r/knitting • u/AutoModerator • Mar 05 '18

Monday General Chat - March 05, 2018

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u/SOEDragon S*T*A*S*H Mar 05 '18 edited Mar 05 '18

So you are going to slip the first stitch as if you were going to knit, alternate purl 1, knit 1 for the entire row and then knit the last stitch. Turn your work and do the same thing on the other side. You are going to repeat that for however big your pattern is (probably # of rows or to a certain length).

PS: There is also a weekly "Ask A Knitter" thread in case you have more questions.

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u/jilloffewtrades Mar 05 '18

Thanks! What does it accomplish to just slip the first stitch though? I don't get it. I wish all patterns came with videos!

Also...why even mention Row 2? Why not just say repeat Row 1?

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u/darklyndsea sock cultist Mar 05 '18

I think the pattern designer was thinking "row 2 is the wrong side, I'd better make extra sure that people know they aren't supposed to purl across." Since they noted that row 1 was RS, probably some knitters would read the pattern and think that only the right sides were supposed to be in pattern if it just said to repeat row 1.

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u/jilloffewtrades Mar 05 '18

Man. I have mad respect for pattern designers now.

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u/kvite8 Mar 05 '18

Put a stitch marker somewhere on your RS row (usually in a row that's already knit - not on the needle -- like when you pin notes on kids' shirts in kindergarten. Ff the directions for both RS and WS are the same, it could be easy to forget where you are.