I’m working on a scarf pattern as shown below:
Cable pattern: [B]Row 1[/B] (WS): k1 edge st, k2, p12, cont rep from * to *, end with k2, k1 edge st
[B]Rows 2-15[/B] Work sts as they face you
[B]Row 16[/B] p1 edge st, *p2, cross 12 sts towards right (put 6 sts onto 1 st holder held behind work, k the foll 6 sts, then k the sts on st holder) *, cont rep from * to *, end with p2, p1 edge st.
Cont. rep Rows 1-16.
I have these questions before I begin.
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Is “edge stitch” just a slip stitch (knit or purl)? And if so, would I be alternating “p1 edge st” and “k1 edge st” according to right and wrong sides? The pattern doesn’t indicate which edge stitch to begin or end with for Rows 2-15.
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“Work sts as they face you” – knit a knit st and purl a purl st?