FAQ: What happens if you drop a stitch all the way down to the cast on edge? 🧶🧶🧶
Insert a crochet hook behind the lowest strand, turn it to create a loop (i.e. “make one right”), then knit up the ladder.
This works with the long-tail cast on. In garter stitch, you should do this from the side where you have a line of single strands at the bottom rather than a purl ridge.
To pick up a stitch in garter stitch, either you turn your work around every row and pick up a knit stitch on each side or check out my relevant video.
One of the most valuable skills a knitter can develop is learning to read their stitches. Once you understand how they're constructed, fixing any issues becomes much more intuitive.
To frog or not to frog: that is the question If you are just learning to knit, I would advise you not to be too perfectionist. In the very b