I am starting a pattern with a lace pattern and for a few rows it states at the beginning of the row " No stitch" two times. Does this mean to skip over the two stitches? I am lost, please help me find myself ( and what’s left of my sanity!!!) :think:
If you could post a link to the pattern, or a description of the stitch pattern that would help.
Are you reading a chart? Those “no stitch” don’t exist yet until another row up somewhere where they’ve developed from an increase you did in the row before.
Yup, just ignore the ‘no stitch’ boxes and start with the next real stitch. They’re in there just to keep the chart even.
Okay, so where it says no stitch for two, I would start on the first stitch of the row with whatever stitch it’s calling for?
for example
R4 (no stitch)2 times, k2, yo, k2tog,k3tog 2 times, yo, k1, yo,k2, ssk, yo, ssk, yo,k2
R5 (no stitch)3 times, k11,ssk, k4
This is the pattern I am on and I have to repeat this 4 times. So I am very confused,because if I am just to ignore it why don’t they just start the row with the k2???
I apologize for not getting this, this is actually the first pattern I have done that has me totally confused.:shrug:
Thank you all for your help!
Charts have a no stitch block on it to keep it in nice straight columns. On following rows, there will be a stitch in that column because of increases. I have a hard time with charts, I much prefer written out instructions, though I can read simple ones. If there’s less than a 10 row repeat, I write them out.
sue
It’s a space filler to make sure all the stitches in that row of the chart are at the right place relative to the ones below. If they simply didn’t put that box there at all, later stitches in the row would not line up with the stitches they are really lined up with in the actual knitting. Just do like it says and hopefuly it will start to be more clear.
When you get to a no stitch, don’t slip, don’t drop, do nothing, ignore it and look at the next stitch on the row.
Sarah