I am making a sweater and on the sleeves it says to cast on 30 st and working in K2 P2 ribbing for 2" then increased 1 stitch at each side of every row in the ribbing for a few rows. How do I do that? If I increase on stitch by itself 2 times each row, the K2 P2 ribbing will be off.
Any ideas?
Trish
My purple sweater was a K3 P1 rib and I had to increase in ribbing too…
Here’s what I would do for K2, P2:
Let’s say you have 6sts:
Row 1 (inc row) -
Inc in first st by knitting in the front and back of the first sts. K the second st, p2, k1, inc by K1 in front&back of loop of last sts. (8sts)
Row 2 - (no incs)
P1, K2, P2, K2, P1
Row 3 (inc row) -
P1 in front&back of first st, K2, P2, K2, P1 in front&back of last st (10 sts).
Row 4 (no incs) -
K2, P2, K2, P2, K2
So you’re basically determining your ribbing pattern from the center of the work outward instead of always starting your rows with K2 or P2, so your first st of every row is going to change. Sometimes the first st of a row might be P1 (or K1), but then the K2, P2 pattern continues across the row.
It’s hard to explain, but easy to show. But I hope I did okay explaining :?? 