p2sso purl st

[patinalv]

help please. trying knotted mesh pattern. don't understand this phrase. i know that sso means to slip stitch over but what stitch is that?

thanks for any help.

[Jan in CA]

What does the whole row say? Does it say slip 2 stitches before this? I think w/o knowing the previous part it means "pass 2 slip stitches over."

[suzeeq]

Some patterns will use that as in - sl 2, k1, p2sso instead of just sl 2, k1, psso, to tell you to pass both slipped sts over the knit stitch.

[patinalv]

the instructions say: row 2: K3, *k1, knit first yo lp, purl 2nd yo lp, p2sso purl st; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3.

i understand the other abbreviations, just not that section. it's a 2 row pattern called knotted mesh.

thanks

[suzeeq]

That is different. Are there any explanations in the pattern notes, up in the first part before the cast on instructions?

[patinalv]

nope. it just says to work first 3 and last 3 sts very7 loose to cover vertical spread of lace..
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[Antares]

Can you give us the name of the pattern or a link to it? That might help us help you with this.

Thanks!

[patinalv]

the pattern is called ' knotted mesh'

[suzeeq]

Not quite what we meant, though that's the stitch pattern. Is it from a book, a pattern site online...?

I found this one - it looks like it's similar to yours, but with more explanation.

Row: 2 - * k2 (the first st and the yo loop), p1 (the second yo loop); then pass the 2 knit stitches over the purl stitch, repeat from * ending k1

[salmonmac]

There's a pattern for the Sparkle Scarf here (page 27) that uses the knotted mesh pattern stitch. I tried a few rows and it works if you pass the 2 previously worked sts over the purl stitch. It's funny that they don't define p2sso since they're careful to define the increase stitches.