I’m trying to complete a baby jumper and this one section has me stumped, any idea how to do it please shoulders and neck part
Help with a baby jumper
Welcome to KH!
These are very often confusing directions. You’re going to be casting off sts at each shoulder and at the same time shaping the neck.
What size are you making?
For the smallest size for example, mark off the center 11sts. At the beginning of the row, call it row 1, cast off 3sts, work to the center 11sts, cast off those 11sts.
Row 2, work to the end of row, turn and cast off 3sts. Work to the center gap, drop the yarn strand, join a new strand of yarn to the sts on the other side of the gap, cast off 2sts and work to the end of the row.
From now on you’ll be working the shoulders with 2 separate yarn ends.
Row 3, turn and cast off 4sts, work to the end of the first shoulder, drop the yarn, pick up the yarn strand connected to the second shoulder and bind off 2sts then work to the end of row.
Row 4, turn and cast off 4sts, work to the end of row, drop the yarn strand, pick up the strand connected to the first shoulder and work to the end of row.
Rows 5 and 6, bind off the last 4sts on shoulder one, work across shoulder 2, turn and bind off 4sts.
I sometimes make a small diagram and use that to check off the sts at the armhole edge or the neck edge as I work them.
Thankyou so much, I’ve got to try working out the rest of the pattern now lol, this is proving difficult to wrap my head around
We’re all happy to help. If you still run into problems with this part or anything further along, you know where to ask! Have fun with this one.