Yarn over!

[afuna]

I was doing yarnover wrong!

So... yarnover is basically adding an additional loop (which will end up making a hole for decorative purposes) before making another stitch. I thought that yarnover was adding another loop and then making another stitch to anchor the new loop.

So, when the pattern called for (yo, k1), I ended up doing (yo, k1, k1), which threw me off the count completely.

(This post probably won't make sense to you unless you knit *g*)

(Thank you synecdochic and hobbitblue for providing suggestions to make the pattern line up, until I got my EUREKA\o/ moment.)

Comments

[baggyeyes]

You guys are making me want to take up knitting again. My eldest sister taught me how when I was a child, but, I've forgotten how.

[afuna]

Do it. Do eeeet.

(You will find that there is no lack of enablers here on DW :-) Especially when it comes to code or knitting)

[baggyeyes]

Hermmm. I'll definitely think about it. Are there good (inexpensive) books I can look at?

[afuna]

Hmm, I'm not sure! I've been learning from http://knittinghelp.com, and from a book I inherited from my sister (so I have no idea how much it cost :-))

[synecdochic]

Joiiiiiiiiin uuuuuuuussssssss.....

[baggyeyes]

I thinking about it! :)

[jackalibis]

I end up doing stuff like that _all the time_. It doesn't help that I don't have constant access to the books that make sense to me on how to knit, so I often end up using the info in the back (or sometimes front) of the pattern book I'm working from. And 8 out of 10 times, it only leaves me more confused. This is why I'll usually crochet whenever I pick up the yarn. It's what I learned as a kid, and it's practically second nature. Knitting is still difficult for me. Except on double-points for some strange reason... o_O

BTW, hi! *waves* You were on my network. ^__^

[afuna]

I usually end up following along on knittinghelp.com, because I've gotten used to continental style, and the book I have seems to be using something else *rueful* So I hear you on getting confused when switching between sources!

And hi back! Pleased to meet you *grin*

[pauamma]

until I got my EUREKA\o/ moment

Aren't those great?

[afuna]

*nods, grins goofily*

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Have you learnt to knit from Stitch N Bitch? I'm sorry, I should have remember to check how you were doing yarn over, that book must be responsible for more people getting it wrong and having to be rescued than could possibly be beleived. Glad you've got it sorted!

[afuna]

Oooh, I haven't actually. I've been learning from knittinghelp.com, which did it correctly, but I misassumed. All my fault :-)

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Tut!

::grin::

Its all very complicated at this stage but it sounds like you're going great now :)