[Nfb-krafters-korner] fixing knitted dropped stitches

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Cathy,
Fixing dropped stitches:
 
Knit 1 row, Purl 1 row- stockinette is easy to pick up the stitches dropped 
 several rows back.  Just remember it may not look/feel as even as your  
other rows.  This is where blocking comes in.
 
Knit every row-garter stitch is much tougher and I really do not have an  
easy solution for that one.  Well the easy solution is pull your needles  
out, rip back down to at least 1 or 2 rows below the dropped stitch.  Pick  
your stitches up[it does help using a smaller needle then what you are  using 
and pick up those stitches.  You need patients here as you need to  either 
count while you are picking up or keep feeling after you pick up to be  sure 
you didn't miss any other stitches.  Now before you knit this first  picked 
up row, if you used smaller needles for the pick up, put each stitch back  on 
the correct size needles.  You may have to twist them so they are going  in 
the correct direction or you can twist them when you begin knitting as you  
will feel if they are on your needles going in the correct direction.
 
This is how I do it.  I am sure there might be other ways.  
 
I am trying to fit another  class in  basket making and  finding it a bit 
difficult with my schedule.  Maybe I can squeeze in a  picking up dropped 
stitches in knitting before the middle of December.  If  not I promise to do it 
in January.
 
Joyce  Kane
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