Encircle Shrug - Page 2

suzeeq · 06-27-2012, 06:32 PM

Yippee!!

Der1mom · 07-02-2012, 07:56 PM

Hello everyone! I am still working The Encircle Shrug. I am starting the Shape Front. The instructions are as follows. 1st row: (RS).
K177. Turn. Leave rem st unworked. 2nd and alt rows: Sl1P. Purl to end of row. 3rd row: K176. Turn. Leave rem st unworked.
I have many questions but the first one is: I understand I am suppose to leave the 178th st unworked, do I leave it on the left hand needle? The second question is the 2nd row says SL1P purld tothe end. Is this the unworked stitch or the first purl stitch as I head the other way. Do I leave the unworked stitch on the needle or remove to a holder?
Thank you for your reply!

suzeeq · 07-02-2012, 09:11 PM

Yes, leave the last st on the needle and when you turn your work it will be on the R needle then. Leave it alone and slip the first st on the left needle and purl to the end of the row. Turn and knit as before, until there's 2 sts on the left needle (the one leftover from the previous row, plus one more). Turn again and purl back across those leaving the 2 sts on the needle. Don't put them on holders, you're going to add one more stitch to the unworked ones on every knit row; this is called doing 'short rows' for shaping. Eventually you'll get back to them.

Der1mom · 07-02-2012, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Der1mom

Thank you so much for you patience. It worked. I have my 68 stitches

Onward!

Encircle Shrug

Hello everyone! I am still working The Encircle Shrug. I am starting the Shape Front. The instructions are as follows. 1st row: (RS).
K177. Turn. Leave rem st unworked. 2nd and alt rows: Sl1P. Purl to end of row. 3rd row: K176. Turn. Leave rem st unworked.
I have many questions but the first one is: I understand I am suppose to leave the 178th st unworked, do I leave it on the left hand needle? The second question is the 2nd row says SL1P purld tothe end. Is this the unworked stitch or the first purl stitch as I head the other way. Do I leave the unworked stitch on the needle or remove to a holder?
Thank you for your reply!

suzeeq · 07-02-2012, 10:17 PM

I replied to your previous post about how to follow those instructions in #13 above.

Der1mom · 07-03-2012, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by suzeeq

Yes, leave the last st on the needle and when you turn your work it will be on the R needle then. Leave it alone and slip the first st on the left needle and purl to the end of the row. Turn and knit as before, until there's 2 sts on the left needle (the one leftover from the previous row, plus one more). Turn again and purl back across those leaving the 2 sts on the needle. Don't put them on holders, you're going to add one more stitch to the unworked ones on every knit row; this is called doing 'short rows' for shaping. Eventually you'll get back to them.

Thank you for this information, however I am doing row 5 now and it says K175 (row 3 was 176). If I knit 175 stitches there are 2 left on the needle 1 is the remaining stitch and the other one is the one I SL. What should I do?

salmonmac · 07-03-2012, 12:36 AM

On the knit rows you've knit 177sts, turned and later knit 176sts and turned so on row 5 knit 175sts and turn. Keep leaving the unworked sts. Later in the pattern you'll come back to work them. Meanwhile, let them sit unworked for a few rows.
You could read ahead in the pattern and see how long this pattern of working one fewer st on each knit row continues. The directions for the unworked sts will follow.

suzeeq · 07-03-2012, 12:58 AM

That's exactly what I said here - "Turn and knit as before, until there's 2 sts on the left needle (the one leftover from the previous row, plus one more)." That's where you knit 175, so there's 2 sts on the needle that you just leave. Then same as before, turn and they'll be on the right needle, slip the first stitch on the L needle and purl back across the rest of the stitches. You keep knitting the RS rows with one less stitch for a few row (yes, read further in the pattern) and you will build up one more unworked stitch each time.

Der1mom · 07-04-2012, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by suzeeq

That's exactly what I said here - "Turn and knit as before, until there's 2 sts on the left needle (the one leftover from the previous row, plus one more)." That's where you knit 175, so there's 2 sts on the needle that you just leave. Then same as before, turn and they'll be on the right needle, slip the first stitch on the L needle and purl back across the rest of the stitches. You keep knitting the RS rows with one less stitch for a few row (yes, read further in the pattern) and you will build up one more unworked stitch each time.

Thank you for the confirmation! I do not want to work to many rows if it is wrong

. Have a happy 4th!