I am making the Sweet Rosie cardigan by Meiju K-P. I am confused because the pattern has me place markers for the sleeves on the first row. The number of stitches for the front and back starts with two stitches for each, but after eight patterns of increase, I should have 34 stitches for each front and back portion. I am supposed to increase one stitch on rows 1 and 3, and 2 stitches for row 5 of the 6 row pattern for eight times in all The even rows are simply pearled. What is throwing me for a loop is that all the sizes for the sweater, the beginning number of front stitches is 2. The smallest size ends up with 31 stitches, but for the next larger size, which I am making should have 34. The number of front and back stitches on the pattern runs the gamut from 31-48 for inch. The increase instructions are the same for all sizes. How does that make sense?
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https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-rosie
The 34 sts for the M makes sense so you’re on the right track. There are projects knit on Ravelry for the first 3 sizes with no errors noted. There must be some difference in the placement, frequency or number of increases in the pattern. At a minimum the stitch number should be an even number (not 31).
Perhaps reading further in the instructions will clear this up.
Thanks, as always, for your quick response. I cannot find any further instructions regarding this problem. It just doesn’t make sense. I could just do extra increases on just the front and back stitches to get to 34.
Are you able to quote a row or two which shows the increases, maybe there’s a difference you didn’t spot. Sometimes a pair of fresh eyes helps.
There are likely to be 4 raglan markers. Increasing once per row on either side of the markers means 8 increases per row.
For rows 1 and 3 that’s 8 increases each or 16sts increased.
For row 5 there are 2 increases either side of the 4 markers or 16sts increased.
Starting at 2sts plus the 32 increases gives you the 34sts you should have.
Check to see if you missed an increase or two somewhere. Alternatively since this is the beginning of the sweater you might start again.
It’s worth getting this right on this very pretty cardigan.
You are so right about a fresh pair of eyes! If I can’t figure it out another way, I will post the exact instructions so others may see them.
Many thanks,
Marcia
I am still quite confused. Yes, there are 4 raglan markers, and yes, with one increase on either side of them (for rows 1 and 3), there are 8 increases per row. What I don’t understand is how that translates to 16 stitches. To me, it just makes 8 new stitches. For row 5, with the extra increases at the beginning and end of the row, isn’t that a 10 stitch increase? What am I missing?
Once I’ve got that figured out, can you tell me how many rows I’ll need to work to complete the 6 row pattern a total of 8 times? Is it 48?
If you increase 8 new stitches (8 increases) on row 1 and another 8 new sts on row 3 that makes 16 new sts total added to the cast on.
I thought row 5 was an increase of 2sts each side of the markers which would give you another 16sts. If the increases are only at the beginning and end of row then I was mistaken. You’re right that would be only 2 new sts for a total of 8+8+2 or 18 new sts. It’s odd however that the raglan increases skip row 5 but not unheard of.
Quoting the rows exactly as Creations suggested will help clarify. Don’t give us a large portion of the pattern please due to designer copyright.
Yes, to complete the 6 row pattern 8 times total will take 48 rows.
Beginning row of pattern after casting on 62 stitches:
p2, pm, p8, pm, p42, pm, p8, pm, p2
Increase rows 1 and 3:
k to 1 st before marker, m1R, k1, sm, k1, m1L - repeat 3 more times, k to end
Increase row 5:
k1, miL, k to 1 st before marker, m1R, k1, sm, k1, m1L - repeat 3 more times, k to 1 stitch before end, m1R, k1
Repeat last 6 increase rows 7 more times, ending up with:
34 st in both fronts, 56 st between sleeve markers, and 90 st in back
Hello
Looks to me like you are to end with 270 stitches total
Begin 62
Row 1 adds 8
Row 3 adds 8
Row 5 adds 10
This is 26 increases after 1 full 6 row pattern
This is repeated another 7 times, so 8 times total.
8 Ă— 26 = 208 increases
208 increases + initial 62 = 270 total stitches
The stitches are marked out in sections
Front 34
Front 34 (there are 2 fronts)
Sleeve 56
Sleeve 56 (there are 2 sleeves)
Back 90
TOTAL 270
Does this help or still confused?
Ah, I was totally off from the cast on. Rows 1 and 3 do increase 8sts each. Row 5 increases 8sts plus additional increases at each front. Row 5 increases 10sts. So if you start with 62 you’ll have 62+8+8+10=88sts after one repeat of the 6 rows.
You are a knitting guru; a knitting guardian angel! I don’t know exactly what I did wrong, but thanks to you, I think I’m on the right track. You have helped me figure out so many different pattern challenges. I truly can’t thank you enough!
You’re very welcome.
I am glad to be help out here and there on the bits I can help on and I leave the rest to someone else!
Hopefully you’re on track now, but do ask again if you get stuck, no point struggling alone.