Last week, in the Friday Jan. 18th blog, I showed you how to do the increases this pattern calls for, M1R and M1L.
As promised, this week I'll talk about lifelines. What are they and how do they work?
While this project is pretty simple, using lifelines will help you keep from losing any of your M1s should you need to rip back.
What is a lifeline? A lifeline is a strand of yarn that you insert into your work at a point when you know everything that has been knit before that point, has been done correctly. It's best to insert it into a plain knit or purl row when possible. It's also best to use a smooth, slippery lifeline, like mercerized cotton or dental floss but any thing that's not grabby will work.
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That's all there is to inserting the lifeline!
When you knit your next row or round be sure to NOT knit the lifeline with your stitch or you will have to cut the lifeline into little pieces to get it out. Otherwise, removing a lifeline is easy, just pull one of the ends and it should slid right out of your project. I recommend leaving all of your lifelines in place until you finish your project, just in case. But if they bother you, they can be removed when you're certain all is well.
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If you have further questions please let me know! askTerry (at) jimmybeanswool.com (please remove the spaces and replace at with @ to send an email)
Happy Knitting!
Terry
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