{"id":5008,"date":"2012-12-11T00:16:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T08:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2019-10-26T07:09:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T14:09:12","slug":"how-to-crochet-picking-up-stitches-for-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/how-to-crochet-picking-up-stitches-for-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Crochet: Picking Up Stitches For Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"How to Crochet: Picking Up Stitches For Borders\" title=\"How to Crochet: Picking Up Stitches For Borders\" width=\"620\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-youtube.jpg\"><\/a><br>\nThis video crochet tutorial will help you learn how to pick up stitches for crochet borders. When adding a border to your crochet fabric, it can be hard to pick up the right number of stitches along the vertical border. We&rsquo;ll show you how.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-0adojuus6fm65d7d306acf52252300455\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 510 \/ 287\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.274510%\"><\/span><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-0adojuus6fm65d7d306acf52252300455\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0adOJuUS6fM?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0adOJuUS6fM?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newstitchaday.com\\\/how-to-crochet-picking-up-stitches-for-borders\\\/#arve-youtube-0adojuus6fm65d7d306acf52252300455\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/0adOJuUS6fM?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Skill:<\/strong> Advanced Beginner<\/p>\n<section id=\"instructions\">\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"step\">\nThe only thing you need to know when picking up stitches along a vertical border is they type of fabric you are working with.<\/li>\n<li class=\"step\">\nIf you are working with single crochet fabric you will pick up 1 stitch every other row.<\/li>\n<li class=\"step\">\nIf you are working with double crochet fabric you will pick up 1 stitch every row.<\/li>\n<li class=\"tip\">\n<div class=\"label\">Tip<\/div>\n<p>Split the total number of stitches you need to work in sections of three or four. After each section lie your fabric down to make sure it lays flat. If it&rsquo;s too tight pick up more stitches. If it ripples pick up less stitches.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<section id=\"amazon-link\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1589234723\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1589234723&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=nestada-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1589234723&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nestada-20\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=1589234723&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=nestada-20\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=nestada-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1589234723\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=nestada-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1589234723\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<h2>Like This Stitch?<\/h2>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1589234723\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1589234723&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=nestada-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Complete Photo Guide to Crochet<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=nestada-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1589234723\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=nestada-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1589234723\"> for more great stitches just like the ones on this site!\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"stitch-photos\">\n<h2>Swatch Photos<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5010\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders.jpg\" alt=\"Example of Picking Up Stitches For Borders\" title=\"Example of Picking Up Stitches For Borders\" width=\"620\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders.jpg 675w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-224x224.jpg 224w, https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/nsad-picking-up-stitches-for-borders.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of Picking Up Stitches For Borders (click for larger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n[sidebar alias=&rdquo;after-post&rdquo; ]\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video crochet tutorial will help you learn how to pick up stitches for crochet borders. When adding a border to your crochet fabric, it can be hard to pick up the right number of stitches along the vertical border. We&#8217;ll show you how.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"stitch-attributes":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5008"},{"taxonomy":"stitch-attributes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newstitchaday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stitch-attributes?post=5008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}