Hello! I have decided to finally try knitting a sweater and I chose a Jody Long pattern “Amanta”. I started with 6 rows of garter stitch for size 4-5 and the first paragraph of instructions is very confusing to me.
“BACK
Using 3.25 mm (US 3) needles cast on 54 [62: 70: 76: 84:
90: 98: 106] sts.
Work in g st for 6 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 4 mm (US 6) needles.
Beg with a K row, now work in st st as folls:
Dec 1 st at each end of 7th [9th: 5th: 9th: 7th: 11th: 9th:
74: 80: 86: 92] sts. **This is the part I don’t understand. Decrease 1 stitch at the end of the 7th and 4 following 10th rows (**resulting in a total of 74 stitches).
Beginning with a knit row, call this row 1, all right side rows will be knit and all wrong side rows will be purled for stockinette stitch.
Decrease at each end of row 7, 17, 27, 37, 47
That’s 2 sts decreased in each dec row, one at the beginning and one at the end of the row.
Total 10 stitches decreased. 74 sts remain.
Let us know how you get on. We’d love to see your progress pics too.
There’s no limit to how many questions you can ask, and this is the best way to learn how to read different patterns.
Dec each end of the 7th row (row 7)
Then dec each end of the four following 10th rows.
(1) After row 7 the 10th row which follows it is row 17
(2) After row 17 the 10th row which follows it is row 27
(3) After row 27, the 10th row is row 37
(4) After 37 the 10th row is row 47
You have now counted to row 7 once
And you have counted to the following 10th row four times (worded as 4 following 10th rows)
See if this makes more sense. I hope you get the “aha” moment but if not, do say, someone else may word things differently and that might be what you need to make it click.
Another question regarding pattern (Amanta by Jody Long)
I am now working on Right raglan armhole and have dec 1 st at raglan armhole but, once again, I’m not 100% certain on the next part. My guess is that I decrease 1 st at armhole on alternate rows 7 times which will leave 32 sts.?
First of all, thank you so much for your assistance with this pattern. I did finish the sweater, but it’s still drying. This pic is before blocking. I can point to the many mistakes but, overall I’m happy with the way it has turned out (for a first effort) I’ve learned from my mistakes and hope to start a cardigan soon.
Truly stunning, you’d never know this was your first, it’s so nicely done. The design is sophisticated and your neat knitting has done the design proud. Love the colour too, one of my favs.
Oh, well done! It’s a gorgeous sweater that is going to look adorable on some lucky recipient. You can rightly be proud of your first venture into sweater knitting. May there be many more.
Thank you!! I am currently crocheting the Cirro shawl and knitting a guitar strap cover (for my son). I then plan on trying a cardigan for my younger son.
I would not have been able to knit this cardigan without your help. Truly.
yes, that makes sense. Thanks so much. I’m going to try this tonight.
