I have been starting and frogging this innocent looking heart cloth pattern over and over.
I thought it would make a nice Christmas present for people with a piece of soap wrapped in it. It seems so simple but oh no! For some reason the part in the pattern where it says "K3 in center stitch" has me stumped. It can't be K3 tog or K F&B or it would SAY that, wouldn't it? Do I make 3 stitches out of the one center stitch and if so HOW?
Has anyone tried this pattern or does anyone know the secret?
I expect it is one of those things where it is SO simple it is bafflingly hard, until you see how.
:)
I think this link will help: http://www.girlfromauntie.com/stitch/inc2/
Posted by: Lori | October 23, 2006 at 08:38 PM
I also found this description of a different way of doing it:
Increase this one stitch to three stitches by doing the following: knit one leaving the old stitch on the needle, yarn over, knit into the back of the old stitch. When you complete that stitch, you will have three stitches.
I'd try both ways and see which one you like. The first link I posted was a way to make the three stitches in relation to doing a cable, so it may not look like how you want it.
Posted by: Lori | October 23, 2006 at 08:43 PM
The heart is made from top to bottom (you can tell because the cast-on has only 9 sts, which you can see in the photo), so the k3 is a k3tog, to make that nice, sharp mitre.
Posted by: ax174 | October 24, 2006 at 09:43 AM
hmmmmm- very interesting!!
thankyou both very much!
:)
Posted by: tania | October 24, 2006 at 10:39 AM
um, i might be saying what others said above, but i'm not really good at understanding other peoples' descriptions so i'll just say: knit into that stitch, then knit into the back of it, and then knit into the front of it again is how i would do it! hopefully this makes sense!
Posted by: Michelle | October 29, 2006 at 11:59 AM
knitting seems so much fun but yet so confusing my sister has tried to help me but it has been no good HELP ME PLEASE!
Posted by: halle blanchon | November 07, 2006 at 08:43 PM
i really need help knitting if you have any tips please email them to me at [email protected] my sister has gotten so impatient with me cuz it is just so confusing i really want to knit but don't know how please help me!
Posted by: halle blanchon | November 07, 2006 at 08:45 PM