Posted by Nancy on December 17, 19101 at 11:24:09:
In Reply to: Yarn Over posted by Shan on November 27, 19101 at 15:55:11:
Dear Shan,
Sorry for the delayed response but we hope we can help you with your knitting question.
When you are knitting a rib pattern you have a rhythm of knit and purl stitches across a row.
As you probably know to create the knit stitch the yarn goes in the back, when you create the
purl stitch the yarn is in the front. If you don't move the yarn to its respective place before you
create the next stitch you will create a yarn over. You may have already experience this
because your fabric continued to get bigger and you noticed you have holes in your fabric.
Lets start with a knit stitch. The yarn is in the back, you throw the yarn around the back needle
and pull the new loop through the loop on the left needle, and pushed the left loop off the left
needle. Now with the left and right needle separated, grab the yarn in the back and move it to
the front through the opening of the two needles in other words, "between the two needles", not
around the outside of the two needles. You are now ready to create your purl stitch. When you
are finished, return the yarn which is now if front to the back by passing through the same
opening.
Hope this helps you and you keep up with your knitting. We do have a video on creating rib
patterns located in our Video Knitting Club if watching a video is more helpful to you.
Nancy & Caryl
Common Threads
: If there is anyone who can explain how to "yarn over" I would appreciate it. I just began to knit and am having trouble going from a knit stitch to a purl stitch while ribbing because I'm not sure how to bring the yarn in front of and behind the work. Thanks.