Hi!
I’ve been working on a scarf where I knit a few rows, then do a row with yarnovers between the stitches, then knit a few more rows and so on.
I was looking at the patterns here, and saw an Elongated Stitch scarf which has a similar-looking finished product. The video/description describes placing the needle through knitwise, then wrapping the yarn around several times, then pulling the whole thing through.
Out of curiosity, I tried that method, too, but my yarn is thick and fuzzy, and I can’t see the stitches well enough to see any differences. What’s the difference in the finished product of one method vs the other? Are there places where you’d use one over the other? Is one generally better?
Thanks!
~Krista~
well a lot of times yarn overs will just be knit when you come back across like any other stitch. Elongated stitches you will drop the yarn overs off to make…(waiting for a drum roll)…an elongated stitch 
depending on your pattern it may actually be the same thing and just not named that way. just can’t assume that a yarn over is going to actually turn into an elongated stitch…sometimes it just creates a small hole.
Ahhh, thank you. This is becoming more clear.
To be more specific, here’s how the pattern I’m working goes: K1, yox5, repeat to end and knit last stitch. Knit next row, dropping the yarn-overs. Knit 3 more rows, then do it all again.
Since my yarn is so fuzzy, I’ve been playing with the two methods, and I can’t see the difference. From a working standpoint, the way my pattern goes feels a bit easier to work for me, but the other way seems easier to straighten out the stitches and make them look nice. Especially on the ends. With the yarn-over between stitches method, there’s a lot of pulling and tugging and messing with it to get it all even lengths.
So, it appears that doing yarn-overs between stitches and dropping them the next row is essentially the same thing as elongated stitch, just a little different? Am I on the right track?
Thanks again!
~Krista~
