YO purl through back loop without hole

Hi, I’m working on a new pattern and I can’t find a video on how to complete a yo purl through back loop without creating a hole. Can someone help me with this?
Thanks in advance.

What is the name of the pattern and the designer?
Is it a yo then purl through the back loop on the next row? If so then it’s worked just as purl through the back loop of a stitch. It’s easier because the yo is a bit bigger than a stitch. That should close up the eyelet.
Is that what you’re doing but still getting a hole?

If it’s a yo, purl the next stitch through the back loop then yes, the yo will deliberately create a hole or eyelet.

Petiteknit. Anker’s dress

The yo is on a separate row, then the purl through the back loop is in the next row.

If you purl through the back loop as shown in the video, it should twist the stitch or yarn over and close up the hole. When you make the yarn over is it between two knit sts, two purl sts or between a purl/knit combination?


A friend just made the Summer Shirt in this pattern. It’s lovely.

The yo is in-between 2 knit sts on the rs, when I turn the work to the ws that is where I purl all sts and purl through the back loop of the yo. It’s not until later that the work is turned into working in the round.

I also just finished a sweater for my grandson in this pattern.

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The sweater is adorable and it doesn’t show holes. The video I posted above really shows the way to make the purl through the back loop whether in a stitch or a yarn over. It might help to make sure the initial yarn over isn’t too loose. You don’t want to tug on it but just make sure it’s snug.
This is such a good looking pattern stitch.

You might just need to work away from the area. I notice sometimes a hole seems to be in the fabric until I’ve worked several more rows and then it kind of relaxes into its space and not so much of a hole after all.

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I have run into a problem with the pattern. I finished the raglan increases and now the “distribution of stitches” is the part I do not understand bc at the beginning of the round there is only 31stitches before the raglan st.
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Is this for Anker’s Dress?
Did you perhaps knit one or more raglan decrease rows than needed? For the smallest size it’s 35sts right back, 56sts each sleeve and 70sts for the front. Do you have those numbers or are all the sections fewer sts than the pattern calls for?

This is for the Anker Dress. I just finished the Raglan INCREASES. I am making the smallest size (9-12 months). For the smallest size (9-12 months) the number of stitches is 30 according to the instructions. Then the Distribution of stitches: states 35 (rs of back), 1st (raglan st), 56 r sleeve), 1st (raglan st), 35 (left side of back). This is before the SKIRT instructions.

OK, then is it possible that you need to work more increase rows until you have 35sts, 56, 70, 56 and 35? The total number of sts would be 256sts.
Where are the 30sts? What number of sts do you have for the other sections: left back, sleeves, front?

I have 256 strong the needles. And there are 30 before the M1R, raglan st, M1L.

Soit may be the a couple of the other sections have too many sts. Then the missing 5sts on the back right are compensated for by the sleeves or front.
Maybe you can increase a few sts across the right back (and possibly the left back?) to get you to 35 each and decrease on the other sections to make the stitch numbers correct. Since the next portion is the skirt, some adjustments may not be so obvious.
I would read the directions for the skirt and see if you need to work any increases in the initial rows. That may be a way to disguise the increases at the back and account for any extra sts elsewhere.