knitting in the round help

[lullabymoon]

I've just finished my second hat, and I've run into the same problem with both. They both seem to spiral slightly and I can't figure out why. This is only the second time I've knitted in the round so I could be missing something fairly obvious.


(the cast on edge is straight, my model was getting rather annoyed at my fidgeting).

My marker stayed in the same position and I wasn't moving the rib along. It's not blocked, and I hadn't planned on blocking it as it'll face the rain regularly, but I'm not sure that would help anyway. Does anyone have any idea what I've done wrong?

ETA: Thanks for all the help, with it I've discovered I've been knitting into the back of the stitch instead of the front which has caused the twisting.

Comments

[sedge]

It might be a function of the direction you wrap your stitches. I'm a bit too sleepy to explain at the moment, but there's two things to look for online:

Knitting stitch mount

Combined knitting

If you are unconsciously doing combined knitting, it can make it easy to twist your stitches if you're not paying attention to what's the front of the stitch and what's the back.

There's nothing wrong with being a combination knitter (it has its advantages, actually), but you need to learn how to adapt to standardized terminology if that's what's going on.

[lullabymoon]

It turns out I've been knitting into the back of the loop, instead of the front and been twisting my stitches that way. Thanks for the comment though, it's been informative !!

[sedge]

Glad it was interesting even if not directly relevant! I'm also glad you sorted it out.