Trying to help my Grandma out and learn something new myself but stuck on the Lining Stitch part of the pattern. It’s an old Phentex house slippers pattern (see picture below of the part I’m struggling with).
Questions 1: After knitting to the second last stitch – do I slip the second last stitch purlwise (with yarn in front) and then move yarn back to knit the final stitch?
Question 2: What on earth does “In the next row you knit it backwards” actually want me to do?
Grandma used to make these slippers and loves the braided edge (little v stitches that look like the top of a crochet stitch) that the lining stitch gives but she hasn’t made the pattern in forever and can’t remember. I’ve tried searching and found two people asking this same question but there was no answer. The closest I’ve gotten is slipping second to last stitch purlwise, yarn back and knit last stitch. Next row yarn forward and slip first stitch purlwise, then yarn back and knit until second last stitch again and it looks similar but I’m not sure if it’s correct. If anyone has any ideas or happens to know it would be greatly appreciated!!!
I am starting a pattern for knit slippers. The lining stitch is as follows: knit to the last 2 stitches, pass your thread as if to purl, then you slip the stitch, K the last stitch. in the next row you knit it backwards. Do you knit the whole row backwards or only the stitch that you slipped? Row 1 is knit Row 2 is K10 P1 K11 P1 K10.
Give that a try or for a simpler chain edge, try one of these. The blue sample gives an open chain, and the pink and yellow give a tighter twisted chain.
I tried slipping the next to last stitch then knitting the last stitch. It give a slip stitch chain on the outside near one edge and on the inside at the other edge. I don’t think that’s the V pattern that you and your grandmother are looking for. Try one from the above video on a small swatch and see if that works better.
Thank you! I think as long as I get close to the look she’ll be happy. I showed her a pair of slippers I crocheted and she kept saying “that’s the stitch what is it?!” But she doesn’t crochet so I think some sort of slip stitch edge (on the first stitch) is my best bet.
Yes, slipping that first stitch then working the last of the row, either knit or purl as in the video will do it nicely. It’s a good project and so kind of you to work out this edging with your grandmother.
