Mind. Blown.

I’ve been knitting for around 9 years. According to my Ravelry profile, I signed up in 2011 but I state that I started knitting in 2012…so who even knows. In that time, I’ve learned a lot of stitches. I’m pretty loyal to my decreases though, SSK & knit 2 together, unless something else is called for that’s what I always do. Always.

Turns out I’ve been doing my SSKs wrong THIS WHOLE TIME.

Instead of slipping as if to knit, I’ve been slipping as if to purl. What I think happened is that at one point I learned about the “improved” SSK where you slip as if to knit, then slip as if to purl. From there, I didn’t double-check what I was doing and started slipping purlwise and didn’t realize I screwed up.

I realized this is likely why all the projects I knit with SSKs as a design feature have never looked quite right.

 

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Because of this, I took a look at a few of the projects I have on the needles. Remember the Halloween-y chevron scarf I showed you guys yesterday? I’m pretty sure this is why I’m not super satisfied with how it looks. Also, I had been working on a Strangling Vine Lace Scarf by Nicole Hindes (Ravelry link) and hadn’t loved how it was turning out - I think it was because of the SSK issue. So, the project went from this:

 
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To this:

 
Yarn is Alexandra the Art of Yarn Agate Beach in  Black Gems Purple

Yarn is Alexandra the Art of Yarn Agate Beach in Black Gems Purple

 

This poor yarn has been ripped out several times now. Originally I started a shawl with it and then decided I wanted to do the scarf. I’ll be honest though, I had more and more misgivings about this yarn as a scarf. I worried that the silvery bits would be too scratchy. So, back into the stash it goes until the perfect project presents itself.

I’ve learned that I shouldn’t ever assume I’m right and it never hurts to double check.

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