[Nfb-krafters-korner] another question

Thu Apr 12 19:07:48 UTC 2012

Sarah;
Is your working yarn going through the stitches as they are moved to the right needle?

Terry P.

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From: Sarah Sykes [mailto:sarahmsykes at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] another question

Wow! I'm so glad you're getting it!  I am a continental knitter, also, so if you run into more difficulties, I should be able to help. I learned to pick up stitches in 2009 and I felt exactly the same way you describe, like a whole new world was opened up to me.

You asked if you should count your picked up stitches as a knitted row. No. I'll use the same example you gave earlier to explain why.

When picking up stitches, you should always do so with the right side of your work facing you because picking up stitches leaves a little ridge on whatever side of the work isn't facing you when you pick them up. This little ridge looks a bit like a seam on the inside of your clothing. A very few patterns like to incorporate this little ridge into the pattern, but for the most part, the pattern will want this ridge to go on the wrong side so it's hidden.

So, to use your example, if you pick up your 21 stitches on the right side for a total of 22 stitches in the row and then start knitting row 1, your first row actually knitted is a wrong side row. Row 2 is right side, row 3 is wrong side. If you keep going like this, row 13 will be on the wrong side, then you are ready to do your binding off on the right side, just as your instructions tell you to do.

Happy knitting!
Sarah M Sykes
http://www.sarahmsykes.com/missdottieknits

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Lovette Yewchan <lyewchan at telus.net> wrote:
> 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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