What's with the Curl?

Stockinette Stitch Curls. PERIOD

If you are a hand knitter, you may not have noticed this as much, but because machine knitters create perfectly formed stitches and exact tension throughout our knitting, the dreaded stockinette curl is much more noticeable.

It's NOT you

There are a few things that can "tame" the curl, but you aren't going to eliminate it.

• Loosen up. The tighter the tension (and the knitting) the more it curls
• Blocking helps
• Knit a stitch pattern
• Add hems and facings
• Add trims - knitted or crocheted