Knit-Along Clue 1

[K1P1quebec]

EDIT: Only repeat 24 times. This will get you the 55 stitches. The PDF and HTML are being changed as I type.

Thanks for the Quick reply! BTW, this is working up nicely. It helps to visualize that we are beginning from the corner of a square, working our way up through an inverted pyramid as an upside down triangle, changing colours at the widest diagonal of the square, then decreasing towards the tip of a right side up triangle of colour. Heavens, geometry class was ages ago and I Forget the exact terminology...

[Kaleigh]

Thanks for the Quick reply! BTW, this is working up nicely. It helps to visualize that we are beginning from the corner of a square, working our way up through an inverted pyramid as an upside down triangle, changing colours at the widest diagonal of the square, then decreasing towards the tip of a right side up triangle of colour. Heavens, geometry class was ages ago and I Forget the exact terminology...

I like to think of it as "make it bigger, add a shade, make it smaller!" But then again, I enjoy the simple things in life...

[JannaKarsjens]

So far, this is fun! I've never knit on the bias (diagonal) before. I'm glad you corrected the number of repeated increase rows.

[GrannyJean]

I'm very upset. I am worried that I spent a good amount of money on all this yarn and I won't be able to make the afghan. I'm already so confused, despite everyone giving guidance in this thread. I have never knit anything where you don't first cast on the first row. I'm lost.

Hi
You are casting on the first row, but you are only casting on 1 stitch, which might seem odd, but is easy to do. Begin as you normally begin to knit. After the 1st stitch, which is just the starting loop that you normally make, turn your knitting and start the 2nd row, which is to knit, purl and knit all in that one beginning stitch without taking that beginning stitch off the left hand needle until you have done the k p k. Now you will have 3 stitches on the needle, and you will turn your knitting again to start row 4, and I think it will start to look more like regular knitting.
Once you get it, you will see that it is very easy, just sort of awkward at first

[GrannyJean]

Hopefully these are just spacers among more interesting squares. They are also good to get beginners going

[Trudi]

Thanks to everyone for the help! I googled "how to knit purl and knit 1 stitch" and found a youtube video that showed it perfectly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_UHylNAMQ

This got me started ---- YEAH!
Trudi

[tanyastreasures]

I just finished my first square with the original instructions. Oops! It came out to be about 5.5" square. It came out very square though, which is maybe a first for me. I think I messed up the k p k in the first stitch though, but since it was the first row, it doesn't really show.

[knitnlady]

Printed my pattern and am ready to get started later today!!

[knitnlady]

Yes hooray for You tube and its how to videos!!

[suezq]

Whooooo Hooooooo!!!!!!!!! Here I go.

wow !!!!!! way toooo many to do in 1 week !!!!!!! ya think ???