Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you make a mistake, it can be pretty harrowing to have to unravel your work and re-insert the needle, especially when doing complex lace knitting. If you are not using a lifeline, you'll need to do a little bit of work when unraveling the knitting to get the stitches back on the needle. But it's doesn't have to be difficult. You simply unravel your work to a suitable row, and then stitch-by-stitch unravel the row, while you add the exposed stitch to the needle. This ensures your stitches are oriented properly (not twisted), and you don't drop any stitches accidentally.
You can avoid this whole ordeal by using a lifeline. A lifeline gives you the ability to "reset" you knitting back to a certain row with great ease and assurance. You can check out my lifeline video for details.
If you make a mistake, it can be pretty harrowing to have to unravel your work and re-insert the needle, especially when doing complex lace knitting. If you are not using a lifeline, you'll need to do a little bit of work when unraveling the knitting to get the stitches back on the needle. But it's doesn't have to be difficult. You simply unravel your work to a suitable row, and then stitch-by-stitch unravel the row, while you add the exposed stitch to the needle. This ensures your stitches are oriented properly (not twisted), and you don't drop any stitches accidentally.
You can avoid this whole ordeal by using a lifeline. A lifeline gives you the ability to "reset" you knitting back to a certain row with great ease and assurance. You can check out my lifeline video for details.
