Comments on: What does the knitting term “turn” mean?

By: Knit Girl

Knit Girl — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:06:41 +0000

no okay its like when you finish your row and you switch your needles around its like that except its in the middle of the row hope i helped… mine?

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By: FFEJ

FFEJ — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:48:30 +0000

1.
to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
2.
to cause to move around or partly around, as for the purpose of opening, closing, or tightening: to turn a key; to turn the cap of a jar.
3.
to reverse the position or placement of: to turn a page; to turn an egg; to turn a person around.
4.
to bring the lower layers of (sod, soil, etc.) to the surface, as in plowing.
5.
to change the position of, by or as if by rotating; move into a different position: to turn the handle one notch.
6.
to change or alter the course of; divert; deflect: He turned the blow with his arm.
7.
to change the focus or tendency of: She skillfully turned the conversation away from so unpleasant a subject.
8.
to reverse the progress of; cause to retreat: The police turned the advancing rioters by firing over their heads.
9.
to change or alter the nature, character, or appearance of: Worry turned his hair gray.
10.
to change or convert (usually fol. by into or to): to turn water into ice; to turn tears into laughter.
11.
to render or make by some change: Fear turned him cowardly and craven.
12.
to change the color of (leaves).
13.
to cause to become sour, to ferment, or the like: Warm weather turns milk.
14.
to cause (the stomach) to reject food, liquid, etc.; affect with nausea.
15.
to change from one language or form of expression to

By: amoonsinger

amoonsinger — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:40:34 +0000

Oh this is not a hard one, but one that confuses many. You are using two needles, knit till the stitches from the needle holding the fabric have been knitted and first needle is empty.

Switch hands with the needles and start knitting again. When you switch hands you have “turned” the work. The opposite side of the knitting is now facing you while the side that was facing you is now facing away.

By: Donna S

Donna S — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:05:23 +0000

Since there’s no repeat count, you work the k1p1 pattern to the end of the row on row 1, then p1k1 all the way across for row 2. If this is what your pattern is like for the entire item you’re knitting, you don’t need double-pointed needles. If there’s something later on like “divide stitches evenly between 3 needs” you probably need double-pointed needles.