Hi!
I am trying my hand at making a sweater, and I am very inexperienced at reading sweater patterns, especially when it gets to the neck and shoulders. I was hoping someone could help explain some things regarding my pattern. I hope it’s one of those things that gets easier once you do it a few times, but right now I am utterly lost.
Just a side note, I have not started the sweater. I like to work out the patterns a bit in my head first so I understand everything in theory before I start.
My question is regarding the part that goes as follows: (this is the front panel btw, the sweater is worked straight)
I’m confused by what “divide for neck” means. It it referring to the row directly beneath it? or is it a direction in and of itself? If so, what is it telling me to do exactly?
Also when it says “continue dec at armhole edge as before at same time dec 1 st at neck edge,” could someone help me make this a bit more concrete? I’m not even sure which decrease from before counted as the armhole edge decrease, and I’m not sure where to decrease when it says “at neck edge.”
Please let me know if you need more info about the pattern. I would really appreciate the help. I’ve always been so intimidated to knit a sweater through pattern alone, but I figure you have to just try at some point