Comments on: Secret of the Stole II Swatch Video, Part 2 http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2008/01/28/secret-of-the-stole-swatch-video-part2/ blog Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:57:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: DK http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2008/01/28/secret-of-the-stole-swatch-video-part2/comment-page-1/#comment-1822 DK Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:03:13 +0000 http://www.knitwith.us/2008/01/28/secret-of-the-stole-swatch-video-part2/#comment-1822 Betty, Thanks for your question. I think the main thing is to stay consistent. If you are happy with the look of your stitches and have been slipping the stitch to purl, then you should continue the same way. Both ways of slipping the stitch will result in a left slanting decrease when the slipped stitch is passed over. However, the stitch that is slipped as if to knit will turn outwards and be slightly twisted when passed back over. If the stitch is slipped as to purl, the stitch will lay flat when passed back over and you will only see the front "leg" of the slipped stitch instead of both "legs" of the stitch. The stitch in the video is slipped as if to knit, mainly because that is just my habit and the way I learned to do this sequence. Ultimately it is better to be consistent within a knitted piece than to worry about changing the way you do it midway. I hope this makes sense. Thanks again for asking... Betty,
Thanks for your question. I think the main thing is to stay consistent. If you are happy with the look of your stitches and have been slipping the stitch to purl, then you should continue the same way.

Both ways of slipping the stitch will result in a left slanting decrease when the slipped stitch is passed over. However, the stitch that is slipped as if to knit will turn outwards and be slightly twisted when passed back over. If the stitch is slipped as to purl, the stitch will lay flat when passed back over and you will only see the front “leg” of the slipped stitch instead of both “legs” of the stitch.

The stitch in the video is slipped as if to knit, mainly because that is just my habit and the way I learned to do this sequence. Ultimately it is better to be consistent within a knitted piece than to worry about changing the way you do it midway. I hope this makes sense. Thanks again for asking…

]]> By: Betty http://www.deborahfillmer.com/2008/01/28/secret-of-the-stole-swatch-video-part2/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 Betty Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:40:31 +0000 http://www.knitwith.us/2008/01/28/secret-of-the-stole-swatch-video-part2/#comment-1821 Hi - Thanks for the video. I've been taught to slip a stitch as if to purl unless the pattern specifically says to slip as if to knit. The video shows slipping as if to knit. If I've slipped as if to purl whenever a slip was part of the sequence, what will that do to my stitches? Will they not appear to slant in the correct direction? Please advise. I'm always learning. Thanks again. Hi – Thanks for the video. I’ve been taught to slip a stitch as if to purl unless the pattern specifically says to slip as if to knit. The video shows slipping as if to knit. If I’ve slipped as if to purl whenever a slip was part of the sequence, what will that do to my stitches? Will they not appear to slant in the correct direction? Please advise. I’m always learning. Thanks again.

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