Hello! I am a beginner knitter and this is my first project.
I am making a sweater and for some reason it ended up backwards so that the purl stitches are on the outside. However, it’s still turning out okay. I am now making the neckline, and the pattern says that I need to work on the right shoulder first, and use SSK for the right shoulder. Then I should use Knit 2tg for the left shoulder after I complete the right shoulder. However, since my sweater is backwards, i need to work on the left shoulder first.
My question is, do I still need to knit 2tg for the left shoulder, or do I switch to SSK? Thanks!
Welcome to the forum and to knitting!
You could use either. K2tog leans to the right while SSK leans to the left so it depends on which way you would like the line of decreases to slant.
For the neckline on the left shoulder (left as you would wear the sweater), k2tog follows the line of the neck shaping (/) and looks neat. On the right shoulder SSK follows the line of the neck shaping (\). But the choice is up to you. Try out both on a small swatch to see which you prefer.
What is the name of your pattern? Are you knitting in the round and accidentally flipped the knit tube so that you’re knitting inside out? Knitting with the purl bumps to the outside (reverse stockinette) is lovely too and is used in many patterns.
Congratulations on making your first sweater. That’s exciting and adventurous. Enjoy working it and come back if you have any other questions.
It won’t make much difference which shoulder you work first. It may be that you skipped a row or started with another knit row when you changed from working in the round to back and forth.