if you look closely at my Simple Knitted Bodice you'll see what i mean. the top part, the shoulders, above the lovely colours of the Silk Garden was knit back and forth. you can see how it's not as straight and smooth as the bottom half of the pullover, which was knit in the round (no purl stitches).
go ahead, click on the photo to see it a little bigger.
and here's the Caftan Pullover i knit for my mother... you can see how the stitches are rather twisted looking on the purl rows.
okay... say it with me...
D'OH!
1 comment:
It's not wrong! Just different. Actually, you do the purl one fine (even though it makes it 'backwards'), but when you do the knit stitch on the following row, you need to knit into the other leg. It's actually called 'combined knitting' and you can find out more on www.grumperina.com. So, you're actually advanced, and didn't know it!
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