What do you do when the knitting patterns ask to 'turn leaving remaining stitch unworked'?

Question

I'm knitting this flower here http://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/free_knitting_patterns/2007/06/knitted_flower_.html

thanks for your help!

Answer 1

It just means that your turn the work earlier than at the end of the row (just meaning the last st isnt knitted).  Just act as if that last st (or sometimes sts) arent there.

It's very similar to short row knitting (a good example here: http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer05/PATTtych...  - the pattern has you knitting in a way that stop short of 2 sts every time you knit in a certain direction).

Answer 2

It means to not work those stitches right now.  You'll come back to them later.  You can put them on a holder if you want.

When you "turn", you go back in the other direction on the same needle, just like you would at the end of the row.  You just turn around early, and leave the other stitches until later on.

Good luck!