I am working on the Wishes Beaded Lace Cardigan found on loveknitting and ravelry. This is my first project that is not a baby blanket and also the first that calls for casting off in the middle of a row.
I have 291 stitches in total with the pattern saying the next row needs to be
*k1, k2tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, ssk, repeat from * to last st, k1
Below is a quick diagram of how the unworked stitches (bottom row) are worked into patterned stitches (top row).
To divide the back and front I need to:
Step 1: Pattern 55 stitches, and slip these stitches onto a stitch holder.
I have worked out that I will need to use 56 stitches for this step due to the k2tog
Step 2: Cast off 15 sts
The last stitch to be cast off would be the k1 at the beginning of the repeat as I would need to k2tog to pass this stitch over. A total of 17 stitches would be used.
Step 3: Pattern 166 sts including st left after cast off
_I had already patterned the k2tog in the cast off so only need to pattern a further 165. This would make the last stitch a yo which does not seem right. 164 stitches are to be worked. _
Step 4: Slip remaining 55 sts onto a stitch holder
I have worked 56+17+164=237. Only 54 stitches are left unworked
Below is a 2nd idea - working from step 2
Step 2: When casting off the 15 stitches, I will knit a 16th to then be able to cast off stitch 15. This stitch left on the RH needle would then become stitch 1 of the pattern repeat
Step 3: As I need to only pattern a further 165 stitches (the first is a k1 instead of a k2tog) I need to work a further 165 stitches to get this count. The last stitch is the knit stitch before the first yo.
Step 4: I again have only 54 stitches unworked!!!.
Also as an aside (this should be simple) - The ssk on the right side is s1, s1 (both knitwise), then knit these 2 through the back loops. I have seen the ssp (on wrong side) done as s1, s1 (both knitwise) then either p2tog or p2tog tbl. Which is the right way.
I hope you guys can help as this is getting me into a complete tizzy!