I am knitting Dishcloths using the “Nifty Knit Dishcloths–16 designs” booklet. I’m just learning.
The Square Textures dishcloth calls for a “Right Twist”.
The directions say: K2 tog making sure not to drop off, then knit the first st letting both sts drop off needle.
I have a diagram picture in the booklet, but don’t understand how this is done. I basically only know how to knit, purl, cast on, knit 2 tog, and cast off.
Just put your needle into the two stitches as if to knit them together, but before you slide them off, put your needle between them and into the first stitch closest to the tip again and knit it. Then slide them off. You’ll still have two stitches on your needle.
Ingrid,
After I put the needle through the 2 stitches, do I bring the yarnball end of the yarn around the needle like normal? and then proceed to put the needle into the first loop.
Yes, wrap the yarn and pull it through the two stitches as you would do when knitting any stitch, but before you slide it off, knit into that first stitch again.
Still not clear. When I knit 2 together and bring the needle through the front stitch like I’m knitting–I’m bringing it through in the direction of purling–How do I get enough space to come from the under and up direction like knitting other stitches?
Here is a video on how to k2tog. Before you slide it off, just put the tip of your right needle into the first stitch from left to right and knit it again.
Thanks for the video. It helped somewhat. However when I did it I came up with a knotted mass of about 3 stitches. I probably will not be successful with this harder stitch. I might continue one more row after this one and see what it does.
I’m using very small needles(4mm) with worsted cotton with lots of thready sections. I might have to try it on normal yarn so I can see what is going on.
It may look like a knotted mess when you first do it–twisted thingies often do. Give it a few rows to ‘settle in’ and you may be pleasantly surprised.
Thanks, I’ll keep working and let you know in a few days. Some of the right twists came out looking better than others.
Hi Ingrid,
No success so far with many trys. I started a test patch with bigger yarn and needles so I can see what I am doing wrong.
Do I need to start by switching the feeder line over the needle like I do from knitting to purling? The stitch before the Right Twist is a knit so that shouldn’t be necessary. But do I need to do anything between each Right Twist?
I’m still getting 3 pieces of the stitch. 2 are together and then another piece that connects on a diagonal to the next stitch.
I understand "knit 2 together and pull the right needle through, then knit the first stitch–do I bring the feeder line around again like a normal knitting stroke.
Maybe I have been looping around with the feeder line the last knitted stitch and I don’t need to do that.
Maybe some pictures will help.
The right twist results in one stitch crossing in front of another. I couldn’t get a clear picture, though.
The yarn always stays in the back, an each time you insert the right needle, you wrap and pull through your yarn as you would for a normal stitch.
I have a dialup connection and couldn’t get your pictures.
Am I correct in doing the final knit without "wrapping the feeder yarn around the needle.?
On the final stitch–Does the needle just go through like you’re knitting (without the wrap around part)and then you pull the 2tog. stitches off the needle?
Too bad about the pictures.
You put your needle through the two stitches at once, wrap and pull through the working yarn, just like on a normal knit stitch.
Then, without doing anything else, reinsert the needle into the first stitch on the needle and knit it like normal and slide everything off.
So you do wrap the yarn for the k2tog and for the part where you knit the first stitch again. You should be coming away with two stitches on your needle when you’re done.
OK,
I’m back to square one without a clue how to do that. I was getting just 2 stitches without the final wrap around on the last knitted stitch. Now there are so many possible slots for the final pulling away process that I’m going to have to experiment again. I’ll get back to you with my results.
Thanks, Ingrid
I finally did it!!! What a process of learning. Thanks for continuing on with my questions until I figured it out.
The final step was bringing the final knitted section through the middle of the two together pieces.
:cheering: :cheering:
The pictures make it so clear, do you have a friend with a connection, who would let you get on her computer for a few minutes? After reading all the discussion, I think you just need to see it. 
I just went back to the replies and the pictures were visible. You are right about them being a big help. They still didn’t show the part I needed to know about the most, but I figured it out with trial and many errors!!!
I don’t know why they didn’t show up the last time I viewed them. Dial up gets me most of what I need online.
After all----- I was last to get a TV (I was 10) last to get a cell phone (just a year ago) and will be last to advance to DSL or cable.
The longer you wait to get all that electronic stuff, the less it costs you. My DH likes to buy all the newest stuff when it comes out, and a year later it’s 1/4 the price. I, on the other hand, never buy electronics. I like yarn. :XX: