so, you can probably guess that i’m new to knitting. i rented a book from the library and i am having trouble making sense of the instructions. i am using douple-pointed needles.
i have figured out the first steps (casting on, splitting it across the needles, knitting the first row). BUT, i start to get caught up on this part:
[I]Rnd 2: k1, m1, repeat around – 18 stitches total[/I]
the first few tries, i got 24 total stitches, which to me makes sense because (1+1)12 = 24. i then tried only doing the alternation of “k1, m1” on each needle, which gave me 21 total stitches (4 knits with 3 makes).
i’m obviously missing something here, because i checked the author’s website, and this pattern doesn’t have any corrections listed. i eagerly await any help you may be able to offer!
I’m sure one of the other girls will be able to figure it out when they see it. It’s gonna drive me crazy, too, wondering how that’s supposed to work out! Sorry I couldn’t help!
Good info, Suzeeq! I just learned M1 on my last project, and it never would have occurred to me that the pattern was just asking for an increase (if it weren’t specified in the instructions). I’d be nice if pattern writers tried to be consistent with their abbreviations (so us newbies can feel like we know what we’re doing LOL)
Most designers who’ve been writing patterns for a while are consistent, or at least explain what [B]they[/B] mean when they use a term. Some of the newer ones just put in what they’re used to and it doesn’t seem to occur to them that others may use the term differently. When in doubt, especially on increases, figure out how to get from the number you have to the number you need, and adjust accordingly. You can still use a M1 inc in this pattern, but it would then read k2, m1, k2, m1, etc…
