I’m shaping shoulders in my first ever jumper. The pattern says ‘cast off 5 sts at beginning of next 6 rows then 6 at the beginning of the following 6 rows. 53 sts’. I don’t understand what the last bit ‘53 sts’ means. Can anyone help please?
53 stitches left?!
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Did you start with 119 stitches? If you cast off five stitches at the beginning of the next six rows that will remove ( 5x6) thirty stitches. If you go on to cast off six at the beginning of the next six rows (6x6) that is an additional thirty-six more stitches. Total cast off would be (30 + 36 ) sixty-six stitches. If you are left with only fifty-three stitches, I am guessing that you started with ( 66 + 53 ) 119 stitches. If not, just ignore me. I crochet a lot, but knitting is a bit of a mystery to me. I hope someone can be of more help than I have been. Welcome to the site. This is a great place to get answers to all your questions.
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