Hello everyone !
I’ve searched the forum with some key words but haven’t found an answer that’s quite right. For those of us who knit inside out in the round (with the right side of the work inside the tube and the wrong side outside), am I correct to think that in SOME cases, it can lead to some issues following the pattern instructions? As in : the pattern assuming that the knitter is knitting “conventionally”, so if one is knitting inside out and sticks exactly to the instructions, there might be problems? It actually happened to me on two occasions. One of the patterns was a colorwork sock and, if following the instructions, I would simply not have been able to knit the heel as instructed, I was just not where I was supposed to be. It was a test knit and I got feedback on that. The other pattern was a top down yoke in reverse stockinette and lace motif (the designer assumed that the knitter would knit the sweater in regular stockinette, then turn it inside out at the end - no purling required). I remember having some issues when picking up the st for the sleeves. I am less sure that I didn’t mess up somewhere for that second pattern.
I know that most of the time, knitting inside out is no problem. That’s the way that feels good to me. I just need to remember to “flip” my work before I do a tubular B.O. (ask me how I know) or a grafting. However, it has been my experience that it CAN be at odds with pattern instructions and I can’t quite articulate why.
Any thoughts?