Knitting HELP!! Casting on in the middle of a row?

[LazyLine]

I need help!

Am knitting a pair of gloves that require me to pearl some stitches and then cast on some in the middle of the row. I have NO idea how to do this.

Have had a search around on the knitting helpsites and have found talk about various techniques but nothing that could help me learn from scratch.

Sombody come to my rescue!

I'm trying to describe this while miming it to myself to check!!!

I think you just purl as far as you need to, then purl into the next stitch, but instead of slipping it off the needle, you put the loop over the left hand needle to make a new stitch. Repeat as many times as you need to make the right number of stitches.

I think that's how I do it, but I'm sure a more expert knitter will be along soon to help.

Thanks Littlefish, not sure if I get it but appreciate the help. Never realised how difficult it could be to describe knitting to someone!

Agree with littlefish, just purl as for a normal stitch but put it back onto the needle rather than drop it as you would normally.

So I put it back onto the left needle? And then purl it, or use it to cast on the next one?

I'm left-handed so daren't answer that because I don't know if I knit the right way round or not!!!

You put the new stitch on your left hand needle and then use it as the base to cast on another new stitch. When you've made enough, you just purl back along all the new stitches you've just made as usual and carry on to the end of the row (if that's what the instructions say to do)

Have tried to do it. Am right handed. I put the right hand needle into the front of the stitch and wrapped wool around as per a normal purl stitch. Normally I would pull the stitch off onto the right hand needle and when I do this, I see that there is another piece that can be obviously used to make another stitch. (Hope that makes sense). Am confused by what you mean though Littlefish about what you say about purling back along the new stitches I have made as it seems to me that there would be only one left on the left needle at a time. Surely each one will be taken onto the right needle as I am "half-purling" it to make a new one.

That sounds like a right mess. If you make sense of that you are a hero.

Just casting on so I can test it out for you....... Back soon.

Ok. Here I am with my knitting needles in my hand, whilst typing

Pur rh needle into front of stitch on lh needle as normal

Put wool around stitch as normal

Pull rh needle back, but instead of taking the loop off which is on the left hand needle, leave it there, AND put the loop which is currently on the right hand needle, onto the left hand needle.

This is the new stitch.

Repeat!

Aahhhh wicked Littlefish thanks!!! I was getting confused with the thought of putting part of it onto the right hand needle. It makes sense now to purl the rest of the stitches seeing as I haven't really done anything with them.

YeaY! Thank you!!

Phew - glad the explanation was ok. I couldn't think how else to explain it!

Good luck - got to go and clear the utility room. The builders arrive next week. HELLLLLLLP!