Hi I am knitting baby booties: http://knittingonthenet.com/patterns/babybootscable.htm I am at Row 3 where is says “k1-30sts” what does this mean? It can’t mean knit one minus 30 stitch does it, because I don’t know how that would work. I am a new knitter if you could please help!
It actually mentions the same phrase a few times in this pattern, can anyone tell me what this means and possibly how to do it?
Oh and one more thing it also says “Rows 4, 6, and 8: P” does that mean purl rows 4,6 and 8?
And In this pattern the instructions say to begin at the sole, after I am done this how do I transition into the sides of the bootie and top? As it has the instructions separately. Sorry to be such a newbie.
Hi Shannon! Never apologize for being new- we all started somewhere.
OK, the blah blah blah -30 stitches means after you follow the instructions (the blah blah blah) you’ll have a total of 30 stitches. So in the case of your question, k1 is the last step in the instructions, after which you’ll have 30 stitches total.
Yup, purl rows 4, 6 and 8.
As for the transition- I’ve never done booties like that, but what I can tell you is that if you follow the instructions, it will work out. The pattern does give you some guidance as to which part is the sides, etc. When you’re done with the knitting, you’ll seam the bootie into the proper shape.
Thanks for the help. So I finished the first part the sole. Now do I have to take of the part I just knitted to do the next part? Or do I continue on were I have already knitted. Sorry I don’t get if I do this all in sections or not.
As Wenda said, you just keep going. I think you’ll end up with something that looks a bit like an upside down T. Then you’ll fold it in half so that the arms of the T come together (if that makes any sense) and seam the bottom and back of the bootie. Come back if you have more questions, that’s what we’re here for.
So I’ve been knitting strait till I just got to the section “top of the bootie” Where it says to "leave remaining sts unworked, slip all sts with yarn in front. And then if continues the next row, “Row 1: Sl 1 from left to right needle, turn,” p2,k2,p4,k2,p1.
So I don’t know what the parts that I put abbrevations around mean, or how to do them, if you could please explain that would be awesome.
It sounds like you’ll be leeaving some stitch on the needle, the you slip the first stitch from the left to the right needle without working it, but with the yarn in front instead of in back. Then turn as if you were at the end of the row.
So do I slip all my stitches left onto the right needle without working it? Because after I do this it asks me to slip 1 from left to right need, turn, p2, k2 p4, k2, p1. I just don’t see how to start knitting again since the yarn is half way down the needle now. Or maybe I made a mistake? I looked up turning on google, and it said to turn your work around and start knitting the stitch again? Sorry I still don understand how to turn my work. Any help?
Not all your stitches, just whereever it says to slip one. You left out a lot that makes it more clear. The pattern actually says:
[COLOR=Red]This section is the top of the bootie.
[COLOR=Black]This is for information, to tell you where you are.
[/COLOR] k15, p2, k4, p2, k1, leave remaining sts unworked.[/COLOR]
That’s one row. You work the remaining sts as instructed in the following rows.
[COLOR=Red] Slip all sts with yarn in front:[/COLOR]
This is for information only to tell you how to slip the sts in the following rows, not that you slip ALL the stitches.
[B]Row 1:[/B] [COLOR=Red][B]Sl 1[/B] [/COLOR]from left to right needle, [COLOR=Red]turn[/COLOR], p2, k2, p4, k2, p1.
Turn for a new row, and slip a stitch from the left needle, then turn again and work the next 11 sts as written. Then turn for a new row -
[B]Row 2:[/B] [COLOR=Red]Sl 1,[/COLOR] turn, k2, p2, slip two sts to cable needle and hold in front, k2, k2 from cable needle, p2, k2
slip only one stitch and turn again and work the sts and cable.
Hi I am still having problems at where it says to leave my stitches unworked. I did the purl and garter knitting previously which toke up half of the row. Now I have half of the row left unworked. Do I continue with the next row 1 on this same row? Because even if I did this then it still wouldn’t be enough to finish this one row. And is turning when I simply turn my work around?
No you don’t continue. Unworked means you only work part of the row. Then you turn for R 1, slip the first st on the left needle, [I]turn again[/I] and knit over the next 11 sts. Yes, turning is turn your piece around, just like at the end of the row, but you’ll be in the middle of it.
So I’m going ahead with it, do I add the unworked stitches to the row I was working on? And then start R1. Even though the yarn will be half way down the row?
Leave the sts unworked. Start Row 1, which is just slip a stitch, then turn and work over the next 11 sts which should be some of the unworked ones. I think. I’d have to knit the pattern to this point to really give you a better answer because I can’t visualise it. But you knit the sts where the yarn is. It’s not clearly written, at least to me, whether you turn before you slip that st or not. It could be that’s a wrap and turn as shown in this article Short rows at knitty . It might be better if you email the designer for more clarification on this point.
