Slipping sts

#1

New here. Knitting a baby cardigan in one piece to armhole. Says slip all sts onto needle in following order…left front, sleeve,back, sleeve, right front. The BACK if my work is facing me. After slipping all these sts will the FRONT of my work be facing me because the pattern says the wrong side should be the next row.
Hope I haven’t confused anyone.

#2

Welcome to the forum!
Are you working on a circular needle or a straight needles? This order works if you are using a circular needle but not on a straight needle where the right front would be at the needle tip. On a circular needle you would begin by slipping the sts in the order given with the outside or public side or right side (RS) facing you.

Then turn so the inside or private side or wrong side of the work is facing you to begin knitting. You’ll begin knitting on the wrong side (WS) of the left front (left front as you would wear the cardigan).
Do you have the yarn strand attached at the left front ready to work the WS row or do you need to attach a new strand of yarn to begin knitting?
What is the name of your pattern and designer?

#3

Yes, these instructions are for a circular needle. I’m up to the yoke, transferring from straight to circular. What will happen if I continue using straight needles? Will the pattern become distorted?
The pattern is from an old baby cardigan book that I used when my kids were babies (over 30 years old).

#4

I’m working on another project as well. What is the best stitch to sew on knitted pockets on to the front of a sweater?

#5

If you have enough space on the straight needles to accommodate a larger number of sts, then there should be no problem working on straight needles. The pattern probably recommends a circular because it doesn’t want sts crowded on shorter needles. It’s a cardigan so you’ll always have the opening at the front.

You have lots of knitting going on! I like this tutorial from Brooklyn Tweed for stitching patch pockets on a sweater.

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#6

Thanks so much salmonmac.
I’ll continue using the straight needles. This tutorial is fabulous :ok_hand:

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#7

Enjoy the knitting! We’d love to see a photo when you finish.