How To Fix a Dropped Stitch - Step by Step Tutorial

This is a familiar sight to all knitters. A dropped stitch!  But don't worry, there's an easy fix to get you back on track!

Step 1: Get your crochet hook grab that stitch!

Step 2: Insert the crochet hook from the front towards the back. Each bar above the dropped stitch is a row that has been dropped. Here the stitch has been dropped three rows.

Step 3: Using the crochet hook, pick up the bar closest to the dropped stitch.

Step 4: Pull the bar through the stitch. Now there are only two bars above the stitch left to pick up!

Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until you have picked up all the bars.

Once you've finished picking up your dropped stitch it's important that you put it back on the needle correctly. Put the right leg in the front, and the left leg in the back.

Now you are ready to continue knitting!

Even the most experienced knitters drop stitches from time to time, and knowing how to get yourself going again is an invaluable skill.

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