How to Fix Gap Between the Rows

You’ve seen it. It’s especially visible on the wrong side of stockinette stitch. I’m talking about the gap that happens between every two rows. Some knitters say that this gap is a minor imperfection that confirms that their project is handmade. Others try to avoid stockinette stitch altogether (I know, I did…).

It’s not that this gap is bad and ruins the look of the project. No. Hand knitting is not about being perfect, it’s about enjoying the feel of the fibre and the soothing rhythm of making one stitch after another.

BUT

If you do want to improve the look of the fabric and to get rid of that gap, I’ll show you two ways to do it.

First, let’s understand why the gap happens. It becomes visible when one of the two rows (either the knit or the purl row) is looser than the other one. 

That’s why it never happens when we work in stockinette stitch in the round. There are no purl rows. 

Usually, we tend to make the purl row looser than the knit one, but it may not be true for your personal style. 

That’s it. Perfect tension and no gaps between the rows.

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