YO at beginning of a pearl row?

[tempestjewel]

I'm trying my first lace knitting pattern- a simple shoulder shaw. The pattern is a triangle, increased by doing YO at the beginning of each row. On the right side of the shaw, where I'm doing the YO before the knit row, I have a nice loopy edge (sorry if that's not the techincal term for it ) but on the other side in the front, where I'm doing the YO at the beginning of the pearl row, it is tight- no loopy edge. I thought I'd have loopy edges on both sides (or so it appears from the picture).

I don't know what I'm doing wrong I knit English style, if that helps clarify where I'm coming from.

[mamadaisy]

It'd be helpful if you could link us to the pattern (or write out the line in question) and/or give us a picture of your work.

[Juvysen]

how are you YOing? for a purl row, that would mean bringing the yarn to the back of the work before purling. Bringing it to the front would just be a normal purl stitch, which would cause it to not have the loopy edge.

That's my best guess.

[tempestjewel]

Originally Posted by mamadaisy

It'd be helpful if you could link us to the pattern (or write out the line in question) and/or give us a picture of your work.

This is the pattern I'm doing (I have the book from the library) http://www.knitpicks.com/Shoulder%20...D31004222.html

The line I'm having problems with I'm supposed to do a YO then purl the row. I am definitely making a stitch, so I'm doing the YO, but I'm starting to wonder if it is a tension problem, because when I'm pulling at the YO edge at the beginning of the pearl row, I can pull loose some loops.

[Alison]

I've never made a yarn over at the beginning of a row, I've always made yarn overs at least one stitch in from the beginning. Way less trickier I would guess!