Circular Knitting and slip stitch

[JoB]

You all have helped me so much so far with a cable pattern in an afghan. I have gotten to rows where I slip a stitch twice in every 7 stitches:

Pattern goes:
Rows 6 and 8 [k2,sl 1] twice, * k3 sl 1, k2, sl 1; and repeat across row

Row 7 P2 sl 1, k2, sl 1, * p3, sl 1, k2,sl 1 and repeat across row.

I did this but on the return Row 7...am I slipping the previous ros's slipped stitch which seems to cause a loose stitch and gap.

What's the correct way to slip a stitch if there are no directions to yarn over?? Always slip knitwise ( see... I'm picking up these fancy terms already!!.

[trvvn5]

If I'm reading this correctly when you finally knit or purl the stitch that you have been slipping, it sholdn't cause a hole, it shold actually cause a slight bunching in the area of the slipped stitches.

It's kind of hard to figure this out without the whole pattern though. Cuz I can't really see where that stitch is eventually going to be stitched again.

[JoB]

When I read the pattern...which I can send you, the same slipped stitch is always going to be slipped in these particular rows

[suzeeq]

If you look at the end of the row for row 6 - * k3 sl 1, k2, sl 1; and repeat across row - and the beginning of row 7 - P2 sl 1, k2, sl 1, - you start row 7 with p2, sl 1, that's the slip st and the 2 k sts from the end of row 6, then k2 sl 1, will be the slip st and 2 of the k3 from row 6. So you're slipping the same sts on 6 and 8, but they get worked on row 7.

[JoB]

You are a joy! I'll try this. Thanks.

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[OffJumpsJack]

You all have helped me so much so far with a cable pattern in an afghan. I have gotten to rows where I slip a stitch twice in every 7 stitches:

Pattern goes:
Rows 6 and 8 [k2,sl 1] twice, * k3 sl 1, k2, sl 1; and repeat across row

Row 7 P2 sl 1, k2, sl 1, * p3, sl 1, k2,sl 1 and repeat across row.

I did this but on the return Row 7...am I slipping the previous ros's slipped stitch which seems to cause a loose stitch and gap.

What's the correct way to slip a stitch if there are no directions to yarn over?? Always slip knitwise ( see... I'm picking up these fancy terms already!!.

If you look at the end of the row for row 6 - * k3 sl 1, k2, sl 1; and repeat across row - and the beginning of row 7 - P2 sl 1, k2, sl 1, - you start row 7 with p2, sl 1, that's the slip st and the 2 k sts from the end of row 6, then k2 sl 1, will be the slip st and 2 of the k3 from row 6. So you're slipping the same sts on 6 and 8, but they get worked on row 7.

Sue, JoB, Wait! If you work the pattern flat, yes row 7 will work the previously slipped sts and slip sts that are worked in 6 and 8,
BUT
The thread title, "Circular Knitting and slip stitch" suggest otherwise. This pattern was written for working flat (back and forth).

JoB, are you trying to work this pattern in the round as written using circular needles?

Edit to add:
Oh, I see you called it an Afghan, so that wouldn't be worked in the round unless it is round and flat (like a giant doily).

As it is an Afghan, Sue is absolutely right and I'm just tripped up by a minor detail. Sorry. Good thing I saw that before I raised an alarm.

Carry on...

[suzeeq]

She, and the pattern, said rows, so I figured it's flat.

JoB, even when you use circular needles, knitting with them flat is not the same as knitting in the round, it's just the same as straight needles. Circular knitting is when you join the sts at the beginning and knit a tube.

[JoB]

Yes is on circular needles but now I', having trouble with the correct way to do C4. Pattern says to slip k st onto CN then to knit the 3rd k st then the first k st then the 2nd k st then knit the stitch on the CN. When I knit the third stitch do I pull it over sts 1 and 2 to put it on my RH needle? Seems to make a large pull thread?

[suzeeq]

You're not pulling any st over another, you just knit them out of order. Stitches look this on the left needle -- 4 3 2 1 - 1 is closest to the tip and you put that on a cable needle. Knit st 4, then st 2 and 3 and finally st 1 off the cn. It might help if you have two cable needles, one for st 1, and the other for sts 2 and 3.

[JoB]

Great IDEA about the two cable needles....I'll try this. Thanks so much!
But when I knit #4 stitch...how would I pull it onto my RH needle if I didn't have the two cable needles. They should have told me that...UR a genius!