Hello Dot. Thanks for your question. I think that the "yfwd, yrn" may be a combined instruction, asking you to wrap the yarn all of the way around the needle, so that it's back at the front again
Hi Emily, Thanks for getting back to me, and apologies that I didn't explain what it meant. To slip a stitch, simply move it from the left hand needle to the right hand needle, without working a
Hi Clare. Thanks for your question (there's no such thing as a silly question, so please don't feel you have to apologise for asking - that's what we're here for and nobody wants a pooh bear with a
pl in a knitting pattern stands for plain knitting. This could mean plain stockinette or garter stitch. Here is a website with knitting abbreviations for future reference: http://www.knittingfool
Hi Emily, Thanks for your question. This is a very common problem, and not necessarily a sign that you're doing anything wrong. You could possibly tighten up the slip knot a little, but that won't

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