I-Cord Grafting

How to invisibly connect the end of an i-cord to the beginning



This tutorial will show how to
graft the last live stitches of
an i-cord to the first cast-on
stitches, to invisibly connect
the two ends together so as
to produce a continuous, smooth
result. It can be used when working
in the round on cuffs or necklines, or
for the finishing of a cardigan edging.

1 After finishing the

last row of the i-cord,
cut the working yarn
by leaving a long
enough tail (at least
2
6 inches) and thread
it to a tapestry Insert your needle
needle. The yarn purlwise from right to
comes from the left left into the first live
side of the i-cord. stitch on the DPN…

3 Find the first cast-off

stitch at the start of
the i-cord and pass
…pass the thread the needle under
through the stitch both loops of the
without pulling to hard base of this stitch,
and slip this stitch off from right to left.
the needle.

4
5 6 …and pass needle
from front into the
centre of the stitch
that was slipped off
Pull thread through in step 3. (Return
with even tension the needle back into
and not too taught, the front of the
so as to not distort stitch).
the stitches…

Immediately pass the needle purlwise through the

next stitch…

7 8
..slip this second
stitch off the
needle… !1

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9 ..and find the next stitch
on the opposite end, to
pass the needle through
By choosing a neat
and complete stitch
from the first row
both loops again. after the cast-on,
As you can see in this the join will look
picture the stitch that is smoother in the
worked into is not chosen end.
directly from the cast-on
row, but from one row
after that.
10

12
11
…and immediately
pass the needle
Pass the needle back purlwise into the
into the middle of the last stitch on the
slipped off stitch… DPN and slip it off.

13 14
Pass the tapestry
If you graft the ends of a needle through
wider - 4 or 5 stitch - i-cord both loops of the
together, continue in this last stitch on the
fashion until the last stitch. opposite end.

And once 15
16
more through
the centre of
the last
slipped stitch,
but this time Weave the tail
pull it through neatly to the
to the WS of WS of the work
the work. and admire
your continuous i-cord

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