Comments on: How To Read Knitting Charts: Part 2 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:50:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: christine http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-884 christine Thu, 12 May 2005 18:45:38 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-884 Can I just remind you that you are a knitting goddess and that you RULE?!!!! Can I just remind you that you are a knitting goddess and that you RULE?!!!!

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-885 lucia Thu, 12 May 2005 19:58:20 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-885 Wow thanks! That's quite a compliment from a designer like you. I'm writing how to knit pockets now! They worked fine, I'm happy. Wow thanks! That’s quite a compliment from a designer like you.

I’m writing how to knit pockets now! They worked fine, I’m happy.

]]> By: Judith http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-2612 Judith Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:44:59 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-2612 Wow, you make it so clear! I agree - you *are* a knitting goddess Judith Wow, you make it so clear! I agree - you *are* a knitting goddess

Judith

]]> By: April http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-10508 April Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:41:33 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-10508 Help! I now understand rib, but have a pattern that calls for "2x2 Rib (multiple of 4 sts + 2 - cuffs; multiple of 4 sts - edging)". Would you please decipher this for me? Your help would be greatly appreciated. This is from a Caron pattern shown at: http://www.caron.com/projects/shadows/sss_shrug.html Thank you. Help! I now understand rib, but have a pattern that calls for “2×2 Rib (multiple of 4 sts + 2 - cuffs; multiple of 4 sts - edging)”. Would you please decipher this for me? Your help would be greatly appreciated. This is from a Caron pattern shown at: http://www.caron.com/projects/shadows/sss_shrug.html
Thank you.

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-10511 lucia Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:01:33 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-10511 2 x 2 rib in words goes: row 1: * k2, p2; repeat from * end k2. row 2: * p2,k2; repeat from * end p2. or charted it looks something like | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | < -5 -> | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | 4 | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | < - 3 -> | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | 2 | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | < - 1 Where | is a "knit" when the right side is facing you and - a purl when the right side is facing you. The opposite holds when the wrong side is facing. The <- or -> show you which direction to read the row. (So, first row, read from right to left. Next row, read from left to right!) 2 x 2 rib in words goes:

row 1: * k2, p2; repeat from * end k2.
row 2: * p2,k2; repeat from * end p2.

or charted it looks something like

| | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | < -5

-> | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | 4

| | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | < - 3

-> | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | 2

| | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | - - | | < - 1

Where | is a “knit” when the right side is facing you and - a purl when the right side is facing you. The opposite holds when the wrong side is facing. The < - or -> show you which direction to read the row. (So, first row, read from right to left. Next row, read from left to right!)

]]> By: Cait http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-10770 Cait Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:03:45 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-10770 Hey, this is an awesome pattern...I actually have a question about the rib stitch though...somehow no matter how hard i try, i always wind up increasing my stitches when i try to do a rib stitch, and it just doesn't seem like it's working...help would be greatly appreciated Hey, this is an awesome pattern…I actually have a question about the rib stitch though…somehow no matter how hard i try, i always wind up increasing my stitches when i try to do a rib stitch, and it just doesn’t seem like it’s working…help would be greatly appreciated

]]> By: Marilyn http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-11891 Marilyn Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:40:22 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-11891 What does K0 mean in an instruction? THank you. What does K0 mean in an instruction? THank you.

]]> By: tomasina ingoglia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-12088 tomasina ingoglia Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:44:18 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-12088 what does knit blow row mean thank you what does knit blow row mean thank you

]]> By: roseann thomsen http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-12614 roseann thomsen Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:44:33 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-12614 Like the comment by Cait, I also increase when I k1, p1 along a row. I can alternate rows of knitting and purling just fine, but within a row is where I see the increase. I wonder if it's from the tailing yarn going to the front/behind for the purl and knit stitches. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Roseann (a beginning knitter!) Like the comment by Cait, I also increase when I k1, p1 along a row. I can alternate rows of knitting and purling just fine, but within a row is where I see the increase. I wonder if it’s from the tailing yarn going to the front/behind for the purl and knit stitches. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Roseann (a beginning knitter!)

]]> By: sandi venuti http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-13138 sandi venuti Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:07:58 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-13138 I have a sleeve chart that I have to repeat several times. How do I do this? The chart begins narrow and ends wide. How do I go back to the beginning if the chart doesnt show the extra sts. I have a sleeve chart that I have to repeat several times. How do I do this? The chart begins narrow and ends wide. How do I go back to the beginning if the chart doesnt show the extra sts.

]]> By: Theresa http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-13765 Theresa Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:46:13 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-13765 Hello all, I am new to knitting and I want all of you to know that I want to know everything that there is to know about knitting. It seems by all your blogs that it is so easy to learn and believe me I am trying to give it my all in all. I want to knit an afgan so bad but I don't know where to start or what stitches I should learn to produce it... Help me please..... I plan to open a new email account to recieve all this wonderful information. Thank you so much, Theresa Hello all,
I am new to knitting and I want all of you to know that
I want to know everything that there is to know about knitting.
It seems by all your blogs that it is so easy to learn and believe me I am trying to give it my all in all.
I want to knit an afgan so bad but I don’t know where to start or what stitches I should learn to produce it…
Help me please…..
I plan to open a new email account to recieve all this wonderful information.
Thank you so much,
Theresa

]]> By: Darlene http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-15554 Darlene Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:30:48 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/261#comment-15554 HELP! I am making a hat which calls for 4 rows of 1 x 1 rib stitching. The problem is that my stitches are wider at the bottom on the first two rows and then gradually get even. What am I doing wrong? I have even tried casting on and knitting the first to rows with a two size smaller needle and it still happens. It isn't as bad now that I know how to do a crochet cast on. HELP! I am making a hat which calls for 4 rows of 1 x 1 rib stitching. The problem is that my stitches are wider at the bottom on the first two rows and then gradually get even. What am I doing wrong? I have even tried casting on and knitting the first to rows with a two size smaller needle and it still happens. It isn’t as bad now that I know how to do a crochet cast on.

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