I spent yesterday afternoon picking up some 300 + stiches for one long edge
of the border on an Estonian shawl, yesterday. Short edges were the starting
and finishing stitches, but I ran out of time before our dinner guest
appeared, so I have the other long side to pick up today.
I cant' find my Orenburg book, but I know it has similar slipped-edges
stitches, so I will tell you what I was told to do.
In this case, I was told to work into both loops of the slipped-edge
stitches and knit into them. This produced a very neat appearance. I put my
needle under both loops and then pulled up a loop from the yarn and left it
on my needle as a stitch.
I was actually increasing as I went, and the pattern was very specific that
I should work into the back loop, and then both loops when increasing. I
like the look, there are no ridges at the edge. It is also much easier to
work under both loops than either the front or the back loop
I hope this helps
Sue
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'Pick up 189 slipped-edge stitches along the straight edge of the border
from the same direction (either from the back or front) by placing needle
through loops. Work Border Section 2 as charted ....'
Does this mean that the loops become the stitches? Or do I draw through the
yarn in some way? Which part of the slipped edge stitch do I use? ('front'
or 'back' of the stitch? Conventionally I would draw the yarn under both).
Many thanks,
Jane
(in the New Forest where we had a lovely spring day)
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