Half Fishermans Rib Sweater

I’m knitting my son the above sweater and I’m struggling with the pattern for the Sleeves and wondered whether anyone could help.

Extract from Pattern - Sleeves (both alike)
With 3.25mm needles cast on 57 sts. Work 8cm in ribbon as for back ending with a 2nd row, and increasing 1 st. at each end of last row.
Change to 4mm needles and patt.
Work 8 rows. Now keeping past. correct, inc 1 st. at end of next row and then every 12th row until there are 83 sts.
Work until sleeve measures 51 cm from cast-on edge, ending with 2nd part. row.

My query is that after working the rib and then the 8 rows, I’ve increased 1 st. only on one end of the row and then 1 st. every 12th row. I’ve now got 68 sts. and my work currently measures 37cms. I need another 15 sts. on every 12th row to reach 83 sts which would be a further 180 rows. This would be ridiculously over the desired length.

Should I have read the pattern as inc 1 st. at EACH end of next row?

Frustrating as I’m using Aran wool and with K1B definitely too difficult to unravel.

Any help appreciated. Thanks. Wendy

This is indeed frustrating but you’re right, increase at each end. Sounds like a mistake in the pattern. Sleeves are almost always increased symmetrically, one stitch at each end.
Can you pull the stitches out until you get to a row that is plain knit (or purl depending on whether you’re working flat or in the round)? The K1B should pull out fairly easily and then the next row would be the one to pick up on the needles. You can pick up the sts one-by-one as you pull the yarn out if that helps.

Can you give us the pattern designer’s name or the company producing the pattern please?

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Thank you so much for your feedback. I shall start to unpick but I may just start afresh with a new ball and only unravel if I’m short of wool.
The pattern was purchased (even more annoying) from Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Shop and its Michael Fisherman’s Rib Sweater - Wensleydale Aran.

Thanks again.

Painful. It’s worth letting them know about the error. Such a little word, each, but so crucial.
Good luck with the sweater and do post a photo when you finish. We love to see projects.

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