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Hi Staci!!!
I am very tankful to find people like you online.
I love to open my iPad and learn anything you are teaching, because, instead of my poor English,
I understand 99% of yours explanation.
I am so glad to find you here.
You are wonderful teacher.
I love you!!
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Hi Staci 🙂
I was just wondering when you look at the stich guide how do you know witch one to use?
Thanks for helping out, and I love your website:)
Tasha
Tasha – you can either count the stitches in the row to determine if a decrease is necessary, or you can email the pattern designer directly to see what they intended (if it isn’t spelled out clearly in the stitch glossary in the pattern).
S t a c i
Hey Tasha agian, don’t mean to be a bother but I was wondering what I would do here – k4, yo, sl1, psso, k4, would I use the sl1 as part of the psso?
Thanks for your help once agian
Tasha
Good morning,
Could you help me please. I am making a sweater and it calls for me to decrease one stitch at each end every right side row. How do I determine if I want a left lean or the right? Is there a general rule? Should I have it lean away from the outer edge or towards the outer edge?
How do I get that nice edge that makes a pretty chain stitch line when seaming? Starting on the right side, I did. SSK , and then I knitted to the last three stitches, K2tog, K 1. I like the look of knit to the last three stitches, K2tog, K1, but I’m unhappy with the SSK. Any suggestions?
Hello,
I’m sorry I incorrectly wrote down my email address… Don’t know what I was thinking
Could you help me please. I am making a sweater and it calls for me to decrease one stitch at each end every right side row. How do I determine if I want a left lean or the right? Is there a general rule? Should I have it lean away from the outer edge or towards the outer edge?
How do I get that nice edge that makes a pretty chain stitch line when seaming? Starting on the right side, I did. SSK , and then I knitted to the last three stitches, K2tog, K 1. I like the look of knit to the last three stitches, K2tog, K1, but I’m unhappy with the SSK. Any suggestions?
Hi Staci!
I’m just getting into complicated lace patterns that use this decrease…My question is regarding which way to slip the stitch. I know that slipping as-if-to-knit twists the stitch (which is bad in many cases), and slipping as-if-to-purl doesn’t, but a lot of books and videos that I’ve seen say to slip as-if-to-knit before passing it over (which seems very counter-intuitive), and others say to slip as-if-to-purl. Which is the default? My confusion is because I’ve been using vintage patterns lately that don’t specify which way. Thanks! 🙂 Your videos are unthinkably helpful to me! 🙂
Slipping as-if-to-purl is the default…but if a pattern tells you to work the stitch differently, I’d do what the pattern says.
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Help. There is 10 stitches in this pattern repeat. It goes like this :
K1,K2tog, YO, slip one. K2, PSSO, YO, SSK, P2
I keeo ending up with 9 stitches. What am I doing wrong?
Does the slip stitch go over the two knit stitches together.
Diane – There may be a problem in your pattern. That sequence of stitches should result in 9 stitches, not 10.
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Hi Staci,
Like every one else, I love your tutitorials, Ive come to this site to help me with questions on patterns.
I have a question on a hooded scarf pattern I wanted to do but it does NOT make sense, because it leave ridges on the edge.
The pattern is a 15 stitch scarf until you reach 19 inches, then:
SHAPE THE HOOD:
Cast on 3 sts at the beg of next row, then cast on 3 more at same edge every RS row twice more til 24 sts
Inc Row(WS) P2, M1p p to end. Rep this dec every 2-1/2 inches twice more end on WS.
Dec Row (WS) P1, P2tog P to end. Rep this Dec every 2-1/2 inchs twice more til 15 sts. work even until piece measures 19 inches above last set of bound off sts end on WE, Bind off all sts.
I do the cast on 3 on the knit side and it creates another ridge, making the edge uneven???
Thanks
Elizabeth – I believe I just answered the same question from you via email. While I am always here to answer questions on my patterns or general knitting questions, I can’t answer questions on other designers’ patterns. I suggest asking that designer directly. Ravelry message is a good way to reach most people. Good luck!
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Hey Staci,
I have a pattern that uses the abbreviation KSSO. What does this mean? I can’t find it anywhere.
Thanks
Erica – pattern designers can use (or make up) any acronym they like. For the most accurate answer, you should contact the pattern designer. A good way to do that is via Ravelry message. Good luck!
S t a c i