practice makes ...
well, I don't know what practice makes. Hopefully, a practice sock. Yes - I'm trying it out with some worsted yarn I have - on k2, p2 ribbing at the moment. And from what I've read, I'm apparently working inside out, but I kinda like it that way for now as I work on the ribbing. I can invert it later.
Ok, I know there's probably only a handful of people reading this blog but can someone please explain something to me?
Most of the patterns for working in the round say this:
Place marker and join. K2, p2, etc...
but never do they explain the term 'join'. I spent a good amount of time yesterday looking at multiple forums, the wonderful Sock Class site and various other sites with pictures and videos but I can't seem to find the answer to my question. Is 'Join' a separate step on its own or does it happen when you start the stitch pattern. The way it's written in the pattern, it looks like something totally separate.
Instructions on the Sock Class say "Join the last and first stiches to complete the circle."
Call me dense, but I'm not understanding how to do this.
Also, there's the question of where to place the marker. You've got the needle with the last cast on stitch, the needle the with the first cast on stitch then you got your free needle. I guess when I figure out the join, I'll know where to place the marker.
Ok, I know there's probably only a handful of people reading this blog but can someone please explain something to me?
Most of the patterns for working in the round say this:
Place marker and join. K2, p2, etc...
but never do they explain the term 'join'. I spent a good amount of time yesterday looking at multiple forums, the wonderful Sock Class site and various other sites with pictures and videos but I can't seem to find the answer to my question. Is 'Join' a separate step on its own or does it happen when you start the stitch pattern. The way it's written in the pattern, it looks like something totally separate.
Instructions on the Sock Class say "Join the last and first stiches to complete the circle."
Call me dense, but I'm not understanding how to do this.
Also, there's the question of where to place the marker. You've got the needle with the last cast on stitch, the needle the with the first cast on stitch then you got your free needle. I guess when I figure out the join, I'll know where to place the marker.
2 Comments:
At 6:16 PM, Dave Daniels said…
Oh, I'm first! Yay.
the method *I* use is this: if the pattern calls for 64 stitches, make one more, to 65. Take the last stitch on the left needle and slide it onto the right needle. Slip the stitch to the right of this stitch, on the right needle, and drop it OVER the last stitch you brought over from the left needle, and just drop it over and off the needle.
That works for me, and there are other methods, too.
Hope that helps some...
At 9:53 PM, Saffron said…
Thanks Dave!!! :)
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