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Dude, I suck at knitting! :X :X :X
The fucking seed stitch is driving me crazy as I've not been able to do one even though it's incredibly simple!
MIL taught me the basics on Christmas. Whilst there I learned how to cast on, knit, purl, alternate knit and purl rows for a stockinette stitch and cast off. She then told me I should practice alternating the knit and purl stitch on the same row later on. When I first tried it, I ended up with a mess on the first row. She neglected to mention that I needed to move the yard to the front or back before doing a new stitch. Luckily I found a YouTube video and immediately saw the step I was leaving out.
So, since I had the basics I thought I'd try an uber easy pattern:
http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingpatterns/p/stock_cloth.htm
I looked up how to do a seed stitch, started it but seemed to get a mess. Ripped out everything and started again...a few times. Finally got it going, but ended up with ribbing! I'd misunderstood the whole alternating which stitch you start a row with. So I finally understand and realise you're supposed to knit a purl and purl a knit. Try again...but end up making stupid mistakes and I can't figure out how to go back and fix them.
I don't know how many times I've started trying to do this stitch and not have it work out.
I think what's hardest about knitting is not knowing how to correct a mistake. I keep getting two stitches twisted and I don't know how to fix that. Or I noticed that I accidentally did two purls in a row but I can't figure out how to undo those stitches and get them back on the left needle. Or something slips and I can't figure out what. And then all the end of my rows are loose and crappy looking.
I need a knitting tutor! And probably some better yard? I'm assuming working with crap yarn doesn't make it any easier?
The fucking seed stitch is driving me crazy as I've not been able to do one even though it's incredibly simple!
MIL taught me the basics on Christmas. Whilst there I learned how to cast on, knit, purl, alternate knit and purl rows for a stockinette stitch and cast off. She then told me I should practice alternating the knit and purl stitch on the same row later on. When I first tried it, I ended up with a mess on the first row. She neglected to mention that I needed to move the yard to the front or back before doing a new stitch. Luckily I found a YouTube video and immediately saw the step I was leaving out.
So, since I had the basics I thought I'd try an uber easy pattern:
http://knitting.about.com/od/knittingpatterns/p/stock_cloth.htm
I looked up how to do a seed stitch, started it but seemed to get a mess. Ripped out everything and started again...a few times. Finally got it going, but ended up with ribbing! I'd misunderstood the whole alternating which stitch you start a row with. So I finally understand and realise you're supposed to knit a purl and purl a knit. Try again...but end up making stupid mistakes and I can't figure out how to go back and fix them.
I don't know how many times I've started trying to do this stitch and not have it work out.
I think what's hardest about knitting is not knowing how to correct a mistake. I keep getting two stitches twisted and I don't know how to fix that. Or I noticed that I accidentally did two purls in a row but I can't figure out how to undo those stitches and get them back on the left needle. Or something slips and I can't figure out what. And then all the end of my rows are loose and crappy looking.
I need a knitting tutor! And probably some better yard? I'm assuming working with crap yarn doesn't make it any easier?