What is the stitch before the yarn over?

Tie a knot at the end of the yarn to prevent it from unraveling. Also, fray glue can be found at fabric/crafting stores.

Lengthen the stitch, or look at the tension control on your machine; it may be too tight.

It's all about your personal preference, but there's no harm in winding it right away. It's better to do it when you're excited about a new "toy" than when you're...

I don't see why not. Yarn comes in hanks, balls, or skeins, which are all wound in some way or another. It's an excellent way to store your yarn -...

Knit the next row straight across if that is what your instructions say. If you end up with too many stitches, you may accidentally be doing a yarn over in...

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,...

At Step 3, the continuation of the pattern is to pull the yarn to the back for purl and to the front for knit to create a replacement stitch for...

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...