What is back stitch?

Simply put, it is a single crochet that you do back through the previous row. You do not turn your work. When you pull the loop through the previous stitch,...

Play the video while you practice it. Pause as needed and/or rewind. It takes a bit of getting used to, but if you practice, you'll get the hang of it....

The best hand stitch for doing a hem is called a blindstitch. This stitch takes practice and patience, so it's great to learn and practice it before actually trying it...

Not unless your pattern calls for it.

It is not a good idea to do a duplicate stitch over a garter stitch. It will not look good. You need to do it over stockinette stitch.

Yes and no. Since a seed stitch included both knit and purl on the same side, it won't look quite as good as working on a straight stockinette stitch. When...

It can be done on a cable stitch. It is tricky to work the direction of the stitches, as the stitch grouping is crossed over in the original format. Using...

You can't use an overcast stitch on a raw edge. Not meaning that it is a bad idea, I mean that it is actually impossible.

When doing a garter stitch, you will knit every row. When doing a stockinette stitch, you will alternate between knitting one row and purling one row.