oh whoah is me...i can't se m to et the ribbing..i jsut don't get it...i htought idid but then it all falls apart on the second row..could someone explain it tome again..maybe a fresh perspective will help.

thank you all for your time and patience

I don't know if I can explain it but I do know that I had to keep ripping it out when I started the ribbing for a soaker. You have to learn how to distinguish when you should knit or purl so I would just practice on a swatch until I got the groove on!!

What exactly are you having problems with?

Ok, assume you are working on a 2x2 rib (knit 2, purl 2) on even amount of stitches.
~first row KNIT 2, PURL 2, do that all the way across
~second row PURL 2, KNIT 2, do that all the way across

The purl stitch is a knit stitch backwards. I know that sounds strange, but when you work a purl stitch, look at the back. It'll be a knit stitch.

I hope that helps a little :)

Ok, knit two stitches, bring your yarn to the front, then purl two stitches, bring your yarn to the back, and knit two stitches, repeat. Ribbing is very confusing when learning to knit- it just doesn't make sense, I had a very hard time wrapping my brain around it.

Originally posted by mommy2maya
Ok, knit two stitches, bring your yarn to the front, then purl two stitches, bring your yarn to the back, and knit two stitches, repeat. Ribbing is very confusing when learning to knit- it just doesn't make sense, I had a very hard time wrapping my brain around it.

Yup, that's exactly right :D It's slow, tedious, and annoying in the beginning.. .but after 3 or 4 rows the pattern begins to emerge and it starts looking good. Remember to do the exact opposite on the other side, so if your last 2 stitches were a purl, on the start of the next row they would be knit.

I used to HATE ribbing, but now it's not so bad. In fact, I'm doing a sweater that's in the seed stitch, that's knit, purl, knit, purl all the way throughout. Talk about going back and forth!

OH, and I wanted to say there are alot of different ways to do ribbing... say a 4x2 rib is knit 4, purl 2... or a 1x1 rib (found on cuffs and collars alot, and socks) is knit 1, purl 1

thank you ladies so much..i thikn my problem was that i was knitting two, then purling two..then when i would switch sides i would do the smae stictch as were the ast two stitches in the previous row but since it is turned around i was actually doing the wrong stitch..so now iwill have to try again..i am all excited now ansdi ihope iget this figured out lol

tahnk you thank you thank you

I did it idid it did it!!!!!!;cool: ;cool: ;cool: ;cool:

Woohoo! Isn't that the greatest! I love knitting- it is incredible to make something basically out of nothing!

Originally posted by Selissa
I did it idid it did it!!!!!!;cool: ;cool: ;cool: ;cool:

Yea! Great job :thumbsup: