merlina Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 For a friend .. (she's asked everywhere, I reckon omleteers will know) A knitting patterns has the abbreviation 'es' which it says is 'edge stitch' We can't for the life of us work out what this is the pattern says, for eg: ....k3, yo, k2, es p across and k7, es p across etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 No idea. Its not in my Simply Knitting magazine. But I will keep looking for you. Cathy X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 thanks! It's been suggested that it's an american pattern, not sure if that makes any difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Looked in my DK knitting book nothing Put es on net came up with est. est = establish(ed). (Will keep on looking) It is the abbreviation for 'established' A typical usage of this is in articles where you are knitting a repetitive pattern. 'Cont in pat as est for x inches' means to repeat the pattern over and over until the correct measurement is reached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The only thing I can think of is that it is possibly to make a nice edge. The pattern may be asking you to make the last stitch different. I have a friend who does something with the last stitch in each row (I think she possibly slips it ), to make an edge. So it may make sense that this pattern is asking for the last stitch to be a purl one However I am not sure why it says 'across' after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I am knitting a blanket in squares at the moment and although the squares are in stocking stitch the edge stitch on the knit row is a purl which makes the square lay flat and is easier to sew up. The "across" bit baffles me as well though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egzandra Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I think it means that you do a purl stitch at the end of each knit row to make the edge, and then purl across every purl row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 thanks for the suggestions much appreciated In the end we found this, which I think resolves things http://cyberseams.com/article/105725/all_things_knitting/knitting_tips_what_is_an_edge_stitch.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I think it might be when you slip the first stitch of a row and purl the last stitch.My mum taught me to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 an adge stitch is a way of making the first and last stitch of the row a selvedge. It is also used to increase stitches into the pattern usually before the increase stitch or at the edge stich. If you are on a knit row the es is a purl stitch and if on a purl row then it is a knit stitch . This is as stated in my Ultimate knitting bible by Sharon Brant. Hope it is helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
