A pattern calls for 22 stitches cast on including (edge stitches).
The pattern then begins by saying cast on multiples of 5 stitches.
then the actual instruction starts at row 1,
Row 1: k5 , p5, k5, p5
Row 2: knit over knit, purl over purl, to end of row
the rest is understandable.
so heres all my questions:
What are edge stitches?
Why does it ask to do the pattern in mutiples?
Why does it call for 22 stitches when the rows only ask for 20 stitches?
What does knit over knit and purl over purl mean?
Thanks for the explanation but I’m still a little confused about the knit over knit and purl over purl. I’ll post the first four rows, and maybe you can give me an example of how it should be done.
Row 1: *5 k, 5 p* repeat from * to *
Row 2: and all even rows knit k over k, p over p
Row 3: 1 p, *5 k, 5 p* repeat from * to *, 4 p
Thank you
Row 1 is end stitch, k5, p5, k5, p5 then the end stitch.
Row 2 is end stitch, p5, k5, p5, k5 then the end stitch
Row 3 is end stitch, p1, k5, p5, k5, p4 then the end stitch.
Row 4 is end stitch, k4, p5, k5, p5, k4 then the end stitch (guessing)
As you are knitting on the wrong side (even number rows), you just look at what stitch is facing you and that is the stitch you do. If on the previous row you did a knit stitch, when you look at it from the wrong side it will appear as a purl stitch, therefore the pattern tells you to do a purl stitch if the stitch in the row below look as if it is a purl.
It’s a variation of a basket weave type of pattern. You will end up with a checkerboard type of effect that moves one stitch sideways every couple of rows.
good luck
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1 E P D // Feb 21, 2010 at 12:46 am
Your pattern is based on 20 stitches. If you cast on 22 stitches, you’ll have one stitch on each side–that’s an edge stitch. You can knit and purl them up as you go along, leaving you an edge you can sew together or just a smooth edge at the sides of your pattern, like an afghan.
Multiples of 5 means you can use a pattern of 5k, 5p, 5k, etc., or you can use 10k, 10p, 10k, or 15k, 15p, 15k, and so on. 5×5 makes a small pattern, any multiple of 5 upwards gives you a larger pattern. Helps you control the size of what you’re making.
When you finish your K and P blocks and turn it around to do the next row, if you ended with a P block, it’ll look like a K block, so you’d K that block, P the next, etc. What you’ll wind up with is a smooth block, a bumpy block, smooth, bumpy, and so on.
Hope this helps.
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2 Pam D // Feb 21, 2010 at 1:23 am
Row 1 is end stitch, k5, p5, k5, p5 then the end stitch.
Row 2 is end stitch, p5, k5, p5, k5 then the end stitch
Row 3 is end stitch, p1, k5, p5, k5, p4 then the end stitch.
Row 4 is end stitch, k4, p5, k5, p5, k4 then the end stitch (guessing)
As you are knitting on the wrong side (even number rows), you just look at what stitch is facing you and that is the stitch you do. If on the previous row you did a knit stitch, when you look at it from the wrong side it will appear as a purl stitch, therefore the pattern tells you to do a purl stitch if the stitch in the row below look as if it is a purl.
It’s a variation of a basket weave type of pattern. You will end up with a checkerboard type of effect that moves one stitch sideways every couple of rows.
good luck
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