K4 YF Slip 1 YB *K5 YF Slip 1 YB

[montana girl]

This is my situation.
What does it mean when the instructions say, K4 YF Slip 1 YB *K5 YF Slip 1 YB .......?
I am totally stuck cause I don't know how to (YF Slip 1 YB ) Someone please help Me!
Is there a video available that can show me how to do the above?

*edit - mod squad was here*

[Julie]

K4 -- knit 4 stitches

YF --move the yarn to the front of your work, as if you were going to purl (but don't purl)

Slip 1 -- slip one stitch from the left needle to the right needle, without knitting it

YB -- move the yarn back to the back of your work

K5 -- knit 5 stitches

...and so on. Does that make more sense?

[montana girl]

Thankyou so much Julie for rescuing me and getting me out of my fustrations. I think I know what this means. In all my years of knitting I have never run into such direstions. Thank you, thank you, thank you

K4 -- knit 4 stitches

YF --move the yarn to the front of your work, as if you were going to purl (but don't purl)

Slip 1 -- slip one stitch from the left needle to the right needle, without knitting it

YB -- move the yarn back to the back of your work

K5 -- knit 5 stitches

...and so on. Does that make more sense?

[knitncook]

It's called a stranded or wrapped stitch. There is a whole sock pattern created on this technique at Knitty. It's called Caruso "because the stitch is stranded." I have yarn on the way to make these socks and can't wait!

[punkhippiemom]

....I just love bad puns....

[kathyb329]

K4 -- knit 4 stitches

YF --move the yarn to the front of your work, as if you were going to purl (but don't purl)

Slip 1 -- slip one stitch from the left needle to the right needle, without knitting it

YB -- move the yarn back to the back of your work

K5 -- knit 5 stitches

...and so on. Does that make more sense?

this makes so much more sence to me. Thanks you so much.