Ideal finishing point for edging a blanket, throw, or cardigan because the i-cord is made directly from your work.
Another (longer) way would be to pick up stitches.
Materials: Yarn, Circular needles, Tapestry needle.
With your circular needles held parallel, cast on 6 stitches in total using the "Judy’s magic cast on" method; 3 on each needle.
Cross the working yarn over the free yarn, pull the bottom needle through and knit the stitches on the top needle knitwise. Slip these 3 stitches from the right needle to the left needle and knit again knitwise.
To create the stitches that will make up the base i-cord, proceed as follows: *1 yarn over, 3 stitches knitwise, slip these 3 stitches from the right needle to the left needle*. Repeat from * to * until
you have obtained the number of stitches in the pattern, finishing
To create the left corner, without increasing, knit the last 3 stitches knitwise. TURN.
On the wrong side of the work, purl the first 3 stitches, the middle stitches according to the pattern and, to knit the right corner, KNIT the last 3 stitches purlwise. TURN.
*On the right side of the work, knit the first 3 stitches, the middle stitches according to the pattern and SLIP the last 3 stitches purlwise. TURN.
On the wrong side of the work, purl the first 3 stitches, the middle stitches according to the pattern and SLIP the last 3 stitches purlwise. TURN.*
Repeat from * to * until the desired height, finishing on the purl row and knitting instead of slipping the last 3 stitches.
On the right side of the work, knit *2 stitches knitwise, 2 stitches knitwise twisted, slip these 3 stitches obtained from the right needle to the left needle*.
Repeat from * to * until only 3 stitches remain and knit them knitwise.
Join the 3 top stitches to the 3 stitches on the left side using grafting.
