Fixing Yarn Over Mistakes // Technique Tuesday

[@stephaniejones9523]

I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you enough except for monetarily tipping you which I swear I am going to have to budget into my next paycheck at this point. You've saved my last three projects, and that's no exaggeration!

[@salemoleander]

Sending money to thank you! You saved a wedding shawl I'm knitting for my twin, I was so stressed about the YOs and your advice makes fixing them straightforward.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You are so welcome! I'm so happy you were able to save the wedding shawl! :-)

[@paulgoodman8476]

Roxanne -- you are amazing -- clear explanation and great visuals. You are one of my three go-tos since my knitting teacher/mentor/friend died in Dec. 2021. I can't thank you enough!

[@naturopath72]

I’m so glad I found your video. You just saved me from frogging a few rows. Thank you so much.

[@devraschmitt1658]

Hallelujah! Thank you so much for this. I am making my first lace project (shawl) and have started over 5 times because of simple YO mistakes I didn't know how to fix...until now!

[@reganmartin4126]

This video....right here.....is going to change my life!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

[@susanwells7747]

Roxanne I can’t thank you enough for posting these videos! Of all the teachers who post, you are the one I know I can rely on to give more details, great demos, and a wonderful overview. THANKS! You’ve saved me countless times!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I'm so glad!

[@carblarson8868]

Her close-ups are the best.

[@theastewart6721]

I watched this video 2 years ago and I just watched it again as a refresher. This is such a fantastic video Roxanne. I recently bought some bigger dpns for making swatches to practice these techniques. This will be my first one on these new needles. When I learned Judy’s Magic Cast on with your tutorial I used a large circular and just kept practicing. This advice you give about swatching to practice is invaluable! Best advice ever! Thank you Roxanne!🤗🤗. I’m starting to like swatching and practicing almost as much as working on a project!

[@feliciaweatherspoon2303]

Thank you again, Roxanne!! When I make a mistake, while knitting, I normally pull it back out to that area and redo it!! ❤️

[@katiegallant9917]

You have explained these techniques so clearly I had an aha moment with each one. I think I will be tinking back less often. Thank you!!

[@chillbro2275]

Terrific, you just leveled up my game. Thanks!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You're welcome! :-)

[@anab570]

Thank you soooo much!! that's an excellent video!! I knit since I was 8 year old (now I am 64) but nobody explained it to me. Genius teacher!!

[@srligon]

Roxanne, your a genius! I have made so many messes of forgotten yarn overs. Your explanations make it very clear!

[@nathaliebourgois5545]

So clear!!!! I had spent 1 hr messing up my seed stiches mistakes (making them worse) and only five minutes redoing them properly using your excellent techniques and explanations. Roxanne, you rock!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I'm so glad you were able to fix your problem!

[@AntisocialAuntie]

Thank you SO much! I have a full skein of yarn knit into my first shawl (3 more skeins to go) and noticed my yarn overs shifted. And then shifted back 🙄. Sigh. This video has given me peace of mind. Though I am still putting this bugger into time out for a bit. Lots of love from the Pacific Northwest 🧡

[@sarag1158]

This exact pattern is my very first lace pattern I happen to be working on. I am currently swatching but it is full of little mistakes. The hard part is identifying the problem before I get too far. I have a crochet hook on standby now. Thanks!

[@annegraheck5713]

Another rocking video Rox. Thank you for another excellent example of what happens when you....(fill in the blanks) and how to fix it. Reading lace stitches is a challenge for a beginner like myself. This would be an excellent technique series if you are so inclined. So appreciate your coaching.

[@erroniousmcleese]

Back again to thank-you for this video. It. Is. A. Life-saver!!!!

[@SissEsnacksASMR]

This helped me to fix a missed YO about 10 rows down. You might have a video for that already, but if not, that would be a good one! Thank you!

[@kerryhite1970]

Roxanne, you are a rockstar! Just had an error where I was one stitch short. Figured out from watching your video previously that it was a missed yarn over and now knew how to go back and fix it on the purl row. Thanks for all your fabulous videos!

[@janekelly7835]

Your videos are really, really clear and helpful! You've helped me with problems many, many times when I think it's probably hopeless. Thank you! You're wonderful!

[@rebeccas5019]

I’ve just started lace knitting and I’ve been struggling mostly with missed yarn overs, and consequently tinking back! Glad to know I don’t have to if I catch them quickly! Thanks for the video - it’s a great help!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You are so welcome!

[@tamaradensmore6216]

THANK YOU! This is my main problem with lace knitting! I have tried to do some of these techniques without success, but I'm sure I was doing it wrong! I may be able to be successful at lace knitting now!

[@smallfootprint2961]

Very informative. Your showing it, takes the fear out of making a mistake. Thanks for showing it.

[@daphnewright5110]

Thanks so much for this. You have just raised my lace knitting skills to a more efficient level. A little less thinking for sure.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Wonderful!

[@jenniferbarrett3272]

Thanks! Very helpful as I am knitting Shetland lace for the 1st time.

[@elizabethzmetana6229]

Saved my butt. Thanks. I love learning how to fix mistakes without thinking back. Merci.

[@carolinehickson2646]

Wonderful video. You've saved me:) Thanks so much for the clarity in explanation and good video.

[@carolcorcoran9643]

This was great! I'm happy you are doing videos like this so very helpful. Thank you so so much in sharing your skills.

[@francenelinstrom3971]

I was glad to see that I was doing these fixes correctly on my own.

[@lplayton]

Thanks!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You're very welcome! :-)

[@anai.riveradavila3536]

Thanks so much love the way you explain the various types to correct the problem . Very clear and simple. I'm a newbie in knitting and I made a lot of them. I really enjoyed your work and teaching 😊. God bless you. Wishing you a happy Christmas 🎄. Saludos Ana

[@jmickey1986]

Thank you so much! This is exactly the video I was hoping to find to correct some yarn overs in my project!

[@beemini3374]

Thank you so much, I've had problems fixing my yarn over mistakes.

[@theastewart6721]

Great video Roxanne! I just had this issue last Wednesday when I was in class. I was working on a scarf with brioch knit stitch and some skps. I ended up with 1 extra stitch. I figured that it was an extra yarn over and was going to just slip it off when I got to that stitch. But no, I had to try and tink back. Big mistake! Luckily my teacher worked her magic and fixed it. What could have been an easy fix turned into a disaster. I spent my whole class working on this mess that I was originally just working on to keep busy while she worked with new students. Good lesson learned. I’m so happy you posted this. Your instruction is so clear! Thanks!

[@Ursaminor31]

Thea Stewart but you learned how to fix it

[@mrsibatalha]

Thank you so much for sharing these tips for fixing the yarn over mistakes. It's really helpful because I'm currently studying a new stitch (the chevron lace stitch) and I sometimes forget the yarn over... So thank you very much 😘😘😘

[@denises.8710]

Thank you for these TT videos. I should have watched this before I frogged my item.

[@angelawright5703]

Thank you so much. I am now a follower of yours.

[@TheSasZKnitter]

Amazing! Thanks Rox! You Make it look so easy.

[@SlimIsThik]

This is immensely helpful! Thank you!

[@peoplenoodlesoup]

Oh this is a tricky fix 🤦🏼‍♀️ I forgot my yo and tried to ladder down and fix it myself before watching your video and now I am just all mixed up 😂 love your videos though. They have helped me when I’ve been in a bind so many times! Most fix videos go over basic fixes and don’t help me.

[@mamabubba8080]

This has saved my project and really well explained!!!

[@elizabethsleison6079]

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! Thank you so much for this video.

[@pattihuke2992]

Thx for the video! This save me so much time because I would have had to tink back

[@bashalotaibe1076]

I love you, you saved my life

[@wendyknopp1252]

Thank you for your great tutorial!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You're very welcome!

[@salemoleander]

Ma'am I owe you so much for showing me how that I can just let those excess YOs go and not ruin my lacework!! I just keep making that mistake with the working yarn, and even though I'll still have to go back and manually tighten the gaps it's still SO much easier than tinking back 144 stitches.

[@Karensvideos1000]

Perfect. Thank you!

[@cindycurwick734]

Do you have a video of how to pick up a missed or dropped yarn-over in the tradional dishcloth (garter stich pattern)? With this garter stitch pattern, I have a hard time finding and "fixing" the yarn-over!! Thanks!

[@carblarson8868]

Thank u so much for this video.

[@KatyMacky]

Thank you Roxanne :-)

[@sandygrogg1203]

Thanks💜

[@lavmpoh]

Thank you! 👍🏻

[@sabrinachristensen8414]

I have a question 🙋‍♀️ I’m a total knitting beginner. I’m making a shawl which has knit stitches on both sides with increases put in regularly on the right side, but which I have to twist on the wrong side. I only just noticed I must have forgotten to do a twist on one of the passes and have a hole 6 rows down. Can I use this technique with the “ladder” technique (I think that’s what you called it) to fix it?

[@vindeljay]

Thanks thats helpful

[@mistyblue5312]

Great explanation Rox. Comes in handy for old shale lace patterns etc where you can easily drop or omit a yarn over! BTW is your favourite colour blue? I see you wear that colour a lot in your videos! Regards.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I think that's my only blue shirt. I do have a number of teal shirts, and a couple of green sweaters, but the green doesn't always come across in the video, so other people often think they are blue. My favorite color is actually red. I have quite a few winter tops/sweaters that are red, fuchsia or purple, but only one red t-shirt for summer.

[@heleneteterekidis5669]

Could you make a video on decreasing knitted lace sleeve caps please.

[@erroniousmcleese]

Thank-you! I was not in the mood to attempt a life line to fix one little missed y/o! #NewbieKnitter

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Glad I could help!

[@kathy2951]

Ok I was so glad to learn this technique, however my problem is when I'm happily knitting along and see that I have an inadvertent yarn over that made a hole in my stockinette stich. Is there any way to fix this or just the way I do now, which is to close it later with a needle and yarn? I will likely not rip back 100 rows for this error

[@RoxanneRichardson]

For something that far down, I think your solution is a good one. I do have a video that covers this scenario. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZuulXmdbqZ7jtE

[@lauriehill3226]

Why didn't I see this a month ago?! Lol! Thank you so much! I won't struggle so much in the future! 😊

[@nancyreynolds3147]

Question: If you don’t notice a ‘switched’ yarn over until you’re a few rows passed the mistake, can you still fix it? Thanks in advance.

[@suNRze]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Norfolk250]

V'rrrrrrrry helpful.

[@juliemiller2519]

K2T, YO. I’ve unraveled a column of K2T YO down 20 stitches and need help in getting these ladder like column fix so that it’s correct. I believe I missed a YO causing the issue. I unraveled and now need help.

[@bobnrainy]

In the unhappy process of tinking back to correct a mistake, I somehow created another mistake by dropping 3 yarn overs (in a column), in another section of my lace pattern. I can find instructions to fix the lowest yarn over, but have no clue or answers on fixing and attaching the 2 above the fixed one. Do I have to tink back 2 rows to fix these, or (please Lord!), is there a way to gain control of this yarn over "ladder"? (I'm knitting in the round...with 400+ stitches!😢

[@carolineorre]

Hi Thanks for posting these informative videos but I have an additional question on what to do. I’m knitting a hat in English rib. I’ve never tried English rib before and end up with mistakes here and there that I’ve been trying to fix. I can’t find a video of how to fix forgotten or dropped yarns over in English rib, don’t think it’s quite the same as I sometimes end up with a hole in the knitting which is completely unwanted. Have you got a video somewhere that I can watch?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I hadn't heard of English rib, before (stitch patterns often have multiple names). It sounds like it's the same as Brioche. You might try looking for videos on fixing mistakes in Brioche, instead. I don't have any videos on that topic.

[@carolineorre]

@@RoxanneRichardson Ok, Will do but since you’re good at this maybe you can consider making one! 😉

[@groundhog647]

is there a way to search your channel for specific knitting techniques

[@RoxanneRichardson]

If you're using the app on a mobile device, you can search KZbin for the technique including my name in the search. If you're using a browser, you can go to my channel home page, where you will find a channel search box to the right of the list of choices for the channel (the line that says HOME VIDEOS SHORTS PLAYLISTS COMMUNITY). To get to the channel page, click on my channel name (Roxanne Richardson) under any video of mine that you might have been watching. The search box at the top of the screen is to do a general KZbin search, not a channel search. Another alternative is to select PLAYLISTS from that list of channel options and see if there is a playlist that might include a likely video.

[@namtsewhsit]

New to laddering down. Working on a top down cardigan with raglan increase of yo, k1, yo. I knit across with the increases and purl back not increasing on the purl side. When I am fixing my yo mistake 8 rows down and coming up the ladder, do I put yo in every row or every other row. The purl row would not get the yo. I am getting too many stitches so I am thinking I should only put the yo back on the needle every other row.. Is this correct?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

If you're supposed to create a YO every other row, then when you ladder down, you will also so create a YO every other row as you ladder back up. You create the YO on one row, and you work it on the next.

[@namtsewhsit]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you for the response. I was so frustrated when I wrote the message but came back later and knew I had answered it myself. I so enjoy learning from watching all your videos. They just make sense....

[@ronabrody1834]

Will this technique work if the missed yarn overs are further down then just the previous row? If so, how? Please, I’m stuck!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Technically, it can be done, but you have to squeeze a new column of sts between existing sts, using the yarn in the running thread that connects those sts. It's very tight.

[@ronabrody1834]

@@RoxanneRichardson thank you.

[@Avemarianow]

What about when you forget a yo and don’t realize until several rows later?

[@missmarple3170]

شكراً جزيلاً لكِ وفقك الله

[@KatyMacky]

Hi Roxanne, I was just trying to buy you a coffee but the link above is not working right now. Are you aware of this, or is there a reason? Let me know please. Katy

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Thanks for letting me know, Katy! The link was messed up. It's fixed now. Thanks, again for letting me know. :-)