How do I do row 18 of this knitting pattern, I have no problem until I get to row 18. I hope someone can help?

Question

I am knitting a baby blanket and need help with this pattern.

I cast on 167 sts (no problem)

Row 1-9: K1(P1,K1) across
Row 10: knit across
Row 11: Purl across
Row 12 and 13 same as 10 and 11
Row 14: P4, WYF slip 3, (P3, WYF slip 3) across to last 4 sts, P4
Row 15: K4, WYB slip 3, (K3, WYB slip 3) across to last 4 sts, K4.
Row 16: K across
Row 17: P across
Row 18: K5, *insert right needle under loose strands and knit together with next st, K5; repeat from * across.

How do I do row 18? I have no problem with any of the other rows until I get here and have no idea what to do. can someone please help.

Answer 1

The WYF and WYB form loops so pick them up on the right needle and knit through them all with one stitch. Looks like this is the pattern of a bobble or something.

Answer 2

Looks like you are knitting the Butterfly stitch. You will be making a knit stitch right in the middle of the wide loose stitches you created on rows 14 & 15.



Basically this stitch will be tying the other stitches together. If you look at the picture on your pattern you will see what I am trying to describe - it's like the knot in the middle.

Answer 3

where it says *insert right needle under loose strands and knit together with next st, put your needle under all the loose strands and knit the next stitch - you will then see all the loose strands sitting in front of the st that is on your right needle - use your left needle to put these over the right needle out of the way. You have now worked a butterfly st..



Hope I explained this ok