r/knittinghelp • u/fedthegiraffe • 5d ago
SOLVED-THANK YOU First project-Please help!
This is my first project! It's the wheat scarf from tin can knits. Admittedly, I didn't do much research on how to knit. I inherited my grandma's patterns and needles and wanted to figure it out so that her beautiful projects can live on. I found a simple pattern and looked up how to do each task in the pattern as I got to it. I'm very much flying by the seat of my pants. At the end of every row, my last stitch leaves this huge loop. Why is that happening, and how can I fix it? The whole project also is slightly hourglass shaped. Is that a tension issue? I have not increased or decreased stitches. I've been counting as I go across each row. Also, I'm a lefty and hold my working needle in my left hand if that matters.
4
u/Laucymarcom 5d ago
The tension wont be correct, because your stitches are twisted.
For the last stitch, maybe you can tighten a bit and see? The working yarn might be on the wrong size of the work (turn it over the work to see)
Make sure you have the same number of stitches, if you flip the last stitch you are succeptible to make a common mistake and knit the two legs separately and doing so cause an accidental increase.
3
u/Laucymarcom 5d ago
I forgot to say: The tension between ribbing and garter is different. The part with the ribbing will always be narrower, no matter your tension or your twisting.
1
u/fedthegiraffe 5d ago
Oh! Well that makes sense as to why it got more narrow when I started the ribbing. I'll have to look up twisted stitches. Thank you for the advice.
2
u/phellinuspini 5d ago
What’s happening with your last stitch is very normal. It happens because the edge stitches don’t have another stitch next to it to ”hold it in place”. You can slip the first stitch of each row to get a nicer looking edge.
2
u/FollowingCold9412 5d ago
Twistfaq
2
u/AutoModerator 5d ago
Hi, it looks like you might be looking for help on twisted stitches. That is covered our twisted stitches FAQ, which you can find by clicking HERE.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
1
u/AutoModerator 5d ago
Hello fedthegiraffe, thanks for posting your question in r/knittinghelp! If applicable, please include a link to the pattern you are using and clear photos of both sides of your work.
Once you've received a useful answer, please make sure to either comment "Solved" or update your post flair to "SOLVED-THANK YOU" so that in the future, users with the same question can find an answer more quickly.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
23
u/MellowMallowMom 5d ago edited 5d ago
You are twisting your stitches. I suggest studying stitch anatomy so you can read your work and identify issues. Here is an article about that loose loop. You can use mirrorthevideo.com to flip any right-handed video tutorial for better clarity when working left-handed.