How to Knit a Scarf : How to Do the Rib Stitch: Scarf Knitting

Learn how to do the Rib Stitch for knitting a scarf in this free video. Expert: Michelle Millar Bio: Michelle picked up her first pair of knitting needles under the tutelage of her grandmother over twenty years ago. Filmmaker: kirk yliniemi

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LittleMissVintage1 November 29th, 2009 at 7:28 pm

Knitted cupcakes? They sound so cool!! Do you have a pattern? I’d love to try them.
My ravelry username is littlemissvintage, what’s yours? I can look at those cupcakes!

dodders5 November 29th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

ravelry! *hi five*
and flowers sound really fiddly and annoying :S im afraid i cant help you there. HOWEVER, if you ever need to knit cupcakes, that is my forte
x

LittleMissVintage1 November 29th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

I’m trying to make flowers…. there’s a pattern on ravelry.comfor them and really want to make them. I’mstill trying but I keep dropping the needles and the stitches always fall off =(

dodders5 November 29th, 2009 at 9:04 pm

aw! what are you trying to do with them? icord? cabling? im a bit crap at both of those =s x

LittleMissVintage1 November 29th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

thanks! I’m trying to learn how to use dpns right now…. and I’m getting no where….

dodders5 November 29th, 2009 at 10:38 pm

aw, thanks! i worked it out though
happy knitting x

LittleMissVintage1 November 29th, 2009 at 10:48 pm

Make sure your yarn is on the right side of your needle. It should be at the front for purl stitch and the back for knit stitch. Also, remember that the purl on one side comes up as a knit stitch on the other side. I can’t realy explain it but try it and you’ll see!

Hope this helps

dodders5 November 29th, 2009 at 11:47 pm

when i turn it around to do the next row, it goes all knotted! help, someone please =/
xxxx

Winterpeg73 November 30th, 2009 at 12:01 am

um that is kind of hard and kind of esay

SIteacher November 30th, 2009 at 12:35 am

no, she is correct. I did exactly what she said and my basket weave came out beautifully.

lokiuh1 November 30th, 2009 at 1:20 am

She is explaining it wrong. You knit on a purl and purl on a knit. If your last row ended with a knit, your next row would start with a purl. Same principal for basket weave which she also explained wrong.

ejnorman1 November 30th, 2009 at 1:53 am

Do you start each row with the stitch you started with or do switch to the other one?

r8er87 November 30th, 2009 at 2:19 am

yay this rocks!! expert village is the best! thank you!!!!!

Ninee9er November 30th, 2009 at 3:05 am

finally, a rib stitch video that I can understand… thanks !

loriebiner November 30th, 2009 at 3:19 am

thanx so much! Very helpful and easy to understand!

b0lshoi59 November 30th, 2009 at 4:10 am

Hi, Michelle. Greetings from a 49 year old guy in Scotland. Thank you so much !! I finally cracked the purl stitch from watching your video. I’d watched several other vids on youtube many times each, but just wasnt’ getting it. Am now purling away quite happily. Will my next scarf really be rib stitch? Or, maybe box stitch !

Pixiegirl121 November 30th, 2009 at 4:38 am

Thank you, that was super informative.

tutupink November 30th, 2009 at 4:43 am

that was SO helpful!! it was getting all knotted before for me. you guys are awesome! keep at it!

ahxholla November 30th, 2009 at 5:08 am

omg!! thank you so much!
i can finally do it.
this is the best, most clear tutorial ever!

kini8o8 November 30th, 2009 at 5:28 am

finally, a tutorial that’s easy to follow! thank you very much! =)

lilswtangel92 November 30th, 2009 at 6:18 am

omg!! i lvoe this one

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