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(who'd athunkit?) Knitting HELP, Please!

OMG, I'm embarrassed and stumped! On row 13 of the "Dutch Lace Stitch" I came across this: "cross2R". and looked it up, showing the following wording: (on a plain row) {which I AM on, it's a knit row} Knit the second stitch on the left needle, passing it in front of the first stitch, knit the first stitch and let both stitches slip off the left needle.

So, I thought I did it correctly... I've never DONE this stitch in 41 years of knitting, but I ended up 'short' two stitches on my next row.

(there were 2 of these in the pattern repeat swatch I was making)

Suggestions??? Better wording????

TIA! Hugs, Noreen

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Noreen's Knit*che
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LOL, got ahold of Wooly on "IM* and she put it this way:

knit the second stitch, leave it on the needle, knit the first stitch, drop them both off

And, duh, THAT made it clear as mud, and I knew exactly what I did wrong on my swatch!

feeling like a bloomin' knitiot! Hugs, Noreen

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Noreen's Knit*che

Most of the patterns that I have seen using this method also tell you to knit thru the back loop of the second stitch on the left needle before knitting the first stitch on the left needle. HTH DA

Reply to
DA

LOL Glad you solved your problem.

Katherine (who also feels like a knitiot from time to time!)

Reply to
Katherine

lol! anyone for crochitiot??? Just sound it out...

David

Reply to
David Sky

Actually I had a pattern that used both methods. I think the first leans to the right and the second to the left. I would have to look back at my celtic cardigan to be sure - that was where the stitches occurred. I had never done them before either.

Reply to
JCT

Splutter!

Katherine

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Katherine

Splort and spew! GOOD one, David! Hugs, Noreen (who is SO glad you're back, btw!)

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Noreen's Knit*che

Oooo folks, I have enough trouble being a knitiot without being a crochitiot> Yesterday I was finishing the lace jumper I have been knitting ( and I said *finishing* so by this time I should not have been making mistakes) it is a 20 row pattern but the second ten are a reverse repeat of the first 10 rows so there was I knitting merrily along only to realise that in the middle of the second ten rows I has changed direction !!! Knitiot indeed. God Bless Gwen

Reply to
Gwendoline Kelly

Thanks, DA, that clears up even more knitiotism on my part! Noreen

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Noreen's Knit*che

ROTFLMAO

That reminds me of when we (my son, his best friend and I) were talking about the names they come up with for mixed breed dogs.... like Cockapoo for instance, and I said "Well what if they crossed a Bulldog with a Shitzu, that would make it a BullShitz!" Matthew and his friend almost fell out of the van laughing. LOL

Peace! Gemini

Reply to
MRH

Call it a design adaptation?

=Tamar

Reply to
Richard Eney

Not quite. Judy Turpin is right: your original instructions specify to pass the second stitch in front of the first one, so it'll lean to the right, but knitting through the back loop will cross the first stitch leftward over the second stitch.

If you move the yarn forward, knitting through the back loop on the stitch that is going to be on top will give a very visible twisted stitch; moreover, the yarn will be extended and tangled until you drop both loops off the left needle and tighten the stitches. I think the idea is to speed up the work, not to slow it down, but I think it would be faster using a cable needle if you are supposed to knit through the back loop.

=Tamar

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Richard Eney

Tamar , I call that good thinking god Bless Gwen

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Gwendoline Kelly

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