Casting off question

I am making a cardigan from a pattern which is Norwegian. There are some casting off instructions which I have never come across before and which I can’t find an explanation for. They are:

  • Continue to cast off for armholes in both sides on every other row 1,1,1 st

  • Continue to cast off along the neckline on every other row 2,1 sts.

  • Finally cast off(2,3) 2,3(2,3) 3,4 sts.

Can anyone explain these instructions to me?
Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forum!
What is the name of your Norwegian pattern and the designer?
The first two directions seem to apply to all sizes. Cast off one stitch at the armhole edge every other row 3 times. The sts are cast off on each armhole edge.

For the next set of directions, cast off at the neck edge 2sts, work a row even with no cast offs, cast off one stitch work a row even. If you’re working the two sides at the same time, you would work across one shoulder, drop the yarn, pick up the yarn attached to the second shoulder, bind off 2sts then finish the row. Turn and work the second shoulder to the neck, drop the yarn, pick up the yarn attached to the first shoulder and cast off 2sts. Then repeat the process casting off one stitch at each neck edge.

The third direction may apply to different sizes so knowing the size you are making may help.

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Thanks for the reply.
The pattern is from Sandnesgarn.
I am doing the third size, so for the final instruction the 2,3 applies.

It’s a guess but usually the final cast offs on the shoulders are from the armholes edge. If you have 5sts remaining for each shouler, cast off 2sts at the beginning of next 2 rows then cast off 3sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
See if that works and if not let us know and we can re-think.

That’s great - thanks for your help.

Sandnes Garn has 121 cardigan / jacket patterns on their website. It would be helpful to know which one you are doing. It’s often easier to figure out what’s needed if we can see what the end result is going to be.

Thanks. The replies from salmonmac have answered my question.