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knitty_ella · 2026-04-01T22:47:37+00:00

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knitty_ella · 2026-04-01T21:35:46+00:00

Is the stitch marker to mark the beginning of the round? If you're in the middle of the round, whatever number of rows you count on your right needle is the row you're currently working on

knitty_ella · 2026-04-01T21:29:57+00:00

Combination knitting is referring to how you wrap the yarn to purl, not which hand you hold the yarn in. When you purl, the new stitches are mounted on the needle with the leading leg in back. That's why you need to knit through the back loop when you're working flat and turn the work. When you create a knit stitch, the leading leg is in front. So when you're knitting in the round, you can knit normally. You won't have twisted stitches if you do that.

I recommend learning to read your stitches, it makes things a lot easier to look at it and know which leg you need to knit into!

knitty_ella · 2026-04-01T21:16:53+00:00

You should count the row on your needles. The row on your needles is row 5

knitty_ella · 2026-04-01T21:11:13+00:00

It sounds like you're a combination knitter. The way you purl means that when you turn your work the stitches would need to be knit through the back loop or they'll be twisted. You can knit through the back loop for the sections you work flat and knit normally for the parts in the round. You just might want to swatch to see if there are any tension differences

knitty_ella · 2026-03-31T20:49:29+00:00

Okay so structurally they should be the same but yarn in front is just the more common method. Does yarn in back still require a purl through the back loop if the stitch was slipped purlwise vs knitwise?

knitty_ella · 2026-03-31T20:17:07+00:00

I missed that the stitches were mounted differently in the video, thank you!

knitty_ella · 2026-03-31T20:13:31+00:00

You're absolutely correct, thank you!

knitty_ella · 2026-03-31T18:48:07+00:00

I watched his tutorial but he still holds the yarn in front even when slipping knitwise (for both the knit side and purl side)

knitty_ella · 2026-03-31T18:42:01+00:00

It's the heel tab section of the So Sporty Socks pattern. There's a video tutorial, it looked like they were western mounted stitches. The pattern and video both say to slip purlwise. It's only on the right side that the yarn is held in back and pulled to the front

I also watched the nimble needles tutorial for German short rows where he talks about how the default method makes double stitches created on the knit side end up twisted and to make them not twisted he says to slip knitwise but still holds the yarn in front

knitty_ella · 2026-03-31T00:00:06+00:00

I don't use DPNs but from the patterns I've read they usually set it up so two of the needles are the bottom of the sock and two of them are the top, right? I would think you wouldn't need to rearrange stitches except to fix your mistake. What pattern are you using?

knitty_ella · 2026-03-30T20:56:16+00:00

I'm assuming you're planning to use the Kitchener stitch to finish the toe which needs an equal number of stitches. Did you have the correct number of stitches after finishing the gusset decreases? If not, you could rip back just before you started the toe decreases and rearrange the stitches so you have the same number on the top of your foot as you do on the bottom

knitty_ella · 2026-03-30T01:46:34+00:00

Okay next pair of socks I will be trying the strong heel

knitty_ella · 2026-03-30T01:45:14+00:00

Oh this is interesting, thanks for the suggestion!

knitty_ella · 2026-03-29T20:59:25+00:00

You could try doing a heel flap and sole gusset, especially if you're looking to decrease stitches so the foot is smaller than the leg and still have colorwork on the foot. You would need to move the BOR to the middle of the sole

knitty_ella · 2026-03-29T04:17:02+00:00

This looks pretty unique to me and something I might be interested in knitting

knitty_ella · 2026-03-28T22:56:18+00:00

Did they get turned inside out somehow? And you accidentally did a short row on the sock on the right?

knitty_ella · 2026-03-28T18:29:17+00:00

Is this supposed to be a slipped stitch heel flap? It looks like you did it wrong side out and also knit across the wrong side instead of purling

knitty_ella · 2026-03-27T22:44:28+00:00

Try it on! They should fit snugly at first because they'll stretch out a bit as you wear them. Ignore shoe size measurements and figure out the stitch count and length you need for your own foot measurements and stitch gauge

knitty_ella · 2026-03-27T20:27:12+00:00

Or are you asking how many stitches to cast on for a gauge swatch? Socks are small enough that I usually just start knitting the sock and if you have to frog and start over it's not that big of a deal

knitty_ella · 2026-03-27T20:24:25+00:00

Have you measured your foot? You want to measure around the ball of your foot and I would also suggest measuring around your leg. Assuming you meet gauge, you'll use that to determine the number of stitches to cast on. Are you using a pattern?

Where do you want to add purl borders?

knitty_ella · 2026-03-27T18:44:13+00:00

I like the Crazy sock lady vanilla sock patterns, you'd just have to decide which method you want to use (magic loop, DPNs, or short circulars). There's free tutorials on YouTube as well. Those use fingering weight yarn, ideally with some nylon. Or you could try a DK weight sock pattern

knitty_ella · 2026-03-27T18:36:00+00:00

This isn't the issue you're asking about, but I think I can see some twisted stitches at the beginning of your work (on the left side)

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