I’m about to start my first knitted top, after a bunch of scarves and some dish clothes…
i’m going to knit the let’s party collection open work top from plymouth, using margarita. here’s the questions:
-the one set of directions read “begin lace pattern, keeping first st, and last st of every row in st st”. Does this mean that the first stitch and last stitch would be knitted on the odd number rows, and purled on the evens?
-when the directions say “work until total lenght is 12, ending with a WS row”…what does WS mean? AND–do you just measure, or do you keep track of the NUMBER of rows you’ve knitted, so you can duplicate the front (Both front and back are knitted the same).
Please everyone…say a prayer for me here, i’m nervous!
You’ll do great- it’s challenging, but trust me, it makes much more sense as you go along than it does trying to read ahead.
Yup, for the St st border you’ll knit the right side (RS) and purl the wrong side (WS).
I would do both- measure and count the rows, so that you can make the front match up- unless the directions for the front are different (not measuring 12"). Ending with WS means that the last row you work before starting on the next set of directions is a wrong side row. Then you’ll start the next set of directions on a right side row.
Yes you would k the 1st and last stitch on the right side and p them on the wrong side. Ending with a WS row means after working the purl side or wrong side you would then do what the instructions say next. You could count rows it might be a good idea if your knitting is still a little uneven. If you don’t want to count then measuring the length is the more common way to work.
Don’t worry so, it will be fine:hug: we are all here to help and encourage you. Once you get your first sweater off the needles you will be excited to start something else new that will challenge your knitting muscles.
