I’m knitting a set of fingerless gloves - perhaps ambitious. Until recently, I could only knit one stitch and could only knit plain scarves but I’ve been broadening my horizons.
I’m just stuck on this one bit of the pattern that I’m not sure I’m understanding correctly.
It reads like this:
K1, sl 2, * K6, sl 2, rep from * to last st, K1
So obviously I knit the first stitch and slipped 2 (purlwise, as indicated in the pattern) - knit 6 and slipped 2 and then repeated those two steps over and over again until I get to the end. Problem is…the last two stitches would be slipped. …so…do I slip them and cast on an extra stitch or do I slip one and knit the last stitch? Very confused.
I’m not sure where you are in this pattern but it sounds like you have one less st than you should have. Count how many sts you have on the needle and see if it agrees with the number cast on or the number you should have after any increases or decreases. Check that you haven’t dropped a st or accidentally knit two together.
Depending on where you are in the pattern, (if for example, you’ve just finished some ribbing) you could cast on an extra st somewhere before the end of the row and just carry on with the gloves.
Yes, that’s a knitting cheat. Most of the time you won’t notice. If my stitch count is off, I’ll either increase or decrease one stitch. It saves time and work having to frog and start over.
Yes, if you have the correct number of stitches you should have 1 stitch left at the end of the row, which you knit. Are you just repeating the instructions from the star or from the beginning of the row?
As the other 2 have suggested, if you have found yourself with 1 less stitch than you should, you can always add an extra one.
Good for you, trying something new! Nothing beats a try!
I hope you continue to enjoy your knitting.
Gillian