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.

Ripping Out & Picking Up Stockinette Rows

If you need to rip out stockinette stitches more rows back than you want to tink, insert a smaller sized needle into the front leg (right half) of each stitch in the last correct row so those stitches will be aligned right on the needles when you start knitting again. Even if you happen to pick up the back leg of the stitches, just knit into the back or realign the stitch on the needle when you start knitting that row again.