STEP-BY-STEP KITCHENER STITCH (ABB)

1 Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread yarn purlwise through the first stitch at the front and knitwise through the first stitch at the back.

2 Back to the front. Pass through first stitch knitwise, then slip the stitch from the needle. Sew into the next front st purlwise, pulling the yarn through both stitches.

3 Take the sewing needle to the back needle and ‘purl’ a stitch, then slip that stitch from the needle. ‘Knit’ into the next stitch on the back needle.

4 Repeat steps 2-3 across until all the stitches have been grafted and weave the yarn in to finish off neatly.