2 color i cord edge - how to put back on needles?

Hello! I am knitting Stephen West’s Safety Scarf which has a lovely two color i cord edge in section 1. I went too many rows for this section and had to unravel a couple, now I cannot figure out how to put this back on my needles. Stupidly I took them off thinking it was faster. This is the pattern section:

Row 5 (RS): Using CC, k3, kfb, k to last st, sl1 wyif.
Row 6 (WS): K to last 3 sts, sl3 wyif.
Row 7 (RS): Using MC, k3, kfb, k to last st, sl1 wyif.
Row 8 (WS): K to last 3 sts, sl3 wyif.
Repeat last 4 rows 21 more times. Then work Rows 5 & 6
once more. 51 sts. Break CC.

If I’m trying to start with a ‘new color’ (as in after knitting either 5 & 6 or 7 & 8) what should my needles look like? Are those last 3 slipped stitches the other color then? I have gotten myself so confused!

Welcome!
Yes, the last 3 slipped sts from the previous row will be the other color. Every time you start a RS row, you be working with a different color, CC or MC.

Thank you! One more question-- where should my other yarn be hanging then? It’s between the 3 stitches too?

The other yarn will be hanging 3sts from the same end of the needle, that is, near the needle tip.

I am having a similar issue with the I-cord edges. I have to rip back and fix a mistake a few rows down. When I try and pick the stitches back up at the edge it just looks a mess!
Any help would be amazing!

Welcome to the forum!
Can you slip the i-cord sts onto another needle or a stitch holder? That’ll at least get then out of the way and keep them safe. Then it’s a matter of picking up all the sts from the main body of the piece. They may not look perfect but once you have them correctly picked up and then the i-cord added, the knitting should block out more neatly.
Can you post a photo of what the knitting looks like now? Use the landscape icon in the middle of the Reply box then follow the directions to choose and upload.

As you can see it is absolutely not right. I have ripped of out and picked up all the stitches multiple times to try and get it right and so far no luck.

Also it is absolutely incredible to get a response, thank you so much for your time xx

It looks very pretty. The stitch marked with the blue arrow looks good but it’s twisted. It should be sitting on the needle with the right leg to the front. That’s easy to correct when you’re ready for the next row.
It’s the stitch at the red arrow that is being pesky. It looks to me like it should be dropped down to the red dot (the second blue line of sts below the needle) from there is should be picked up as a knit stitch. That means bringing the yarn loop through the stitch from the back to the front so that it forms a V. That’ll make it similar to the stitches below in the same column.
When you do this put the very edge stitch on a stitch holder or marker so it doesn’t drop off too. If you have a crochet hook, that may make pulling the stitch through to the front easier but if not, your knitting needles will work.

Here’s a video for fixing the dropped stitch as a knit stitch and also one on stitch mount (see 2:30min) in case you need them.


https://verypink.com/2015/12/30/twisted-knit-stitches/.
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