Problem with Twirly-Top Toque lace pattern

How-to Questions
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Hi,

I’ve just joined this forum cos I’ve got stuck with a knitting pattern (my first attempt at lace!)

It is Twirly-Top Toque hat pattern from the book [I]One-Skein Wonders: Yarn Shop Favourites[/I]. It is knitted in the round with 84 stitches. The lace pattern is:

Round 1: *K1, yo, ssk, K2, K2tog, yo; repeat from *
Round 2: Knit.
Round 3: *K2, yo, ssk, K2tog, yo, K1; repeat from *
Round 4: Knit.

The problem is that I’ve just tried to knit round 1 of the lace pattern and I’ve come to the end of the round part-way through the repeat (I’ve just done the K2 and I’m back round to the marker). Can anyone think what I might have done wrong? Does the pattern look as though it should come out right with 84 stitches?

Many thanks in advance for your help.
Best wishes,
Katie

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It should work. There are 7 stitches used per repeat of the pattern. That should work out to 12 repeats per round. Check and make sure you have 84 stitches on your needles.

3

Thanks for the advice about re-counting stitches. I will do that, and I think I’ll also try putting a marker every 7 stitches (thanks for confirming what the repeat is meant to be – I drew some diagrams but wasn’t very sure). That way maybe I can see what is going wrong. I’m starting to get very wound up by this pattern!:waah:

Wish me luck!
Katie

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And check your YOs, you should be wrapping, then ssk - not wrap, k1 and ssk.

5

Yay, have just managed round 1 of lace pattern. Only 1.5 hours past my bedtime … it’s late here in the UK! I’ll tackle the other part tomorrow. At least I have a relaxing knit round to prepare :slight_smile:

Thanks for your help and support. Much appreciated.

Katie