How-To: Safely Rip Back Knitting Stitches

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June 7th, 2013 10

Break out the yarn and make mistakes without worry with this handy tutorial for safely ripping back knitting stitches from the Webs Yarn Store Blog.

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10 thoughts on “How-To: Safely Rip Back Knitting Stitches”

Krystle says:

June 7th, 2013 at 5:06 pm

OMG freaking ingenious. I have had to destroy many works because I didn’t know this little trick. thank you so much!!

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PAMELA HARRISON says:

June 8th, 2013 at 5:25 am

Brilliant. Shall try next time I make a mistake.

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Donna says:

June 8th, 2013 at 7:02 pm

I usually use a lifeline (yarn – different color) for my lace work. It works every time. :)

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Janet Luttrell says:

June 9th, 2013 at 12:55 pm

Wish I had this a long time ago, so many I have had to take out. Thanks for this tip, will go a long way with me.

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Tracy Priestnall says:

August 25th, 2013 at 4:11 pm

Omg sooo simple when you know how i will be using that next time i mess up thanks x

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