Circular Knitting: I-Cords

Video Transcript

"So when the hat's done, you can put on the I-cord. I'm just going to pretend it's done, and the way I have you putting on the I-cord is starting from the end of the ear flap where I'm going to pick up the bottom stitches and put them on the needle. So, I've made a slip knot and I'm going to bring it through one of the loops at the end of the hat; the end of the ear flap and there's my second one and then I'm going to go in here, and there's my third. An I-cord is so named an I-cord. It's an abbreviation for an idiot cord, and an I-cord is a lot similar, well, it's exactly like the mock circular gage with the exception of pulling the yarn tighter. So, I've got my stitches picked up, but instead of turning around and knitting, from the beginning, where my yarn is, I'm going to turn it around and I'm going to go into that first stitch that I had and I'm going to pull the yarn across the needle to the front and knit across. Okay, then I'm going to slide it again to the point to the needle, go back, so I'm only knitting on one side, and then I'm going to knit across and what happens is; as you move up this I-cord and you're pulling it behind, you make a tube because you're pulling it; so, it's ultimately going to close back there, and you can use I-cords for a variety of things. You can make purse straps for it, if you make a purse, and you keep going this way until you have your desired length of I-cord. Okay, so see it's starting to close up there and when it's done; sorry, it will be like this. It will be all closed up."