Refining the Transition from Ribbing to Stockinette // Technique Tuesday

[@wmhfv992]

I'm a Technique Tuesday binge watch because I'm really trying to up my subtle techniques since I have so many of the basics down already. It's amazing how you can learn lots of common techniques and get them to look good, but then there are such subtle, low-effort but advanced techniques like this that really transform work from looking nice to looking really polished professional. My newest technique upgrade is weaving in ends: I untwist my plies into two strands and weave them in opposite directions. So much more comfortable and undetectable when worn, especially when one of those untwisted plies is tightening up a loose sock heel corner. Thank you for all of your excellent technique videos! I hope you are doing well!

[@Ella-pd9fn]

Wow! Thank you! I'm going to make a simple hat with 2x2 ribbing and st st for the rest in order to show off some beautifully variegated alpaca yarn that I've had for ages.. But with the pattern being so simple, I feel like I should up my game make it look really flawless. Between this video and one I found on 2x2 ribbing tubular cast on I think I can make the hat look just so. Roxanne, I love your teaching style and will look for more of your videos!

[@gayleathome]

I am completely addicted to all your “hmmm’s, how do I fix this technique?” tutorials👍🏼👍🏼 Bit by bit you’re taking all my projects up a level and I’m absolutely loving it!! Thank you so much for all your time & effort, and most especially sharing them with all of us...sooo appreciated! If I wasn’t on disability I’d be buying you a dozen, or more, Ko-Fi coffees ☕️🥰

[@margaretrooker6501]

WINDERFUL tutorials! You explain the reasons behind why a stitch works for one purpose and not another.

[@kathyo1811]

I absolutely love how technical expertise is made so easy in your explanations!

[@winniealvares5843]

Hi, you are a great teacher without any doubt. Thanks to you, I have learnt a lot from you tutorials. I am not a beginner in knitting. I learnt to knit years ago when I was 13 yrs.old. when there was no you tube, just pattern books. My aunt was my guide who taught me to read knitting.But now I have learnt so much . Until today I have learnt casting on with crochet needle just watching your video. . I am so hsppy. Also lockdown has come as a blessing in disguise. I see there is so much to learn in knitting.

[@armindacabedafaria7899]

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[@gammaguire5623]

I'm glad I watched to the very end when you mentioned the 2 by 2 rib! Thanks for this. I don't like the look of that purl bump sticking out so I'm going to try the slip stitch transition!

[@TheDireWookie]

I just got saved by the same comment as I'm working 2x2 ribbing, liked the look of the slip version better anyway.

[@cynthia8022]

Love the knit below effect. Again, the BEST INSTRUCTOR EVER!!! Thanks!

[@e-comunque1761]

This is the kind of information a newbie like me cherish. Thank you so much for sharing

[@traceyleeherbert2326]

Wow! what a great transition idea for my socks. Glad you mentioned the 2 x 2 ribbing to slip the knit and purl the stitch! You are an awesome teacher!!

[@babadeedee214]

I’m so grateful I found your tutorials! You’re a very good instructor. Thank you. 👍🏻

[@sarag.2724]

I never would have thought of this. I have noticed the prominent purl on the brim of my hats but wondered why I preferred the ribbing on a sweater sleeve. I need to just watch all these videos, back to back.

[@joannecordelia]

I am knitting more! You help me realize there are neater ways to finish my pieces, making them look more professional. Most of the ladies in the church are in awe, because they just don’t take time to knit any more. Thank you for the great ideas! Also when I want something, it is easy to find. Thumbs up! 👍❤️😉

[@WinefrideMC]

Thank you for such clearly demonstrated techniques. You have answered a question I didn't have enough experience to even ask. I have always been a bit annoyed at the look of the transition from the ribbed cuff of mittens to the stockinette but had no idea that it could even be corrected.

[@carlalottehartungen8501]

Mrs. Roxanne this video is such perfect timing. I appreciate all your “teachings” so much feelng a bit lost in 🎌JP❣️ After I heard you are in MINNESOTA I admit being even a bigger fan of your teachings. I love MN❣️wishing you all the best in 2023.

[@lorico1849]

Hey there, I really appreciate that you use time stamps that you can jump to! Thank you. I'm subscribing to show my appreciation, and I enjoy your videos. Thanks.

[@joansiboni1743]

This is the solution I didn’t know I needed. And about to do this exact transition, so serendipitous that the search function brought me here. Thank you.

[@helenramsey9395]

Amazing! Thank you Roxanne 😍

[@tracyvision]

I live under a lucky star. I’m a new knitter, about to start a pattern that transitions from ribbing to stockinette. I didn’t know to even go looking for a solution, I’ve never done ribbing to stockinette, I stumbled across this by accident! My version of the pattern will now have a cleaner transition thanks to you Roxanne!

[@feliciaweatherspoon2303]

Thank you, Roxanne for sharing your knitting techniques!! It's helping me a lots!! ❤

[@faridawhincup8848]

Thank you. Fab tip. I’ve often wondered about the bump transition when knitting cuff down socks. Now I have the solution. 😊

[@dlee4032]

Hi Roxanne I thought I knew all that I needed to know after knitting since I was 12 (61 years) ago until I watched your video on decreasing in 2/2 rib in a neat way while keeping the pattern!!I What a fabulous video..you are so clear in your instructions and I was able to watch in small bites as I sent along.I I was knitting a totally 2/2 rib jumper and I wasn't happy with how the edge of each section was looking so I changed to your method on both the front and back of the jumper as well as the sleeves. The result is SO much better. Thank you very much. Regards Dorothy

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I'm so glad you were able to get a result that you liked with the help of my video! :-)

[@BeatlesFanSonia]

I really appreciate your teaching style. I find that I am finally coming out of my stitching fog when it comes to certain techniques! Thank you!

[@emmah9952]

I'm so glad to find an answer to my question in this video. I find that the transition in socks had a slightly baggy appearance due to the purl bump. I'll apply this solution to my next pair and I'm sure it'll solve it!

[@RuffTranslation]

Love how scientific your videos are!

[@tsonus]

This is a very neat transition & so easy to do. I’ve used the slip method & it’s a very clean & neat transition from rib to stockinette. Thanks Rox

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You are so welcome!

[@poptartthecat4038]

your video is fantastic, I'm a beginner knitter and I've been wanting more socks, this is so helpful! thank you for putting in the time to explain this so well :)

[@lisag.421]

Thanks!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You're welcome! :-)

[@FlowerPowerIce]

Just recently discovered your channel and have learned so many useful tips! I am just about to transition from ribbing to stockinette on a hat and am going to use one of these techniques....probable Sl knits and K purls! Thank You!

[@joan9569]

Ooo...nice. I like the slip stitch one. Smooooth. 💖 Thank you, a keeper.

[@donatiennecaron6715]

JUST SUPER SOLUTION FOR REFINING OUR KNITTING... THANKS ROXANNE!!👍😀

[@Alaska2446]

Your knitting is amazing!! That heel with the slip sts is so neat!! I can only hope in years to come my tension gets as nice as yours.. hoping with practice this comes as I have just been knitting until the last month or so that I came across your channel and learned that tension and practicing tension as I knit is important

[@missmaria165]

Love this video. You are so concise and clear with your explanations. Thank you. 😊

[@catherinejelley4437]

I love you Roxanne Richardson

[@elissaschoening8621]

You're awesome! Great video, as usual. Hope you're well 🙏🤗

[@lenaccarlsson]

So simple and such a great result!

[@Melmaz32]

Thank you for this great tip! The transition from ribbing has always looked wrong - but I couldn’t figure out how to make it look right. This is a great way to accomplish it!!!!!🙏

[@ginninadances]

I keep coming back to this when i forget :)

[@angieruns]

This was SO helpful! And effective. Thank you!

[@linamatthews512]

Thank you Roxanne! 😁👍 Finding this video came just in time. I'm knitting a pair of gloves for my aunt. I used k1b, k to smooth out the transition from the cuff to the main part of the glove.

[@Yarnontheprairie]

Used this today. Thank you. Looks amazing.

[@ashleydah27]

You're a knitting genius! I love this, thank you ❤

[@Saucyakld]

I prefer them disappearing, looks so classic!

[@kyleyee5963]

Great presentation! Thanks!

[@-.-4]

Just what I need now, I’m going to do hats again 😊

[@benmonette7593]

WoW! How much I need to learn😍 thank you

[@lindarose712]

I was just swatching for the Escarpment cowl-a free pattern by Kelly McClure. It uses the “knit below” -a stitch I had never intentionally used before- so I was tickled to see your video today employing that stitch and illuminating its construction. (I used to inadvertently do a “knit below” from time to time when I was a new knitter💁🏻‍♀️)

[@kdunlap3289]

Great tip. Many thanks. I could have used it yrs ago. Still can on hats & mitts.

[@ЕкатеринаАвдеева-э2и]

This is great, thank you!

[@HappyGnoux]

Thank you!

[@lindaalikhan7962]

Fascinating

[@mDiago6200]

Thank you so much!

[@eliedgecomb4903]

You’re brilliant.

[@karensorrentino9498]

Very informative. I actually like the original ribbing without transition because it adds interest, but these techniques will be handy if I want a smother transition. I’m curious to see how it works when changing colors as in contrast cuff of socks. Thanks!

[@Serenity-fu8xz]

Oh that was so great thank you so much you are a genius love you

[@karenjohnson3406]

I am interested in a trend I found recently on KZbin and I also heard you mention in a past clip that I played earlier today. You mentioned Judy's magic cast on. I live in Australia and Ian in my late fifties. I grew up in a family of knitters and remember my great grandmother putting needles in my hands as soon as I could hold them. My great-aunts, aunts, mum, everyone knitted and this was one of the cast on methods used. My great grandmother was from an English background and we knew of others from an English background who also used the method. I am surprised to see this being credited as some "new" method when I know it has been around for over eighty years.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Many knitters figure out techniques on their own, either by asking themselves, "What if..." or because they're trying to solve a problem for which they can't find a solution within the resources they have at their disposal. Knitters in previous generations learned from their family members and neighbors, and not from reference manuals or the Internet. Reference manuals that did exist could only contain what was known to the author. An inventive knitter will figure things out for themselves, and share what they have learned with those around them, but if what they've invented (or "unvented," as Elizabeth Zimmerman would say) isn't documented and made available for those outside their circle to see and learn from, no one on the other side of the world is going know about it. It would be interesting to find out if someone within your family figured out this technique on their own, or if they had learned it from someone else. I certainly never saw it in any of the knitting books I bought in the mid-'80s, when I learned to knit in Ireland, and then in New Zealand a few years later.

[@karenjohnson3406]

@@RoxanneRichardson it is just that has knew others outside our family who used it as well. It was used for socks, hats, tubular scarves, and baby cocoons. We considered it a common cast on for generations and as I had indicated not just in our family.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The best that knitters can do is to explain what they have figured out, and to state that they have never seen this done before. Or to notice that what they learned does not seem to be widely known, and then share what they know. It's pretty common for a knitter to acknowledge that someone else may have figured this out previously, but they have no knowledge of that. There's not a whole lot else they can do. Their main goal is sharing their discovery with other knitters, which is much easier with the internet, allowing new techniques to be spread quickly.

[@MiBolaLoca]

Wow! I didn't even know that I didn't know any of this! I am so excited to have learned this neat bit of information and will be using it in my knitting! Thank you for this wonderful demonstration and explanation.

[@pegpage8618]

Awesome tutorial- thanks for sharing your knowledge..

[@jenniferweissman7756]

What a great tip -- thank you!!

[@goldielazar6772]

I'm with everyone else who loves your tutorials. Wondering if this technique would prevent the flip from rib to knit?

[@ooohlaa13]

This is a great refinement, thank you! I am going from st st up the cuff of toe up socks to K1P1 rib. Is there a way of refining this in reverse? Love your teaching style.

[@voyager9028]

When transitioning from stockinette to ribbing, there is no problem, so no need for refining the technique.

[@ooohlaa13]

@@voyager9028 well I wrote this 2 years ago and somehow got lost in the shuffle, had to review what this video was about and gave me a chance to "like" it which I did not do last time by accident. Thanx for all your efforts. I love how knitting has become a fine art!

[@nompoo3115]

Thank you for this!

[@carolynhogan4774]

Would you please do a video about how to do a picot hem to finish a project not to begin one. I particularly would like to see how you join the last row of the neck or other edge to the fabric of the garment. Love all of your videos.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

There are several different types of picot cast ons/bind offs. Are you talking about the kind that produces a hem, with yo, k2tog creating the turning row? Or are you talking about the kind where you CO a few sts, then BO the sts you just CO plus a few more?

[@sophiagraff4263]

Your videos are well done. Thank you. Is there a technique for transitioning from stockinette to rib? Like on a toe up sock if you want a rib section at the top? Or if you knit the arm from thes houlder, down to the cuff? Thank you.

[@bon47ful]

Brilliant! Thank you. 💕

[@LauraLou-b7q]

Great video! But I don’t see where to change my needle size going from ribbing to stockinette. Is it when I do the special slip-the-knits-and-knit-the-purls, or on the first stockinette row? And when do I change color if I want a different stockinette color from the ribbing? Thanks for sooooo many wonderful techniques!

[@jq7136]

I’ve been looking for this~tks! My k2p2 rib for hat always had a ditch look going in to stockinette stitch. I was thinking if change to larger needle for stock. might get rid of that but didn’t. I forgot one time to get larger needle, then tried holding two strands together for stock. -still had ditch between. 😢 So hope to try new soon. Since this was 4 yrs ago, would you suggest up Sz needle also?

[@malabanerjee8424]

How nice is your idea. Mala

[@olive5890]

Great information in this video, thanks! Roxanne, does the transition row count as part of the ribbing length or part of the body length?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

As long as you do the same thing on front and back (when knitting separately), it doesn't really matter. My approach is to set things up so that I have whichever face of the CO edge I like best on the RS (I like the smooth side of the LTCO). That right there might make my ribbing one row longer or shorter than whatever the pattern tells me to do. The goal is to make all the parts work together to get the result you want, and not feel that you *have* to do something for X rows just because the pattern tells you to.

[@Bethel1458]

Thank you! How do you transition when doing 3x3 rib to stockinette?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I just switch from one to the other. Not all techniques that work well in one situation work the same in others (or are even needed). k3p3 is less likely to be as visually disruptive to knitters who are bothered by the k1p1 transition.

[@nemeplus3]

I too think your videos are super helpful. I've just discovered your channel and I'm excited to start exploring! I do have a question: is there a related technique when transitioning from rubbing to a purl row? Thanks to anyone with info on this.

[@mikkiwachtel2870]

I have no idea if you or anyone else will see this and answer it since you actually created this video several years ago. I am always learning something new from you. This particular video really impacted me when I first watched it. I knew that the next time I knitted a sweater from the bottom-up that had ribbing, I would want to do a transition row before switching over to stockinette. So I have two questions. The first is - the pattern says to do 10 rows of ribbing and then switch over to stockinette. So, should I do 10 rows of ribbing and then do this transition row on the right side of the work in lieu of that first all-knit row of stockinette, or should I do only 9 rows of ribbing and do the transition row on the wrong side of the work and then switch over to stockinette with a knit row? I hope my question makes sense. I didn’t know if you could do the transition row on the wrong side of the work; I didn’t know if you would get the same effect that way. My second question is - I did my ribbing with a smaller needle size than what I will use for the stockinette portion of the sweater. Do I switch to my larger needles before doing the transition row or do I wait until after I do the transition row and then switch to my larger needle size? I am hoping that either Roxanne or another Rox Rocks addict out there can answer my questions, because I really want to proceed with my sweater. I’ve already done 9 rows of ribbing, so I am wondering what I should do next. I greatly appreciate anyone who can answer this question for me. If I don’t hear a response I am just going to wing it and see what happens. Thank you so much.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You have all the information you need to discover the answer, because you're asking the right questions. I would suggest doing several swatches and comparing the results of each of your ideas, to see whether or not it makes a difference, and if so, which result you prefer.

[@mikkiwachtel2870]

@@RoxanneRichardson boo, why can’t you just spoon-feed me? 😂

[@Mspurrier88]

It would be helpful for you to address the fact that most patterns have one reduce needle sizes by one or two sizes for the ribbing. I assume this also helps disguise the step-off transition one gets between the two patterns.

[@pearsecrowley4976]

Hi Roxanne, love your videos, they have helped my knitting so much. Can you use either of the two techniques in the video when you are increasing on your final row of ribbing?

[@qalavera]

this is great, thank you so much for your fascinating and helpful videos! i was wondering, are there similar techniques for refining the transition in the other direction, where there can appear to be a hole because of seeing the knit stitch bottom and purl stitch top?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I have a video on transitioning from stockinette to ribbing on my channel. You can either search my channel for "stockinette to ribbing," or search KZbin for "stockinette to ribbing Roxanne Richardson" or follow this link kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKXLgJZ3o9yAibs

[@escha_b]

Exactly what I was looking for, but how can I apply this to in the round?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You're going to work the technique on a RS row, which is what you always have when working in the round. When the instructions say to work the next row/round in stockinette, then that's what you do, regardless of whether you are knitting flat or in the round. If you're working in the round, then you'd work stockinette in knits every round, because the RS will be facing you. If you're working flat, then you'd work purls on the WS.

[@KatyMacky]

Hi Roxanne, my rib is k1tbl, p1 and I noticed that the first line of stockinette after the ribbing had enlarged stitches. Would these techniques help with this or do you have a separate video for dealing with this problem?

[@nl2766]

Somewhere I saw a technique for this transition by doing a twisted stitch, or knitting through the back loop. I just do not remember if it was the ones above the purl stitches or the knit stitches.

[@nancycampbell7959]

Love it!! Thanks.

[@harbleblaster]

This works fine when the stockinette is the same colour as the rib but if the stockinette is a new colour, or worse, the first row of stockinette needs to be the right side as the pattern as it is fairisle then slip the purl purlwise keeping the yarn to the front and purl the knits and you can knit the the next row as row 1 of the stockinette as the RS

[@christycampbell1874]

Awesome tip! I just used it in a sweater neck rib transition. It looks so much nicer. I used the slip stitch method. Can it be used before starting the rib (like in a top down sweater sleeve cuff or hem ribbing)? Thank you!!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

As I showed at the start of the video, the transition from stockinette to ribbing doesn't have the same issue as ribbing to stockinette, because of where the head of the purl stitch is in the first/last row of ribbing. If you want to use this for top-down transitions, I would suggest working the first row of the ribbing as sl1, p1. In other words, you work the sl sts on the first row of the transition to the new pattern. For rib-to-stockinette, the first row is a knit row; for stockinette-to-rib, the first row is a rib row.

[@christycampbell1874]

Thank you!!

[@susanlucero3530]

Hi, Miss Roxanne, great tutorial and tip once again. I was wondering since we slipped all the knits and knit the purls, when you work up to the ribbing on top of stockinette stitches, you slip all the knits to create a nice transition from stockinette to ribbing? Grateful fan here :)

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The first section of the video compares what fabric looks like when you switch from ribbing to stockinette vs stockinette to ribbing without doing anything special, and why it might be desirable to do something like the slip stitch technique when transitioning from ribbing to stockinette, but probably not necessary when transitioning from stockinette to ribbing. I would suggest knitting some swatches to experiment with the technique and try out your idea. If you like the results, then use it in your next project. If you don't see any real difference, then you will have learned something through the swatching experience. :-)

[@susanlucero3530]

@@RoxanneRichardson I was thinking of doing a swatch test but I'm in the midst of making a hat and then a mitten for my brother in law going through dialysis. He needs the hat and mittens as it's very cold inside the dialysis center. I'll try it once I'm done. I really appreciate your response and your channel. I listen to them while I'm knitting or crocheting. I'm learning so much. Thank you ever so much, Miss Roxanne. God bless you!

[@lindasteiner5684]

Thank you Sooo helpfull

[@bibihope5572]

Thank you. If you are doing 2 knit 2 purl cuff, do you slip both the knit stitches and then knit both the purl stitches for the transition?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

This is a technique that works well for k1p1 ribbing. I imagine that slipping the yarn for two sts in a row could reduce the ability of the ribbing to stretch, but I haven't tried it, so I don't know if that would be an issue, or if there might be something else that would make doing that problematic, or if it would work perfectly well. I would suggest knitting up a swatch and trying out your idea, in order to see if it will work.

[@trishc9200]

I'm knitting a baby's sweater which has k2p2 ribbing and fisherman's rib for the main part of the sweater. I have a pattern but it used k1p1 ribbing and I decided to do k2p2 ribbing. Everything was ok for the back and the front, but the sleeves require many increases at the transition between the ribbing and the fisherman's rib and the result is not tidy at all. I have 34 stitches in k2p2 ribbing and need to increase to 49 for the main body of the sleeve so the increases interrupt the "flow" of the columns of knit stitches being continued on in the fisherman's rib pattern. Any suggestions for how to do these increases so that there is a neat transition? Many thanks. It's hard to put into words what I mean so I hope that you can make sense of it. Do you have any videos which might help me?

[@nancymorrison6063]

AMAZING!! TY!!

[@woolandwaterknits4801]

Hi Roxanne, how do you measure ribbing for gauge? Stretched, un-stretched or what??? Ribbing is so fluid! I love your Roxanne Rocks moniker!

[@denisen3383]

Am wondering if you would do anything different when changing colors at the transition from rubbing to stockinette? Haven't been able to find anything on this. Thanks.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I have a video on how to avoid color blips when transitioning from a knit/purl pattern to stockinette (and vice versa) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXYioh-a7GsnZI

[@denisen3383]

Thanks! There are so many wonderful videos, that I can't possibly remember what's in them all. So appreciative.

[@bella-bee]

Often, eg sleeves, the transition has increases. How do you deal with those? Thank you

[@abundantfox]

Roxanne, You teaching of this technique is great. Question regarding a 2x2 rib and using the slip/knit technique. I assume you would slip the 2 knit stitches in the 2k2p rib and knit the 2 purl stitches. Is this correct? When I tried it, I noticed that there is a thread of yarn that crosses over the 2 knit stitches and the 2 purl stitches look sloppy. What would you suggest in refining this technique?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Any time you slip a stitch, there will be a strand of yarn spanning across it, joining the last st worked to the next st worked. The more sts you slip, the longer the span of yarn. This technique is typically used for 1x1 ribbing. Not all techniques work well when adapted to another situation, and while I have nothing specific to offer in terms of how you *could* adapt the technique, I would encourage you to experiment with various ideas to see if you come up with something you think improves the result.

[@annesfeltedfriends]

Would this work for twisted 1by 1 rib?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Maybe. I haven't tried it. I would suggest knitting up a swatch and experimenting to see if you get a result that works for you.

[@lorifarion5274]

Please give technique for 2/2 ribbing, please! I'm imagining knitting below in the first knit stitch, then just slipping the second knit stitch?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Some techniques are not transferable to other knitting situations. I would suggest trying out your idea on a swatch and seeing if you get a result you like.

[@lorifarion5274]

@@RoxanneRichardson One thing I did try, is just transferring all stitches purl wise, one at a time, to the next size needle. It made for a very flat row, no bumps.

[@Alaska2446]

Do you have a video of switching just from stockinette to ribbing, as if knitting top down sweater then say the sleeve ribbing ? Or is there nothing to know, just keying keep tension neat?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

There's a section in the video where I compare the transition from rib to stockinette with stockinette to rib, and explain why the issue is so pronounced with ribbing to stockinette, but not vice versa.

[@Alaska2446]

@@RoxanneRichardson thanks Roxanne I must has missed it .. sorry thanks for clarifying! My brain has a fog today!

[@LEO-il9id]

Do you do anything differently if the SS section is in a different color yarn than the ribbing? Would I slip the knits and knit the purls in the ribbing color for 1 round of SS and then continue in the new color?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Try it on a swatch and see what you think! :-)

[@likhang_nedwards]

Hi, I am making a beanie for my toddler for the colder months. This is my first time to make a beanie. Now thete is a 2x2 ribbing and it requires to decrease 3 stitches evenly on the last row before switching to stockinette. I was wondering how to do this because the ribbing is 2x2. I imagine it will see through. I am new to knitting. I learned last year in August.

[@likhang_nedwards]

I am uncertain if I should be looking at improve transitions or decreasing 2x2 ribbing....

[@RoxanneRichardson]

If you're doing the decreases at the transition from ribbing to stockinette, it won't be obvious (and possibly not even visible). Work the k2tog so that you're knitting a 2nd purl and 1st knit together. That will place the knit st on top of the purl stitch. Because the purl columns recede in ribbing, you won't be able to see that one of the purls has disappeared. On the following row, when you're working stockinette, all of the sts will be knits, none will be purls.

[@likhang_nedwards]

@@RoxanneRichardson thank you so much! That makes so much sense! Thank you for replying!

[@magdapracsiu3096]

Is there any way to avoid the look of this transition when I work top-down and the last thing to knit is the ribbing? Thank you for your wonderful videos!!

[@lydiah.7016]

When you work top-down there shouldn't be a weird purl bump at the transition because you're switching from stockinette to ribbing and not the other way around. Roxanne explains why at 2:13 in the video. I hope this helps. Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

[@gohr13]

There is a lot if top down sweaters and cardigans. How do you address this? Or is it just the same but oppsite i.e first row of the ribbing is 1 sl, 1 kn and so forth and the rest is as usual.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

The first section of the video compares the difference visually and physically between the transition from ribbing to stockinette vs stockinette to ribbing. The slip stitch technique minimizes the issue seen when transitioning from ribbing to stockinette. That issue doesn't exist when transitioning from stockinette to ribbing. Is there some issue that you're seeing in your knitting that you are trying to fix?

[@pamlaycock5018]

If the instructions include changing needle size when switching from ribbing to regular fabric, would you change needle size on the row on which you are doing the slip stitches, or the one after?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

It likely doesn't make much difference. Knit a couple of swatches and see which you prefer.

[@LadyGecko]

I would like to see a good video on reading cable chart symbols. I’m doing a KAL for Norah’s Vintage Afghan which has 20-12”x12” blocks of different cable patterns and I’m trying to understand how the description in the key matches the symbol. Thank you.

[@Oldorcuttyarnery]

With Jana of Purl together? Me too! Ask Jana...she will be providing help and videos as we continue!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

It depends a bit on which type of abbreviation is used in the key, but in addition to a chart key, there should be a list of abbreviations that spell out what to do. My preference is for cable abbreviations that look something like 2/2RC or 3/2LPC or 2/1/2 RPC, etc. because they pack the most information into the abbreviation. Typically, the chart itself is a tremendous help in understanding how the cable is to be worked. I do plan on doing some videos in the near future (I have an article I'm also writing on this subject), but it probably won't be soon enough for your KAL.

[@LadyGecko]

Roxanne Richardson - Thank you for you response. The KAL is a long term one; one square per month and there are 20 squares. I get the abbreviations and I get the descriptions in the Key, but I was kind of hoping for something like other symbols. Like...I know when the square is blank, It’s a Knit stitch and a dark circle is Purl and a white circle is YO...and so forth. Whenever you have time. Thank you again.

[@elainebos]

Will either of these methods work when you are doing a 1x1 twisted ribbing, when you twist the knit sts?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I would suggest trying it out on a swatch. With knit below, you'll essentially end the twisted sts early, because they'll go away when you knit below. With twisted sts, you could try slipping as if to knit, so that the slipped st twists. You'll have to decide whether one of those is preferable to not working any technique.