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Bands. Hcms, Ribbing

Turn the hom ovor at tho row of purl stitches, and carefully pin it down over its entire width. When you sew it down, catch every other stitch.

side of the work. Don t puli the yarn too tight when you are sew-ing the hem down, otherwise the hem tends to turn to the outside.

Double Hems Sewn Together

Insread ot knittmg the hem together. you can also Minply continue knitting after the row of purl stitch. whtch crcatcs the tuming linę (or after the openwork row), and at the end. tum the hem to the inside nt this edge and sew it down. To do ihi.s, pin the stitches vcry curelully one on top of the other. because cven .t single stitch that is in the wrong place will make the hem look crix>ked. Ihen sew the >ritche> Inosely to the back stitch parts of the corrcsponding row.

Inerease 1 stitch evory other row at the corners until you reach the desired hem longth and facing width.

First sew the double hem down as described above.

Then turn the facing in to the inside and sew it down.

On the right side of the work, you see a neat, fiat corner.

Hem and Facing with Mitered Corner

If you want to work a piece with a double hem and knit-on łucingS, you should use a mitered corner so that you don’t h;»ve a thick hunch oł materia! at the bottom edge.

Dcpending on the gauge, cast on 4-6 stitches less than you nced.

Then inerease 1 stitch every other row at the outside edge. At the desired Icngth for the hem. work the row ot purl stitches and then continue in the paltem. Use the stitch rhat was meteased in the purl row as the outside edge for rhe front facing. and slip u cverv other row—Junt knit it. I hen inerease as many stirches as beiorc lor the hem, cvcry other row.

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