Purse HELP

Did you block it?

Higs, Katherine

Acrylic doesn't always block very well. It's unusual for garter stitch to curl; usually it's stockinette that curls. You could sew some belt lining (fairly stiff interfacing) just around the inside of the top edge. That would strengthen the edge as well.

=Tamar

Please don't be insulted - I'm new here, and don't know how experienced a knitter you are. Are you sure it's garter stitch? I ask because knitting every row IN THE ROUND actually makes stockinette stitch, and someone who has only knit flat might not know that.

Hi, I'm not in the least bit insulted and that is exactly what I did. I thought that if you knitted all or purled all that that was garter stitch? I am not a very experienced knitter and this was my first in-the-round project. So, can it be fixed? I can unravel it all and start over if I have to in order to do it correctly. Help some more please and thank you all...............................

Brenda

If you have some yarn left you could do a patterned top. Something like moss stitch or even a little bit of ribbing should help stop the curl (if you want an explanation of either of those stitches just sing out). Of course this means you have to put the work back on needles which is a bit of a pain given you've cast off already but might be better than reknitting the whole thing.

VP

Brenda don`t unravel and reknit , after all a bag isn`t a sweater that has to fit somebody :>:>:> Do you know how to Crochet ? you might do a round of crochet ,,, mirjam

I almost suggested this myself but wondered if it would really conteract the roll. Do you think a single round of crochet would be enough Mirjam, what would you recommend?

VP

You don't have to unravel the whole thing to make it work. Just unravel the top six or eight rounds. Then knit one round, purl the next round, knit the next round, purl the next, and so on. That will make the top edge garter stitch, which won't curl as badly.

Or you could knit ribbing: knit 1, purl 1, repeat until it's time to bind off. If you have an even number of stitches, that will be ribbing; if you have an odd number of stitches, that will make seed stitch. Either version will prevent curling, but ribbing will pull in and keep it closed, while seed stitch will help hold it open. The choice depends on what effect you want.

=Tamar

Vp i would recomend a round of shells ,,

3 DC in one stich , jump over 2 cast of Stitches ,, 3 Dc in one ,,,, if the last groupo doesnt work out to be 3 never mind make it for the look ,,, mirjam

Ah, that explains it then! SS curls like mad. Maybe if you had finished off with a rib or garter stitch, you wouldn't have had the problem.

Higs, Kather> Hi, I'm not in the least bit insulted and that is exactly what I did. I

Knitting or purling every round in the round produces stockinette. To get garter stitch, you alternate - knit 1 round, purl 1 round. It's the opposite of knitting flat.

sue

Thanks so much for everyone's help on my project. I decided to do the crochet (sc) twice around the top of the purse and that solved my problem of curling plus I learned that knitting in the round is different from knitting flat.