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Posted by on October 11, 2007, 7:59 am
I've done loads of knitting but have started my first pair of socks.
Found a good basic pattern and have both of them ready to knit the
heel flap.
The instructions say:
Row 1: Slip 1, Knit 1
Row 2: Slip first stitch purlwise, purl to end
Okay, sounds clear enough but very strange. This would mean that half
the stitches are knitted only once instead of twice. Doesn't this make
for a strange texture? Why knit the flap this way? What would happen
if I just knit one row and purled the next?
Confused
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Posted by hesira on October 11, 2007, 8:16 am
Hi Confused,
The first row is: slip the first stitch, knit the second, slip the
3rd, knit the 4th and so on. The second row is all purl stitch except
for the first stitch which is purled. You end up slipping the first
stitch on each row, which gives you a clear place to pick up stitches
later for the gussett.
The texture is thicker on the heel flap, where there is more wear and
tear. If you just knit one row and purled the next, it would be
stockinette stitch, and would look fine, but would be more suseptible
to wearing out. If you decide to just knit and purl the rows, I'd
suggest you still slip the first stitches of each row.
Hesira
On Oct 11, 6:59 am, circeattreadles.ca wrote:
> I've done loads of knitting but have started my first pair of socks.
> Found a good basic pattern and have both of them ready to knit the
> heel flap.
>
> The instructions say:
>
> Row 1: Slip 1, Knit 1
> Row 2: Slip first stitch purlwise, purl to end
>
> Okay, sounds clear enough but very strange. This would mean that half
> the stitches are knitted only once instead of twice. Doesn't this make
> for a strange texture? Why knit the flap this way? What would happen
> if I just knit one row and purled the next?
>
> Confused
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Posted by Wooly on October 11, 2007, 10:02 am
hesira wrote:
> Hi Confused,
>
> The first row is: slip the first stitch, knit the second, slip the
> 3rd, knit the 4th and so on. The second row is all purl stitch except
> for the first stitch which is purled.
First stitch on wrong-side rows is SLIPPED. You need coffee :)
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Posted by hesira on October 11, 2007, 12:19 pm
Ah, yes! Sorry about that. I do need coffee, but can't handle the
caffeine!
Hesira :)
> hesira wrote:
> > Hi Confused,
>
> > The first row is: slip the first stitch, knit the second, slip the
> > 3rd, knit the 4th and so on. The second row is all purl stitch except
> > for the first stitch which is purled.
>
> First stitch on wrong-side rows is SLIPPED. You need coffee :)
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Posted by on October 11, 2007, 12:55 pm
Thank you so much Hesira and Wooly. The instructions make so much more
sense now. I'd definitely not going to use plain stocking stitch for
the heel flap now that I know the why of skipping every other stitch.
Thank you too Hesira for missing your caffeine hit otherwise I
wouldn't have realized the importance of slipping the first stitch on
the wrong side.
Not confused any more - until I get knitting again. (-:
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