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can't figure this stitch out

13 years ago

I am trying out a new sweater and I am having trouble with the basic stitch. When I knit rows 3 and 4, I seem to be knitting the same row, even though the directions are different. Can anyone help me? Here is the basic stitch

Basic patt:

1st row: K. 2nd row: K. 3rd row: edge st, * K1, 1 st below (=

insert needle into foll st 1 row below and K), rep from *. 4th

row: edge st, * with right-hand needle pick up the yarn at front

of st below and K tog with st, K1, rep from *, edge st. 5th row:

edge st, * 1 st below, K1, rep from *, edge st. 6th row: edge st,

* K1, with right-hand needle pick up yarn at front of st below

and K tog with st, rep from *, edge st. Rep rows 3 - 6 for patt. P

edge sts on right side and wrong side rows

Comment (1)

oilpainter
13 years ago
Yes When you do this pattern, on the 3rd row, you are in fact knitting into the second row and adding a stitch when you knit into the row below. It looks like you do this throughout the pattern. Then you take off that stitch when you knit 2 together on the 4th row. I'm thinking this pattern will result in long stitches.
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