Finally jumping on the bandwagon here and am just getting around to posting.
Just seeing Tiffany's great Audrey Dart instructions. Unfortunately, I had already followed the instructions according to the pattern, (except I came up with different methods of decreases).
I've already completed the first row of increases. I've had Audrey sitting on the side ever since, which at this point has been almost a week. I'm concerned about the row after the increases. I'm having some difficulty visualizing how I will be able to maintain the 2x2 ribbing.
I really feel kind of silly asking but....
Am I purling the make ones on the row that follows? Which will then make 3 purls?
In other words is it, k2, purl 3, K2, etc. and what becomes of the next set of increases? Am I making sense?
Posted by Jeanine at April 11, 2004 09:39 PMI was grappling with this issue this evening as well. From studying the picture in the book, I *think* what you are supposed to do is make your first increases so they will show up as purl stitches on the right side of the fabric. On the following row, you will then p2, k3, p2... You will do the same thing for the second set of increases. However, you will do just the opposite for the third set. You want the new stitches to be knit stitches on the right side of the fabric. You will then repeat this for the fourth set of increases, but revert back to the first method for the fifth and sixth sets of increases.
Does that make sense?
Posted by: Amy at April 11, 2004 11:45 PMTo clarify what I was trying to describe above, here's a site that explains how to do an m1 increase from both the knit and purl side of the fabric (about halfway down the page).
Posted by: Amy at April 11, 2004 11:53 PMGood Morning! Jeanine! Pardon my redundancy if you've already heard this...
You are actually recreating the original 2x2 Ribbing with your new increases, so make your new stitch either a Knit or Purl to re-form that pattern - working all new stitches to follow that design.
To make it easier to PURL a Make-One [M1] Increase, I pick up the bar between the two stitches and twist it into a *stitch* with the tip of my needle or my fingers, then purl the stitch.
If you pick up the bar from the front, you will make a left-leaning M1; if you pick up the bar from the back, you will make a right-leaning increase.
Posted by: Tiffany at April 12, 2004 09:15 AMGreat explanation Amy! Unfortunately I had already gotten to my third increases and then realized that something was not working out correctly. But it should be relatively easy to fix right, just drop thoses rows and pick them up as purls. Or should I rip? (Please say drop, please say drop)
Posted by: Shelby at April 12, 2004 04:19 PMThanks to all of you. All of your advice was very helpful.
Posted by: Jeanine at April 12, 2004 07:22 PMShelby, I did the same thing :) It was pretty easy to drop the stitches and pick them up as purl stitches. I used my trusty crochet hook...
Posted by: Amy at April 12, 2004 08:17 PM