Hi, my name is Mara, I’m from Italy and often read your topics to improve my knitting, really useful and good site full of super knitters!!!
Now I need your help, I’m totally confused about this pattern… I don’t know how to read it…
I already worked my 31 cm (honeycomb pattern is a four rows pattern) but now I really don’t know how to continue… so glad if anyone of you can help, thank you!!! What does “every 4th row 1 sts one time an every 2nd row 1 sts three times” mean?? Should I work 4 rows and then decrease 1sts and then 2 rows and dec 1 sts??
Total confusion…
help with decreasing pattern, total confusion
Welcome to the forum!
What is the name of your pattern and designer? Is this the back of a sweater?
You’re almost there. Cast off 3sts at each end of the row. For the first size, decrease 1 stitch on rows 4 (I’m assuming it’s a back so it would probably be one stitch at each end) then rows 6,8,and 10. Repeat this decrease on rows 14,16,18 and 20 then again on rows 24,26,28, and 30, 34,36,38 and 40 and finally 44,46, 48 and 50. For the first size the last decrease is row 52. See if that makes sense with your stitch count.
Yes it’s the back of a cardigan.
The pattern name is EVA by KatyTricot, downloaded on lovecrafts site…
Ok mistery almost solved… my gosh…
I’ m knitting the second size so I have to follow the instructions of 2)
- every 4th row: 1sts 1 time and every 2nd row 1 sts 3 times, repeat from * to * 5 times, every 2nd row 1 sts 4 times
Ok… i just don’t understand the last part
After repeating from * to* there’s again every 2nd row 1 sts four times… do I have to do this just one time after the 5 repeatings?
Yes, after repeat between the asterisks, decrease every other row, 4 times. So if the repeats end with decreases on rows 44,46, 48 and 50, the next decreases are on rows 52,54,56 and 58. Check on the stitch number to make sure the decreases work out to 54sts remaining.
So kind… I’m really grateful I was going crazy
Thanks a lot!!!
I feel quite silly now…
Not at all. Your questions were very good ones. Designers all have their own way of writing patterns and they are sometimes not so clear to knitters.
Italian patterns are written more simply, but now I learned something new, thanks a lot again!!