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In knitting, grafting is the joining of two knitted fabrics using yarn and a needle in one of three types of seams:

selvage-to-selvage seam,
selvage-to-end ("wales") seam, or
end-to-end ("wale-to-wale") seam.

The Kitchener stitch is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after Horatio Herbert Kitchener, though the technique was practiced long before.^[1]

References

^ Knitting Tradition Magazine, Fall 2015, page 6

June Hemmons Hiatt (1988) The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, pp. 361–378. ISBN 0-671-55233-3

External links

Tutorial on Kitchener Stitch on Knitty.com by Theresa Vinson Stenersen
Kitchener Stitch Tutorial on KnittingHelp.com section for miscellaneous techniques—includes video

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[1] Knitting Tradition Magazine, Fall 2015, page 6

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 In [[knitting]], '''grafting''' is the joining of two [[knitted fabric]]s using yarn and a needle in one of three types of [[seam (sewing)|seams]]:
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-The '''Kitchener stitch''' is a common method for the third type of [[seam (sewing)|seam]]. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after [[Horatio Herbert Kitchener]], though the technique was practiced long before.<ref>Knitting Tradition Magazine, Fall 2015, page 6</ref>
+The '''Kitchener stitch''' is a common method for the third type of seam. The yarn follows the route of a row of ordinary knitting. This is often done when closing off a knitted sock at the toe. The technique is named after [[Horatio Herbert Kitchener]], though the technique was practiced long before.<ref>Knitting Tradition Magazine, Fall 2015, page 6</ref>
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