Hi,
Im newer to knitting, and im trying to make my first blanket in a simple moss stitch pattern. Ive had no problems purling before, but this is my first time using circular needles, and who knows what knind of silly mistakes I might make. But anyways, im going through the k1, p1 repeats and im super careful to do all the right stuff with my purl stitches! I go in from the front with my working yarn in the front, wrap counter-clockwise, and make sure to switch the working yarn between the needles, not around (to avoid accidental yarn overs), and everything looks normal. Then a few stitches later, this mess happens on my needles!!
Its happening every couple of purl stitches, no matter how slow I go, and i’m so frustrated!!! please help, it looks like loose yarn between my stitches…
Welcome to KH. I think the yarn is the problem. Is this Homespun? I haven’t knit with it and swore off crocheting with it years ago.
Its country loom by loops and threads, super bulky.
I think the yarn is the real problem. I avoid working with yarn like this so can’t offer suggestions. Someone else should have some ideas.
https://www.michaels.com/loops-and-threads-country-loom-yarn/M10133270.html
Count the number of sts you have on the needle and see if it’s more than you cast on. Even though you’re being careful about taking the yarn between the needles both going from knit to purl and from purl to knit, it does look like some accidental yarn overs.
Another possibility is that you aren’t completely letting the old stitch drop off the needle. Both the old stitch and the new are overlapping on the needle. Be sure to completely pull the new yarn loop through the old stitch and then let the old stitch drop off the left needle.
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Ah the "in through the front"might be your trouble. This could be twisting your purl stitches.
Here is a fun purling rhyme to help you remember: “Under the fence, catch the sheep, back we come, off we leap!”
With a purl stitch the RH needle comes from the back, under the LH needle (fence), then you catch the wool and take it out the back to complete the stitch.
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