How To Pick Up Stitches In Knitting To Make A Border. Just cast on the new stitches for the border. Borders are worked flat off the top.
Pick up and knit the stitches along the edge of the piece to which you want to add the border. I have just finished he main body of a baby cardigan and now have to pick up the stitches to make a border. Pick up a stitch with your working yarn through the slipped stitch on the main body.
This means it needs to be held to the back when on a right side row and the yarn needs to be held to the front on a wrong side row.
The attached knit i cord is similar to the i cord you might have done before except that this time you will be picking up a stitch along the edge of your finished. I understand how to pick the stitches up but how do i start? Make sure you are holding the yarn to the wrong side of the work when slipping. Fold it in half and you have the center.