Dec 1st at each end of next row and 6 following alternate rows, then on 3 following 4th rows - 77 sts. Ss 31 rows.
Is the first row decrease included in the
6th following alternate rows? What does “then on 3 following 4th rows” mean?
Dec 1st at each end of next row and 6 following alternate rows, then on 3 following 4th rows - 77 sts. Ss 31 rows.
Is the first row decrease included in the
6th following alternate rows? What does “then on 3 following 4th rows” mean?
Welcome to the forum!
These directions can be confusing. The decrease on that first row isn’t included in the 6 following.
Dec 1st at each end of next row (call this row 1)
and 6 following alternate rows, (rows 3,5,7,9,11,13)
then on 3 following 4th rows (rows 17,21 and 25)
That’ll be 10 decreases, 2 per decrease row and should take you from 97 to 77sts.
Thank you so so much! That explanation makes much more sense now, I am incredibly grateful I am assuming I just purl row 14, knit 15, and purl row 17 as usual before decreasing again?
What is the name of your pattern?
Row 17 will be a decrease row worked in whatever your pattern stitch is. It helps to write out these row numbers and cross them off as you complete the rows.
You should follow whatever is the pattern stitch for you pattern. If it’s stockinette (knit one row, purl one row) then all the odd number rows will be one stitch and the even number rows will be the other. If it’s a different stitch pattern then just follow your directions.
Sorry I mistyped there I meant purl row 16 so I would decrease row 17, 21 and 25 after that which would all be in knit! The pattern is from an old magazine so it doesn’t have a name I don’t think but the entire thing is in stockinette so I assume to just continue with it unless specified otherwise. Thank you so much again for the guidance
I think you know what you are doing now, but just in case it helps, based on your pattern which starts the back stockinette with a knit row, this means all odd rows are knit, even rows are purl. And your decrease rows are all odd numbers, so knit rows.