This is my first post here… I hope you can help me and in turn, I hope I can contribute to others in the future…
I am not a super great knitter but keep trying! In the past year I finally learned how to undo a knit row with mistakes by inserting a needle a few rows below - I don’t know how to do it otherwise!
Now I have a seed stitch error - the pattern - 3K, P, K to end, 3 k. Some how my last two rows are wrong - how to I fix this other than to unravel the whole thing? I could not figure out how to insert a needle a few rows below.
When I find a whole row that’s wrong, I usually take the knitted piece off the needles and rip back to the error row and then insert a needle into each st as I pull out the yarn until I’ve undone the row and have all the sts back on the needle. Since you’ve only got 2 rows in error, you could undo st by st putting each st onto a needle for the two rows (or if you feel brave, take the piece off the needle, rip out one row and rip out the 2nd row st by st while adding each st onto a needle). If any sts get twisted, just correct them as you knit the new row.
Actually, it’s pretty good to recognize that you’ve gone astray after only 2 rows. Good checking!
Thank you salmonmac!!! I think I am going to try your second recommendation. I cannot believe that you replied so quickly; maybe I will become a knitter after all (I still use very low-cost acrylic yarn as I have yet to trust myself)!:cheering:
What do you mean by “If any sts get twisted, just correct them as you knit the new row”? This seems to be an issue I’m having. I’ve taken rows out before but I’m a little insecure about putting them back on the needle…someone told me to make sure the “right” side of the loop is on the front of the needle but sometimes it’s hard to tell and I’m not sure if this applies to both knits and purls or which direction the needle is coming from when they told me this (obviously i’d want the working yarn on the top but does it matter if you go left to right or right to left?) Any tips appreciated!
Welcome to Knitting Help!
Try putting sts back on the needle like thiswith a swatch of waste yarn just to get comfortable with the method. Yes, the right leg of the knit or purl stitch should be forward and this article shows that and may help. When you’re back to knitting the row, you can feel that the stitch is twistedand tighter on the left needle with most yarns (not always but most times).
The most important thing is to get the sts back on the needle without dropping one and giving yourself a second problem when you’re trying to fix the first.
The videos are from the Free Videos tab at the top of the page, Tips, Fixing Mistakes.