Technique Info
Abbreviations |
3 into 3, 3-3, 3-3 RL, K3 in 3 |
Meaning |
3 into 3 Gathered Stitch |
Type |
Cluster |
Category |
Estonian Techniques |
Related Stitches |
3 into 3 LL, 3 into 3 Center |
Step-by-step Instructions
How to knit the 3 into 3 gathered stitch — a technique that works multiple stitches together and then expands them again to create rich texture without changing the overall stitch count. This stitch is commonly found in Estonian knitting.
Step 1
Hold the yarn in back. Insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the first three stitches on the left-hand needle.
Step 2
Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
Step 3
Pull the new stitch through all three stitches.
Step 4
Do not slip the three original stitches off the left-hand needle. Bring the yarn between the needle tips to the front.
Step 5
With the yarn in front, reinsert the right-hand needle knitwise into the same three stitches.
Step 6
Wrap the yarn counterclockwise again and pull a second loop through, just as in Steps 2 and 3.
Step 7
Slip the three stitches off the left-hand needle.
Result
There are now three stitches on the right-hand needle, created from the original three stitches on the left-hand needle.
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