Reading and Knitting Difficult Patterns

If you have a difficult pattern and lose your place when going from pattern or chart to your knitting, record the pattern steps on audio so you can listen and knit rather than finding your spot on a written pattern.

Counting Rows

It’s sometimes hard to count the number of rows in stockinette, especially if you are using a little bit of a fuzzy yarn. Instead, count rows from the back/purl side and stretch it out a bit so you can easily see the rows.

Chart Reading

If you are moving up to the challenge and knitting a complicated lace or fair isle pattern, mark your chart with colored vertical lines between the obvious patterns. Then use corresponding colored embroidery floss or colored markers (or even colored paper clips) in your knitting so you can see at a glance where you are in the pattern.

Picking Up Tinked Stitches

If you need to “tink” or rip back your knitting in stockinette stitch, make sure the right leg of each stitch is toward the front side of your needle when you pick up those stitches.