Need help with Garter ridges

[candicane]

I am making a hat using open work garter ridges. The pattern says

Row1: purl
Row2: k2tog across
Row3: *k1, m1 by knitting into the bar between the stitches taking care not to twist the loop*

These rows went well, but now do I start again with Row 1 or continue repeating rows 2 and 3?

thanks,
Candice

[Ingrid]

If it doesn't say just to repeat 2 and 3, I'd do them all. Actually, I think you'll really need that row, because it would be too hard to k2tog all the way across a row that was k1, m1.

[suzeeq]

Include row 1 in the repeat. For garter ridges (as opposed to garter stitch) patterns, you need to do a purl every so many rows.

sue

[candicane]

Oh well, so I am doing it wrong. It is a little hard to K2tog after the M1 row, but doable. I actually really like the way the pattern looks. I am making a hat with the shape of Half Dome from the new Knitty, but with the garter ridges pattern (or whatever it would be called now). It has a honeycomb crocheted kind of look and that was my plan so all is working out.

candice

[suzeeq]

If you want to keep doing it that way, go ahead. Just remember you'll have to do more rows, but it probably tells you to keep goins for X many inches anyway.

sue