knitting help request

[firecat]

I'm trying to swatch a knit pattern. There's a detail picture of what the pattern looks like on this page:

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/lali/lali.html

The instructions include something that doesn't make sense to me. (Highlighted below.)

PATTERN STITCH (Multiple of 2 + 3)

Row 1 (RS): K2, * insert needle from back to front between the next 2 sts and knit the 2nd st, then knit the 1st st slipping both sts off LH needle; rep from * across, end k1.

Row 2: P2, * skip next st and p the next st, then p the skipped st slipping both sts off LH needle; rep from * across, end p1.

Rep these 2 rows for Pat St.

What I don't understand is - if I insert the needle back to front to knit, the needle is pointing out the front of the fabric, but the yarn is behind the fabric. I can't figure out how to get a loop onto the needle that way. Should I bring the yarn to the front? Do they mean something by "insert from back to front" that I don't understand? I don't think they mean "through the back loop" because other patterns on the site use "through the back loop" for that.

Comments

[nitoda]

Steph, I've been playing with yarn, and I wonder if this is what they mean? On Row 2, K2, then, inserting the needle from the back of the fabric, twist the needle and knit through the back of the second stitch, then twist it again so you can knit the first stitch in the normal way, slipping both stitches off the LH needle at the same time. This does impart a good twist to the fabric, which is needed to create the "woven" look ... it's the only way I can think to explain what they may mean - have a go and let me know if it works! :-)

[firecat]

Thanks! I'll try that.

[nitoda]

Oops - apologies for spelling Stef incorrectly before - addled brain after training today ... ;-)

[firecat]

No problem, my brain is always going missing...