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How to rip back to a lifeline

Ripping back to a Lifeline
If You Mess Up After You Have Placed A Lifeline
If you mess up after you have placed a lifeline and are unable to repair the mistake any other way (such as by tinking, etc), you can safely 'frog' back to your lifeline.
1. Pull your needle out and gently rip the stitches of the mistake-ridden knitting until you reach the lifeline. 
2. Reinsert your knitting needle into the stitches, carefully following the path of the lifeline. Be sure not to split the yarn and get every stitch!


Next Step: How to fix twisted stitches
fix twisted sts
How to fix twisted stitches
Twisted stitches are created when you either wrap the yarn the wrong way or otherwise improperly adjust stitch mount.
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Alternate Step: How to Tink (unknit)
tink unknit
How to Tink (unknit)
Tinking is one of the best knitting skills you can learn. Then you can back out your mistakes without starting over.
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Previous Step: How to Insert a Lifeline
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Insert a lifeline by threading a yarn needle with some waste yarn and follow the path of your knitting needles. 

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If you discover on the next row that you performed a knit when you should have purled or vice versa, this trick will help you correct it.

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