knittingmag.com 51TECHNIQUESCOMING UP:
How to tink and frog – and fix mistakes in cables.In summary, correcting these mistakes takes a bit more effort and confidence, but can be
achieved with a bit of thought.- That bar is now the stitch and is facing
the correct way, ready to be worked. In this
pattern, the next ‘stitch’ is a yarn over, so
work the yarn over, then knit the stitch that
you have picked up. Complete the row. - The pattern is restored and is now correct.
This approach works well for simple
forgotten yarn overs, but if you’ve forgotten
a yarn over more than two rows below and
there are other yarn overs, it may be difficult
to work out what to do. It may be simpler to
undo and re-knit.
EXTRA YARN OVER
You’ve ended up with too many stitches and
there is an extra yarn over in your work.
Work to the point above the yarn over. This
could be one, more or many rows above it.
Simply drop off the stitch and it will unravel
to the extra yarn over. What it will do is
leave the stitches either side very loose.
Again, ease this fullness into the stitches
either side on every row, and this fix will be
less noticeable.56MORE COMMON KNITTING MISTAKES
TWISTED STITCHES
The way a stitch lies is important, as it
dictates how stitches end up looking. The
key is to improve your knitting knowledge
and understand how stitches lie – when
they are orientated correctly and when they
are twisted. A normal knit or purl stitch will
lie so that its front edge, the one nearest to
you, is forward and to the right and its back
is to the left, as shown here (7).A twisted stitch is shown here (8). There are
a number of uses for twisted stitches, for
example as decorative features in twisted
rib for example, or to tighten a stitch.7 8