[Nfb-krafters-korner] another question

Thu Apr 12 19:19:44 UTC 2012

I have talked to Sara about teaching a knitting class.  She vanished  for a 
little while and now she is back, I hope to stay!

Joyce  Kane
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In a message dated 4/12/2012 2:58:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lyewchan at telus.net writes:

Wow do  you have a way of making it all sound so simple.
Do you teach any  classes?
If not you should.
Thanks for making my  day.
Lovette

On 2012-04-12, at 11:26 AM, Sarah Sykes  wrote:

> 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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