crochetmania.myfastforum.org :: What Does WF Mean?

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

What does WF mean in this pattern....
K1, K2 together, K6, WF K1, WF K6,

Colyak Crocheter · MANIA MOD

Well, I don't knit so I won't even guess.
You might not like what I'm thinking though,

Mom w/a Motif

Yeah, I think I was thinking the same thing you were thinking, Jodi.

I do knit, and I don't know what it means, either. Hmmm.... Did you try going to knitting pattern central maybe? I found this page of abbreviations there, but I don't think it is any help it doesn't have WF, only wyif (with yarn in front). Here it is:http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-glossary

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

I found it.

WF means Wool Forward, same thing as Yarn forward. I am working the afghan pattern and it is working out right in each row, so far no stitches left over, or to little.

I am working.... K1, WF (or YF) K1, K2tog... etc.

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

Boy, that must be an old pattern. Haven't seen wool instead of yarn for along time..Some of the hand written patterns Great-Gandmother's used to be like that..

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

This is the pattern http://www.mycraftbook.com/craftidea.asp?craftID=7
I was just playing around trying something new with what needles I have.
I saw this one that looks like it is done in sort of a mile a minute fashion.

I sort of like the look, it would make a very nice scarf.

TX CrochetLover · MANIA MOD

What does yarn forward mean?

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Hey Selena,

I noticed that with this pattern there is always a knit stitch before and after the WF or YF.
When you do a knit stitch, then you just wrap your working yarn over the needle forward
(away from you, and then knit the next stitch).
There is probably a wool over or yarn over in Purl to,
I don't know yet but I'm sure there probably is.

maybe not

The same when you see YB (Yarn Backward) except for wrap the yarn over needle toward you.
This is what I come away with in my thinking.

Here is a link to animated demo for WF or YF (Yarn Forward) http://saveknitting.com/AnimatedK...OverForward/tabid/58/Default.aspx

Here is the animated demo for the YB (Yarn Backward) http://saveknitting.com/AnimatedK...verBackward/tabid/75/Default.aspx

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Oh yeah Selena, I did up a few rows of the pattern last night and what it comes out like is a ripple pattern. I will post a pic but not sure if you can see it well because I did it with my bright red yarn. That color doesn't make for great pics.

BRB to post a pic in JAS

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Here you go Selena, this is what mine is turning out looking like:
(I still need to even my tention more)
http://crochetmaniacs.blogspot.com/

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

Good Job!!
wyif- with yarn in front- as if to purl.. Way back when they only knitted with wool or cotton. Wool Forward. There was Wool and Thread ( cotton).

wyib- with yarn in back - as if to knit. wool behind

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Thanks Miss Kitty........
Without the computer and the internet

I would have never
figured out just what they were talking about, and that animated
tutorial is a great help for us beginners too!

I think I'm hooked now

or needled, LOL!

TX CrochetLover · MANIA MOD

Thanks for clarifying and the tutorials!

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

You are welcome Selena.
You know me, I love to surf the net and when I find things like this site
I will post them here for us to help in our learning

I would never be able to knit without the helpful sites like this one, I just about have to see it done to understand what they have written down on patterns. I am still having trouble with reading some of the patterns, hopefully that will get easier for me to do soon.