I like that you didn't edit out the unintentional dropped stitch! Thank you for showing all the difficult parts too, and for persevering and not scrapping the video!
10:57 and 14:11 were pieces of the "knitting puzzle" I have been missing and not fully understanding for years! It's why I abandoned knitting because I couldn't fix that particular mistake. Thank you for the technique so I can attempt knitting again 🌤️🌞
Thank you! This is the 4th or 5th “repair” video I watched the year and it is also the first to show/teach the details! Gold stars to you for taking on the challenge and providing a true learning opportunity.
Barbara, this video is a TREASURE! I have watched many videos but yours is the only one that showed more than one dropped stitch at a time. And I never seem to drop only ONE! This was so helpful and I am eternally grateful! Bless you!!!
Such a better way to do it than undoing rows to get back to the dropped stitch. Thanks Barbara, I’m learning new techniques every time I watch one of your videos.
Kudos for tenacious, courageous knitting! Getting through this without throwing the needles up in the air is just amazing. Thank you for this. I learned a new technique “Watching Barbara Knit.” On to the next leg…
Such a gift this very illustrative demo of how difficult this actually is. I have been very hard on myself for not being able to sail thru this process because I LOVE garter and I love st st and I keep calling myself nincompoop for making mistakes on such a simple task, and then in the process dropping even more stitches that were perfectly fine and in order. Been knitting 60 years and still hard on myself despite some major feats I have created. Like you said its not easy but I personally think as an elder this is good for my brain, like in working puzzles, to accomplish the repair. Thanx so much for your expertise and your humility and humor. I salute you!
You're a wonderful teacher (and have the patience of a saint!!)! Thank you so much, I had a vague idea of how to accomplish this, but now I know the correct way!
Barbara, bless your heart!!!! You are a hero for producing that tough video. I have knit for better than 50 years and can just barely pick up lost knit stitches. I just give you on pearls. Whoever challenged you with this tutorial was NOT a friend 😬. But, God bless you took on that Herculean challenge and showed your true strength. You deserve to wear a crown today!! I learned a lot from that video. God bless you 😇.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It was a bit of a struggle, but I think it's important to show y'all that I struggle with things too. It's worth it to keep on trying!
The only repair missing in my opinion, is how to fix a dropped cast-on stitch. I’m still blown away by your skill in repairing all kinds of stitch mistakes, in addition to your magnificent designs. Thank you, Barbara!
Your videos are fantastic. If I could have one wish though, it would be to have them better organized. As a beginner, I have no idea which videos to watch in which order. There is no way I can remember all these steps. Lol I will have to come back and use it as a guide. You are the first teacher who admitted that this isn't easy! I would end up throwing my work in the trash! Lol
I am glad you are enjoying my videos. I do have a "Good for Beginners" playlist that you can find here: I'm afraid that there really isn't a preferred order to watch them in ... it's not really linear: ruclips.net/p/PLEqIFerB_Bf-lTyKbrqeTPZVIOgYv7OdF
This video helped me out tremendously. I'm working on a scarf as a first project and settled in to absentmindedly knitting while watching TV. I usually check every few rows to make sure things are going right but this time I managed to get about 7 rows past before realising I dropped 2 stitches in different rows. They were a pain to get back because it's a small, tight weave but I got there in the end thanks to your easy to follow instructions.
Thank you for doing this video. I really appreciate that you left all the aggravation in on that last garter fix. It is good to see that even seasoned knitters have difficulty and it was good to see that even though it was tough it was doable. Love that you showed both with and without the crochet hook and explained the stitch mounts and hidden ladders. I so hate when then yarn goes splitty when you do this. When that happens I find switching to a smaller hook/needle helps in getting through the split.
A smaller hook definitely helps! For the one part I wanted to stick with the needles that I was knitting with because I wanted people to feel like they can fix it even if they don't have extra tools. Extra tools can make it easier - but if it's just you, your yarn, and your needles you can still do it!
Barbara , this just made the list of favorite videos. I always struggle with dropped stitches and was “inspired “ to see you have difficulties, but stick with it! I’ve only ever used a crochet hook for help, so it was good to see what to do if I don’t have one handy. Also I love the round robin idea. Thanks!
Just what I needed, when I needed it! Saved in favorites! Thank you Barbara! These technique videos are so great, because you can follow, pause do the technique, then continue to next step on our knitting, right along with you. This has helped me tremendously on a technique I had not done before. Keep the good stuff coming! I didn’t know I needed this until I needed it! There you were, Johnny on the spot! And it was 2 am! Who ya gonna call at 2am? Barbara, on You Tube! Kudos, ❤.
Thank you for the garter 'non crochet needle' method I had been looking for! It's so fiddly having to use one - fiddly enough fixing garter, but so much easier using your working needles IMO.
I'm glad you find it useful ... most everyone says that crochet hook is easier and I honestly find it easier to just use my knitting needles. There are so many ways to accomplish the same thing in knitting.
That was painful, but encouraging that you didn’t edit so that as beginners we aren’t discouraged with a project when we see a pro can struggle as well. Thank you! I will persist
You make me giggle lol It just shows with years of experience it isn't easy 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏 lol lol bless you for showing us. Only just found you on RUclips I love the way you explain everything is brilliant thank you.... Will definitely be joining your Facebook group xx❤xx P.S just binned watched loads of your videos today 🙌🙌🙌🙌
I am so glad you are enjoying my videos! I left the not so great bits of this video in because I wanted everyone to see that sometimes it is a challenge even for so called "experts" LOL!
@@WatchBarbaraKnit hehehe i know you did it on purpose and it was seriously helpful. I actually put off learning knitting for years because i was too afraid of loosing stitches!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Also, thank you for making my mom and my night with the laughs on fixing that last one. We're laughing pretty hard! 🤣
So glad to see a pro like you having difficulty in fixing garter. I thought it was just me. I deal with it by flipping it back and forth so I just knit the stitches up but it's still hard. I saw a tool that had 2 hooks on either end so I may have to buy one. lol
Yes! There is a a fix-it tool that I had once upon a time that made it super easy. I just went and found my demo video here: ruclips.net/video/jJx2kPSfuL4/видео.html
I always use a crochet hook to fix my dropped stitches, so it was cool to see how you fixed the problem using the knitting needles instead. Thanks. You had my sympathy trying to fix the final dropped stitch in the garter section. I just finished a project knit in moss/seed stitch where I had to drop back a few rows because I messed up the knit/purl pattern orientation and had to fix them. I used two crochet hooks - one from the back and one from the front. I was going nuts watching you trying to maneuver the stitch and hook...lol... oh the joys of knitting 😅 Great tutorial !
Very useful. I've had to pick up many "dropped" stitches, and the worst part for me was always trying to keep track of which ladder was next. Even harder when working with lace. For cases where I've lost a stitch, and didn't notice until rows later, huh, my stitch count is off, I do this. I rarely have an appropriate crochet hook nearby (I keep my beading one near, but that hardly works for retrieving stitches), but I do usually have several sock-sized DPNs. So, I pull the stitches back on my working needles (all the way to the cables if I have them) so they are less likely to fall off. And take two DPNs that are usually smaller than my working needles to bring up the stitch. Not only does this make it a bit easier to keep track of the ladder order, because you're not puckering the fabric between the problem stitch and where you left off working; but with smaller needles, the tightness of limited yarn is not so bad. Anyway, just my thoughts! Now must look at the other videos in this cute-idea series!
Thank you! I'm a novice knitting socks and I have been doing SOOO good not messing up.... the realized I dropped a stitch 5 rows back 😑 no it's still almost perfect.
I am totally enjoying this great series of teaching videos.. Thanks so much Are you using Zings, size 8? I love my Zings.. The color coding is so helpful, and they are just pointy enough.. I also love my ChiaGoo Red Lace needles.. This was really, really a helpful video. I could actually see what you were doing..
Really enjoyed your struggle with the garter dropped stitch. I've done the stockinette repair successfully, but have given up on the garter if it's more than 1 or 2 stitches. Thanks
I was watching, and was like a crochet hook would make this SO much easier. 5 seconds later, you whipped one out lol. Nice seeing how to do it with needles though
LOL! I often find myself in a situation where I didn't pack my knitting bag thoughtfully and there is no crochet hook to be found - so I wanted to show that it is possible to do it with just knitting needles. Desirable or easy ... not so much. But possible!
There is another option for correcting a dropped stitch which you have missed for a number of rows. This takes double pointed needles and the ability to use Continental method. You just let the number of stitches next to the dropped stitches drop the same number of rows, and then reknit all of them. If you are knitting something which would cause you grief to do a lot of ripping, this is a good solution. I've done this method to correct mistakes I've made in lace knitting also. This also works with knitting cables. There are times I have cabled what should have gone the other direction and this method can fix that also, in which case you need 3 DPNs. This method works best with wooden DPNs as they will grip the yarn more and you do really need to work your floppy yarn ladders in the correct order. The reason this works well is that it redistributes the lack of yarn among many stitches and will not be so visible. If this will stop a stretchy part in knitting from stretching properly, it would be best to frog it back and knit as you would usually do. There are small double-ended crochet hooks in the same sizes as knitting needles which are great to have in case of mistakes, but they are usually not the same size on both ends, but near enough that the difference will not show and they are wonderful for fixing garter mistakes.
On the pearl stitch, can you not turn the knitting around? If you do, you are now facing the knit stitch and can apply the solution of the knit stitch.
You certainly can do that if it's easier for you. I find that I run a higher risk of losing more stitches when I flip back and forth, but it will work differently for everyone. Once you have the idea I am sure you will come up with a way that works best for you.
Sympathies with that cussed purl in garter! I've found it easier to pick up dropped stitches in garter if I flip the work so I'm always working on "knit" stitches. Having a double-ended crochet hook can simplify things too.
Thanks for video. Cool idea. With other podcasters. Is anyone making a list to all the people involved? Would that be too difficult to ask for. I didn’t check your nots so I may be eating my words. Have to tell you. I’m in love with your hair. It’s so pretty. I used to be a cosmetologist, when I was in my early 20s. Your hair holds anything a hairdresser does. It’s difficult but the results typically work so well. No one likes what they have and wants what they see on others. But seriously it’s really an awesome. Type of hair to have. It’s actually very flat hairs/follicles like ribbons and that is why it curls. Just for FYI if other read this......Asians typically have very round single hairs are they are very straight. So their hair doesn’t take well to curl or hold it well either.
I have a list of everyone in the notes, so check there. And thank you for your kind words about my hair. Believe it or not, I have always been very happy with my hair. I've never wanted it to be straight - but sometimes I want it to be green LOL.
I am a new Continental knitter. I noticed that on some of my rows the first stitch has a large loop that cannot be tightened. I do not know how or why I am doing this. If I continue to knit more rows the loop is not as noticeable, however, it is still there and bothers me. Got any suggestions? Thanks
A lot of people like to put slipped stitch edges on their knitting to deal with this problem. I have a video on them that you can see here: ruclips.net/video/Qxz-IqPttPk/видео.html I hope it might be helpful!
I don't want to have to think back 200 stiches If it's just dropped and its caught on the row and marked how do I work the dropped should be k on the next p row? I caught the dropped stich that I should have k didn't see it till entire row was completed now turn to p row .can I pick it up on my needle k and p? Then move on? I only have 19 rows to go! Ugh! I don't know if I should scream or cry!!
Barbara, I love your channel but this was painful to watch. It would have worked better if you let the crochet hook do all of the work rather than using a combination of the crochet hook and knitting needle. But, I must admit there have been times that I felt just as frustrated making these fixes as you did (especially garter stitch fixes). Thanks for the effort.
I decided to do it with just the knitting needles because the truth is I rarely have a crochet hook with me and I think that there are a lot of other disorganized knitters out there like me LOL. Most of the time when I am fixing something all I have is the project I am working on. I wanted to show knitters that it is possible to fix it using only your needles.
I like that you didn't edit out the unintentional dropped stitch! Thank you for showing all the difficult parts too, and for persevering and not scrapping the video!
Watching it myself I was like NOOOOOOO why aren't you fixing that? Don't you see that?
10:57 and 14:11 were pieces of the "knitting puzzle" I have been missing and not fully understanding for years! It's why I abandoned knitting because I couldn't fix that particular mistake. Thank you for the technique so I can attempt knitting again 🌤️🌞
Thank you! This is the 4th or 5th “repair” video I watched the year and it is also the first to show/teach the details! Gold stars to you for taking on the challenge and providing a true learning opportunity.
I'm so glad it was helpful to you. If you have knitting friends I would greatly appreciate it if you would share the link with them!
Barbara, this video is a TREASURE! I have watched many videos but yours is the only one that showed more than one dropped stitch at a time. And I never seem to drop only ONE! This was so helpful and I am eternally grateful! Bless you!!!
I am so glad that you found it helpful! If you are on social media it would be awesome if you could share it with your knitting friends!
Such a better way to do it than undoing rows to get back to the dropped stitch. Thanks Barbara, I’m learning new techniques every time I watch one of your videos.
Excellent! I'm glad to hear that.
Kudos for tenacious, courageous knitting! Getting through this without throwing the needles up in the air is just amazing. Thank you for this. I learned a new technique “Watching Barbara Knit.” On to the next leg…
Glad it was helpful!
Omg, Barbara you are a heaven sent. !,, You showed me an easy way to go up the ladder using needles not my fingers!!!
Such a gift this very illustrative demo of how difficult this actually is. I have been very hard on myself for not being able to sail thru this process because I LOVE garter and I love st st and I keep calling myself nincompoop for making mistakes on such a simple task, and then in the process dropping even more stitches that were perfectly fine and in order. Been knitting 60 years and still hard on myself despite some major feats I have created. Like you said its not easy but I personally think as an elder this is good for my brain, like in working puzzles, to accomplish the repair. Thanx so much for your expertise and your humility and humor. I salute you!
I'm so glad it hit you how I intended it. Some things just aren't easy.
You're a wonderful teacher (and have the patience of a saint!!)! Thank you so much, I had a vague idea of how to accomplish this, but now I know the correct way!
Thank you for the kind words. It's one way ... I'm sure there are many ways!
Barbara, bless your heart!!!! You are a hero for producing that tough video. I have knit for better than 50 years and can just barely pick up lost knit stitches. I just give you on pearls. Whoever challenged you with this tutorial was NOT a friend 😬. But, God bless you took on that Herculean challenge and showed your true strength. You deserve to wear a crown today!! I learned a lot from that video. God bless you 😇.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It was a bit of a struggle, but I think it's important to show y'all that I struggle with things too. It's worth it to keep on trying!
The only repair missing in my opinion, is how to fix a dropped cast-on stitch. I’m still blown away by your skill in repairing all kinds of stitch mistakes, in addition to your magnificent designs. Thank you, Barbara!
Thank you for your kind words. I’m afraid I don’t know how to save a dropped cast on stitch. If I do that I frog & try again.
I get! Thanks for the giggle😂.
Oops. I get it!
Your videos are fantastic. If I could have one wish though, it would be to have them better organized. As a beginner, I have no idea which videos to watch in which order. There is no way I can remember all these steps. Lol I will have to come back and use it as a guide. You are the first teacher who admitted that this isn't easy! I would end up throwing my work in the trash! Lol
I am glad you are enjoying my videos. I do have a "Good for Beginners" playlist that you can find here: I'm afraid that there really isn't a preferred order to watch them in ... it's not really linear: ruclips.net/p/PLEqIFerB_Bf-lTyKbrqeTPZVIOgYv7OdF
I love this video because it makes me feel that I’m not completely stupid! This is hard!! Thank you!!
It is hard! I try to not present only perfect, because I am human too.
This video helped me out tremendously.
I'm working on a scarf as a first project and settled in to absentmindedly knitting while watching TV. I usually check every few rows to make sure things are going right but this time I managed to get about 7 rows past before realising I dropped 2 stitches in different rows. They were a pain to get back because it's a small, tight weave but I got there in the end thanks to your easy to follow instructions.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this. It makes me so happy to know I helped someone.
Thank you for doing this video. I really appreciate that you left all the aggravation in on that last garter fix. It is good to see that even seasoned knitters have difficulty and it was good to see that even though it was tough it was doable. Love that you showed both with and without the crochet hook and explained the stitch mounts and hidden ladders. I so hate when then yarn goes splitty when you do this. When that happens I find switching to a smaller hook/needle helps in getting through the split.
A smaller hook definitely helps! For the one part I wanted to stick with the needles that I was knitting with because I wanted people to feel like they can fix it even if they don't have extra tools. Extra tools can make it easier - but if it's just you, your yarn, and your needles you can still do it!
Super tutorial! Love that you showed both StSt and Garter fixes.
Thank you!
Barbara , this just made the list of favorite videos. I always struggle with dropped stitches and was “inspired “ to see you have difficulties, but stick with it! I’ve only ever used a crochet hook for help, so it was good to see what to do if I don’t have one handy. Also I love the round robin idea. Thanks!
I am so glad you liked the video!
This was so helpful! I saved it in my video library and used it today! Thank you!
I hope you never actually need it LOL.
Just what I needed, when I needed it! Saved in favorites! Thank you Barbara! These technique videos are so great, because you can follow, pause do the technique, then continue to next step on our knitting, right along with you. This has helped me tremendously on a technique I had not done before. Keep the good stuff coming! I didn’t know I needed this until I needed it! There you were, Johnny on the spot! And it was 2 am! Who ya gonna call at 2am? Barbara, on You Tube! Kudos, ❤.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the garter 'non crochet needle' method I had been looking for! It's so fiddly having to use one - fiddly enough fixing garter, but so much easier using your working needles IMO.
I'm glad you find it useful ... most everyone says that crochet hook is easier and I honestly find it easier to just use my knitting needles. There are so many ways to accomplish the same thing in knitting.
I have saved this to use when needed. Great instructions. I could never understand why I couldn’t fix garter stitches. Now I know. Thanks!!!
Excellent! I hope you don't need it anytime soon.
This was a vert good podcast. Your tutorial was so clear on the pros and cons of fixing dropped stitches. Thanks!
I'm so glad you liked it!
That was painful, but encouraging that you didn’t edit so that as beginners we aren’t discouraged with a project when we see a pro can struggle as well. Thank you! I will persist
That is why I left it all in LOL. You can do it!
Great video. “So much harder in garter!” Thank you for this!
Garter is so much easier in so many ways - but not in fixing!
Great video Barbara. Very informational.
Thank you!
You make me giggle lol It just shows with years of experience it isn't easy 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏 lol lol bless you for showing us.
Only just found you on RUclips I love the way you explain everything is brilliant thank you.... Will definitely be joining your Facebook group xx❤xx
P.S just binned watched loads of your videos today 🙌🙌🙌🙌
I am so glad you are enjoying my videos! I left the not so great bits of this video in because I wanted everyone to see that sometimes it is a challenge even for so called "experts" LOL!
Thanks for this video all the others i have watched were so neat and tidy and didnt look anythibg likebthe mess i was looking at!
I feel torn about this comment. I am so glad I was helpful but it feels like you're saying it was a hot mess (which it was) LOL - I am just teasing.
@@WatchBarbaraKnit hehehe i know you did it on purpose and it was seriously helpful. I actually put off learning knitting for years because i was too afraid of loosing stitches!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Also, thank you for making my mom and my night with the laughs on fixing that last one. We're laughing pretty hard! 🤣
I am so glad that I could bring some laughter into your day!
thankyou! you explained it very well!! also entertaining. you're very funny!
Thank you! 😃 I am glad you liked the video.
So glad to see a pro like you having difficulty in fixing garter. I thought it was just me. I deal with it by flipping it back and forth so I just knit the stitches up but it's still hard. I saw a tool that had 2 hooks on either end so I may have to buy one. lol
Yes! There is a a fix-it tool that I had once upon a time that made it super easy. I just went and found my demo video here: ruclips.net/video/jJx2kPSfuL4/видео.html
A definite keeper. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad it was helpful!
I always use a crochet hook to fix my dropped stitches, so it was cool to see how you fixed the problem using the knitting needles instead. Thanks.
You had my sympathy trying to fix the final dropped stitch in the garter section. I just finished a project knit in moss/seed stitch where I had to drop back a few rows because I messed up the knit/purl pattern orientation and had to fix them. I used two crochet hooks - one from the back and one from the front. I was going nuts watching you trying to maneuver the stitch and hook...lol... oh the joys of knitting 😅
Great tutorial !
The crochet hook is definitely a life saver. And there are double ended ones you can get that totally rock.
@@WatchBarbaraKnit Yes, I've seen the double ended crochet hooks and I want to get one eventually, but I was just using what I had at the time :)
I loved this! You are hilarious!
LOL, if you can't laugh at yourself ....
Very useful. I've had to pick up many "dropped" stitches, and the worst part for me was always trying to keep track of which ladder was next. Even harder when working with lace. For cases where I've lost a stitch, and didn't notice until rows later, huh, my stitch count is off, I do this. I rarely have an appropriate crochet hook nearby (I keep my beading one near, but that hardly works for retrieving stitches), but I do usually have several sock-sized DPNs. So, I pull the stitches back on my working needles (all the way to the cables if I have them) so they are less likely to fall off. And take two DPNs that are usually smaller than my working needles to bring up the stitch. Not only does this make it a bit easier to keep track of the ladder order, because you're not puckering the fabric between the problem stitch and where you left off working; but with smaller needles, the tightness of limited yarn is not so bad. Anyway, just my thoughts! Now must look at the other videos in this cute-idea series!
Excellent tips for making this easier! And picking up through patterns - cables, lace, etc ... is just the biggest pain that there is!
Thank you! I'm a novice knitting socks and I have been doing SOOO good not messing up.... the realized I dropped a stitch 5 rows back 😑 no it's still almost perfect.
That's super frustrating!
Great tutorial, thankyou!
I hope it helped you out!
I've always used crochet hooks to fix dropped stitches, it never even occurred to me to use my needles to pick them up! Thanks for the tip!
Sometimes you've gotta work with what you've got! It all depends if I feel like fishing out a crochet hook LOL.
I am totally enjoying this great series of teaching videos.. Thanks so much
Are you using Zings, size 8? I love my Zings.. The color coding is so helpful, and they are just pointy enough.. I also love my ChiaGoo Red Lace needles..
This was really, really a helpful video. I could actually see what you were doing..
Yes they are!
Thank you for this video. Very helpful.👍
I'm so glad!
thank you for showing how to fix the garter stitches which I clearly always had a hard time to fix turning my work all the time, lol ;D
Some people find it easier to flip back and forth! Do whatever works for you!
Really enjoyed your struggle with the garter dropped stitch. I've done the stockinette repair successfully, but have given up on the garter if it's more than 1 or 2 stitches. Thanks
I'm glad that it was worth watching. I thought it important to leave it in because not everything is easy!
Excellent!! Hope I can do this now. Thank you
You can do it!
Fixing in garter is awful between stitches. Thank you for this video.
I am glad you enjoyed it!
OMG! You did good. I would have ended up frogging … ribbit. lol
I was watching, and was like a crochet hook would make this SO much easier. 5 seconds later, you whipped one out lol. Nice seeing how to do it with needles though
LOL! I often find myself in a situation where I didn't pack my knitting bag thoughtfully and there is no crochet hook to be found - so I wanted to show that it is possible to do it with just knitting needles. Desirable or easy ... not so much. But possible!
There is another option for correcting a dropped stitch which you have missed for a number of rows. This takes double pointed needles and the ability to use Continental method. You just let the number of stitches next to the dropped stitches drop the same number of rows, and then reknit all of them. If you are knitting something which would cause you grief to do a lot of ripping, this is a good solution. I've done this method to correct mistakes I've made in lace knitting also. This also works with knitting cables. There are times I have cabled what should have gone the other direction and this method can fix that also, in which case you need 3 DPNs.
This method works best with wooden DPNs as they will grip the yarn more and you do really need to work your floppy yarn ladders in the correct order. The reason this works well is that it redistributes the lack of yarn among many stitches and will not be so visible. If this will stop a stretchy part in knitting from stretching properly, it would be best to frog it back and knit as you would usually do.
There are small double-ended crochet hooks in the same sizes as knitting needles which are great to have in case of mistakes, but they are usually not the same size on both ends, but near enough that the difference will not show and they are wonderful for fixing garter mistakes.
There is always more than one way to approach a problem. Thank you for taking the time to share yours!
Thank you Barbara! :)
My pleasure!
On the pearl stitch, can you not turn the knitting around? If you do, you are now facing the knit stitch and can apply the solution of the knit stitch.
You certainly can do that if it's easier for you. I find that I run a higher risk of losing more stitches when I flip back and forth, but it will work differently for everyone. Once you have the idea I am sure you will come up with a way that works best for you.
Sympathies with that cussed purl in garter! I've found it easier to pick up dropped stitches in garter if I flip the work so I'm always working on "knit" stitches. Having a double-ended crochet hook can simplify things too.
The flipping totally works well, but I thought that would make the video even more confusing than it already was LOL.
@@WatchBarbaraKnit overthinking and doing things the hard way - way to think like a new knitter! LOL
@@WendyBarron14 100% busted - I overthink everything!
@@WatchBarbaraKnit LOL! Me, I usually completely underthink and instead jump in feet first at the deep end, yelling "how hard can it be?"
Well this was painful. Thanks for showing how it is in real life!!!!! ☺️
I try my best to show that the struggle is real LOL!
Life saver 🙌🏻
I'm so glad it was helpful.
Yep this beginner knitter is gonna 'ribbit!'. But nice to know that such a fix is possible.
If you are doing all of the refiguring that you mentioned on a different video - I'm not sure I buy that you are a beginner. ;)
Thanks for video. Cool idea. With other podcasters. Is anyone making a list to all the people involved? Would that be too difficult to ask for. I didn’t check your nots so I may be eating my words.
Have to tell you. I’m in love with your hair. It’s so pretty. I used to be a cosmetologist, when I was in my early 20s. Your hair holds anything a hairdresser does. It’s difficult but the results typically work so well. No one likes what they have and wants what they see on others. But seriously it’s really an awesome. Type of hair to have. It’s actually very flat hairs/follicles like ribbons and that is why it curls.
Just for FYI if other read this......Asians typically have very round single hairs are they are very straight. So their hair doesn’t take well to curl or hold it well either.
I have a list of everyone in the notes, so check there. And thank you for your kind words about my hair. Believe it or not, I have always been very happy with my hair. I've never wanted it to be straight - but sometimes I want it to be green LOL.
I am a new Continental knitter. I noticed that on some of my rows the first stitch has a large loop that cannot be tightened. I do not know how or why I am doing this. If I continue to knit more rows the loop is not as noticeable, however, it is still there and bothers me. Got any suggestions? Thanks
A lot of people like to put slipped stitch edges on their knitting to deal with this problem. I have a video on them that you can see here: ruclips.net/video/Qxz-IqPttPk/видео.html
I hope it might be helpful!
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀
I don't want to have to think back 200 stiches
If it's just dropped and its caught on the row and marked how do I work the dropped should be k on the next p row? I caught the dropped stich that I should have k didn't see it till entire row was completed now turn to p row .can I pick it up on my needle k and p? Then move on? I only have 19 rows to go! Ugh! I don't know if I should scream or cry!!
Did you get it done? I bet you did like a BOSS!
I held my breath through so much of this .. lol ... breath-breath (telling myself)
If I hadn't been talking I would have been too. LOL
How do you find the the stitch you dropped.
I'm still pondering how to answer this question effectively. I'm afraid you might have stumped me.
This happens to me all the time. I usely end up taking out and starting over again and sometimes I can fix it. Thanks but for the video.
You can fix it!
Barbara can u show me how to knit socks please
I'm afraid I am not a sock knitter and have no good advice for them.
@@WatchBarbaraKnit okay Barbara
I wish you loom knitted? I have a terrible problem! 2 or maybe 3 stitches came off while casting off! 😞
I'm so sorry you're having problems. I'm afraid I no nothing about loom knitting.
Thanks
I'm so glad it was helpful!
When picking up purl stitches, I turn the work around and pick up a knit stitch. Easier for me.
That makes total sense, I just end up losing more stitches that way LOL.
I have thrown away half finished garments because of garter stitch. I could never make it look right.
It is a pain and I am so sorry for those lost garments! You must have been so frustrated.
More confused than ever! 😖😭
Barbara, I love your channel but this was painful to watch. It would have worked better if you let the crochet hook do all of the work rather than using a combination of the crochet hook and knitting needle. But, I must admit there have been times that I felt just as frustrated making these fixes as you did (especially garter stitch fixes). Thanks for the effort.
I decided to do it with just the knitting needles because the truth is I rarely have a crochet hook with me and I think that there are a lot of other disorganized knitters out there like me LOL. Most of the time when I am fixing something all I have is the project I am working on. I wanted to show knitters that it is possible to fix it using only your needles.