Question by Jessica: i need help with my knitting project? well, i'm starting knitting and i don't know how to do something said on my pattern: "SLEEVES Sew shoulder seams. Place markers 4 (4, 4 1/2, 5) in. (10 (10, 11.5, 12.5) cm down from shoulder on Fronts and Back. From RS, pick up and k 26 (26, 30, 32) sts between markers. Work in garter st (k every row) for 2 in. (5 cm)." I'm making a baby sweater, i placed the markers but i don't know hoy to do the "pick up and k 26 sts between markers", how should i pick up stitches and knit on them? Best answer:
Answer by curious f
put the needle in the hole
Answer by Kay A
go to this page, scroll down to the section on picking up stitches http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-tips Good luck!
Answer by irisdi59
with the right side facing you, working from right to left, put your left needle under and through the first 2 loops from the marker, place your right hand needle through as i&# 102; knitting a stitch, yarn around and needle under and slip loop off left needle. Did you get that? Instructions will say to put your needle throgh one loop, but I find it does not pull away and look untidy or loose if I start with the two loops from each stitch along the side of the work. So if you followed the first stitch instructions, do that across the work to the other marker, making sure you have 26 sts evenly across it. Count the rows between the markers, if there are 26 rows you just need to make a stitch at the end of each row, if there are more rows, make a stitch, leave a row, make a stitch, at each marker end. If there are less than 26 rows, make the extra couple of stitches at the shoulder part of the sleeve. I hope this helps you. I'm a better show-er than a tell-er with knitting. I know these things from experience, but I find it hard to talk it over the net like this. Cheers
Answer by ajf185
Picking up stitches can be really tricky. What the pattern is asking you to do is take 26 stitch just in from the cast-off row, put them on a needle and th&# 101;n knit them as normal. To pick up, don't use the castoff row itself. The very first vertical row of Vs (the first complete stitch) is what you need to look at. It should be the right hand side of the first V row you pick up... the trick is to be as close to the castoff but not on it. Now to pick them up, don't think in terms of the full set of stitches, break it down to smaller, more manageable numbers. In this case I'd say sets of 5 and one set of 6. Count 5 stitches and put in a pin to mark them. Repeat this until you're satisfied that each set of 5 looks evenly spaced. Remember there aren't exactly 26 stitches between your markers, so you'll have to skip rows sometimes... it won't look funny, I promise. Now, it's best if you can loosen up that row. I like to crochet the 26 stitches first and give each one a good yank as I go to stretch out the yarn that's there to make it easier to reinsert my knitting needle. If you don't crochet, then what you can do is take a knitting needle and poke the tip horizontally into the right edge of the stitch and give it a pull. Do this for every stitch you plan to pick up to loosen the row up. Then reinsert the full length of the correct size needle vertically to pick up your stitches. Remember, work with 5 at a time to make it manageable, and if you feel the spacing isn't right for some of them, then you only backtrack 5 stitches instead of the whole 26. Once the 26 are on your needle, join your yarn and knit as normal. It can be tricky, but it's all practice. You can do it! Good Luck on your knitting. ;O)
Answer by KnitChick
Here is a good online tutorial for picking up stitches: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/FEATwin04TT.html
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