[mamacatsbaby]

OK, so I'm knitting this pair of knickers and things are going great but I've never come across these particular instructions before: (eyelets) K2. *Wl. (or is it WL?)fwd. K2tog.

It's not the K or the K2tog that's got me stuck, it's the Wl.(WL?)fwd. that I can't figure out. Can any of you mamas help me out with this abbreviation?

 

[AMum]

I'm not sure what WL is, but when I'm knitting and want to add holes (eyelets), like for an i-cord to travel through, I yarn over: bring the yarn from the back to the front and then wrap it over top the right needle to get it to the back (ready to knit), then knit the next two stitches together on the next row you'll knit the yarn over as a stitch whice takes the place of the decreased stitch.

HTH

 

[willowsmama]

I would assume bad typing ( something I tend to suffer from also) and go with K2 YO ( yarn over ) K2tog.

 

[flapjack]

Is the pattern British by any chance? I'd assume that they mean wool forward(yo), because I see that a lot on older patterns around here.
(cringes.)

 

[mamacatsbaby]

I think it is British.

I was thinking YO but you know how it is when you don't want to jack up your thus far beautiful work with a mistake, ack! Thanks mamas!

 

[oldmama44]

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Originally Posted by mamacatsbaby OK, so I'm knitting this pair of knickers and things are going great but I've never come across these particular instructions before: (eyelets) K2. *Wl. (or is it WL?)fwd. K2tog. It's not the K or the K2tog that's got me stuck, it's the Wl.(WL?)fwd. that I can't figure out. Can any of you mamas help me out with this abbreviation?

Hope I can help. WYIF means with yarn in front. It is a simple yarn over, and as the other reader stated, you simply take the yarn to the front of your work, wrap it over the right needle, and then to the back, and knit the next two stitches together as if you had never wrapped the yarn around the needle. On the next row, which will be a plain knit row, you will see this extra
stitch that you created when you wrapped the yarn around the right needle, and you are simply going to knit it as you do all the others. This makes a hole, or an eyelet, and knitting the two stitches together keeps your stitch count from increasing. These eyelets can be very useful for decorating, such as in lace knitting, or inserting ribbons along the base of a bonnet, or a drawstring on a pair of knitted trousers.Hope this helps!