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Help reading pattern

What does work 11 rows even in pattern mean? Is it telling me to repeat row 12 without any increases 11x ?

3 Comments
2025/02/02
05:53 UTC

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pls help I don’t want to start over

I’ve been knitting some fingerless gloves w the mitten hood thing (sorry idk what the actual name is) and I just started working on the hood part. I realized I was doing the wrong stitch so I tried to take out the 3 knit stitches I had done and this happened…please help…what should I do??

Any and all feedback is welcome

3 Comments
2025/02/02
04:17 UTC

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What did I do?

13 Comments
2025/02/02
03:00 UTC

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Am I twisting my stitches?

Brand new at knitting after crocheting for years. Am I twisting my stitches on my sweater?

11 Comments
2025/02/02
02:58 UTC

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Does this instruction make sense or do I need to just go to bed?

7 Comments
2025/02/02
02:39 UTC

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Blocked or Not Blocked?

I'm working on a sweater pattern that says "..continue until 8" below the collar" should I be blocking this to check? Using the gauge swatch to calculate rows? Actually measuring pre blocked length? It has cables so blocking absolutely made a difference in the fabric gauge.

3 Comments
2025/02/02
01:30 UTC

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What stitch?

Saw this sweater in the store and I was trying to figure out what stitch it is. I think it is moss? I am completely new so I’m probably way off base.

6 Comments
2025/02/02
00:38 UTC

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Amy sweater - help please!!

I’m knitting the Amy sweater from petite knit, and I thought everything was going well…

I just got to the part of the pattern where I’ve completed the yoke and am separating the stitches for the sleeves and the body. However, I’m supposed to have 76 stitches in between the raglan stitches (2), but I only have 62?

I thought I was being very careful tracking my raglan increases, and I’m almost positive I couldn’t be more than 1-2 increases off. This pattern says to increase in extension of the sts on the needle using the backward loop method. My question is it safe to just increase an additional 14 stitches to cover the difference or is that going to cause major issues later? Or Should I just continue doing the Raglan increases until I have 76 stitches?

Thank you in advance!!

2 Comments
2025/02/02
00:19 UTC

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Gauge Rant / Am I Dumb?

Hi yarn friends,

I’m gauge swatching for the kids’ version of the Wave Sweater.

The pattern recommends Fivel worsted weight from Rauma Garn. 50 grams / 109 yards. That yarn claims 16-18 stitches = 4 inches on a size 6-8

I’m swatching with Plymouth Worsted Merino Superwash. 100 grams / 218 yards. 20 stitches = 4 inches on a size 7

Why in gods name does the pattern call for 18 stitches = 4 inches on size 2.5 needles? Thats like, mathematically stupid. And my dumb ass has been over here swatching on 4 different sizes instead of using common sense to be like “this is probably wrong.”

9 Comments
2025/02/01
23:39 UTC

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How can I safely remove the folded collar on Petite Knit’s Zipper Sweater and knit it differently?

I finished the sweater last night in Erika Knight Tweed but the combination of yarn and pattern has made the collar too big and heavy. If I could safely remove the collar and tink back, I’d go down a needle size and knit a 1x1 rib instead of the half-twisted rib the pattern calls for. I think this would cinch it a lot more (hopefully not too much though as a pucker may be yucker 😂). Any advice about where to start snipping? If I botch this surgery, I’ll be crushed because the entire sweater hangs off this collar. I’ve been knitting for almost four years but I’ve got a real blindness as to how stitches are formed if they are not plain knits and purls. PS The reason the yarn was a poor choice is that it is rustic and not very elastic. Beautiful yarn though. 😢

1 Comment
2025/02/01
23:37 UTC

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SOS provisional cast on in the round

BEGINNER HERE. Crochet turn knit about 2 months in.

First time doing a provisional & tubular cast on in the round. I’m a little lost at where I start knitting in the round. Now I’ve tried 2 ways but idk which is the best to do-do I do 1 extra cast on stitch, join the provisional cast on and start knitting in the round on the rnd 1 or do I cast on the 105 provisional stitches and join after I finish round 1?

I tried to join the first way but I felt like my first stitch was a little loose and didn’t feel confident in that choice and when I started the second way it was good until I got to the end-since I can’t YO that first stitch it kinda throws off my stitches and I have to YO the last stitch to increase but then It’ll be thrown off because the last and first stitch will both be knit so it’ll throw off the ribbing (hope that makes sense it’s hard to word)

I have tried to find a tutorial and can’t find one that’s tubular, provisional and in the round and I’m lost-I’ve tried to start this project a lot and it was looking good my last attempt but I wanted to start over to make my ribbing look a little better (I got about 10 rounds in) and because I wasn’t confident in how my first stitch was looking. Any advice?

I attached the first few steps of my pattern

3 Comments
2025/02/01
23:17 UTC

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Adapting a chart

I'd like to use this chart (free pattern from Purl Soho) but on a different project. It's a 10 stitches repeat and I'd like to do an i-cord edge. I think I'd like to one knit stitch between the I cord and the pattern too.

So does that mean need a number of stitches that is divisible by 10 + 2 for buffer + 6 for the i-cord at each end?

1 Comment
2025/02/01
22:34 UTC

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is there a dropped stitch?

I can’t really tell if i’ve dropped a stitch or not, i’m working a seed stitch headband

3 Comments
2025/02/01
22:13 UTC

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Please help!

5 Comments
2025/02/01
21:44 UTC

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help with pattern sequence

Hello all, I need a bit of help interpreting a lace knit chart. In the photo, it mentions to yarn over in one row, and in the next row to yarn over again under the initial yarn over. is that correct? if so, what would i do with the initial yarn over thread? Hopefully I am asking clearly

7 Comments
2025/02/01
21:26 UTC

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Half Fisherman Rib Help

I know there is a mistake on the edge - the pattern looks almost right but is it just looking off due to uneven tension? Struggling to purl on 10mm needles with pulling quite tight, can add more pictures if needed

https://preview.redd.it/qrk6deewflge1.jpg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e961217b58398f7c1350d8310241a9452b2fc155

1 Comment
2025/02/01
21:13 UTC

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I may be over complicating this

I’m so confused on what to do with my ribbing. I understand to fold it in half but do I join the round? When I continue the round do I go through the bottom of the collar? I’m just confused on how it’s supposed to stay folded if their aren’t really directions on how to do that If you have videos or anything that might help please link them below!! Thank you in advance (Free pattern Willin sweater on Hobbii)

7 Comments
2025/02/01
20:46 UTC

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How to fix this

I’m working on the yoke of a sweater and realized I increased too early. I tried tinking back and I think I undid the wrong stitch (K1 instead of M1R). How do I fix?

1 Comment
2025/02/01
20:15 UTC

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Accidental hole - what now?

Hello everyone, I started working on the step by step sweater and while working on the collar I somehow managed fo create this hole.

How do I fix this? Any help is appreciated!

6 Comments
2025/02/01
20:14 UTC

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