Drop stitches

 A Drop stitch is worked by wrapping the yarn twice (or more times) around the right needle instead of once and dropping the extra loop (loops) on the following row. The more times you wrap the yarn  around the needle the longer the drop stitch. If you want to make a really long drop stitch, you can wrap the yarn on the right needle more times.

The photo below shows you how I make drop stitches by wrapping the yarn twice around the right needle. I always get the drop stitches done knitwise.

1. Insert the needle tip into the first stitch as you are going to knit a stitch and then wrap the yarn around the right needle twice.

2. & 3. Pull the two stitches through as you complete the knit stitch. Knit every stitch with this method until the end of the row.

4. Look at the photo, the number of stitches is increased.

5. Turn your work. On the following row, knit one stitch and then drop the extra one stitch off the left needle. Repeat this step until the end of the row.

6. See the result.....a nice looking pattern.

Now you can try to create other drop stitches by wrapping the yarn more times around the needle. You can also try to create them purlwise.


Note: 
There is another method to create the same pattern of drop stitches as shown above :

• Knit one stitch, then yarn over twice on your right needle. Repeat this step until the end of the row.

• Turn your work. Knit one stitch and then drop the extra one stitch off the left needle to create elongated stitch. Repeat this step until the end of the row.