holes in my knitting

[maryinore]

hi all, i am making a shrug for a 2 yr old knit on a circular needle..i just picked up the stitches to do the ribbing to complete the project and there are a couple of holes, not dropped stitches...any suggestions...the yarn looks loopy...thanks, mary in portland or

[Jan in CA]

It's possible that you may not have picked up enough stitches or picked them up in the wrong spot.

If you scroll down there is a picking up stitches video here.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-tips

Here is some more help -
http://www.knitty.com/issuespring05/FEATspr05TT.html
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/FEATwin04TT.html

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[suzeeq]

Or you may have done an inadvertent yarn over, wrapping the yarn over the needle to create a new stitch. Do you have more than you started with?