I have been knitting this cute top, but I am a little confused. I am now at the divide part and it indicates that I should put the remaining 15 stitches on a stitch holder- but I don’t see where I pick those up again- I have a feeling I might be needing a lot of help with this…
http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer07/PATTcoachella.html
Actually, now that I have put the last 15 stitches on the stitch holder, I have 15 stitch gap between my working yarn and my next stitch- I don’t understand what to do or how to continue…
Very cute top.
After placing the 15sts on a holder, work back and forth on the remaining sts, turning at the gap.The two remaining markers mark the side seams. (see the directions just before Upper Front).
After you work the front sts to a given length with or without the bust shaping, place all the front sts on a second smaller circular needle. This is where you work the 15 held sts (called Upper Back) for 14 rows in stockinette.
so since I have a gap, how do I work back and forth? Do I need to use a different needle? Is there a video to show me this technique?
You’re on a circular needle right now. When you get to the gap, turn as you would at the end of a row. switch the needles in your hands and work back in the other direction until you come to the other end of the gap. You’ll knit a row, purl a row just as you would knitting flat.
Treat the circular as though it was two separate needles. No other needles required.
So for the upper front, it says bind off 5 stitches at the beginning of the next two rows. Am I knitting or purling here? I am actually on the wrong side, so I think I purl, but the next row says purl one row
"BO 3[4, 4, 5, 5, 5] sts at beginning of next 2 rows. 96[111, 128, 143, 161, 175] sts.
P 1 row.
Do I then bind off in purl and just purl the rest of the row and then knit the next row on the right side? Thanks in advance for clearing up my confusion!
At the step before that you knit across to the 3rd marker and then put the remaining 15sts on hold. That was a knit row.
Turn and bind off 5sts in purl, then purl to the end of the row.
At the beginning of the next row, bind off 5sts in knit and knit to the end.
You should be up to a purl row. (P1 row). The next knit row will start the decreases. If however you’re up to a knit row and you’ve bound off 5 sts at the beginning of a purl row and a knit row then go ahead and work the decreases.
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Thank you so much!
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