I'm so stumped. Please help me!

[wends]

I just started this lovely piece of work http://brookenelson.com/leafscarfpattern.html and for the life of me I don't get

(RS) slip 1 knitwise, knit across until last stitch, slip 1 knitwise

I don't get slip 1 knitwise as the last stitch. How does that work? I know HOW to do it I just don't get how it works in the next row.

[knitqueen]

It might seem odd, but if that's what the pattern says then I'd just go with it. What is the next row's instruction??

[Jan in CA]

Slipping a stitch knitwise means to slip the needle under the loop as if you were going to knit, but take it off w/o knitting it.

[wends]

It's a repetion of:

(WS) p1, knit across until last stitch, p1
(RS) slip 1 knitwise, knit across until last stitch, slip 1 knitwise

[wends]

Slipping a stitch knitwise means to slip the needle under the loop as if you were going to knit, but take it off w/o knitting it.

I know that part, I just don't get what happens in the row after that. How it all works.

[brendajos]

It might seem odd, but if that's what the pattern says then I'd just go with it. What is the next row's instruction??

She's purling the first stitch of the next row. I think you are going to be fine. your just making a nice neat edge.

Trust the pattern....you will see how it works out

[wends]

It's a repetion of:

(WS) p1, knit across until last stitch, p1
(RS) slip 1 knitwise, knit across until last stitch, slip 1 knitwisext row's instruction??

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[wends]

It's a repetion of:

(WS) p1, knit across until last stitch, p1
(RS) slip 1 knitwise, knit across until last stitch, slip 1 knit

[knitqueen]

Duh, I guess I could look at the pattern myself - you linked it, after all

The slipping of the stitches is just to make a nice edge on the scarf. A lot of times people will slip the first stitch and knit the last stitch of every row to make a nice edge. This is just another way to do it, I guess. You slip knitwise the first and last stitch of every right side row, and looks like you purl the first and last stitch of every wrong side row.

[wends]

Originally Posted by knitqueen

It might seem odd, but if that's what the pattern says then I'd just go with it. What is the next row's instruction??

She's purling the first stitch of the next row. I think you are going to be fine. your just making a nice neat edge.

Trust the pattern....you will see how it works out

Thanks!! It just looks odd to me. I'll see how this goes.