help with cable pattern

[brooksteen]

I am trying a cable patter.

http://www.needlenook.on.ca/free/nn117.pdf

I am suppose to CO 24 st
After I do the row with the cable (row 3) I end up with 22 stitches not 24.

Row 3 has 4 YO wich add a st (4 total stiches added) and 2 (sl1 k2tog psso) will decrease a total of 4 stiches I think. that should make 24 but I end up with less than 24.

Please help :??

For YO I wrap the right needle and then K. (making 2 st)

For the sl1 k2tog psso, I slip a stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together, and then take the slipped stich on the right needle over the knitted 2 and drop it.


thanks for your help

[tab]

My math says the pattern is correct.
I think you might be doing your YOs wrong - YO is simply wrapping the yarn around the needle. It sounds like you're doing YO, k1 instead of just YO. That could account for the incorrect stitch count.

[knit-a-holic]

Hi Brook...
When you do a YO, just bring the working yarn over your right needle, which creates an extra loop, then knit the next stitch, as usual. Hope this helps. :D

[brooksteen]

Thanks not doing the knit and just wrapping the yarn around before the next step makes sense and would account for 2 extra stiches

This site is very helpful. It is helping me advance my knitting :lol:

[knit-a-holic]

I always use this site for reference...especially if I don't understand a pattern, it helps alot when someone explains it in words I understand. I especially love the videos, too. They're very helpful. Happy knitting! :XX: