[Nfb-krafters-korner] another question

[Lovette Yewchan]

wow I think I did it now I assume I would not count this as a knitted row or would I?
Wow I feel like a whole new world just opened up!
Thank you so so much!
Lovette

On 2012-04-12, at 8:40 AM, Sarah Sykes wrote:

> How to Pick up Stitches:
> 
> You will only need your right hand needle for this.
> 
> Now, since you're doing Log Cabin, I know that you'll already have one
> lonely little stitch on this needle. That's good.
> 
> Hold your work so that the right hand needle with one stitch on it is
> on the right.with the edge of your knitted piece going horizontal.
> 
> Make sure the working yarn is in back
> 
> Poke the tip of your right hand needle through your work from front to
> back, just to the left of where the one stitch you've already got
> connects to the piece. You'll want more than just one strand of yarn
> between your needle and the edge. I would recommend putting your
> needle in two strands below the edge.
> 
> Wrap your working yarn around the needle as if to knit.
> 
> Pull this new stitch through the work to the front.
> 
> Congratulations! You have now picked up one stitch.
> 
> You should now have two stitches on your right hand needle.
> 
> Now, poke the tip of your right hand needle into your work again, from
> front to back, this time in a spot a little to the left of where you
> picked up the previous stitch.
> 
> Wrap your yarn around the right hand needle as if to knit.
> 
> Pull the new stitch through to the front of your work.
> 
> You now have 3 stitches total, 2 picked up, 1 from before.
> 
> Keep picking up stitches in this way until you have the number your
> pattern indicates. Each time you pick up a stitch, you will be moving
> to a new spot slightly to the left of the last one.
> 
> The goal when picking up stitches is to pick up the right number
> evenly across the entire edge of your work. This may seem hard at
> first, but with practice you'll think it's easy. If you come to the
> end of your edge and find out you have two many stitches, or not
> enough, don't be afraid to pull out the ones you've picked up and try
> again. Just remember to keep that first lonely stitch from before on
> your right hand needle no matter what.
> 
> I hope this helps you.  Please let me know if you need more
> clarification or help with anything else.  Good luck on your project
> 
> Sarah M Sykes
> http://www.sarahmsykes.com/missdottieknits
> 
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:47 PM, Lovette Yewchan <lyewchan at telus.net> wrote:
>> Hi again. Sorry I am a rooky how do you pick up these stitches and do you knit as you pick up or how does it work?
>> Thanks.
>> Lovette
>> 
>> 
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