Hello Susan and everyone Scarf pattern: For the first row you can either do P 1, P2 tog. across or K 1, K2 tog. across and that row is repeated for every row of the lace part. Stocking(s) stitch is stockinette stitch, written st st usually - over two rows, knit 1 row, purl 1 row.
The crochet is just to bring your thread back to the bottom of the most recently made strip so that you can start the next one. You don't do this for the last strip because you will be picking up all the stitches set aside on safety pins to continue the scarf. There is a second set of strips that are woven through the first set before resuming the st st rows and lace. If this really is foreign to you, and you would still like to try it, I suggest following the instructions using garter stitch (knit every row). The garter stitch on large needles will give a lace-like effect, and the smaller size needles will condense the work as needed. A tip to try if there isn't a picture, read through the instructions carefully, sketching each section as if you have just finished knitting it to get the general idea of what it looks like ;) On 11/3/11, hottl...@neo.rr.com <hottl...@neo.rr.com> wrote: > .... What is stockings stitch? And I don't understand what to > do at the end of the 1st Row, nor the section where the crocheted stitch is > slipped over the 1st stitch on the needle. Would David or another expert > please advise so that I may mark my copy that I've printed? Perhaps there > is a picture that could be uploaded to webshots showing the finished item? > It sounds like there are strips that are semi free-floating? -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
