Learn to knit longies -- Important Update (06/08/10)!

Eldest daughter (11)has just cast on her first longies too!!!

I'm loving this. Finding it a bit hard sometimes as I know nothing about knitting and am totally dreading crotch and legs. But I can see my short rows making the back. Well chuffed so far

help! I have just started short rows. I have


knit 56
turned done YO and slipped 1 stitch onto tmy needle then purled the 56

now do i just knit? ans is it for a full round now?

one more question, "whatever method you prefer" could that be just
knitting 2 togetherdo i knit in the YO or leave the Yo as it is?

sorry

If you are doing the yarn over method, I think you need to yarn over before you turn, then slip the next stitch purlwise, then carry on back to the start marker, then you do the same again when you reach the start, then when you turn again you are just knitting a normal round again as your short row has finished/

right i have maanged it just about bit messy but coming up to the hips now so i shall be back no doubt! thats for your help x

can anyone hlep? whats make 1 mean? and slip marker ? ( is that off needle or onto next needle)

can anyone hlep? whats make 1 mean? and slip marker ? ( is that off needle or onto next needle)

make 1 is just an increase, bit hard to describe but really easy to do.
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring03/FEATtheresa.html

slip marker means onto next needle.

can anyone hlep? whats make 1 mean? and slip marker ? ( is that off needle or onto next needle)

make 1 is just an increase, bit hard to describe but really easy to do.
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring03/FEATtheresa.html

slip marker means onto next needle.

AH thanks i looked itdn it up you tube but i think i may have go back to the start because i was wondering which way you would recommend? i have been doing make 1 left at markers a and b then make 1 right at markers c and d but i azm thinking that may be wrong? should it be make one left ast b and d and right at a and c?

can anyone hlep? whats make 1 mean? and slip marker ? ( is that off needle or onto next needle)

make 1 is just an increase, bit hard to describe but really easy to do.
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring03/FEATtheresa.html

slip marker means onto next needle.

AH thanks i looked itdn it up you tube but i think i may have go back to the start because i was wondering which way you would recommend? i have been doing make 1 left at markers a and b then make 1 right at markers c and d but i azm thinking that may be wrong? should it be make one left ast b and d and right at a and c?

If it looks okay and you have increased one stitch then it's fine! There are many ways to do a m1. Will be coming tomorrow if you need any help.

yeh ill bring it so i can show you what i mean but it looks like this
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where the increases are but i am thinking it should look like this
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do you know what i mean ! ill show you tomorrow x