Reverse frogging???

Yes, it can be done. CUT the extra stitch and pull backwards from there (two sections at first, then one). Then pick up the required amount of stitches on your main back.and knit from there. You will be knitting DOWN to your beginning so any decreases you made on t he way up will become increases. You will not have the little loops to pick up when you pick up the stitches, but it will not matter as long as you pick up the same side of each stitch when you put the stitches back on your needle. I have just done this on a piece and afterward had a difficult time trying to pick out where I had done it. On the other hand, you could use a crochet hook and bring the offending stitch all the way up the piece. Then just frog your bind off and rebind off. It will not make any difference in the pattern since it is all garter stitch.

Good luck.

I see that someone answered, which is not what I would have said. I am afraid of reverse frogging. I have done it, and it has worked, but it really makes me nervous. Good luck!

Higs, Katherine

Theoretically, anything knitted can be fixed, somehow.

I'm not fond of reverse frogging; the worst part is the cast-on row but it isn't fun elsewhere either even though logically it ought to be easy. However, you may not have to frog the whole bottom just to fix one stitch, especially since it's supposed to be open and have varying stitch sizes.

What kind of error was it? Just an accidental purl? (easy fix) A knit-2-together? (fairly easy) A dropped stitch? (easy enough)

Some kinds of errors you fix by cutting the stitch (or one near it) and putting the yarn where it belongs, then mending it, either with a short length of the same yarn (as if you had found two knots close together) or, if it's wool, by spit-splicing it.

If the loose, lacy knit would make it really hard to make an invisible mend, you could cut a stitch on the side and take the one row out (putting the other stitches on yarn or other needles) and then fix the error, and kitchener stitch the row back to the edge, then do the mend where it won't show.

=Tamar

TAMAR you are brave , I did this several times and wasn`t happy ,,, thus last time i saw the one unpurl feeling of that lone purl i just embroidered a fakeknit over it [shh,,,] severl times i dropped a whole line from bottom up [ i knit downwards ] Just now i am looking at my entrelac hat , the rim needs to be more tight and this will need a reverse frogging , wil try it later ,.,, brrr wool had angora in it . mirjam

Sorry to have not responded sooner...we are on the road and do not always have internet access.

I want to thank everyone that commented and gave me a push in the right direction. I've decided I'm going to make up a swatch with an error and practice to see if its something I would be able to attempt...otherwise...well...I'm just learning right...practice makes perfect. I really hate this knitting with two different size needles...it seems impossible for me to get nice even stitches...so frustrating for a closet perfectionist..but I will persevere... ;o)

Thanks, again