Seed Stitch--How to count rows

Good morning! I am new to your groups and pretty new to knitting (4
scarfs, 1 doll blanket and 1 kerchief under my belt so far).

I am making a hooded baby blanket from a pattern I found at JoAnn
fabrics. It calls for the first 8 rows to be knit in seed stitch with
two strands of yarn held together. That wasn't a problem at all.
Unfortunately, I have not yet purchased a row counter and have lost
count of how many rows I knit. I am really having trouble counting
them due to the thickness from 2 strands of yarn and because this is
my first adventure with seed stitch. Can anyone offer advice?

Thank you so much for your help!

wrote:
Good morning! I am new to your groups and pretty new to knitting (4
scarfs, 1 doll blanket and 1 kerchief under my belt so far).

I am making a hooded baby blanket from a pattern I found at JoAnn
fabrics. It calls for the first 8 rows to be knit in seed stitch with
two strands of yarn held together. That wasn't a problem at all.
Unfortunately, I have not yet purchased a row counter and have lost
count of how many rows I knit. I am really having trouble counting
them due to the thickness from 2 strands of yarn and because this is
my first adventure with seed stitch. Can anyone offer advice?

Thank you so much for your help!

Count the purl bumps? 4 of them would be 8 rows...

sue

On Mar 15, 10:24 am, suzee wrote:
wrote:
Good morning! I am new to your groups and pretty new to knitting (4
scarfs, 1 doll blanket and 1 kerchief under my belt so far).

I am making a hooded baby blanket from a pattern I found at JoAnn
fabrics. It calls for the first 8 rows to be knit in seed stitch with
two strands of yarn held together. That wasn't a problem at all.
Unfortunately, I have not yet purchased a row counter and have lost
count of how many rows I knit. I am really having trouble counting
them due to the thickness from 2 strands of yarn and because this is
my first adventure with seed stitch. Can anyone offer advice?

Thank you so much for your help!

Count the purl bumps? 4 of them would be 8 rows...

sue

Thank you!! I am back in action. I appreciate the help!

spun a FINE 'yarn':

Good morning! I am new to your groups and pretty new to knitting (4
scarfs, 1 doll blanket and 1 kerchief under my belt so far).

I am making a hooded baby blanket from a pattern I found at JoAnn
fabrics. It calls for the first 8 rows to be knit in seed stitch with
two strands of yarn held together. That wasn't a problem at all.
Unfortunately, I have not yet purchased a row counter and have lost
count of how many rows I knit. I am really having trouble counting
them due to the thickness from 2 strands of yarn and because this is
my first adventure with seed stitch. Can anyone offer advice?

Thank you so much for your help!

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Hi!
If you count the purled 'bumps' you'll find that 3 = 6 rows.
HTH,
Noreen

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