If you’ve counted the stitches and realised you’ve ended up with too many, take a close look at your project. See if you can find a stitch that is simply ‘wrapped’ around the needle, like in the image to the left.

This issue is called ‘yarn over’ and happens when the yarn has been wrapped around the needle one time too many. Luckily it’s easy to fix. Continue knitting until you get to this problem stitch.

Simply slip the ‘yarn over’ i.e. the extra wrap, off the left needle.

Tug a bit at the yarn and you’ll find the ‘yarn over’ disappear. Continue with your knitting - problem solved!

Another way you may end up with extra stitches is if you don’t complete the stitch in the correct way, such as in the example to the left, where you’ll find an extra wrap over a stitch.

This issue came about as the stitch wasn’t completed properly. It looks like two stitches but was actually only one. To fix this, knit to the problem stitch. Slip the ‘actual’ stitch onto a crochet hook.

Grab the horizontal bar with the hook and pull it through. If this sounds complicated, best to watch the video so you can see exactly how this is done. Replace the stitch onto the left needle.

Continue knitting - problem solved! Well done :)