Hello!
I am knitting the top ITR and am at the point where each breast section needs to knitted separately flat knitting. I assume I need to leave the live thread with the back section and come to it later. I am not clear when exactly to add extra stitches for the armpit and actually which breast section to start first: the right or left? The instructions are:
In the circular knitting version, divide the work
at the sides between the Back and Front (the
Front has two more stitches in the center purl
rib). Three new stitches will be added at each
side of the Front. Use an e-loop cast on to add
the first group of new stitches at the end of
the WS row before separating the Front and
Back.
Each breast section is worked separately and
shaping is provided by decreasing stitches at
each side of the center stitch as done in the
swatch as follows: Mark the center stitch in
both breast portions and work k2tog decre-
ase before the marked stitch and K2 twisted
tog decrease after the marked stitch. Knit
across to the center Front 5 purl stitches, K2
and increase one stitch using the e-loop cast
on. There are now 3 purl stitches remaining
before the second breast section on the other
side of the Front. The center Front stitches will
be worked in garter stitch; 3 stitches for each
half of the Front. Turn the work and continue
the completion of the first breast section by
working the 3 edge stitches in garter stitch
and continuing the decreases at the center of
the breast section.
