I cast on for the Clapotis, and have gotten through all 7 repeats of the increase section. I did the first repeat of the straight section (section 3), and it was a lot of fun and a very nervewracking to drop a stitch intentionally and watch it go! I totally don't understand how the rest of the drops will work. I can see very clearly where they will go. But from the pattern, it seems like I will just keep dropping stitches in the same exact place each time. When do I drop stitches through the rest of the piece? Maybe I'm just too tired to make any sense of it at this point. But if anyone can explain to me how it works, I'd love to hear it. The pattern calls for you to P1, remove the marker, and drop the stitch each time at Row 8. For 12 repeats... How does dropping a stitch one stitch in each time get you the ladders anywhere but the edge???
My camera (old, crummy thing that it is!) died before I could take a picture tonight. I'll post picutres of the progress soon.
2 comments:
you're actually knitting on an angle...increasing on one side, decreasing on the other. So you will be dropping stitches as they get to the end of the needle! It's pretty cool, actually.
Thanks, Redthread. I will just follow the pattern and trust it!
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