A perfect ending to a perfect weekend of knitting with Be Wool I’ll be teaching you how to add a simple, elegant garter stitch border to your rug before binding off. When that is finished, I’ll show you how I blocked my rug so it sits perfectly in front of my fireplace. Hopefully, you’ll have a gorgeous, soft, elegant rug to cozy up your home, too! How to knit a classic garter stitch border
I wanted to add a few extra rounds to my own Spiral Rug to give it a nice elegant finish. Because the yarn was of such a generous size, and the loops of the stitches nice and loose, I didn’t feel the need to continue the yarn overs after I finished the final round of the pattern. I hoped that the rug would have enough stretch after I added the border, and I was right. Yay me! It’s always nice to have a knitting victory. The garter stitch border that I added after the last round of the pattern, but before the bind off went like this: • Purl one round Finish your Spiral Rug beautifully with an elegant garter stitch edge.
• Knit one round • Purl one round Bind off all sts very loosely. If you want an even looser edge use a US size 17 [12mm] needle to bind off. It’s as simple as that but adds such a classic detail to this rug.
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