Hello! This is my first visit to this site. I am a relatively new knitter. I have made scarves, socks, leggings, and a felted hat.
I have the book “Itty Bitty Toys” by Susan B. Anderson, and am trying to make the “egg to bluebird and a little nest, too”.
I can’t figure out the round I’ve gotten to. I am knitting on three double pointed needles, which currently each have 5 sts (as they are supposed to). The round I am having trouble with says,
*k1, (m1,k1) four times, repeat from * on each needle (9 sts per needle, 27 sts total).
So what I am doing looks like this: k1, m1, k1, k1, m1, k1, k1. Then I am at the end of that needle and I only have 7 sts, not 9. Can anyone help me by telling me what I’m doing wrong?
You’re probably using a kfb instead of m1 for the increases. KFB uses one of the existing stitches, and M1 adds one between stitches. See the Increases page for how to do M1 increases.
Oh, now I see what you’re doing… the first k1 doesn’t repeat in the 4 times, so you k1, (m1, k1, m1, k1, m1, k1, m1, k1), [I]then [/I]start over from the first one and k1, m1, k1, m1, k1, m1, k1, m1, k1.