I am knitting a bottom up sweater and have reached the neck shaping part - and I have tried several times to work the pattern but the pattern makes no sense to me!
Shape Neck
Place a marker on each side of center 13 (15, 17, 17) (19, 21, 23) sts for front neck.
Row 1 (RS): Work in St st to first marker for left side of neck; join a 2nd ball of yarn and bind off sts between
markers, remove markers, work in St st to end of row for right side of neck – 41 (44, 47, 53) (56, 59, 62) sts
remain for each side of neck.
You will now work both sides of neck AT THE SAME TIME using separate balls of yarn.
Rows 2 and 3: On first side, work in St st to end of side; on 2nd side, bind off 3 sts, work in St st to end of
side – 38 (41, 44, 50) (53, 56, 59) sts for each side when all bind offs have been completed.
Rows 4 and 5: On first side, work in St st to end of side; on 2nd side, bind off 2 sts, work in St st to end of
side – 36 (39, 42, 48) (51, 54, 57) sts for each side.
Rows 6 and 7: On first side, work in St st to end of side; on 2nd side, bind off 1 st, work in St st to end of
side – 35 (38, 41, 47) (50, 53, 56) sts for each side.
I managed to do row 1 (knitting , binding off the 17 stitches according to the size I am making) and knitting to the end
Now I am confused:
Row 2 first side
Is the first side the first side of the shoulder/neck?
And then
ROW 3 would be the start of the other side of the nexk /shoulder? If so how would both sides have the same amount
Of bind offs at the end???
Please help this dumb sweater was supposed to be for Christmas ….
Thank you!!!