Hello, I’m quite new to knitting and am trying to knit my first child’s jumper. I am stuck trying to understand one line of instructions:
Rib 1 [5: 2: 6:] sts, work 2 tog *rib 5, work 2 tog, rep from * to last 1 [5: 2: 6] sts, rib 1 [5: 2: 6]
I am knitting the jumper size which requires rib 2 in brackets (bold). I’m not entirely sure what this means- is it K1 P1 x 2 (eg 4 stitches). Or is it 2 stitches - K1 P1?
If it is the second, how would you rib 1? If it is the first option, when it says rib 5 later, is that 10 stitches in total?
Thank you so so much for any answers!
Hello
Rib 2 means 2 stitches total.
If you need to rib 1 then look at what the stitch looks like in the left needle, the stitch you are going to work into, see if it was a knit or a purl .
A knit stitch looks like a V .
A purl stitch looks like a bump or a line across the stitch.
If the stitch you are going to work is a knit then work it as a knit, if it’s a purl then work it as a purl.
To “rib” a nunber of stitches then just means work this nunber and keep to the pattern than has previously been established.
When you rib 2 tog or work 2 tog you can work it based on what the first if these 2 stitches is either knit 2 tog or purl 2 tog, or you can just k2tog if you are very new to knitting and don’t want to tackle p2tog yet. This will be the transition row between the rib section and the main body so the stitch pattern is going to change on the next row anyway so it won’t stand out if you did all as k2tog.
I hope this helps
Thank you so much - I now understand! That is incredibly helpful- and really kind. Thank you for taking the time to explain!
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You’re very welcome.
Any more tricky bits, don’t hesitate to ask.