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Greetings fellow members of the pointed stick society. While vacationing in Cannon Beach, Oregon I purchased beautiful yarn to make the Hitchhiker scarf(it's been sitting in my file for ages). I do not like to do a KFB as the first and/or last stitch in a row. For those who have made this scarf, are there alternatives you have used, did you do the KFB as the second stitch and is there a number chart for each section before binding off the "teeth"? I'm binding off a total of 5 stitches per tooth but I may change this to 4 stitches per tooth. Decisions, decisions, and thank you for your help.
 
Do the KFB. It is part of the edge treatment and adds to the pattern. The designer planned this look. Somehow it goes well with the garter stitch. I have knit several of these. It is a good fall back mindless pattern when you need to fill in between big projects.
 
Hi!
I just looked up the Hitchhiker scarf (https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hitchhiker), it's lovely.
But mostly, I wanted to say that I LOVE your mention of "Members of the Pointed Sticks Society"! That's gotta be a T-shirt!
Ciao,
J-zel
 
Well, I used the M1 instead of the KFB. Just me. Your choice.
 
I do not like the "purl bump" on stockingnette; so I reverse KFB to KBF to avoid it.
On garter or purl, it doesn't matter so much.
Just one of my quirks..... :sm19:
 
I just recently learned of a different way to do the KFB. You knit as usual and then slip the needle as if to knit into the back of the stitch, but instead just slide it off. It still forms a second stitch but is easier and looks better.
 
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