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I had to stop at row 54 of the purl stitch. The stitches are waaaay to tight from the beginning of this batch. My hands and fingers are sore and I know I must be doing something wrong. I try hard to stitch loose but they eventually tighten and I can't go back to loose. <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

The purl rows especially are raggedy in several areas with a partial row stuck in there.

I joined the yarn with a knot and did a few rows. The knot hangs out on a loose loop and there is no way to hide it, although I could weave in the tails of the knot (But why bother at this point. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> )

I'll let my hands rest until the next lesson appears. In the meantime are there any hints on how to make the stitches loose?

Lucille

Yes, try and relax a little. Don't worry everyone including me,hangs onto it like it will just run away any moment (it won't run away) It just takes a lot of practice. I remember how frustrating it was. I took mine apart, and took it apart, dropped stitches, skipped stitches, took it back apart, started over, got mad and took it all apart and put it away, got it back out because I was determined <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> You can do it.

During my "working break" between housecleaning and cooking, I took another stab at the knitting. I ripped back to a relatively loose row and paid attention to every little move as I stitched.

There are at least three things I did that made the stitches tighter. My hands naturally tend to move in a certain way, so I had to adjust to stitch loose.

The results are much better now, even though I stitch slower. I expect speed will increase after I do multiple thousands of stitches. :rolleyes: What puzzles me is I thought those problems were solved after doing a "gazillion" knit stitches. Apparently the differences in the purl stitch where just enough to cause me trouble. <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

That's all for today's installment of "The Perils of Lucille." <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Lucille