How To Pick Up Stitches In Knitting Left Handed. The yarn is held in and manipulated by the left hand, which may seem more natural. To pick up around a neckline once one shoulder seam has been completed, we will say the overall length of the edge to pick up, including all curves, is 20 inches or 50 cms.
Continue to pick up stitches in this way until you have the correct number. If you don’t have a final count then use the marked sections to ensure even spacing around the neck. Click below to be directed to the left handed demonstration on my youtube channel.
Lay a ruler or tape measure next to the piece and place a pin where the measurement starts and ends.
Pick up your project yarn. The yarn is held in and manipulated by the left hand, which may seem more natural. In the next row, you can knit both increases like regular stitches & according to your pattern. When you pick up a stitch, pull your working yarn through the stitch hole with the crochet needle or a knitting needle and slip it to needle with the rest of the stitches.