Help with SL1 at start and end of rows

#1

Hello knitters!

I’m having trouble with a Patons pattern for a cabled blanket. The pattern is worked every second row, with the first and last stitch slipped (SL1).

I’ve actually made this blanket twice already. The first time I think I slipped knitwise, and one edge was nice and the other was horrible looking, all open. The second time I tried to make them mirror each other but I can’t remember how except that it was fiddly.

So my question is how would you SL1 at the start and end so they match? I would like it so from the front you just see the edge of the chain, and so it doesn’t curl too much.

#2

Unless the pattern says otherwise, I slip stitches purl wise. Something else you could do is work those stitches through the back loop? I’m not sure how that would look but it would twist them.

#3

There is this video which shows several ways to get a smooth edge:


I find that if I need a smooth edge, it works to purl the last stitch of the row and slip the first stitch knitwise.
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#4

Shintoga & salmonmac - thank you both for your responses. I have been playing around with slipping the first stitch of every row, slipping them through the back loop. I think I’ve figured out what to do on the odds and evens so they match. It’s been doing my head in!!

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#5

Just a reminder - after u figure out how to get the edges the way u want - DON’T FORGET to write how u did it on the pattern!! So you’ll remember the next time u make it!!!

Don’t ask me how I came up with this little bit of wisdom!!! But it became a necessity after MUCH trial and error!!

Knitcindy

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#6

Haha, I’ve done a few tension squares for projects I then put down and forgot about for a while, then wished I’d written a note about the needle size. The amount of stuff I think I’ll remember when it’s obvious I won’t :sweat_smile:

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#7

I have definitely kicked myself for not writing stuff down!! This is the third time I’ve made this blanket in 3 years and each time I’ve had to try remember how I did it last time :woman_facepalming:

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#8

Hello again!! I would like to know the name of the blanket you’re making!! I have knitted many different types of afghans and am always looking for new patterns to add to my collection.

Thanks
Knitcindy

#9

Hi there! Sorry for the delay in replying.

The blanket is from Patons book 1315 “Natural Baby”, design 5 is the Cabled blanket :slight_smile:

#10

Thanks so much! You know, sometimes when they mention slipping a stitch at the beginning or end of a row, I just ignore it!!! Yup, especially if there’s a border with garter stitch. I usually don’t see a need for a special extra border. So I ignore that part of the instructions.

knitcindy

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