HOW TO – Knit a Picot Edge

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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September 9th, 2008

Instructables user stinkymum made this knitting tutorial for the Instructables Craft Skills Contest: How to knit a “Picot” Edge:

Most sweaters, hats etc. have a ribbed edge, which stops the knitted piece from curling up. It is also stretchy. If you don’t want a stretchy hem or sleeve cuff there is an alternative. It is called the “picot” edge. Here is how to achieve it.