Weaving (knitting)

In knitting, weaving is a family of techniques for introducing extra yarn(s) into a knitted fabric without knitting them. The extra yarns almost always follow the horizontal rows (courses) of knitting and, if visible, resemble a woven texture. Thus, with sufficient force, a woven yarn can be pulled out of a knitted fabric, as in a woven fabric. Multi-yarn weaving is sometimes called couching. The woven yarn(s) need not be the same thickness or color as the knitted yarn.

Methods

The simplest method for weaving is to pass the extra yarn(s) in back or in front as each stitch is knitted, as is done in slip-stitch knitting.

In another technique, dip stitches are used to secure the woven yarn(s). The method may be necessary if the woven yarn(s) are much thicker than any one row of knitting.

Other meanings of "weaving" in knitting

Weaving has at least two other meanings in knitting. First, weaving in the ends of the yarn means burying the free ends of the yarn(s) in the knitted fabric to secure them, by passing them in and around the stitches. Second, weaving is sometimes used as a synonym for grafting.

References

• June Hemmons Hiatt (1988) The Principles of Knitting, Simon and Schuster, pp. 81-82. ISBN 0-671-55233-3