Hello! Hope you’re well. I’m making the white mountains light sweater which was meant to be a brainless break from my colour work streak but it’s causing me more bother than the “hard” projects.
The fabric is meant to be light and loose so it’s a light DK worked on 5mm needles and I just can’t get my M1s to look nice at all. Could anyone give me any tips? I’ve never had problems before so I assume it’s the tension on the bigger needles that’s tripping me up. Could I use a different increase?
It may be the light, loose fabric on large needles that is the problem. Usually M1s are too tight but these seem to be too loose.
I like the lifted increases which work into the stitch below. It’s the second increase shown here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqvh3wP3eaw
Well, I don’t know but do give it a try and see if you like the RLI and LLI.
Ok, I’ve frogged and restarted but I’m confused about something and I can’t find the answer.
I’m trying the invisible make 1 left where you slip and then knit into the stitch below.
On first row I need to make 1 stitch and then place a marker so that when I turn and come back along I’ve got one stitche between the markers. If I use the invisible increase would I just slip a stitch and place a marker and then knit into the row below for the first stitch after the marker? I hope that makes sense!
It’s the difference between an increase between sts like a typical M1 or a yarn over inc. and increases in a stitch like the lifted increases and kfb.
If it’s the left lifted increase you would knit the stitch then knit into the stitch 2 rows below. The markers would be either side of the new stitch, the one from 2 rows below. So for this you would ,k1,p1, lifted inc in the second purl, place the markers around the newly created inc then continue on with the p2,k1,p1, turn.
Ah! Got it! Seems really obvious now you explained it. Thank you again!
