Stockinette stitch...Help!

Jan 11, 2013 16:37

Hi, I have been knitting regularly now for a few months and an comfortable with many stitches, however I keep switching it seems from RS to WS and I don't know how I do it!

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wyrdmuse January 11 2013, 22:53:10 UTC

Are you knitting or purling two in a row? Like, instead of K,P,K,P you're accidentally KK,P,K,PP (etc)?

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sassi214 January 11 2013, 23:04:01 UTC
Unless you are knitting in the round, you need to knit the first row, then purl the "wrong side" or next row. Then knit again going back, then purl again going back the other way. Make sense?

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basketcaselady January 12 2013, 03:39:12 UTC
If you are knitting flat (not in the round) when you look at the side that has the vvvvvv then you knit that side. When you are looking at the side that has the bumps, then you purl that side.

If you are knitting in the round, then you just knit ever row without switching to purl rows.

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miss_ljv January 12 2013, 06:40:11 UTC
You need to practice being able to "read" your stitches.
Purls are little bumps; Knits are "v"-shaped:
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lurkerwisp January 12 2013, 16:40:19 UTC
If you put down your work and pick it up, it's also very easy to tell which side you're supposed to be on. Your most recent stitch will have your working yarn hanging from it. If that stitch is on the right hand needle, you're on the correct side. :)

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