST. Almost the same as using a tapestry needle, but I found this to be a much neater finish that matches up perfectly. I will be using this from now on. Great video.

I'm so happy I found this video! This is a much better way for me to finish off sock toes. It's much easier to follow, and it's easier for me to control my tension. Many thanks for taking the time to do this video 😀

Thanks for sharing... I have always avoided patterns that called for the Kitchener stitch, now, I will give them a try. Thanks much.

For me, this worked much better than the sewing method. Thank you so much for this very helpful video.

Oh my gosh, thank you. Why this makes so much more sense than sewing I can't figure out. Best to not even question. It works. That's what matters.

Thank you so much for this video. Like many other knitters, I have always struggled with the kitchener stitch. Usng this method with knitting needles "clicked" with me. By the second sock, I no longer needed to review the video or look at my "cheat sheet." It makes perfect sense to me now. Thanks, again.

Thank you so much. I am a seamstress but the kitchener has always kick my butt. With your video my sock toes are looking so much better

I appreciated seeing how to do this with the knitting needles so as to not having to go in search of my tapestry needle.

Truly Beautiful Grafting Sewing was really confusing This is the best method No hassles Thankkqqqq Love you Stay safe Byeee

Marvellous! I don't have any problems with the Kitchener stitch and never had, except I do have to go back to consult if I haven''t done it for a long time, but its great that I can simply knit it through when I finish a pair of socks. I often wondered if one can slope a shoulder on a sweater or vest with short rows rather than bind offs and keep the stitches live to eventually attach front and back with a Kitchener stitch to keep it really need. Your video has made it possible to visualise that. Many thanks!

This is the best so much easier than sewing the Kitchener stitch thank you for helping me finish my first pair of socks.

I just finished by sock with this method. It worked great. This was a easier technique than using the needle. Thanks

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial. You are the only one I've been able to follow and my mittens look fabulous.Thanks for sharing your talent will those who still need a little help.

Thank you so much for this! I attempted the kitchener stitch (with a sewing needle) for my first sock and completely botched it. I was dreading using it again for my second pair but this was so much easier to understand and remember. Thank you again!

Awesome technique, just used to finish infinity scarf,worked like a charm. Nice tutorial. Thank you!

Loved the video. For a beginner this was very clear and simple to understand. Thank you for sharing this for us newbies🧶🧡

Just found this video. Makes so much more sense that trying to knit with a tapestry needle in my mind. Thank you so much

Well done, young Lady! This makes so much more sense than the 'traditional' Kitchener....very impressive and thanks. Great video! Judith

Thanks so much for this! I've always struggled with the kitchener stitch and this turned out perfectly!

I can't wait to try this... so excited... seaming my knitted pieces usually makes me very nervous, this seems like it'll be easy. Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! I have always dreaded the Kitchener stitch. This is SO MUCH easier!!

This is amazing!!! I finally closed a toe of a sock successfully...without angst!!! Thank you so much for this excellent video.

I think that knitter's brains because of the repetition of knitting and remembering pattern stitches is linked together with knitting needles so that remembering what to do is a patterned-response in the brain as it seems in knitting that the "hands know" what to do and you don't really have to force yourself to "think about it". Great technique!

That's the way I usually do it, since I don't always have my needle with me, and sewing is rather confusing. This "knitting method" is really the best way to do this grafting.

These instructions were very clear and helped a lot, thank you!

What a wonderful and well done video. This was so easy for me to follow and understand. I am getting ready to knit a beautiful cowl pattern I found on Pinterest and can hardly wait to try it out. Thanks so much for taking the time to make and share this video. Superb work!

Just grafted the toe of a sock, been trying for ages. Brilliant. Thanks

Brilliant Will try it right away as I have lost my tapestry needle and have 4 socks with open toes Thank you

Thank you! I hate sewing kitchener stitch. Have just done this and my sock is perfect!

Thank you so much! Nice job explaining; I was able to get it right on the first try! Such a clean neat finish to any project!

Great Tip!!!!!! Thanks! I never really understood the Kirshner Stitch until now, thanks!

brilliant. thanks so much. your directions are crystal clear and invaluable

Best demonstration I have seen. Thank you very much

This is the most amazing video! I just used a yarn needle for the first time and it felt so unnatural and I kept messing up. I will forever use this method. Thank you!!!

Thank you so much for this. I have used it a few years ago, and it came to mind for a jumper I am making for my daughter. It is a fair isle style, using a pattern she designed. I wanted the shoulders to meet up exactly, while using 2 colours. It worked perfectly (my own wonkiness doesn't count :D :D )

Delightful! I hate to sew where I can knit. I avoid making seams wherever I can so I knit from the top on sweaters. This is great for the hat I just made! Thanks.

This is a life safer where has this video been all my life?

Very good demonstration.

Well explained and illustrated. Thanks for sharing🌹

Thank you soo very much! I have tried many times but your video sure helped me accomplish it!!!

I am sooooo happy to have found your video!! Thank you !

Brilliant. I feel confident enough to try it now. Thank you so much.

That is so cool, you are a freaking genius! I am going to give this a try just as soon as I figure out how to do it my way. (I am a left handed continental mirror knitter.) Wish me luck!

this is brilliant! I second the knit (not sew!) upcoming 1x1 ribbing video...

Wow! Thank you so much! I am so looking forward to doing my next pair of socks.

SO happy to have found this! Thank you.

Thank you so much for a very clear and much easier way to kitchener stitch!

Love this so so much!! It’s so much easier!! I always come back to this video!! 💗

This is a very helpful tutorial. What I want to learn is, how I can graft two pieces knitted in 2X2 rib.

For those that this was helpful for - you're very welcome! I'm delighted if this video helps people do grafting who ordinarily hate it or have trouble with it. For those who remarked that this is really no different from sewn grafting because all you're doing is the same thing with a knitting needle (so what's the big whoop about this technique) - you're very right in that the path the yarn takes is exactly the same; the effect is therefore identical to sewn grafting. However, for many people (as you can see from the comments), the METHOD of getting that effect can have a huge impact. To be able to use knitting needles and knitting movements instead of a sewing needle and sewing movements can make the critical difference between completing your project...or...never even casting on for it in the first place. (Which would be a shame.) For those wondering how to graft purlwise instead of knitwise - simply reverse the direction in which the yarn runs through the stitch; for example, if a step calls for you to knit-and-pull-yarn-through, you would instead purl-and-pull-yarn-through...and vice versa. If you're trying to graft both knits and purls in combination, though, the trick is to know when in each cycle of steps to actually DO that direction reversal. I haven't sat down and worked that out because I personally haven't had a need for it, but it's certainly an idea for a possible future video!

I would also love to know how to do this for a garter stitch!

Thank you so much! I've always hated the kitchner stitch it's a hot mess and I do sew. This is sooooo much better!

Thank you for this video I have always had trouble with the kitchener stitch now I can just knit it instead of sewing it.

Thank you so much for posting this! It is so easy and seems better than sewing your sock up!

This works so well, better than any other method! Thanks!

I just tried this -- brilliant! Faster than kitchner and neater for me :) -- thanks so much!

Revolutionised grafting for me. Thank you!

EXACTLY what I was looking for!! Thank you so much!

Awesome technique!! I will never use a sewing needle again for grafting!! Thanks.