I’m trying to knit keepsakes and I’m stuck on Row 50.
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Lovely pattern. What is the name of the pattern and designer?
What in particular about the row is causing a problem?
Does the pattern suggest a type of increase to use?
Do you have a stitch count for the rows?
There should be no overall increase or decrease across the row. The increases and decreases balance out.
Its name is “Precious inPink”, and it’s from a book calledOur Best Knit Baby Afghans” ( beginner level), Leisure Arts, Inc. Marbella, Arkansas
“Increases are made by “ working into the front and into the back of the next stitch”
There’s 160 stitches count.
I at a complete loss 
I’m determined to get where I can knit well, because my mom was exceptionally talented. I only learned some basics as a kid and remember just some vague tips. I’m 71 and I want to knit keepsakes for our kids and grandkids … this particular one is for our first great grandbaby.
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I’m in Mississippi and I swear … it seems like nobody knits in this state!
I know the feeling from when I first learned to knit.
Have you worked a knit front and back before?
There’s an improved Kfb but it may not work if you have to stack increases. The conventional Kfb will work.
The tricky thing may be the “with left needle bring second st on right needle over first st and off the needle”. This is going to be bringing the stitch left from the ssk over the stitch left from the k3tog and off the needle. It’s like working one step of a bind off.
It will help to place markers to set off the repeats. There are 39sts before the repeat. The repeat is 35sts x 3. The row ends with 16sts.
(39+105+16=160sts)
If you have the markers for the 3 repeats it’ll keep you on track across the row.
This pattern is a beautiful keepsake for children and grands. Take it slowly over the lace motif and it will work. You’ve got this and we’re all happy to help!
Yes, I can do that. I’m just not comprehending the instructions.
I’m definitely going to pathos Row 50 on another “scrap” so I won’t mess up what I have accomplished so far.
I definitely a fan of markers, lol. I’ve learned that the hard way.
I’m going to study your notes and see if I can get it working. I’ve made it this far, so I’m just going to have to have patience with this learning curve.
Thank you for helping!
I just told my husband that I should call myself the KnuttyKnitter … He lol! Then he said I am a “re-knitter”, that’s because I’ve learned to go backwards and forwards from the mistakes I’ve made
Critical learning in knitting!
It may also help to use a lifeline or two.
Okay you are probably going to laugh at this question… is the “second st on the right needle” referring to the result of the previous stitch that was YO SSK? 
Very good question. Yes, the second stitch is the result of the SSK. The first stitch is the result of the k3tog. Lift the second stitch over the first and off the right hand needle.
Yippee!
I told our granddaughter that I probably won’t have her baby blanket by the 21st, but hopefully by the time she is due to deliver. The worse case scenario is I will finish it before her baby graduates high school
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This will be a lovely keepsake for your grandbaby, every stitch made with love and care.
I’m a “tinker” as much as a knitter. Tink is the word knit written backwards, it’s the term used for undoing, unkniting, one stitch at a time, which is what I spend half my time doing.
It’s one of the most useful skills for me.
It’ll be welcome whenever it’s finished! Have fun working it and come back if you have other questions or comments.
Oh I can totally relate to being a tinker! The benefits out way ripping up well earned stitches! Plus, I’ve found that tinking helps to recognize stitches and how they affect what you’re working on. I really have benefited from using sticky arrows on the instructions too. Thank you SO much for your advice and encouragement!
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