How to Knitting Questions

Decrease Question 
What does "decrease every 4 rounds" mean? Is it knit on the fourth row or fifth?

Thanks!

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This instruction generally means that you ...

Knitting and Felting Wool Bowls 
Pattern says--Cast on 10 stitches, knit 20 rows,
Pick up stitches (using 3 double pointed needles)
around--30 stitches.

If I pick up stitches all ...

Casting on Stitches Mid-row 
I am making mittens. I have to transfer a 7 stitches to holder and then cast on 3 stitches.

How do you cast on in the middle of a project?

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Grammy Ann  
I have made a rainbow blanket for my 5 year old grandson (who adores rainbows) and have decided it is too narrow.

I would like to add about six inches ...

Cast On for Intarsia Baby Blanket  Not rated yet
What kind of cast on should I use to cast on an intarsia pattern, where it calls for 25 cast on stitches of one color, 25 of another color, etc, until ...

Knitting stripes  Not rated yet
I am knitting a rug with a black border and I am attempting to do it all in one. How do I attach different yarn midway thru the row as I am doing stripes ...

Sewing up a baby shawl  Not rated yet
I have knitted a shawl for my grand-child, but now that I have come to the part where you sew it altogether I have had to stall for a little while.

It ...

Reading a chart question  Not rated yet
I'm knitting in a round, and at the beginning of the round the instructions say to start with last 9 stitches of chart 2 (the chart has 18 stitches and ...

Picking up stitches  Not rated yet
I am working on a sweater (from the top down) and need to lengthen the back. I have picked up stitches (and I must say, very neatly) but when I start ...

Carrying the yarn up the side  Not rated yet
When I am knitting a stripe pattern and it says to carry the yarn up the side of the work, how do I do that and what is the easiest way to do it?

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How to increase stitch after purling  Not rated yet
Hi, I have another question about my knitting instructions.

It says: ' 1st row (WS) - Purl ' I have done this row casting on 13 stitches.

The second ...

Picking up Stitches around a Neck Edge of a Sweater  Not rated yet
What if you make a sweater that has a loose crew neck, but once you you've sewed in up you think it would be better with a turtle neck, question is:

How ...

Lace Stocking Pattern Question  Not rated yet
I have been knitting for a long time but have not encountered this before. Help books are not doing it. I am knitting a pair of lace stockings for my daughter ...

Shortening a Sleeve  Not rated yet
How do I shorten sleeves without undoing the whole sweater?

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Hi Jean,

The only way I know of is to pick up the stitches at the desired ...

Sewing Together a Baby Sweater  Not rated yet
I have finished all the pieces of my baby sweater- now I need to know how to sew them together- I am starting on the shoulder seams- two bound off edges-...

Knitting Socks  Not rated yet
First time knitting on 4 needles!

The pattern says cast on 60 stitches and divide evenly over 3 double-pointed needles...

I am totally clueless ...

Reva  Not rated yet
I am working on a man's vest. The yarn is fine and the pattern is hard to distinguish.

I am at the point where I have to decrease in different intervals ...

I'm stuck  Not rated yet
I am working on an afghan and I need help. The pattern is trees and has a dot in each square (for knit or purl) then there is a slash in the next square ...

Weaving in the Tails  Not rated yet
I have never found good instructions for how to weave in the tails for striped garmets (or anything that has required more than 1 ball).

I can't seem ...

Knitting in the Round  Not rated yet
When I use double pointed needles I always have ladders no matter what size yarn or needle I use.

I have tried pulling the yarn secure and that does ...

Knitting Front Bands  Not rated yet
How do you keep the front knitted band on a cardigan from puckering instead of lying straight.

It seems to end up bigger than the body of the sweater....

Creating Knitting Graphs  Not rated yet
Looking for a Dallas Cowboy NFL Logo to stitch into scarf.

I want to knit a scarf for my boyfriend for his birthday. He loves the Dallas Cowboys.

I ...

Making Norwegian Hat  Not rated yet
Pattern says to cast on using a provisional cast on stitch with two yarns. How do you do this cast on? I am familiar with long tail cast on.

When I'...

Placing a Stitch Marker  Not rated yet
THE QUESTION
I have a pattern that says: place a marker on the next stitch and knit it. I don't understand that.

I understand placing a marker ...

Joining a New Piece  Not rated yet
Hello,

I recently knitted a sweater, however the body of the sweater is too short. I am now attempting to extend the bodice of the sweater.

My question ...

How to do a Divide in a Scarf Pattern  Not rated yet
...to allow the one end to slip through the middle of the scarf?

Hello,

For my scarf I have to cast on 30 sts and work 45 rows in k1, pl rib.

Then ...

Knitting in Reverse  Not rated yet
Hi I am trying to knit a wild flower shawl pattern . At the edging, it works till row 12 then it goes off in the wrong direction.

Row 1: (ws) K2,...

Second Ball of Yarn  Not rated yet
I added in second ball of yarn to baby blanket I am making. I did not knit with yarn from both balls for several stitches. I simply stopped one and left ...