Q&A for How to Knit on the Right or Wrong Side

That can be tricky, depending on the pattern you're doing. Try attaching a stitch marker to the right side of your work. That way, when you pick it up, you'll be able to tell the difference between the sides, even if they look very similar.

It means to work the final row with the right side facing you (rather than the wrong side).

It's hard to say without seeing the pattern, but if it says to work the pattern on the wrong side, that doesn't mean the finished hat will need to be inverted. The wrong side stitching will create the pattern that shows up on the right side.

Yes! If you end with a row on the wrong side, you flip (or turn the work) to the right side and work the next row of stitches according to the pattern instructions.

Yes! Wrong side facing means turn the work so the wrong side is facing you.

Yes, right and wrong side are only ways of describing which side of the fabric will be visible when worn, and rows can be even or odd independent of their number.

No. The first row is the row you knit right after you cast on. The cast on is simply what provides the first stitches to knit with.

When working knitting, the initial row is usually the front or right side and the next row the back or wrong side. You are correct in that you are flipping from right to wrong side and vice versa, and that it is also dependent on the specific row that you are working.

This isn’t a common problem, so it may have been caused by a misunderstanding of how to switch between the right and wrong side. Make sure that you keep track of whether you’ve worked an even or odd number of rows. (Odd numbered rows are generally right side, and even rows are generally wrong side). It’s also important to make sure you’ve completed an entire row (all of the stitches have been worked and transferred from one needle to the other) before turning around and working the appropriate stitches for the other side.

The wrong side of knitting refers to the side that will be on the inside of a garment. The right side is the side the side seen when the garment is worn. The pattern row does determine the "wrong side", and as a general rule is usually an even row. If your start instructions are as follows: a cast on foundation row is followed by 1 knit row, and the next row is the start of the wrong side.