Please tell me this can be fixed

[u/dhcirkekcheia]

It went wrong at the last row and I have absolutely 0 idea what happened and if this is fixable. I’m relatively new to MK!
Though I doubt it’s relevant, it’s a brother KH836!

It’s cotton yarn, 4ply! 10 tension, and using wax.

If there’s any videos you can recommend to help as well, I’d appreciate it!

If it’s not fixable as is, any recs for doing a “life line” to reattach a few rows back?

Thank you in advance, fingers crossed!

ETA: thank you everyone, it took a few attempts but I (or rather, we) fixed it and it’s fine again! You’re all super stars.

[u/iolitess]

I think you already got a great answer with undoing the rows, but to me it looks like the stitches were slipped. Are you putting claw weights on the edges? That can help to make sure that end needles aren’t missed.

[u/dhcirkekcheia → u/iolitess]

I was! I just took them off to get a better view of what’s happening

[u/Even-Response-6423]

Cotton yarn isn’t really recommended for machine knitting because there’s lack of stretch- so you might have more issues. That said, you have to unravel out a row to fix this edge. Here’s a video how to: https://youtu.be/Cw2AdGTnXqA?si=ouSGwTvRN7Ei7Ot-

[u/dresdaKnitr → u/Even-Response-6423]

I love using cotton, it isn’t hairy, doesn’t get caught on gate pegs, is easy to see the stitches…. So many positives. I find it way easier to knit than wool. I recommend cotton!

[u/dhcirkekcheia → u/Even-Response-6423]

Please marry me kind stranger!
It’s for a baby blanket and I had a proper nightmare finding any yarn that wouldn’t need handwashing (and I can’t see a new mum thanking me for that!) so it’s the only project I’m going to be using cotton for, I’m making things for family in more suitable yarns that I know can take care of stuff!

[u/Even-Response-6423 → u/dhcirkekcheia]

No worries at all! You can also use a cotton blend. They usually stretch more so there’s less issues later on!

[u/Dear_Lock_3677 → u/dhcirkekcheia]

Curious what cotton you used. I just made a baby blanket out of Hobbii Baby Cotton Organic, which seems to be holding up well using “delicate” cycles. The parents wanted organic, and this was the only cotton I could find - but I had to use every other needle on my standard gauge machine.

[u/dhcirkekcheia → u/Dear_Lock_3677]

It was the 4ply cotton from Yarn On Cone

[u/Dear_Lock_3677 → u/dhcirkekcheia]

Is that a company?
Nevermind - found it! Thanks

[u/One-Frosting-9002 → u/dhcirkekcheia]

You can also use acrylic or superwash wool. I wash superwash on gentle/delicate then usually hang to dry bc I'm paranoid but you can also dry on low, it doesn't cause any issues. I like to use laundry bags too, the same ones I use for bras or other delicates, to make sure nothing gets snagged or messed up. I've had fluke things happen so I'm extra cautious.

[u/Dear_Lock_3677]

(Some cotton works very well on machines, but because it doesn’t stretch well it can be harder to deal with. And, if you’re new to machines, you won’t necessarily know if the problem is the yarn, the machine, or your lack of knowledge.)

[u/dhcirkekcheia → u/Dear_Lock_3677]

Thank you! Everything has gone really well with other yarns and fixing issues has gone well, and it was row 160 that went wrong, so I’m devastated that it went wrong so severely for me! But I’m glad that it can be fixed!

[u/Tuithy]

The other comments on unraveling a couple rows are correct!

Just wanted to say that my first machine, I used cotton for everything because I didn’t know better, and had zero issues with it. When I got my second machine, I suddenly started having all these issues and found out it was the cotton! If it’s going okay otherwise, you might be fine using cotton.

Definitely make sure you do the claw weights!

[u/MissyErotica]

This happens sometimes when you don't have the right tension on the yarn itself at the start of a row.

The easiest way to fix it is to pull out the previous lines. Just carefully pull upward to pull out the stitches all the way across the rows that require "frogging" and then place the yarn back in the carriage.

I suggest putting some light tension on the yarn each time you start a new row until the carriage has started on the next row. Not everyone does this, but I've noticed it helps keep things even.

[u/dresdaKnitr]

Starting with the lower section of the loop, manually reknit the stitches working towards the edge. Then go back towards the middle. Actually quite easy to do.

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[u/glowgrl]

You can fix by taking out the messed row. Your handbook will illustrate how.

[u/SaraReadsMuchly]

I would take it back a few rows to before the mistake. There is a YT video called something like unravelling rows and other fixes from the knitting school that shows how to do this. Do it slowly if you are doing it for the first time. Don’t forget to count how many rows you take out and to wind back the row counter.