Hi!
I’m knitting a sweater bottom up in brioche ribbing and have come to the raglan decrease. I’m very confused what the instructions mean (I’m knitting the smallest size). The RS is knit stitch only and the WS is Sl 1, *K1 below, P1, rep from * to last 2 sts, K1 below, K1.
Here’s where I get confused:
Shape raglan armholes
Keeping patt correct, cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
87 [91: 97: 103: 105: 111: 117] sts.
Next row (RS): Sl 1, K1, sl 1, K2tog, psso, K to last 5 sts, K3tog, K2. 83 [87: 93: 99: 101: 107: 113] sts.
Working all decreases as set by last row, dec 2 sts at each end of 6th and 4 [5:5:7:8:8:8] foll 6th rows,then on 1 [1:2:0:0:0:0] foll 4th rows. 59 [59: 61: 67: 65: 71: 77] sts.
Work 1 row, ending with RS facing for next row.
I have cast off the two stitches at the beginning of the next two rows (RS and WS) and I have 87 stitches. I assume all further decreasing will only happen on the right side with the knit stitches so I can keep the brioche ribbing. I decrease 2 stitches on both ends (at the 6th stitch from the beginning and the 4th from the end) until I have 63 stitches. Then… I decrease by 1 for 4 rows to 59 stitches?? Wouldn’t that make the raglan unsymmetrical?? Is that 4 rows (total 8 with the WS included???) or just for total rows (RS, WS, RS, WS)?? Where does the decrease happen and how?? Soooo confused
Any help would be so appreciated!!
Thanks!!