Sl 1 wyif

How-to Questions
1

I have tried to figure this out and it shows to be for a beginner, but, I need a visual :frowning:
Is there a video to how to do this pattern?

http://www.heartstringsfiberarts.com/babyblanket.shtm

Cast on 240 stitches (or multiple of 15 stitches
for other sizes).
Knit one row.
Row 1: sl 1 wyif, * 3, (yo, k1)5 times, yo, /3, p2,
rep from * substituting a k1 for the p2 in the last
repeat.
Row 2: sl 1 wyif, p13, * k2, p13, rep from * to last
stitch, k1.
Row 3: sl 1 wyif, * k13, p2, rep from *
substituting a k1 for the p2 in the last repeat.
Row 4: Repeat row 2.
Repeat these 4 rows until just short of 45" from
beginning or desired length, and ending row 1.
Knit one row.
Bind off loosely.
Weave in ends invisibly.

2

It would help if you’d tell us which part specifically you’re having trouble with. Is it with the part in your subject line? If so it means to slip a stitch from the left needle to the right with the yarn in front. The slipping is done at the beginning so you’ll have nice edges. It’s not technically necessary to the pattern though.

3

Yes, that one.
I haven’t really done a lot of knitting and I am just now getting back to it after 4 years :slight_smile:
I have no idea how to slip a stitch

Okay, I got that one, now what is all of this? * 3, (yo, k1
I know that k is knit and p is purl, but, not sure on all the other stuff. I guess I need to find a knitting dictionary.

4

There’s a wonderful Glossary up on the right of this page, the end tab. It includes videos for many, many abbreviations.
Your pattern defines 3\ for you. It’s a left slanting triple decrease.
Yo is yarn over and that’s demonstrated on the Glossary page.
The directions in parenthesis are repeated 5 times for your pattern.
Take is all step by step and you’ll get it to work. Maybe try it out first on a small swatch rather than the total cast on of 240sts.
Also, would you please go back to post 1 and edit the pattern? Just the first few lines are all that’s needed, not the whole pattern. We can get into copyright problems otherwise.

5

Unless a pattern states specifically to “slip knitwise” you always slip the stitch straight across needle tip to needle tip.

In this case you have the yarn in front, slip the stitch left needle to right, then move the yarn to the back.

This video shows you exactly how to do it.

6

How can I make a sl1 wyif 5 times.
You’ll find it on rnd 2

7

This is for the Elegantly Simple Baby Blanket, row 1?

“Row 1: sl 1 wyif, * 3, (yo, k1)5 times, yo, /3, p2, rep from * substituting a k1 for the p2 in the last repeat.”

You only work the sl 1 wyif once at the beginning of the row. Repeat the (yo, k1) 5 times. So yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1 and so on.