I can’t imagine what they mean by picking up two stitches between top and bottom. I really mean, my mind won’t make a picture of the act…lol
When I did what I thought I was suppose to be doing, it ended up closing up the thumb hole altogether. I also tried to knit straight across the bottom and straight across the top then joining them at the ends so it would be round. This didn’t seem to work either.
Will someone please help me with the instructions?
I have never tried this pattern or technique, so 1) take what I say with a grain (or truck load) of salt 2) I am just trying to work the pattern out in my mind.
a) Knit to where the thumb hole is to be placed.
b) knit 4 stitches with waste yarn
c) slip waste yarn stitches back to the left needle.
d) knit the 4 waste yarn stitches.
e) continue knitting rounds in pattern.
When you return to this spot to insert the thumb:
f) remove the waste yarn
g) pick up 4 stitches on the bottom row and place on a DPN
h) pick up 4 stitches on the top row and place on a DPN
You now have a hole with 4 stitches on one DPN and 4 stitches on a second DPN.
i) on the left side of the hole pick up 2 stitches from the yarn between the two needles and place on a third DPN.
j) on the right side of the hole pick up 2 stitches from the yarn between the two needles and place on a third DPN.
k) knit 3 rounds.
When picking up the side stitches I would pick up the loop at the bottom of left most live stitch on the bottom needle for one stitch. For the second I would try and pick up the first stitch of the row after the last live stitch on the bottom needle. I would really have to try this before I was sure which stitch to pick up as the second stitch.
I tried what I think you’re saying but I believe I just don’t understand and just did it wrong.
It says–Remove waste yarn and pick up live stitches—by picking up they mean that I put those stitches on one needle? or several needles?
then it gives a coma and says knit across. So, I will have picked up all stitches on one needle and then knit straight across them all? Grrr. I thought I was doing so well too.
I think I need a step by step. I’ll search around for something.
-Remove waste yarn and pick up live stitches—by picking up they mean that I put those stitches on one needle? or several needles?
When you take out the scrap yarn you have 2 sets of sts around the ‘thumbhole’; one set below it and one above it. Put each set on its own needle. Then take another needle and knit across one set, pick up a st in the gap between the 2 sets, knit across the the other set and also pick up a st in the gap.
Thank you. I, now, understand what is suppose to happen. lol for the life of me I just couldn’t wrap my brain around it. This is the kind of wording I think they should have used on the pattern. But that’s only because I’m a beginner + and still don’t know it all…lol
Yes, the wording describes it better but notice it takes a whole paragraph while their’s is only a few words. If you follow their instructions exactly though, you see that’s how it works.