How To Fix A Dropped Stitch Without A Crochet Hook - 10 Rows A Day

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If there is the most common knitting mistake, it’s probably a “dropped stitch”. It happens to every knitter, and to many of us it happens more often than we care to admit.

Ironically, it frequently occurs when we are knitting on the go, at a cottage, while watching a game or a movie, or waiting at the doctor’s office – all those instances when we don’t have all (or any!) of our tools available.

So, what do we do when we notice that one of the stitches is sticking out of the project instead of sitting neatly next to other stitches on the needles? And how do we fix it without a crochet hook or any other special tools?

First, secure the dropped stitch as soon as you notice it. Take a safety pin, a locking stitch marker, a paper clip, a toothpick, a twig or anything similar that you have on hand or can find nearby, and insert it into the dropped stitch to keep it from unravelling further down.

Remember not to pull the project sideways until the dropped stitch is secured!

Now that the issue is localized, we can get to fixing it.

After you fix this mistake, slip the not-dropped-any-more stitch from the right needle to the left needle and continue to work on the project. Disaster averted!

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