{"title":"How to Knit a Yarn Over Between Knit and Purl Stitches","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/knitting/how-to-knit-a-yarn-over","category":{"slug":"knitting","name":"Knitting"},"creator":{"name":"Rokolee DIY","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3JIh1OCKe0DoX3H7661E8Q","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr5LEmGCsZo"},"tldr":"How to knit a yarn over between knit and purl stitches, work it on the next row, and fix an accidental yarn over. Clear steps for beginners.","quickAnswer":"How to knit a yarn over between knit and purl stitches, work it on the next row, and fix an accidental yarn over. An easy project: about 20 minutes. You need 5 things, including chunky yarn for practice, knitting needles and locking stitch markers. The 9 steps start with bring the Yarn to the Front Between the Knitting Needles and knit the Next Stitch to Wrap the Yarn Over the Right Needle.","totalDurationSeconds":611,"videoDurationSeconds":611,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":20,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":20,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":null},"tools":["knitting needles","locking stitch markers","scissors"],"materials":["chunky yarn for practice","fingering or DK yarn for lace"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Bring the Yarn to the Front Between the Knitting Needles","text":"Knit up to the spot your pattern marks yo. Here it comes after a knit stitch, written k1, yo, k1. Bring the working yarn forward between the two needle tips, toward you, the same way you would to purl. Do not purl. Having the yarn sit in front is the whole setup for this yarn over. Nothing has been wrapped yet."},{"number":2,"title":"Knit the Next Stitch to Wrap the Yarn Over the Right Needle","text":"Put the right needle into the next stitch knitwise and knit it as normal. To finish that stitch, the yarn has to travel from the front, up over the top of the right needle, and down to the back. That trip over the needle is the yarn over. Keep your tension relaxed so the wrap does not pull tight against the needle."},{"number":3,"title":"Spot the Yarn Over Loop and Eyelet on the Right Needle","text":"Look at the right needle. The new yarn over sits there as a slanted loop, leaning a different way from the stitches around it. It has no stitch underneath holding it, so you can see a small gap below. That gap is the start of the eyelet. Count your stitches now and you will find one extra for each yarn over."},{"number":4,"title":"Make a Yarn Over Between a Knit and a Purl Stitch","text":"For k1, yo, p1, knit the first stitch and bring the yarn forward as if to purl. That alone is not enough, because a purl stitch needs the yarn in front anyway. Wrap the yarn counterclockwise over the top of the right needle to the back, then bring it forward between the needles again. Now purl the next stitch."},{"number":5,"title":"Make a Yarn Over Between Two Purl Stitches","text":"For p1, yo, p1, purl the first stitch. The yarn is already in front. Take it up over the top of the right needle to the back, then bring it forward again between the needle tips. It has gone all the way around the needle once, counterclockwise. Purl the next stitch and the wrap stays put on the right needle."},{"number":6,"title":"Make a Yarn Over Between a Purl and a Knit Stitch","text":"For p1, yo, k1, purl the first stitch and leave the yarn where it is, in front. Normally you would move it to the back before a knit stitch. This time you do nothing. Knit the next stitch with the yarn still in front. It has to come over the top of the right needle to reach the back, and that makes the yarn over for you."},{"number":7,"title":"Knit the Yarn Over Loop on the Next Row","text":"On the next row the yarn over looks loose and a little messy. That is how it should look. Knit or purl it like any other stitch, whichever the pattern asks for at that spot. Once you have worked it and the stitch after it, the slack disappears. A neat, closed eyelet is left in the row below. Lace patterns are built from rows of these holes."},{"number":8,"title":"Drop an Accidental Yarn Over and Even Out the Slack","text":"Found a yarn over you did not mean to make? Slide it off the left needle and let it go. It leaves a loose strand along the top of the row. Pull it a little at a time, following the yarn from stitch to stitch, and spread the extra across the neighboring stitches. Keep easing until the tension looks even, then carry on knitting."},{"number":9,"title":"Check the Finished Row of Yarn Over Eyelets","text":"Hold the work up after a couple of rows. Each yarn over has become a round eyelet, and any you dropped have vanished into the fabric. In chunky yarn the holes look large. In a finer yarn they look small and delicate, which is why lace is usually knit in fingering or DK. Wash and pin out lace to open the holes fully."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-27T13:46:27.433Z","published":"2026-10-27T13:46:27.220Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. 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