Thursday, October 4, 2007

W&T

I get so used to abbreviations that I forget that not everyone knows them.

W&T means wrap the stitch and turn your work to knit/purl in the opposite direction = a short row. One then picks up the wrap with the stitch to work it when one next encounters it. Short rows are useful for lengthening the back of a sweater, making darts for shaping and sock heels and toes.