The knitter transfers an unworked loop from the left needle to the right needle, carrying the working yarn either in front or in back of the work. This technique creates elongated stitches, clean selvedge edges, or complex colorwork patterns like mosaic knitting. It reduces the row gauge in that specific column, pulling the fabric vertically.
Slipstitch the first stitch of every row purlwise to give the scarf a neat edge.
Also heard as
- slip stitch
Related terms
Sl st
A pattern abbreviation for slip stitch in knitting or crochet.
Wyib
The knitting instruction for with yarn in back, directing the maker to hold the working strand away from them.
Wyif
The knitting instruction for with yarn in front, directing the maker to hold the working strand toward them.
SSK
This common knitting maneuver creates a neat, left-leaning decrease by slipping two stitches before knitting them together.