ripple stitch help

| On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:48:59 +0200, Anna MCM wrote:

I would need the directions for making ripple stitch without any "hole".
I try to explain better: I mean the little chain "holes" that some
patterns have, usually in the "valley" part of the "wave".
I tried to figure out myself how to do that without any success so
far...
I´ve tried with google, but I found only patterns with little chain
"holes".


If you're talking about knitting, the trick is to use a different increase.
If you use the one where you lift the bar between the stitches then twist
it or knit into the back of it, then you won't get the holes that a YO
increase uses. Even knitting into the front and back of the stitch will
make a much less noticeable increase.


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

Helen \"Halla\" Fleischer wrote:

If you're talking about knitting, the trick is to use a different increase.
If you use the one where you lift the bar between the stitches then twist
it or knit into the back of it, then you won't get the holes that a YO
increase uses. Even knitting into the front and back of the stitch will
make a much less noticeable increase.

Thanks Helen. Sorry, I didn´t mentioned that it was for crochet.
My knitting is more than basic and I very seldom knit. Anyway, I´ll save
the tip for future reference.

Hugs,

Anna Maria

| On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 09:10:17 +0200, Anna MCM wrote:

Helen \"Halla\" Fleischer wrote:

If you're talking about knitting, the trick is to use a different increase.
If you use the one where you lift the bar between the stitches then twist
it or knit into the back of it, then you won't get the holes that a YO
increase uses. Even knitting into the front and back of the stitch will
make a much less noticeable increase.

Thanks Helen. Sorry, I didn´t mentioned that it was for crochet.
My knitting is more than basic and I very seldom knit. Anyway, I´ll save
the tip for future reference.


Same theory applies, there. Instead of making more room by adding a chain
gap that you work into next row, you work two stitches into the same space
to add a stitch, if you want a more solid fabric. I looked at the picture
on the pattern you found but didn't study the directions. Still I'd bet a
more closed increase is the difference between that one and a pattern with
holes.


Helen "Halla" Fleischer,
Fantasy & Fiber Artist in Fairland, MD USA
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/

Anna MCM wrote:
I would need the directions for making ripple stitch without any "hole".
I try to explain better: I mean the little chain "holes" that some
patterns have, usually in the "valley" part of the "wave".
I tried to figure out myself how to do that without any success so
far...
I´ve tried with google, but I found only patterns with little chain
"holes".

TIA,

Anna Maria

I guess I always considered the hole part of the pattern!