Choices on ribbing length

Hey everyone! So I’m knitting up this cardigan pattern:

Novita Isoveli: Taiga cardigan

The size XS is too long for me, I will be making it shorter. For a quick context you start with a 1x1 ribbing then do stockinette all the way up to the neck, the cast on is both front pieces aswell as the back piece, so the cardigan (apart from the sleeves) are one complete piece, once that’s finished you then pick up the stiches on front edge and knit the boarder.

With making the body shorter, I’d love to make the ribbing shorter aswell, the pattern says 10cm ribbing, I’d love to have less, question is, would that impact picking up the stitches on the front sides to knit the boarder or not?

I have doubled the stitch count anyway as I’m using a much finer yarn and half the needle size suggested in the pattern…double the amount of stiches makes the right gauge for this. The only reason I’m not sure is the pattern

" Using the smaller needles and with RS facing, pick up and knit sts for the border. Start at the bottom corner of the right front piece and pick up 13 sts per 10 cm. Knit the 25(25)27(27)29(29) back sts and at the same time decrease 0(0)2(2)0(0) sts. Pick up 13 sts per 10 cm from the left front piece."

It should be fine to make the ribbing shorter long with the body?

I’d say yes, if the border doesn’t later require shaping that you might have trouble working out with the new stitch count (I only say this because I’m easily confused, you might not be :rofl:)

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Hello
If you have changed the yarn weight and needle size then the row gauge may have altered from the pattern row gauge, this would alter the number of stitches needed to be picked up for the boarder anyway whether or not you make the body shorter.
It’s not impossible to work out though.
Often you can use a ratio to pick up stitches, for example 3 stitches to 4 rows on stockinette, so you can work border this way, changing the ratio when needed on any shaped or straight section.
It’s also possible to check this on a swatch, you’re aiming for a border than sits flat. There are also video tutorials which may help.

If you want the rib at the hem and the body shorter, you can do this, but expect to need to alter your border rather than follow the pattern, which anyway may not be the right count for your yarn and needle size.
I’d do it, one of the plus points of hand making rather than buying is the ability to make projects personal and as you want it.

You can always ask for more help here as and when needed.

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The boarder is just garter stitch, it’s very simple and straight across. I may make that a bit narrower aswell. One of those things I’ll make firm choices when it comes up! Since it’s a simple pattern, with simple stiches, it should be ok. Haha don’t worry, I’m having an impossible time fixing stiches and all sorts at the moment :rofl:

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Ahhh yes that’s what I expect, thankyou!! I think I’ll have to when it comes to decreasing for the neckline

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