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New to knitting. Knit stitch was easy. Purl stitch was easy. Rib knit might actually kill me. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/knitting

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Something about my brain is refusing to accept switching sides. I forget which one I'm supposed to do every time. I know practice makes perfect but it's gonna take a lot of practice to make up for my bonkers brain.

Just wanted a bit of a rant. I guess I'll keep making squares and trying my best.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It will make a big difference if you learn to “read” your knitting so you don’t have to try to remember. For a standard ribbing, if the stitch you are about to work is in a columns of V’s, you knit it. Otherwise you purl. Of course, that probably doesn’t help much with the setup row…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'm still struggling with that. I'm having trouble seeing what's a little scary purl and what's a knit. Maybe I need better lighting.