http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-knitting-tip-converting-your-flat-pattern-to-in-the-round/ Follow Owners Kathy & Steve Through Their Adventures in Yarn And Life Thu, 16 May 2013 21:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-knitting-tip-converting-your-flat-pattern-to-in-the-round/comment-page-1/#comment-12290 Emma Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:38:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=10804#comment-12290 Solina, another person asked the same question below, here is the response I gave her. Balancing stitches are stitches outside your repeat in a lace or cable pattern that 'balance' the design. For example, you might have a lace pattern that reads k2 *ssk, yo, k5, yo, rep from * until 2 sts from end of round, k2. You would remove the stitches outside the *'s and adjust your stitch count if needed. So yes, they are written into a flat knitted pattern but it depends on the pattern--a stockinette stitch pullover would likely not have balancing stitches, though ribbing is another common place to find them (ie *k2, p2; rep from * until 2 sts from end of round, k2.) Hope that clarifies! Solina, another person asked the same question below, here is the response I gave her. Balancing stitches are stitches outside your repeat in a lace or cable pattern that ‘balance’ the design. For example, you might have a lace pattern that reads k2 *ssk, yo, k5, yo, rep from * until 2 sts from end of round, k2. You would remove the stitches outside the *’s and adjust your stitch count if needed. So yes, they are written into a flat knitted pattern but it depends on the pattern–a stockinette stitch pullover would likely not have balancing stitches, though ribbing is another common place to find them (ie *k2, p2; rep from * until 2 sts from end of round, k2.) Hope that clarifies!

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-knitting-tip-converting-your-flat-pattern-to-in-the-round/comment-page-1/#comment-12289 Solina Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:03:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=10804#comment-12289 What are balancing stitches? And are they usually included and already written into a flat knitted pattern? ...like selvage stitiches. What are balancing stitches? And are they usually included and already written into a flat knitted pattern? …like selvage stitiches.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-knitting-tip-converting-your-flat-pattern-to-in-the-round/comment-page-1/#comment-12288 Emma Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:00:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=10804#comment-12288 Anita, balancing stitches are stitches outside your repeat in a lace or cable pattern that 'balance' the design. For example, you might have a lace pattern that reads k2 *ssk, yo, k5, yo, rep from * until 2 sts from end of round, k2. You would remove the stitches outside the *'s and adjust your stitch count if needed. Anita, balancing stitches are stitches outside your repeat in a lace or cable pattern that ‘balance’ the design. For example, you might have a lace pattern that reads k2 *ssk, yo, k5, yo, rep from * until 2 sts from end of round, k2. You would remove the stitches outside the *’s and adjust your stitch count if needed.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-knitting-tip-converting-your-flat-pattern-to-in-the-round/comment-page-1/#comment-12287 Anita Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:41:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=10804#comment-12287 what are balancing stitches? what are balancing stitches?

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-knitting-tip-converting-your-flat-pattern-to-in-the-round/comment-page-1/#comment-12286 Emma Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:20:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=10804#comment-12286 Thanks for catching my typo, Ginni! You would think I know my right from my left by now by apparently not. ;) Post is being edited, you are correct in stating all rows would be knit right to left. Thanks for catching my typo, Ginni! You would think I know my right from my left by now by apparently not. Post is being edited, you are correct in stating all rows would be knit right to left.

]]> http://blog.yarn.com/tuesdays-knitting-tip-converting-your-flat-pattern-to-in-the-round/comment-page-1/#comment-12285 Ginni Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:37:00 +0000 http://blog.yarn.com/?p=10804#comment-12285 You state that for charts, WS rows should be read left to right. This is true for knitting flat, but if you convert to knitting in the round all WS rows should be knit right to left just as though they were RS rows, shouldn't they? You state that for charts, WS rows should be read left to right. This is true for knitting flat, but if you convert to knitting in the round all WS rows should be knit right to left just as though they were RS rows, shouldn’t they?

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