I am knitting a scarf where I alternate between 3 knits and 3 purls and noticed some weird thing happening. I think this happened when I realized I created an extra stitch and dropped the extra stitch on my next row. Please help. I really don’t want to start over again. Can I fix this?!
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Your knitting looks lovely. This video shows you how to correct the mistake. Knit over to the 3sts that seem to have the error and ladder down to the error then pick up the sts as you go up the column.
It may also help in future to insert a lifeline (see free videos at the top of this page).
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Thank you so much for your response! What does it mean to ‘ladder down’? I already have three sts in the column that has that dropped stitch. I don’t want to pick that stitch up and have four in that column. Does that make sense? I basically accidentally created an extra stitch in that column of 3 and when I noticed during the next row of knitting, I dropped that extra stitch, and that’s why there that weird spot in the picture.
It looks like you might have forgotten to bring your yarn to the back to knit thereby creating a y/o after doing a purl stitch. Could that have been the case?
Hello! Yes - I think that is what happened. I created an extra stitch from the y/o. I noticed the extra stitch during the next row and dropped the extra stitch. Is there a way to fix this? I hate the way it looks.
You can take a crochet hook and manipulate the yarn so that the excess is at the end of a row instead of the middle. If you put an edging on the scarf, it will cover up the loop.
sashuman
October 30
Hello! Yes - I think that is what happened. I created an extra stitch from the y/o. I noticed the extra stitch during the next row and dropped the extra stitch. Is there a way to fix this? I hate the way it looks.
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labeelady
October 30
It looks like you might have forgotten to bring your yarn to the back to knit thereby creating a y/o after doing a purl stitch. Could that have been the case?
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If it’s an extra stitch created by an inadvertent yarn over, you can correct it by dropping the extra stitch off the needle and letting it “run” or “ladder” down to the yarn over. Then continue with the current row. The extra yarn will either work itself into the adjoining sts or you can encourage it to do by stretching the knit fabric vertically and horizontally or using a crochet hook.
Good diagnosis, @labeelady !
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I tried laddering down to the problem area and wanted to use a crotchet hook to bring the extra yarn up to the top row, but ended up creating a mess and just ripped the entire thing apart. I am going to start over… again 
Ugh, so painful! Try a lifeline or two as you work along the rows. It may also help to count sts between markers or along the row as a check.