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Doodledog Fri 11-Oct-24 14:44:26

Good idea. I hope the hat turns out well. Do show us a photo when it's finished?

begbrook1 Fri 11-Oct-24 14:41:52

I am working in seed stitch shaping the crown.

grandtanteJE65 Sun 06-Oct-24 18:34:08

begbrook1

Thanks for your advice, I went with a purl stitch so the ribbing lines up perfectly . Unfortunately I can't make any sense of the shaping of the crown part of the pattern. After I k2tog do I start with a k1 or p1. I don't understand the instructions for any of the wrong side rows. www.allfreeknitting.com/Knit-Hats/Camel-Seed-Stitch-Slouchy-Hat-from-Red-Heart

Are you still knitting rib here, or what?

If you knitted a purl stitch together with a plain stich, I would try starting with purl afterwards. If on the other hand you knitted a plain stich with a purl, start with plain - otherwise you will be skewing the rib.

begbrook1 Sun 06-Oct-24 17:00:41

Thanks for your advice, I went with a purl stitch so the ribbing lines up perfectly . Unfortunately I can't make any sense of the shaping of the crown part of the pattern. After I k2tog do I start with a k1 or p1. I don't understand the instructions for any of the wrong side rows. www.allfreeknitting.com/Knit-Hats/Camel-Seed-Stitch-Slouchy-Hat-from-Red-Heart

Doodledog Tue 01-Oct-24 23:02:49

Oh, hang on.

If you are turning the brim 'inside out' you may find that the ribs don't line up, if you see what I mean, as the wrong side will become the right side.

I agree with Retread that badly written patterns are annoying grin. I think you are going to have to work an inch or two and see what it looks like. It might not matter if the brim rib doesn't line up, or you might have to bite the bullet and pull it out.

If you can take a photo of the pattern, preferably with a picture of the hat, we can take a closer look for you. Or if it's on Ravelry, link us up.

Retread Tue 01-Oct-24 21:46:11

I agree with doodledog. It sounds as if the ‘K across’ row is to demarcate the brim. So you want the hat pattern to be in keeping with the brim.

I find it annoying when patterns aren’t specific!

Good luck and keep knitting.

begbrook1 Tue 01-Oct-24 18:14:16

A seed stitch hat on straight needles. I got the pattern from All free knitting.

Romola Tue 01-Oct-24 18:03:07

What sort of hat are you knitting?

Doodledog Tue 01-Oct-24 15:52:04

If I understand this correctly, you will end up with what looks like a wrong side row on the right side, and will have rib lined up on ether side of this, So if you've been starting rib rows with purl stitches, continue to do so after the turning row.

begbrook1 Tue 01-Oct-24 15:30:50

I am very much a beginner at knitting and need help with a knitting pattern. I am working in 2x2 rib, then I have to knit a row (a turning row for hat brim). I then have to continue 2x2 rib starting on the wrong side. As all my previous wrong sides have started with purl stitches do I start with purl or start again with knit stitches. This is all the pattern says:
Next Row (Right Side) Turning Row: Knit across row.
Next Row (Wrong Side): Work in 2x2 Rib across row.

Thank you for any advice given