I am knitting a sleeveless ladies vest but I’m stumped with these instructions for decreasing. I’m all ears for suggestions! Thank you
These directions are not unusual and always give pause. What is the name of the vest and the designer please?
These are for the back of the vest? Decrease at each edge by binding off 5sts at the beginning of the row, work to the end, turn and bind off 5sts at the beginning of the next row.
Repeat these bind offs of 5sts once more.
Bind off 4sts at the beginning of the next 4 rows.
Bind off 3sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
Bind off 2sts at the beginning of the next 4 rows.
Bind off one stitch at the beginning of the next 2 rows (or decrease one stitch at each end of tne row).
For the Shape Shoulders and Neck and assuming that you’re making the 3rd size?
Bind off 4sts at the beginning of the next 6 rows. (Since you’re working a wrong side row after the right side bind off that will make the bind offs every other row).
Bind off 5sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
And at the same time as the shoulder shaping, bind off for the neck.
Bind off the center 18sts.
Bind off 7sts at each side of the neck and on the next right side row bind off 6sts for the neck at each side of the neck.
You’ll be working with 2 sources of yarn, 2 ends of one ball or 2 balls of yarn.Once the central sts have been bound off, on the next right side row, work the shoulder bind off then finish the row to the neck, drop yarn 1, pick up yarn 2 and bind off at the neck edge. Work to the end of row, turn, work the shoulder bind off then work to the neck. Drop yarn 2 and pick up yarn 1 so you can work the bind off at the second neck edge. Keep working this way until you’ve finished the neck and shoulder bind offs. It’s also possible to work one side or shoulder/neck first then work the second shoulder.
I like to make a simple diagram of the bind offs as a reminder and so that I can cross them off as they are worked.
(shows only center and one shoulder)
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