BCL Scarf - Row 2

[monicaida1]

Beautiful pattern. Thank you so much for a clear demo and explanation.

[redlexi45]

Thank you, Thank you, for the clear demo and explanation.

[siepie789]

what does she mean with 'work your way out of this patern' at 3:28? Is she doing a double stitch? And is she doing the normal knit-stitch or a purl stitch? I am really a total beginner (I've never heard of all these therms before). I know it would probably be better to start off with something more simple, but I wanted to give it a try!

[MarleneD1216]

@siepie789 Hi! Nope "working your way out" doesn't really mean anything; just follow the stitches. In the "intro" video I mention how the pattern is worked in to the middle (I call it the spine) and then worked back out; basically all the stitches worked from the beginning of the row are then mirrored after the middle stitch. The "mirrored stitches" are creating the "mirrored leaves".

Just knit the written stitches :). I may have over explained how I look at patterns which caused the confusion

[49Piegirl]

Thanks for showing purling thru back loop. Lovely pattern but weird to see yarn held in left hand. Is that continental knitting?

[MarleneD1216]

@49Piegirl LOL, yes that is continental knitting. The yarn moves in the same direction as English knitting (or throwing) just the hand it's held in changes.

[ghoryhuon]

Hello..You did it very fast, I can't catch up.

I wish you did it slowly. I love your scarf

[AnneSylvie03]

How many stitches should be on your needle after this row?

(And thanks for the pattern, I love it!)

[MarleneD1216]

@AnneSylvie03 Oh, it's not my pattern; it's the creation of Brooke Nelson. I just made some videos showing the rows. Yes, it is awesome!

Every even row (rows 2, 4, 6, 8) ends with having 39 stitches on your right needle. This is the number you had cast on as well.

Every odd row (rows 1, 3, 5, 7) ends with having 41 stitches.

The written pattern can be found at - (substitute the "(DOT)" for a " . " in your address bar -

brookenelson(DOT)com/leafscarf­pattern.html

[1toxic2love3]

thank you so much, i had no clue how to do tbl, i was so confused

[EveStarr]

Very, very helpful. I had to figure out p2tog tbl all by myself when I was a newer knitter, and it felt totally counterintuitive and awkward! The explanation here would have spare me some stress. Thanks!

[checkorpole]

yes! delirium, i was watching this and stopped: wait a minute i don't purl like that...thought it was just me :) i love this vid...i need to see how it's done.

[deliriumSJ]

Really helped me out. lol, I've been doing the Purl stitch ALL wrong! haha, but I never noticed. When I had to do p2tog I was doing p2tog tbl! So when I got to that I was like WTF?! But now I get what I was doing wrong. My whole purl stitching has been in the back loop, hence the p2tog tbl confusion cos that's already what I was doing. Anyway, your vid helped me figure it out. Thanks!

[MarleneD1216]

The needles I'm using were my Grandmothers; they are a size 3 nylon/plastic type. I tend to knit a bit loose and I was using a sport weight yarn rather than worsted. I'd say there is no real gauge for this scarf, but keep in mind that very small or very large needles will obviously produce a different look. The pattern calls for worsted weight yarn and a size 7 needle. What ever yarn "feels" right to you on what ever size needles should be fine. Type of needle is a personal preference.

[deliriumSJ]

Oh & just to share, I'm using a worsted weight & size 5 needles. ^_^ Just starting it out but I'm wanting thinner-ish scarf. Would've went with 4 but it's like the only one I don't have haha & I've already spent my yarn budget this month. ^_^ lol.

[udatgirl]

I have a question? What kind of knitting needles are you using? wood or steel and what size or does it matter?

[MarleneD1216]

LOL, yes I was on vacation when I shot these videos. And since I had the camera hanging around my neck from a make shift knitted device no less it was challenging to stay within the borders of the lens. There's an entire series of videos on my playlist relating to this scarf which covers every row and I'm pretty sure you can see the whole front view. If not there are many samples of it on brookenelson website. Hopefully this one vidoe has been helpful to some nonetheless.

[whoolerloo]

Clearly a talented knitter, and the techniques for holding yarn for quick stitches was good, but you should consider a solid background and PLEASE make sure your stitches don't go out of camera. One more thing, wish I could have seen the front after it was finished. Thanks for sharing your knitting talent.

[lalloydie]

thanks for the p2tog tbl - I just could NOT visualise it!

[elizatana]

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm well it was ok