PUT IT DOWN, PICK IT UP....BUT HOW

If I wrote before that you NEVER stop knitting in the middle of a row, then, sorry, I'm gonna repeat it! NEVER STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROW. Why?

We had a customer knitting her first grandchild's baby sweater. 'Ginny, I have a hole here, why?', she asked. 'Did you stop in the middle of the row before you went to bed?', I asked. 'Yes', she said. Sound familiar?

If you have to stop in the middle of the row for more than 20 minutes, then read on. Remember that the yarn should be on the right needle. What happened to my customer is that she turned her work, making the yarn on the left side. In ripping out her work, it looked like she short rowed (knitted in one direction before completing the row, and then turning the work.)

So, rule of thumb here is: Either finish your row or don't start another one before bedtime. But if you do, remember your yarn needs to be on the right side to start up again!

HAPPY STITCHING, MY FRIENDS!