I'm working on a sock pattern right now that features a yarn over (or yarn forward) as the first stitch in a round on dpn's. I've done this before, but I remember the first time I knit a pattern where a yarn over was the first stitch in such a round, I didn't know what to do! It was confusing and fiddly and I made a number of attempts before I finally did it.
I looked around online and didn't find much on how to execute a yarn over if it's the first stich on dpn's. You can always play around with how the stitches are arranged on the needles, but depending on the number in the pattern count, this isn't always the easiest solution.
So today's tutorial is how to make a yarn over on dpn's if it's the first stitch in a round. I hope it can help someone out there and spare them the headache I got when I was trying to figure it out. Also, I knit English style or "throw," so that's the method I'm demonstrating here, not Continental.
Insert the right needle into the first stitch on the left needle as if to knit. See the pink yarn to the right? That's the working yarn.
Bring the working yarn under the right needle from back to front.
Now wrap the working yarn around the right needle as you normally do when you knit a stitch and knit that first stitch from the left needle in the usual fashion.
Once the stitch is worked and dropped from the left needle, you should have two stitches on the right needle. The stitch to the right is the yarn over stitch; the stitch to the left is the regular knitted stitch. You can see a small space between them, which is the yarn over.
I looked around online and didn't find much on how to execute a yarn over if it's the first stich on dpn's. You can always play around with how the stitches are arranged on the needles, but depending on the number in the pattern count, this isn't always the easiest solution.
So today's tutorial is how to make a yarn over on dpn's if it's the first stitch in a round. I hope it can help someone out there and spare them the headache I got when I was trying to figure it out. Also, I knit English style or "throw," so that's the method I'm demonstrating here, not Continental.
Insert the right needle into the first stitch on the left needle as if to knit. See the pink yarn to the right? That's the working yarn.
Bring the working yarn under the right needle from back to front.
Now wrap the working yarn around the right needle as you normally do when you knit a stitch and knit that first stitch from the left needle in the usual fashion.
Once the stitch is worked and dropped from the left needle, you should have two stitches on the right needle. The stitch to the right is the yarn over stitch; the stitch to the left is the regular knitted stitch. You can see a small space between them, which is the yarn over.
Of course, this only applies when the yo is first; any other yo's in the middle of the round don't require such acrobatics. And working yo's as the first stitch on circular needles poses no problems. Maybe you do it another way or an easier way, but this is what I found works for me. If you do have an easier way, feel free to share!
7 comments:
That is exactly how I do it too!
Although I don't knit, I appreciate that you saw a need (no easy instructions) and did something to help others (made your own!) It's one of my favorite things about the crafty blogging community - helping others! Hooray and Happy Sunday!
That sock is gorgeous :) I really like the pattern!
I do it the same was as well :) I find it helps to knit that stitch through the back loop on the next round to prevent a larger hole than other yarn overs.
Interesting sock pattern!
What an amazing stitch pattern! And I like how the yarn color looks in the work.
I'll try your tip for sure! Thanks!
Great tutorial! Will definitely bookmark this.
I like this method. Better than what I usually do, which sometimes slips off. I'll have to try it next time.
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