Hello!
I’ve just started knitting and I am total newbie. I learned from website and youtube.
Now my problem is, I am knitting a baby blanket in garter stitch only but there is this gap / hole in between the row. I don’t know what went wrong. I’m too faraway to rip everything off and start new again. I didn’t notice it earlier. What should I do? Can someone tell me what’s wrong and teach me how to fix it please? I attach the photo for reference.
Thank you very much!
Welcome to KH! I clicked on your image, normally when I do this the image will open up in a new page on my browser, magnified. Not this time, so I was not able to take a closer look at it.
You might try viewing one of the videos on this site:
This could help you to identify your mistake, and then you will be able to figure out how to correct it.
It looks to me like it’s just an area if looser stitches. If it is washing and/or blocking should take care of it. What fiber are you using?
Still looks like garter to me but, looks like you had loose tension over a few sts. (Maybe you set down your work or got distracted for a bit)
Washing/drying/blocking may even it out a bit but, short of going back and re-knitting it isn’t “fixable.”
Welcome to Knitting Help.
Washing and blocking is a good idea as Jan mentioned. Wait till you’re finished and give it a try. If ithe hole is still noticeable, thread a short piece of yarn onto a tapestry needle and close up the hole, then weave in the ends.
Blanket is looking very nice!
Hi Jan,
I am using Milk Cotton yarn (80% Cotton, 20% Milk Fiber).
It’s really soft and the seller told me it is suitable for baby skin.
May I ask you, what do you mean by blocking? I’m sorry, I’m really newbie at knitting language.
Yvonne
Hi Salmonmac,
Thank you for your kind reply. Noted down your information already. 
But as of the method, maybe when I’ve finished the whole blanket then I’ll search how to do it.
Yvonne
Hello Everyone!
Thank you very much for your kind replies and information.
So happy to receive so much replies.
Look forward to learning / sharing knitting with all of you. 
Yvonne
A photo of the blanket. Only 2 strips of colour done. Still have 5 more colour to go. Each colour is 23 rows.
You’ve already had some good suggestions, I just wanted to say that the blanket is looking good!
[B][COLOR=“DarkGreen”]Very pretty blanket and the colors you’re using are beautiful too.
I too am new to knitting and I’m obsessed with counting the stitches on my needle before starting a new row. This web site is great for asking questions and getting answers, as I have done several times already.
Stephanie[/COLOR][/B]
Counting stitches is a great idea. It helps you catch mistakes early. It’s one way of proofreading your knitting The earlier that you can catch an error, the better.
The colors is the blanket are wonderful nnd the knitting looks good, too.
[COLOR=“DarkGreen”]True, but it slows down the progress of my project.[/COLOR]
Yeah, I see your point, but finding a mistake near the beginning when you think you’re just about done can mean a complete redo. That slows you down even more.
I am doing a lace shawl at the moment and I am counting stitches after every pattern repeat (between stitch markers) in a row and although it is time consuming I have more confidence that I have hopefully done all the yo, ssk & k2tog required. It would be an absolute nightmare to try and tink a row and the relentless counting has saved me a few times and I have only had to tink less than one repeat. I’ve even worked out what my count is at the end of each stitch marker on my return purl row.
A thread which was started a few days ago asked about how to keep count, and having read what the experienced (and I mean experienced) knitters do I figured that it would be worth doing what they do.
Absolutely! I’ve not done lace work, nothing very complicated at all really. I ask a lot of questions and read a lot of answers to questions I’m not ready to ask yet. The many years of experience we have the benefit of is totally amazing.
[COLOR=“DarkGreen”]Very true, but it still drives me crazy with the constant counting. Luckily the scarf I’m working on only has 21 co. Once the co’s start numbering more than 50 I will probably lose my mind, lol.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=“DarkGreen”]Excellent point! As I told salmonmac, once my co’s are 50+ I will go crazy with all the counting.[/COLOR]
[B][COLOR=“DarkGreen”]True, the counting has really helped me move along with the scarf, NO MISTAKES.
What is tinking? In what forum was the thread about keeping count? I wouldn’t mind reading through that.
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Tink is knit spelled backwards so tinking is un-knitting you row.
There was some discussion of counting sts herealthough the topic comes up from time to time. You might try a search.