help with trinity stitch?

[botannie]

Here is the pattern [/url]http://www.knitting.about.com/library/bltrinityst.htm[/url]

I think I'm doing it right, but I'm not getting a bobble. What do they mean by next stitch? I fanyone could explain this to me I would really appreciate it!

[littleturtlemama]

I did a shawl for my MIL in this stitch! Here's alink to the pattern I based it off of, it came out georgeous!! http://knitting.about.com/library/bldebra.htm

Anyway, LOL, what you do is knit 1, purl 1 and knit 1 all in ONE stitch (meaning, don't remove the stitch from the left hand needle after the first knit 1, but instead work the purl 1 and then another knit 1 into it, THEn remove it from the left needle) You're increasing taht stitch from 1, to 3.

[botannie]

Hmmm...thats what I'm doing. It just doesn't look bobbly...maybe my needles are too big? I'll have to try and post a pic.

OMG! That shawl is amazing! How long did it take you to do that? I've been wanting to make one for my grams forever.

[littleturtlemama]

hmm, Could be needle size, or could be theyarn you're using. What is it? Some yarns just have a tendency to fall flat no matter what you do to them, LOL

Ah, that shawl took me two weeks of knitting every night. Lace weight alpacadoes not make for a quick project, lol

[CraftyMommaOf2]

lace weight :faint

[botannie]

I think its a combo of needles and yarn. I'm using cascade 220 - not my fave, but I've had it sitting around forever, and figured I'd try and do something with it. I just don't think its going to work. I might have try something with better hold - maybe a bartlett's?

One fine yarn has lace weight alpaca for about 5 dollars a skein. I'm thinking I could probably do that shawl in about three skeins....hmmm...