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How to fix dropped knitting stitches???

Please forgive me, I am brand new at knitting. I literally opened the book yesterday and just started practicing with the knitting stitch. I have done it at least 20 times and then accidentally pull my needle out of the stitches! So I start over again. This time I was doing really well and almost finished my second row of stitches when I pulled the needle out of the last two stitches on the right (I am right handed) that were about to be transferred onto the left needle. My book says you can correct dropped stitches with a crochet hook which I don't have. I want to keep going.. is there another way to fix this? There is just a little knotted looking stitch hanging off the end of my knit pattern. What to do???? I know I can get a crochet hook but I just want to complete this first project now before going any further. Is there not another way to fix this mistake????

Public Comments

1. I am a quitter, so I pull out all of the stitches up to the dropped one and work my way from there. You can also get a crochet hook. They are very cheap, like 50¢. Then I would reccommend taking knitting classes.
2. If you haven't got a crotchet hook then you must take your knitting down stitch by stitch till you get to the row where the dropped stitch is. It's painstaking I know, and don't forget when you've picked all the stitches up again you must count the stitches to make sure you have the right amount back on your needle.
3. here is a very easy way to fix a dropped stitch without starting over, and without a crochet hook. click on the link below and go down to "fix mistakes", then click on the second link from the top labled "Fixing a run/dropped-stitch". the video will be super easy for you to understand. hopes this helps you. http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-tips?searched=dropped+stitch&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1+ajaxSearch_highlight2
4. if you're really careful i guess you could try using a toothpick or an extra knitting needle to pick up the stitch, but it would be much easier to just go buy a crochet hook.
5. Just take your knitting needle an slip it into the last loop coming out of where the stitch was dropped. If you look through that loop you will see a straight piece of yarn coming from the right to the left and not connected to anything. Put your needle under that and pull it through and you have picked up the lowest stitch. Now if there are more rows do the same to them but if you have gotten to more that 4 or 5 rows that have the dropped stitch - - - Pull your work down a few rows above the dropped stitch. If you do it this way you will have the stitches conform but if you do more than the 4 or 5 rows it will pull the yarn and you will really see the difference in the size of the stitches. I am not sure what you mean by the little knotted looking stitch at the end of the pattern. Is there only one and where is it located.?
6. If the stitches haven't dropped too far, put a safety pin in each one so they don't go any further. Then put one stitch back up on the left needle at a time, and lift the strands in the back of the work up to the needle tip in the correct order and slip the stitch over each one in turn, then do the other one the same way, removing the safety pins when you start. However, the easiest way is to use the crochet hook that has been suggested by several folks, it really is worth having.
7. use a crochet hook to pick up the stitches. there is no reason for you to rip everything out This site shows you how to pick up stitches from the row above (on the knit and purl side), how to do it with a crochet hook and even shows ladders. http://www.knitting.co.nz/site/page_affix/toaffix_learntoknit5/