Please help with knitting pattern

[thehamburglar]

I am trying to knit a diagonal knot stitch scarf from Jenny Lord's Purls of Wisdom book. The pattern starts with 'sl 1, k' for first row. Does this mean slip one, knit one, slip one, knit one, etc. or slip one and knit rest of stitches in the row? Thanks

I'd say slip 1, then knit the rest of the row.

I agree with KitW - the reason for slipping the first stitch is the prevent the edge from rolling.

I agree with the others... if they wanted you to do sl1, k1, sl1, k1 etc it would be written (sl 1, k1) repeat or something like that.

Hope that helps...

Thanks, I did try that but it looked a bit odd so I thought I had it wrong (not like the photo in the book) and unravelled it. I will try again and knit a bit further to see how it looks. Thanks for your help.

It would mean slip 1, knit 1 if it was written (sl1, k1) repeat for the whole row or something like like. If it doesn't tell you how many to knit then it probably means the whole row. However, Sl 1 k1 is a particular sort of rib so if the scarf looks ribbed it might be right. It is often used on the back of a heel if you knit socks for thickness and strength.

Slipping the 1st stitch gives a neater edge for things like scarves where you are going to see the edge (as opposed to an edge which will be joined to another part of the article).