Decreasing "In Full Fashion"

#1

The instructions read: Dec 1 st at the neck edge “in full fashion” every 4th row 7 times. What does “in full fashion” mean?

#2

Im not sure of that one…If we could read the pattern, it may help…
do you have a link?

#3

A full fashion dec is one that’s 1 or 2 or even 3 sts in from the edge and with the slant toward the edge, rather than the the center of the piece. So at the beg of a row, k2, k2tog and at the end work to 4 sts from the end then ssk, k2.

#4

very cool Sue!! never heard of that term.

thank you:thumbsup:

#5

I picked it up on some of the ravelry boards where some very experienced knitters and designers hang out. If you look at a storebought sweater, that’s how the decreases along the front armholes are made on many of them.

#6

Well ive been doin that on my sweaters…just didnt know it was called that…LOL
Gives it a nice smooth, even edge to either pick up stitches from or just leave.

Now i have a new term to call it.

#7

It’s not just doing the dec, or inc, a couple sts in from the edge; it’s having them slant toward the edge too. Most patterns have you slant the dec toward the center of the work.