Okay, so I’m finding that for some reason, my ribbing always comes out sloppy and uneven. It always comes out looking like this (especially with 2x2 ribbing):
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instead of looking like this:
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Is it my tension?
Anywho, I can do the fisherman’s ribbing perfectly, plus it doesn’t fold the piece like an accordian.
Anyone with me on this?
I don’t know the stitch…can you describe it? or are there instructions somewhere?
I googled it and watched a video on how’s it done. Looks interesting.
I prefer Fisherman’s rib because I can’t stand the k p of a regular rib. And it’s nice and cushy thick.
my lovely mum knitted me a pullover in fishermans ribbing last year and it’s the warmest thing to wear - fantastic for snuggling down in in the winter cloud9
I googled it too. Pretty neat! Once again I’ve learned another knitting technique. :yay: Thanks!
Isn’t it just a twisted knit stitch? Why do you not like regular ribbing?
It’s not a twisted rib, it’s a variation of brioche stitch - see this. With regular ribbing you’re moving the yarn back and forth for the knits and purls. The way I do F. rib is to either make all rows the same - k1, k1below - to make it reversible, or knit the ws rows. It’s not necessary to purl at all and it still looks like purls.
Oh I see. I was thinking k1b was knitting in the back of the stitch. Interesting. 
My K2P2 is still a little like that, True. The problem is uneven tension when doing the switch. But I’m a newbie, so hey.
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Here’s another tute:
http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns/stitches/fishermansrib.htm
I’m doing a variation of that called Waffle Stitch. If you stagger each row of the Kbl and K1 by one stitch, you get little V’s with spaces underneath, like a waffle
Is F Rib as stretch as K1P1?
Isn’t [B]K1bl[/B] usually the symbol for “knit below”?
Kb is “knit into back leg.”
This woman calls this stitch “Rose Garden,” But I’ve seen it elsewhere as Waffle. It just offsets each Kbl and K1 by one, so it’s like Fisherman’s Rib broken up.
Like new stitches? Try these:
http://knitting.about.com/od/stitchglossary/Learn_to_Knit_Knitting_Stitch_Pattern_Glossary.htm
I’ve just saved on my computer about 10 I like, and I’ll incorporate them into something eventually. One just went into a hat.
Knit 1 below is abbreviated as - k-b, k1b, and anything else which can get it confused with ktbl (the more common term for knit through back leg). The pattern should explain all terms and how to do them.
These sts have a variety of names given to them as well; Fisherman’s rib is also called Shaker stitch or rib too. Some waffle sts also have different names, like ‘honeycomb’. For example Trinity, blackberry, bramble and berry st are all the same stitch, or pretty much all the same.
The stitch I’m using now uses kbl for “knit below,” and to make things worse, Waffle in one glossary is not the same as Waffle in another, and Honeycomb has little resemblance to a honeycomb. There’s no standardization of stitches because knitting has a 500-year history.
I’m glad the yarn weights are now standardized, but that’s not perfect either. In one of my wool blends, the heather colors are thinner than the solid colors; all are #4.
There will probably never be standardization of knitting terms and stitches. The kfb increase is also called the bar inc, which is sometimes applied to the M1 which is also called a lifted increase, which is sometimes used to mean the KLL/KRL incs (which also have other terms applied to them). The long tail CO is sometimes called the double CO because it uses 2 strands of yarn instead of the single COs like knit and cable, and it’s also called a slingshot CO. A good pattern will define whatever it calls the terms it uses, and explain how to make them.
Exactly. Problem is, not all patterns are that good, or we wouldn’t have forums for explaining patterns. Some amateur designers, like some doctors, don’t get it --the purpose of writing is to communicate 
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There’s an entire book devoted to F Rib:
[FONT=Arial]http://www.lanagrossa.com/service/stricktipps/stricktipp_patentmuster.html[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]I’m going to have to watch a video on how to do fisherman’s rib without the purling. I didn’t realize that it could be done that way, and that sounds like it will make this scarf a lot easier on me. I’m knitting on 3 mm needles, 30 stitches across, and it’s taking FOREVER!!![/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]BTW, does anyone know if you can do 2x2 fisherman’s rib?[/FONT]
Nope, I don’t think you can do it in 2x2. Check the brioche stitch site, it’s similar and there’s a few variations.
By knitting the WS row, or repeating the k1, k1b, you create a sort of garter stitch which makes the k1 sts appear to be purled on the RS every other row, so it looks similar to a k p rib, or a mock rib. (which is k1 p1 on the RS, knit all sts on the WS).