How do you end with a RS row?

How-to Questions
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[B]Martha Stewart Coming Home Poncho - Lion Brand Knit Pattern[/B]
I’ve finally reached the home stretch of this pattern. I have a very basic question now. The pattern says, “Work in Garter st (knit every row) for 2 inches [5 cm], ending with a RS row. Bind off loosely.” How do you end with a RS row?

Before I began my first row of Garter st, while holding the needle in my left hand, the RS was facing me (as per the instructions). I knit every row for the 2 inches, but I’m not sure where to stop. While holding the needle in my left hand, which side should be facing me when I stop before binding off (RS or WS)?

I can finish this long awaited project with a little help!

Thanks in advance!

:slight_smile: Jenny

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This means that the last row you knit before you bind off should be a right side row of the pattern.

So, the bind off row would be a wrong side row if you were to continue to knit.

Hope that makes sense!

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So, do I want to stop knitting every row when the needle is in my left hand (as though I were going to knit another row) with the RS facing me?

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If the needle with the knitting on it is the left hand needle, and you just turned the knitting so you can begin to bind off, then the [I]wrong [/I]side would be facing you. That would be because you just finished knitting a right side row and therefore would be ending with a right side row.

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:happydance: Wow…that makes so much sense when you put it that way! Now I can finish my project! Thank you so much!!! :woot: :thumbsup:

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The BO should be on the WS row. `End with RS row’ means you’ve just finished knitting it.