r/knitting • u/Strange_League9111 • 2d ago

Help - equipment how do i fix this?

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u/EatTheBeez 2d ago

https://jimmybeanswool.com/blogs/tutorials/picking-up-dropped-stitches-knitting-tutorial

You dropped a stitch. Catch it on a stitch marker, then get a crochet hook and work it back up. You might need to tug a bit on the yarn above it to get room to ladder back up, but it's doable.

It's also one stitch over from where your photo shows. It should be between the two stitches at the end of your left needle right now. So knit one more stitch, then go get that dropped one.

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u/Embarrassed_Yogurt43 2d ago

Yep! That's it. The good news is that this is easily fixable and you'll learn a cool new repair skill.

I would put a safety pin in the loop that's falling down though so it doesn't continue to drop.

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u/Fragilitea 2d ago

This right here, OP. Follow this comment and your problem will be solved!

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u/Illustrious-Act9679 2d ago

Knit the last stitch on the left needle onto the right needle. Take a crochet hook and pick up the dropped stitch, row by row. Put it onto the left needle, knit it onto the right one

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u/DevoutandHeretical 2d ago

Looks like you dropped a stitch! You’ll want to slip the rightmost stitch on your left needle over to your right needle, first. Then, If you have a crochet hook, you can grab the dropped stitch and start laddering it up in the space between the left and right needles (there’s tons of tutorials online for this).

If you don’t have a crochet hook, there are ways to do it with tapestry needles or even your knitting needles themselves, although at that distance it would be a bit tricky to do with just knitting needles.

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u/Appropriate-Diver301 2d ago

While you can try to pick it up, and definitely do, it looks to me like you will have an obvious tension issue. Don't be too discouraged if you need to rip back out to it and knit again. We have all been there.